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  • [ May 13, 2026 ] China blames Russia’s S-300PMU2 and S-400 missiles for the reverse-engineered HQ-9B missile failure in Pakistan and Iran. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ May 13, 2026 ] Saudi and Emirati fighter jets joined the U.S. and Israeli forces in airstrikes in Iran during operation ‘Epic Fury’: Reuters. Air Platform
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Land Platform

India Finally Ditches Russia’s T-90 Tanks, Opt-in For French Leclerc MBT

January 6, 2022 GDC 0

India plans to abandon the contract for the purchase of almost two thousand Russian T-72 and T-90 tanks, opting for the French Leclerc MBT. Delhi is actively negotiating with France regarding French-made main battle tanks. […]

  • Sacked Bangladesh Army Major General Ziaul Ahsan arrested on mass murder charge

    August 17, 2024 0
    A two-star general of the Bangladesh Army, who was sacked a day after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government and has been linked to several enforced disappearances, was arrested by Bangladesh Police on a [...]
  • North Korea Delivers First Batch Of Howitzers And Ammunitions To Russia

    October 11, 2023 0
    On October 5, 2023, a US official informed CBS News that North Korea had initiated the transfer of artillery equipment to Russia, seemingly to support Russia’s ongoing involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. Simultaneously, the [...]
  • Indonesia and USA sign major defense cooperation agreement.

    April 16, 2026 0
    Signing of defence partnership follows reports that Washington is seeking overflight access in Indonesia for US military planes. Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.DateFebruary 8, 2026Indonesia and [...]
  • Russian army’s Belarus-made armed drone was shot down in Ukraine

    July 15, 2022 0
    A Belarus-made armed drone reportedly has been shot down by the Ukrainian military during an attempted attack on its position in the eastern part of the country. Ukraine Developed Sukil-200 Drones And Hrim Smart Ground Attack [...]
  • Chinese supply chain that helped Iran evade international sanctions paid off for the Communist Party through the Iran war.

    May 11, 2026 0
    A new analysis says the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has played a major role in helping Iran build and sustain the supply chain behind the Shahed series of one-way attack drones, which have become a [...]
  • US Air Force debuts virtual command and control platform

    May 27, 2021 0
    Air Mobility Command debuted a large-scale virtual command and control platform Tuesday. In May of 2020 Headquarters, Air Force directed the Security Forces Enterprise to conduct a capabilities-based assessment, which the enterprise completed in October [...]
Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

  • Europe

    Spanish Navantia Proposes F110-Class Frigates For Hellenic Navy

  • South Asia

    Human Rights Violations By Pakistan’s Intelligence Agency ISI

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman $2.3 Billion Maintenance Contract For LGM-30 Minuteman III

  • Europe

    Ukraine develops new Bohdana 155mm howitzer variants

  • Air Platform

    President Zelensky Confirms American-made F-16 Shoot Down Russian Cruise Missiles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Why did India’s Russian-made R-77 Missiles Fail to Hit Pakistani F-16C Fighter Jets?

  • Infantry Weapons

    U.S. Army Selects Smart Shooter Small UAV Killing Weapons

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA accelerates ASTER missile production for partner countries

  • Americas

    Gripen “Smart Fighter” For Canada Is A Viable Contender For FFCP: Saab

  • Europe

    Russia lost more than 20,000 troops in January 2023

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Navy commissions second Korean-built Miguel Malvar-class frigate

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Strikes Killed Hezbollah’s Weapon Smuggling Chief Suhail Hussein Husseini

  • Europe

    Spectacular explosion: Ukraine continues to hit Russian oil refinery and fuel depots

  • Air Platform

    Boeing to Build Loyal Wingman in Queensland, Australian

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan seizes heavy weapons from Nagorno-Karabakh separatists

  • Europe

    Dramatic Footage Shows One German Leopard Tank Took Out Column Of Putin’s T-90M Proryv Tanks And BTR-82A Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    A Russian Deserter Escaped With Machine Gun, Became Rambo And Fighting His Own War

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Israeli To Develop Ground-based Laser Beam

  • Air Platform

    AI pilot defeats human in a VR dogfight flying F-16 fighters

  • Air Platform

    China Pitching JF-17 Thunder To Argentine Air Force, Can China Deliver Jets?

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine Developed Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Information collection “Tayra” and “Harza” Radar

  • Air Platform

    Finland Prepares to Receive Its First F-35A Stealth Jets.

  • C4iSR

    LIG Nex1 and Korean Air awarded contract to develop first domestic electronic warfare aircraft.

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Deliveres Six Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 (TB2) UAVs To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s pioneering drone technology and its growing domestic weapons industry are a “game-changer”

  • Europe

    Hyundai Rotem Offers Poland Advanced N-WAV Armored Vehicle with Italian Hitfact Turret

  • Europe

    TEKEVER Signs Maritime Surveillance Contract with European Maritime Safety Agency

  • Europe

    Decree Could Give Ukrainian Citizenship to Foreign Fighters, President Zelenskyy

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Baykar Defense To Manufacture Unmanned Fighter Jet

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    ‘So ashamed’: Russian top diplomat Boris Bondarev resigns, blasts war in Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    United States donated AN/PVS-14 night vision monoculars to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia and India are discussing “additional” production of Russian military equipment in India

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US bans arms exports to Hongkong

  • Naval Platforms

    JMSDF Atago-class destroyer

  • Air Platform

    French Rafale Conducts Maritime Exercises with French Navy’s Warship Forbin

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Russia’s Upgraded Buk Surface-to-air Missile

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force will modernize 38 F-16 to F-16V Block 70 standard

  • Naval Weapons

    SeaRAM Block 2 CIWS launchers

  • Air Platform

    First F-35A For Denmark Takes Flight

  • Europe

    Poland deploys Patriot missile defense system to protect its capital

  • Europe

    Poland to acquire Korean K2 and German Leopard 2 tanks to replace T-72s donated to Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone Destroyed Putin’s S-400 Surface-to-air Missile In Belgorod Region

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Putin’s phobia: fear of flying and being poisoned, Vladimir Putin remains very anxious after Ukraine shot down IL-22 command post and Beriev A-50, IL-96-300PU presidential plane proved unreliable

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia leaning towards Iranian Bavar-373 and Chinese HQ-9 anti-air missiles ahead of winter

  • Europe

    Sweden’s new A-26 Blekinge Class submarines can perform seabed warfare

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy takes delivery of Aster-30 Missiles and Vulcano Munitions for FREMM frigates

  • Anti-drone System

    Ukraine sends 201 military experts to counter Iranian drones in the Middle East.

  • Europe

    French attack submarine Suffren begins sea trials:Report

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