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Europe

FN Herstal Awarded 4,000 ‘FN Minimi’ Light Machine Guns For Norway

September 14, 2021 GDC 0

The Belgian company competed against three American suppliers for the contract. Norway is the 37th country to select the 7.62x51mm NATO caliber weapon for its armed forces. FN Herstal, a Belgian designer and manufacturer of […]

Europe

FN Herstal Launches Evolys LMG

May 13, 2021 GDC 0

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  • Indian Navy’s Deck-based MiG-29K Keeps Crashing On Land And In Sea

    January 25, 2022 0
    Between November 2019 and November 2020, the Indian Navy lost three of its MiG-29K fighter jets to accidents. MiG-29K Pilot Missing, Indian Navy Conducting SAR MissionsDateDecember 2, 2020Russian-made MiG-29K crashed in India due to engine [...]
  • Pakistan Air Force to receive 12 JF-17B twin seat fighter aircraft

    February 6, 2020 0
    Deliveries of the first 12 of 26 twin-seat JF-17B Thunder multirole combat aircraft on order for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) are expected to commence “in the near future”, PAF officials have told Jane’s . Eight of [...]
  • Arms sales opportunity: China moves into Central Asia as the U.S. withdraw from Afghanistan

    July 12, 2021 0
    As the security situation deteriorates in Afghanistan after the US military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents move into the neighboring countries, Chinese foreign minister has scheduled visits to three Central Asian countries upon invitation, and [...]
  • U.S. State Department Approves MLRS Upgrade Package For Bahrain

    April 21, 2022 0
    The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Bahrain of M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) Upgrade and related equipment for an estimated cost of $175.98 million. The Defense [...]
  • Putin fires General Rustam Muradov responsible for losing 5,000 servicemen in Donetsk region 

    April 11, 2023 0
    A Russian commander who presided over attacks in Ukraine that led thousands of men to slaughter has been dismissed from his post, Western officials have claimed. Putin Fires Lieutenant General Sukhrab Akhmedov, Who Lined Up [...]
  • Ukraine Received 20 MiG-29 Fighter Jets from The U.S. And Allies

    May 8, 2022 0
    The Ukrainian Air Force has added about 20 more operational aircraft to its fleet because of an influx of spare parts, according to a senior US defense official. Ukraine Receives Fighter Jets, plane parts from [...]
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 […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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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 […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Started Trialling Battery Powered Bushmaster Armored Vehicles

  • Americas

    Raytheon Excalibur Artillery Projectile Fired at Record Range From CAESAR Howitzer

  • Air Platform

    Turkey plans to build fifth-gen KAAN fighter jets by 2030 if Germany doesn’t sell Eurofighters

  • Infantry Weapons

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

  • Americas

    The USMC to ditch tanks and induct long-range missiles

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt secured £1.5 billion contract from Airbus to develop AESA radar for Eurofighters

  • Europe

    Russia’s Corvette “Provorny”, which is under construction, caught fire in St. Petersburg

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s Hunter killer submarines are first line of defense against Chinese invasion

  • Americas

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

  • Air Platform

    The U.S. Air Force Publishes Concept For NGAD Project AKA Sixth-Gen Fighter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s first indigenous LPD starts sea trials

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Storm Shadow cruise missiles destroyed the Belbek airbase in the occupied Crimea

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Putin Blames Russian Rocket Scientists For Patriot Interception And Sent Them To Penal Colony for Treason

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine To Receive Two Batteries Of NASAMS Anti-air Missiles

  • Europe

    Turkiye unveils long-range K2 kamikaze drone.

  • Europe

    Alaska Meeting Was Putin’s Prank to Trump, Russia Will Not Join Peace Talks.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Conduct Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2022

  • Defense Industry

    Finland Is Reported to Select Lockheed’s F-35 in $11 Billion Tender

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Koreans were told that they were going for training in the Kursk region

  • Europe

    Baykar Defense To Launch Bayraktar TB2 and Alinci Drones Production Line in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Egypt Signed A Contract To Buy 30 Rafale Fighters Worth $4.5 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s C-130J Hercules Transport Aircraft Undergoing Overhaul in the UK.

  • Europe

    Serbian Army Tests Modernized T-72MS Tanks

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Strike At Russian Convoy As They Take A Nap

  • Air Platform

    Bayraktar TB3 to perform maiden flight in 2022

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems Awarded Contract to Produce PULS Rocket Artillery for Greece.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Orders Two More Evolved Cape Patrol Boats

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers Blow Up Russia’s BM-27 Rocket Launchers

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s 1st aircraft factory to reopen with Gökbey, Hürkuş production

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army undergoes major reshuffle after Sheikh Hasina fled to India

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy to Lease Two Sea Guardian Drones From USA

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia’s National Security Challenges, Palestinian Statehood, Iran Threats, Cozying Up With Israel

  • Americas

    Watch: US Navy band sing Bollywood song ‘Yeh jo des hai tera’

  • Americas

    Kongsberg to provide propulsion system for new Colombian Navy’s PES frigate

  • Americas

    Canada’s new Senator MRAP armored vehicle passes blast testing

  • Industry

    Boeing Secured $800 Million Contract To Support Qatari F-15QA Fighters

  • Industry

    Turkish defense industry continues to boosting its capabilities

  • Europe

    Denmark votes overwhelmingly to join EU’s common defense policy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Bhutan Latest Country to Formally Recognize Israel

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy’s Follow-on Istanbul-Class Frigate Will Receive 16 VLS Missiles

  • Europe

    Estonian military to receive Turkish-made YÖRÜK 4X4 armored vehicles

  • Defense Industry

    Israel offers Iron Dome batteries to Saudi Arabia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launches second PCG’s MRRV

  • Europe

    Germany will send six Patriot missile batteries to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Curtis Wilbur Transits Taiwan Strait

  • Europe

    Pentagon Announced $125 Million Defense Aid For Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Stepped Up The Arrest Of Citizens Involved In Attacking Israel In Social Media

  • Europe

    Ukrainian FPV drone destroys Russian T-80 tank in fierce battle near Bakhmut

  • Air Platform

    India to arm 100 Heron drones with missiles

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Announces Revival of AN-178 Transport Aircraft Project

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