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Royal Australian Navy’s Canberra-class Amphibious Assault Ship

November 17, 2019 GDC 0

The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) fleet of two Canberra-class amphibious assault ships has achieved final operational capability. On 12 November 2019, Australia’s Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds announced that the canberra-class is now ready to […]

Putin planned to capture Ukraine’s economic resources and use these resources to invade Baltic states

June 3, 2024 0

Capturing Ukraine would enrich Russia tremendously. This new, richer and more powerful Kremlin would be well-equipped for future aggression and economic blackmail of the West. Russia’s gas blackmail in the wake of the full-scale invasion [...]
Ukrainian Pilots Started Training on F-16 Fighting Falcon in Denmark

September 29, 2023 0

Denmark’s government said Monday that the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets has started and the retirement of the Scandinavian country’s fleet of aging U.S. fighters has been moved up two years. President [...]
U.S. State Department Approves 183 Stryker Armored Vehicles For Bulgaria

September 17, 2023 0

The United States said Friday it had approved the sale of $1.5 billion in armored vehicles to Bulgaria, its latest major deal with an eastern NATO ally as war rages in Ukraine. U.S. State Department [...]
Airbus CEO criticizes German Bundestag for export ban on Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Saudi Arabia

January 27, 2024 0

Guillaume Faury says curbs on selling Eurofighter are damaging to Germany’s reputation as an exporting nation. Berlin has come under pressure to relax its restrictions on exporting the new Eurofighter to Riyadh. German Parliament Approves [...]
Ukrainian artillery strikes blew up Russian supply train with spectacular fires

November 2, 2023 0

Dramatic footage shows the moment a Ukrainian shell hit train tankers in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk, creating a raging inferno. Ukraine Used Bayraktar TB2 Drone To Strike In DonbassDateJuly 7, 2021Ukraine Used Bayraktar TB2 [...]
Ukrainian Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Russia For Smuggling S-300 Parts

April 27, 2021 0

A Ukrainian man who tried to buy parts of the S-300 air defense system (ADS) called Klystrons for $163,000 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison reported Tass news agency. Bayraktar TB2 could play [...]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]