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  • [ July 1, 2026 ] Ukraine Unveils ‘Sweetheart’ Drone for Low-Cost Deep Reconnaissance Missions. Europe
  • [ July 1, 2026 ] Sweden and Ukraine signed an agreement covering the Gripen E fighter jet for Ukraine’s Air Force. Air Platform
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No IFF: Russia Shot Down Its Own Ka-29 Helicopter

June 27, 2024 GDC 0

Russia accidentally downed its own Ka-29 helicopter with its air defense systems over Anapa, a town in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai on the northern coast of the Black Sea, according to local reports. “In Anapa, our […]

  • Austal gets $128 million to build US Navy’s auxiliary floating dry dock

    July 14, 2022 0
    Shipbuilder Austal USA has been awarded the detailed design and construction (DD&C) contract valued at $128 million for the US Navy auxiliary floating dry dock medium (AFDM).  Myanmar Navy Launched New Domestically-built Frigate.DateMarch 15, 2026Ingalls [...]
  • U.S. Navy intercepted all Chinese-made CM-302 missiles fired at USS Abraham Lincoln.

    March 29, 2026 0
    US President Donald Trump has claimed that American naval forces successfully intercepted large-scale missile attacks launched by Iran targeting the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The U.S. has destroyed Iran’s submarine fleet, 16 classes of [...]
  • Indian Navy Joins Indonesian Submarine Rescue Operations

    April 22, 2021 0
    New Delhi (GDC) — The Indian Navy today joined the rescue operation for a Indonesian submarine and its 53-person crew that went missing more than 24 hours ago. Indonesia had sought assistance from India after its [...]
  • Ukraine signs agreement with France to purchase 100 Rafale F4 jets and SAMP/T air defense systems.

    November 18, 2025 0
    The Ukrainian Air Force released footage on November 17, 2025, showing a French-supplied Mirage 2000-5F fighter jet on a combat mission, which involved intercepting six Russian Kh-101 cruise missiles. France delivered these multirole jets earlier [...]
  • Pro-war Russian blogger Andrey Morozov who exposed Putin’s losses in Avdiivka mysteriously died

    February 22, 2024 0
    Andrey Morozov, a prominent Russian military blogger was found dead, reportedly by suicide, after disclosing Vladimir Putin’s colossal losses in eastern Ukraine. Pro-war correspondent Andrei ‘Murz’ Morozov revealed that 16,000 soldiers were killed in the [...]
  • Negotiations Breakthrough After Naval Group Submits Revised Proposal For Australian Submarine Programme

    March 4, 2021 0
    The Morrison government is verging on a breakthrough on its troubled $90 billion submarine program after months of tense negotiations with French company Naval Group over cost blowouts, delays and local content requirements. Egypt Plans [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • Europe

    Germany purchased 100 Australian-made Boxer Armored Vehicles

  • Defense Industry

    Russia Plans To Sell Su-57E To Myanmar and Vietnam At $100 Million Apiece

  • Europe

    U.S. To Send 18 155mm M109 Paladin Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Buys 1000 R-27 Air-launched Missiles

  • Europe

    New European Union Embargo Will End Russia’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Aluminum Markets

  • C4iSR

    French Navy Tests E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aboard Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier

  • Middle East

    US Navy destroyer USS Spruance ‘blows a hole’ through Iranian cargo ship before seizing the ship.

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Resumes Delivery Of Rafale F3R To French Air Force

  • Air Platform

    US Marines say F-35 stealth fighter squadron clocked 5,000 hours without any mishaps.

  • Americas

    U.S. Army purchases QinetiQ high-altitude aerostats for battlefield surveillance

  • Americas

    Navy officials and shipbuilders have attributed the US shipbuilding issues to long-term and short-term problems

  • South Asia

    Panicked India deploys S-400 missile system and Rafale fighter jets near Bangladesh, which has no meaningful Air Force

  • Air Platform

    US Army’s Apache Helicopters Armed With Spike NLOS Anti-tank Missiles

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Defense Industries Exported $7.1 Billion Arms Globally

  • Air Platform

    Images show Argentine insignias on recently purchased F-16 Fighting Falcon

  • Americas

    Here’s why President Trump should stop helping unhelpful NATO, NORAD, AUKUS, Australia, Japan, and South Korea military allies.

  • Defense Industry

    Australia allocates $10 billion to purchase 20 C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft

  • Air Platform

    The Differences Between MiG-29M2 and MiG-35

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korean Soldiers Crossed The DMZ But Returned After South Korea Fired Warning Shots

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract to TactiCall for the Royal Norwegian Navy

  • Europe

    Russia’s Top General Valery Gerasimov Wounded In Eastern Ukraine

  • Middle East

    73 Percent of Iranians Want a Secular Government, 7.9 Percent of Iranian Women Want To Wear Hijab

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to use Ukrainian engine in its ATAK 2 attack helicopters

  • Europe

    Armenia and Czech Republic secretly transferred Indian ammunitions to Ukraine

  • Americas

    Lockheed’s Patriot missile’s success in the Ukraine war silenced most critics of the system

  • Middle East

    UAE, Israeli Air Force to Conduct Joint Training Exercises

  • Europe

    Turkey Wants Its A400M Aircraft Back From Ukraine

  • Europe

    US, Canada, Norway Set to Join EU Military Mobility Projects

  • Americas

    US Coast Guard Commissions 44th Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter

  • Cruise Missiles

    Japan purchases 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles worth $1.7 billion

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Su-34 Fighter-bomber in Kharkiv

  • Air Platform

    The U.S. Asked Egypt to Supply 50 MiG-29M2 to Ukraine in Return of F-15EX

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics To Propose Su-30MKI Upgrade Program By 2021

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan Army Deploys Chinese HQ-16A SAM System in Kashmir

  • Americas

    Trump administration approves first arms sale to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Two Chinese Coast Guard Vessels Sustained Significant Damage Ramming Each Other While Chasing Philippines Vessel.

  • Defense Industry

    Australian Sailors Embed Aboard To Learn About Submarine Tenders For AUKUS Submarines

  • Europe

    Netherlands Purchases M142 HIMARS Worth $670 Million

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Army’s Entire Battalion of 127 Soldiers Surrendered to Three Brotherhood Rebels Group in Shan State

  • Americas

    Russia stole American hypersonic weapons design, President Donald Trump said

  • Loitering Munitions

    Israel’s Aeronautics Group Unveils Orbiter 2 Strike And Surveillance Drone

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force deploys MQ-9 Reaper drone in Estonia

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission seized 9.7kg gold from disgraced dictator Sheikh Hasina’s lockers.

  • Europe

    Russia lost 400 tanks and 500 supply vehicles in Avdiivka to gain a few kilometers

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India’s BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine wiped out 58,965 pieces of Russia’s military equipment

  • Air Platform

    How Russia Rebrand Same Fighter Jets And Sale Soviet-era Su-27 As Su-30 and Su-35?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vietnam Ditches Russian Arms Opt For South Korean and American Weapons

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lao Peoples Air Force’s Yak-130 Crashed Killing Two Pilots

  • Naval Platforms

    PLAN’s Type 055 Destroyer

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