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Africa

Ghana plans to procure six Aero L-39NG trainer/light combat jets

August 17, 2021 GDC 0

Ghana is looking to procure six Aero Vodochody L-39NG aircraft for the Armed Forces of Ghana through a loan agreement worth € 111.3 million ($ 132 million), local media reported in recent days. The agreement […]

Air Platform

Turkey To Export 12 Hurkus-C Aircraft To Unknown Customer

May 11, 2021 GDC 0

Turkish Aerospace Industries signed a contract to build 12 Hurkus-C armed close air support and training aircrafts for an unknown customer. Hurkus-C has the benefit of also offering a low-cost, flexible solution against asymmetric threats […]

  • China launches CNS Fujian Aircraft Carrier.

    November 8, 2025 0
    China’s latest aircraft carrier has officially entered service after extensive sea trials, according to Chinese state media, with experts saying the ship will help the world’s largest navy expand Beijing’s sphere of influence farther beyond [...]
  • Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed Russian factory manufacturing Shahed-136 kamikaze drones

    April 2, 2024 0
    Drones struck industrial targets producing Shahed-136 drones in Russia’s Tatarstan Region. The press service of the Alabuga special economic zone said that one of its dormitories was damaged in the attack and two people were [...]
  • Iran warns about broader Middle East conflict If IDF responds to Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel

    October 14, 2023 0
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spent the past three decades sounding the alarm about Iran’s nuclear program and threatening to attack the country on countless occasions. Most recently in September, he said in a [...]
  • Ukrainian Beaver Kamikaze Drone Just Destroyed Oil Depot In Sochi Near Putin’s Billion Dollars Mansion

    September 21, 2023 0
    This is the moment a kamikaze drone smashed into an oil depot just 18 miles from one of Putin’s palaces. Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes blew up the Moscow-Volgorod train lineDateMay 16, 2024Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set [...]
  • Russia Sending Obsolete 1950s Military Gear To Easter Ukraine As Reinforcement

    July 12, 2022 0
    The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence said Saturday that as the Russian military assembles reinforcements near Ukraine, many of its troops are being placed in “ad hoc groupings,” and have been equipped with “obsolete or [...]
  • Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

    February 11, 2026 0
    Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

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 […]

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded $536 Million Contract To Upgrade German Navy’s Brandenburg-Class Frigate

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Government Announced Plans For Gripen, UCAV And GlobalEye AEW&C

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Gets 10 New Rafale Fighters This Month

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Arms Export Soars Amid Middle East Conflict And Ukraine War

  • South Asia

    Kashmir is a disputed territory: General Qamar Javed Bajwa

  • Air Platform

    Pratt & Whitney hits a key milestone on the next-generation fighter engine.

  • Air Platform

    China’s focus on external appearance rather than developing sensors, radar, and avionics is appeasing the Communist Party, but not enhancing combat efficacy.

  • Central Asia

    CSTO member Armenia to normalize ties with Azerbaijan after defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh

  • Europe

    France could exit from Franco-German Tank Project, Rheinmetall CEO says.

  • Europe

    Russian soldiers calling Ukrainian hotline to surrender with armored vehicles

  • Europe

    Bad News For Ukraine: Putin Learning To Value Competent Andrei Belousov And Removing Incompetent Idiots From Ministry Of Defense

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract For 12 KC-46 Aerial Refueling Aircraft

  • South Asia

    6 percent of Pakistan’s GDP is stolen by the military, civil services and politicians due to corruption, Ponzi schemes and Embezzlement.

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin “realizes he’s made a mistake” with the invasion of Ukraine, says Commander James Stavridis

  • Europe

    Turkish TB2 Drone Strike Killed Kurdish Leader in Syria

  • Americas

    Why does Russian-made missile shot down commercial airlines repeatedly?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Russia Sale Military Hardware To China Knowing China Will Reverse Engineer Its Technology?

  • Explore

    DSEI 2021: Israeli IAI Unveils New Sea Serpent Anti-Ship Missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine blew up Engels Airbase Housing Russia’s Nuclear Bomber

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt and ERA to produce an integrated airspace surveillance system for the German Luftwaffe

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Formally Name QBZ191 Rifle As Type 20 Assault Rifle

  • Air Platform

    First French-supplied Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets spotted in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan aimed its defence spending to counter a ‘total blockade’ by China

  • C4iSR

    India To Replace Su-30MKI Russian-dud BARS Radar With Indigenous Radar

  • Europe

    Poland signs a deal to buy Lockheed Martin F-35 at an estimated cost of $4.6 billion

  • Europe

    British Army Selects Israeli Trophy Active Protection System For Challenger 3 Tanks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Launches Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel

  • Africa

    African Lion 21: U.S. Army teams up with troops in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal for exercise

  • Europe

    Britain Sends M270 Long-range Rocket Systems To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Amid tensions with Russia, Sweden increases defense budget by 40%

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Test Fires Extended-range GMLRS

  • South Asia

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

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract For Carl Gustaf M4 Trainer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, UK Sign Formal Agreement To Design And Build Nuclear Submarine

  • Air Platform

    Elbit Systems to deliver two maritime patrol aircraft to the Philippines navy

  • Air Platform

    Eurofighter Typhoon Fires Storm Shadow Cruise Missile First Time

  • Middle East

    Ukraine Donates 500 Tons Of Wheat To New Syrian Government

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Coup: Ordinary People Joining Karen Rebel To Fight Junta

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Government Stands Idle As Chinese Norinco Poaching DefendTex Business

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received Powerful Caesar Howitzers From Denmark

  • Ballistic Missile

    Ukraine’s 500km range SAPSAN ballistic missile program could be a game changer for its counteroffensive

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Ordered Eight Frigates From Italy

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s F-7 Crashed into Milestone School Attributed to Pilot Error, Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam Reported.

  • Air Platform

    Turkish T929 Atak II Helicopter Started Flight Trials Using Ukrainian Engine

  • Europe

    Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi-origin British Minister Tulip Siddiq Accused of Receiving Kickbacks From Businessman Abdul Karim to Maintain Exuberant Life in UK

  • Infantry Weapons

    The KM-SAM surface-to-air missile system

  • Europe

    Ukraine forces shoot down Russian Su-25 combat aircraft near Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Russian commander killed in action in Donbas region

  • Europe

    Ukraine Launched Huge Drone Attacks in Moscow and St Petersburg.

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