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Direct-energy Weapons

The Raytheon’s High-energy Laser Weapon System (LaWS)

April 13, 2020 GDC 0

A laser pulse could fry the guidance system, explode the warhead or fuel tank, or damage the engine. Alternately it could cause damage to the missile’s fuselage and wings, causing it to become aerodynamically unstable and crash. […]

  • Lockheed Martin showcased Japan’s future

    March 8, 2025 0
    At IDEX 25 in Abu Dhabi, Lockheed Martin showcased for the first time a scale model of Japan’s future AEGIS System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) — an advanced, large, stealth guided-missile destroyer. The model revealed new [...]
  • Norwegian Army Orders Programmable Carl-gustaf Recoilless Rifles

    September 11, 2022 0
    Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab announced that it had received an order from the Norwegian Armed Forces for deliveries of ammunition for the recoilless Carl-Gustaf rifle. Latvia and Estonia Place Orders for Carl-Gustaf M4DateMay [...]
  • Turkish drone maker Baykar Defence to manufacture turbofan engine

    October 26, 2024 0
    Turkish drone maker Baykar is devoting resources to bring more component production in-house amid industry supply chain pressures, and will invest $300 million to develop jet engines, its chief executive told Reuters. Baykar Lined Up [...]
  • India’s Hindustan Aeronautics And BrahMos Aerospace Directly Supplying Military Components To Russia’s Sukhoi Design Bureau Circumventing Sanctions

    October 29, 2024 0
    Citing concerns about sanctions circumvention, France has called on India to stop the export of Thales-made Su-30 avionics to Russia through Kazakhstan. Hindustan Aeronautics Ends Production Of Su-30MKI FightersDateFebruary 8, 2021Hindustan Aeronautics To Propose Su-30MKI [...]
  • Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness appointed national cyber security coordinator

    February 26, 2024 0
    The federal government has tapped a 30-year Australian military veteran to be the next national cyber security coordinator. The case for improving cyber-security capabilities of BangladeshDateDecember 25, 2017Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Awarded Contract To Provide [...]
  • Malaysian military: Corruption at the heart of its defense procurement

    April 16, 2021 0
    Former Prime Minister Najib Razak became the first Malaysian leader to be convicted of corruption. He faces 12 years in prison for looting a government fund known as 1Malaysia Development Berhad while in office from [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

June 5, 2025 0

North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of […]

Europe

CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

June 2, 2025 0

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Europe

British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

May 28, 2025 0

The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]

Central Asia

Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

May 26, 2025 0

Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]

Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

Infantry Weapons

India fields Swedish-made Carl-Gustaf M4 launcher ditching locally-made Nag Mk-2 ATGM

May 25, 2025 0

The Indian Army has begun fielding the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle. The deployment follows Saab FFVO India Pvt Ltd, a fully foreign-owned subsidiary of Saab AB, establishing a new production facility in India. According to […]

  • Europe

    3 Dead After Russia’s Prototype Il-112V Military Transport Plane Crashes Near Moscow

  • Europe

    Ukraine launched the biggest drone attacks on Crimea and Shaykovka air base

  • Americas

    What Attributes Make A Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet?

  • Americas

    US Navy Selected Fincantieri Marinette to Build FFG(X) Frigate

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Ditches MiG-29K Dud, Trials Rafale M On INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier

  • Europe

    RAF and USMC F-35 joins HMS Queen Elizabeth for major exercises

  • Defense Industry

    From Jets, Tanks To Warship: Meteoric Rise Of South Korean Defense Industries

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal, Civmec and Navantia partnered to offer Tasman-class Corvette for Royal Australian Navy

  • Americas

    US To Build Six Nuclear Powerplants In India

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Is A Direct Threat To CSTO Allies, Vladimir Putin

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s New Type 32 Frigate To Serve As USV Mothership

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Reshuffles Key Army Positions At Scandal Riddle Directorate General of Defense Intelligence (DGFI) For Human Rights Violation

  • Air Platform

    Latvia delivers four helicopters to the Ukrainian army

  • Europe

    Poland Signs Contract With South Korea To Buy K2 Tanks And K9 Howitzers

  • Europe

    Hungarian Army Receives First Locally Built KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Middle East

    Ukraine Donates 500 Tons Of Wheat To New Syrian Government

  • Defense Industry

    Poland Became The Largest HIMARS Operator In Europe, Placing $10 Billion Order

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s S-400 Triumf air defense system in Crimea

  • Industry

    South Africa Bans On Arms Export To Arab Countries Hurting Its Economy

  • Europe

    Russia endured 100,000 casualties for battle of Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Belarusian Yak-130 Crashed Killing Two Pilots

  • Europe

    BAE Systems awarded contracts for type 31 frigates gun

  • Defense Industry

    Thyssenkrupp unveils powerful MEKO A300 class frigate

  • Europe

    U.S. Official Confirms M1 Abrams Tanks To Be Delivered To Ukraine In April

  • Loitering Munitions

    Hamas launched 20 kamikaze drones from Gaza in Israel as IDF continues to bomb Gaza

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to receive two T-129 attack helicopters in September

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Drones Destroyed Upgraded T-72B Tanks Using Grenade

  • Naval Platforms

    The Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessels of RAN

  • Europe

    Turkey to manufacture Ejder Yalçın 4X4 tactical wheeled armored vehicle in Hungary

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Unveils New FFM Frigate For Export Markets

  • Middle East

    U.S. State Department Approves THAAD Missile Defense System To UAE

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine’s New Jet-powered Drone and Missile Test as ‘Hell’ Fired on Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Navy Launches 8,200 Tons Aegis Destroyer

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Destroys Three S-400 Launchers and 96L6 Radar Using ATACMS Cluster Munitions In Donetsk

  • Cruise Missiles

    Russia Assisted Hezbollah Converting Tu-143 UAV Into DR-3 Cruise Missiles That Israel Destroyed

  • Americas

    The RSAF Trainee Pilots Are Cleared To Train at the US Naval Bases

  • Defense Industry

    Top 100 Global Airborne Drone Manufacturers

  • Americas

    Saab’s Gripen C/D shines in Alaska Red Flag exercise

  • Air Platform

    UK, Italy and Japan agreed to expedite the development of sixth-gen fighter jet

  • Defense Industry

    Denmark To Invest $5.5 Billion In Danish Navy

  • Europe

    French Navy Commissions First Air Defense FREMM ‘Alsace’

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Americas

    Great Britain Blocks 12 JF-17 Thunder Sale To Argentina

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Beaver Kamikaze Drones Destroyed Two Tu-22M Nuclear Bombers

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine is developing a new supersonic missile, Bliskavka (“Lightning”)

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery blew up Russian BM-30 rocket launcher system

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-35I “Adir” Entered Iranian Airspace For The First Time In History

  • Defense Industry

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

  • Americas

    US Army Spent $5 billion in 2024 to Boost Electronic Warfare Capabilities

  • Uncategorized

    Safran awarded the contract to deliver JIM Compact multifunction infrared binoculars to Australian Defense Force

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