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Naval Platforms

Thales Group to Modernize Indonesian Frigate with Radars, Missiles

September 5, 2020 GDC 0

The Indonesian Ministry of Defense has asked Thales Group to modernize KRI Usman-Harun multi-role light frigate. In March 2020, Indonesia’s defence ministry formally launched the modernization, signing an agreement with lead contractor, PT Len, and […]

Naval Weapons

Indonesian Navy to upgrade Exocet anti-ship missile to block 3 standard

March 20, 2020 GDC 0

The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) plans to upgrade the Exocet MM40 Block 2 anti-ship missiles on its KRI Usman-Harun (pennant number 359) multirole corvette/light frigate once the vessel’s mission systems are modernised. […]

  • India plans to invite Australian Navy to join Malabar exercise

    July 12, 2020 0
    India is planning to invite Australia to join its annual Malabar naval exercise as it seeks to strengthen its relationship with other Asia-Pacific countries amid ongoing tensions with China. India has yet to issue a [...]
  • Saab’s Gripen E is Leading IAF’s latest MMRCA Contest for 110 Fighter Jets

    April 26, 2018 0
    The Ministry of Defence, Government of India, intends to procure Fighter Aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) which is to be “Made in India”. The proposal is to procure approximately 110 fighter aircraft (about [...]
  • Russia’s helicopter shortages getting bad to worse each day, thanks to RBS-70 and ATACMS

    October 20, 2023 0
    Kyiv said Tuesday that it carried out nighttime attacks on two of Moscow’s military airfields in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, destroying nine helicopters. Ukraine strikes Russian forces with US-made ATACMS for the first timeDateOctober 18, [...]
  • Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina misappropriated $126 million from defense deals, report

    September 8, 2021 0
    Bangladesh’s Bureau of Anti-Corruption said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will face graft charges for buying a navy frigate at a high price while in office. Sheikh Hasina is the prime minister of Bangladesh and also [...]
  • Korean Air, LIG Nex1 Join Race to Build South Korea’s First Homegrown EW Aircraft.

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  • MMR-3D NG G-band multirole radar

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

  • Europe

    STM Defense Technologies develops new Alpagu loitering munition.

  • Americas

    General Dynamics Land Systems started design work of next-generation Abrams tank

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Navy to upgrade Bung Hatta corvette to strengthen coastal defense

  • Middle East

    Royal Navy Deploys Response Group To Eastern Mediterranean To Support Israeli Navy

  • Middle East

    Israel Vows Seizing Gaza After Israeli Air Force Destroys Hamas Positions

  • Americas

    Su-57 Grounded: U.S. Treasury Sanctioned 14 People and 28 Companies For Supplying Microelectronics To Russia’s Su-57 Program

  • C4iSR

    Israeli IAI Unveils Groundbreaking Surveillance Systems

  • Middle East

    Israel slaughtered Russian chicken SAM, destroyed the 51st Syrian air defense regiment in Syria

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia Considers Buying Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Europe

    Finland Considers Decoupling Its NATO Application From Sweden As Turkey Objects Sweden’s NATO Bid

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Su-25 fighter jet using Swedish-made RBS-70 MANPAD

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy and JMSDF Exercises In South China Sea

  • C4iSR

    Here’s Why, The Russian Kalibr Cruise Missiles Hitting The Beach Toilet, And Pilots Are Using Garmin Gps Navigator?

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi-origin British Minister Tulip Siddiq accused of failing to tell Brits she was involved in arms dealing with Russia in 2013

  • Americas

    US Defense Dept cancelled M10 Booker light tank program

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract To Deliver Amphibious Vehicles For U.S. Marines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s Chief of Navy says Chinese military vessels are regularly shadowing Australian warships

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Cancels 12 Su-30MKI Orders, Amid Sanctions On Russia

  • Europe

    British-supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Hit Russian Black Sea Fleet Headquarter

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot missile shot down one Su-35 and one Su-34 fighter-bomber again

  • Europe

    Russian media called BMP-2 and BMP-3 IFVs are a death trap for troops

  • Uncategorized

    Indian Air Force Backflips on MMRCA V2.0 As Prime Minister Modi Stressed Procurement of Locally Made LCA

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration Approves $23 Billion F-35 And MQ-9B Sales To UAE

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract To Provide Mk45 Medium Caliber Gun For Hunter Class Frigate

  • Europe

    US Army Deploys HIMARS Near Crimea

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan Delivers First ALP-300G Portable Early Warning Radar System to the Turkish Armed Forces

  • Europe

    Ukraine Killed Or Injured More Than 75,000 Russian Soldiers, Report

  • Europe

    Sweden, Germany and UK jointly acquire 436 BAE Systems BvS10 all-terrain vehicles for artic operations

  • Europe

    Saab send Gripen E and GlobalEye to Finland for a lucrative £10 billion Contract

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    ‘A real blow for the junta’: Myanmar’s ethnic groups captured 135km long trading zone in unprecedented armed resistance

  • Europe

    Cars registered in Russia could no longer enter the European Union, says EU commission

  • Air Platform

    Germany blocks Eurofighter jets sale to Saudi Arabia over Yemen conflict

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy deploys Reis class submarine TCG Piri Reis in Bosphorus Strait

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attack disrupts vital Russian military sites, causing power blackouts in Kursk region

  • Air Platform

    Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands together will donate 85 F-16 Fighting Falcon

  • Europe

    Norway allocates additional $5.7 billion to Ukraine until 2030

  • Middle East

    Iran Unveils Kaman-19 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    British And American Nationals Fighting Alongside Anti-coup Myanmar’s Rebels

  • Air Platform

    Australia retires MRH90 Taipan transport helicopters fleet early

  • Europe

    Royal Navy unveils new testbed ship XV Patrick Blackett

  • South Asia

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Pressed President Joe Biden to Go Easy on Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Allowing Hasina to Kill Thousands of Civilians

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Eyes New Air Superiority Program After Losing NGAD Contest

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    TAURUS KEPD 350E Precision Strike Stand-Off Missile

  • South Asia

    Indian RAW: A History of Covert Operations in Asia, Middle East, Europe and America

  • Europe

    Ukraine started striking Russian supply lines in Belgorod as Russia continued to advance in Kharkiv

  • C4iSR

    Evolution of Airborne Electronically Scanned Array Radar

  • Americas

    US Senate Confirms First African-American Air Force Chief

  • Land Platform

    KAPLAN MT Medium-Weight Tank And IFV

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan expressed interest in purchasing additional Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C and Gripen E/F fighter jets

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