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  • [ June 24, 2026 ] Australia signed $2.5 billion defence export deal to provide Canada with world-leading radar technology. C4iSR
  • [ June 24, 2026 ] Mad Vlad Orders Pulling Air Defenses Back from the Front-line to Moscow Amid Ukraine’s Intense Drone Attacks. Europe
  • [ June 24, 2026 ] World’s Largest Oil and Gas Producer Russia Decided to Import Gasoline by Sea Amid Ukraine’s Intense Drone Attacks on Russia’s Oil Infrastructure. Europe
  • [ June 24, 2026 ] UAE’s EDGE Group to integrate Desert Sting Guided Bomb onto Bayraktar TB2 Drone. Air-Launched Weapons
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East Asia and Pacific Region

Myanmar Army’s $40 Billion Crystal Meth Business

April 20, 2021 GDC 0

The coup d’état in Myanmar has restored the powerful armed forces, or Tatmadaw, to full control of the country, after a decade of nominally civilian rule. The carefully constructed 2008 Constitution constrained the ability of […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The West Should Support Myanmar’s Rebels As They Do In Syria

March 30, 2021 GDC 0

SIPRI estimates suggest that between 2015 and 2019, Myanmar imported 49 percent of its arms from China while the share of Russia and India stood at 16 percent and 14 percent respectively. Barely a week […]

  • Vietnam Turning Cold War Era MiG-21 mothballs into target drones

    November 12, 2020 0
    After dueling against American pilots decades ago, the legendary MiG-21s of Vietnam War fame may fly again as unmanned aerial vehicles, Viet Defense reports. Libyan War Contributed Lucrative Arms Deal For Russia and China, Financed [...]
  • Russia’s Su-25 Fighter Jet Crashed In Belgorod Due To Pilot Fatigue

    April 9, 2023 1
    A Russian Aerospace Forces Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft crashed in the country’s Belgorod Region on the morning of April 6, 2023. The pilot was killed.   Russian pilot crashed Su-25 fighter jet, killing himselfDateFebruary 24, [...]
  • Saab Leads the OCEAN2020 Baltic Sea Live ASW Demonstration

    August 29, 2021 0
    Saab is leading a live demonstration as part of the EU-funded OCEAN2020 defense research project. The demonstration is being held in the Baltic Sea in August 2021, with the participation of 17 European companies, research [...]
  • France Delivers Crotale NG Anti-air And LRU MLRS To Ukraine

    November 21, 2022 0
    During an interview with the French newspaper “Journal du Dimanche” on November 19, 2022, the French Minister of Defense, Sébastien Lecornu, confirmed the delivery to Ukraine of two batteries of Crotale NG air defense missile [...]
  • China’s Type 15 (ZTQ‑15 or VT5) light tank is worse than you think.

    February 25, 2026 0
    The Type 15 is effectively the successor to the 1960s Type 62 light tank, designed and built by Norinco to deploy in Tibet, where Chinese VT-4s struggled to operate at high altitude and in difficult [...]
  • The top 10 countries exporting arms around the world

    January 9, 2020 0
    The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute recently published its 2019 “Trends In International Arms Transfers” report, which details the 25 largest weapons exporters between 2013 and 2019. International weapons transfers have steadily increased since 2000 [...]
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 […]

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Türkiye’s SIPER 2  Layered Air Defense System Hits Milestone with Successful Live-Fire Test.

  • South Asia

    MiG-35, Should Bangladesh Air Guard (thief) make the same mistake again?

  • Americas

    Defense Secretary Purges Defense Advisory Board

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Warns Canada as Canada Weighs in Mixed Fleet with F-35 and Saab Gripen.

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Started Mass Producing Hurjet Light Attack Aircraft

  • South Asia

    Indian Military plans $15.95 billion capital spends out of $65.86 billion Defense Budget

  • Europe

    Russian Su-35 risks mid air collision with P-8 Poseidon during aerial encounter

  • Europe

    Putin suffered humiliation as Ukraine completely wiped-out elite 155th naval brigade made up of 5,000 men

  • Europe

    Slovakia Donates Mi-17 And Mi-2 Helicopters To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Saab Gripen Achieved Final Operational Capability With The Brazilian Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Papua New Guinea has ruled out signing security pact with China

  • South Asia

    Why Pakistan Surprised India Despite India Spends Billions On Its Air Force

  • Anti-air Missiles

    France and Italy To Deliver High-tech SAMP/T Anti-air Missiles To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Hanwha Wins Australian Army’s IFV Contract

  • Americas

    Saab Started Production of Gripen F For Brazilian Air Force

  • Americas

    General Dynamics unveils the ARV-30 8×8 reconnaissance vehicle at Modern Day Marine.

  • Europe

    HSwMS Södermanland submarine undergone lifetime extension

  • South Asia

    U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Revealed Khaleda Zia’s Youngest Son Arafat Rahman Koko’s Corruptions And Money Laundering Cases

  • Air Platform

    Russia And Pakistan Want Production Sharing Agreements For Bayraktar Drones

  • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan Latest Country To Buy Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Europe

    Finish Parliament Lifts Ban on Hosting NATO Nuclear Weapons.

  • Americas

    L3Harris built four new solid motors factories

  • Americas

    U.S. Launches Nuclear-Capable Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.

  • Americas

    Ingalls Shipbuilding Launched First LPD Flight II Harrisburg

  • South Asia

    China To Boost Military Cooperation With Bangladesh And Pakistan

  • Europe

    Iskandar Tactical Missiles Were Useless in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Says Armenian Prime Minister

  • Africa

    Turkey to deliver 100 Otokar Cobra II APC to Uganda

  • Americas

    General Dynamics beats quarterly estimates on robust military equipment demand for Ukraine war

  • Europe

    How sanctions are affecting Russian defense industrial complex

  • Defense Industry

    Elbit Systems secures $1.4 billion European defense contract as backlog passes $30 billion.

  • Middle East

    Iran’s Ballistic Missiles, Air Defence System, Radars, Naval Bases and Military Installations Completely Destroyed.

  • C4iSR

    Israeli Rafael Tests Next-gen Sky Shield EW Attack Pod

  • Europe

    Russia Repositioned Its Troops Near Kyiv, Intensify Bombing in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    U.S. air force tests AI-enabled VISTA X-62A aircraft based on F-16

  • Europe

    Vulnerabilities of Russian Tanks, Armored Vehicles and Helicopters Exposed!

  • Europe

    Serbia Stockpiles Drones Amid Kosovo Tensions

  • Americas

    TRL Drones has developed the TALOS-J and TALOS-E interceptor drone systems.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vestdavit wins contract to supply boat-launch and recovery system for RAN

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia’s renewed ties with North Korean regime worries South Korea about KF-21 technology leaks.

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys dozens Russian ammunition depots using HIMARS artillery rockets

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Defense Industries Exported $7.1 Billion Arms Globally

  • Europe

    Russia Weaponize Natural Gas, Cut Off Gas Supply To Finland

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi Su-34 ‘Fullback’: An Accident-prone Aircraft of RuAF

  • Americas

    US Navy’s JPALS landing system reaches initial operational capability

  • Air Platform

    Badass F-15EX: U.S. Air Force wants 72 of them

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan vows to strengthen missile defense after North Korea parade missile

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-34 fighter-bomber crashed in Volgograd region

  • Americas

    US Navy To Upgrade EA-18 Growler’s Mission Systems

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russia’s oil depot

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Provide Engineering Supports for US Navy’s Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear Program

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