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  • [ April 8, 2026 ] Israeli F-35 Stealth Jet Destroys Iran’s S-300PMU2 Air Defense Missile System in Precision Strike. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ April 8, 2026 ] Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia. Europe
  • [ April 8, 2026 ] China’s big reverse-engineering fail in Iran, Pakistan and Venezuela as HQ-9B, HQ-16, CM-302 and YJ-21E destroyed by American air strikes. Middle East
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East Asia and Pacific Region

U.S. Signs Crucial Military Deals With The Philippines

February 6, 2023 GDC 0

The Philippines has granted the United States expanded access to its military bases, greatly enhancing Washington’s presence in the region at a time of growing concern about Chinese aggression. Washington would be given access to […]

Americas

President-elect Joe Biden Nominates Retired Army General Lloyd Austin As Defense Secretary

December 11, 2020 GDC 0

Joe Biden on Wednesday formally nominated Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star army general and the former commander of the American military effort in Iraq, to be his defense secretary, casting him as uniquely qualified to […]

  • S-400 Purchase: Turkey Faces Serious Fighter Shortages

    June 16, 2021 0
    The Turkish Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM) has published a report concluding that the Turkish air force risks falling “behind world trends” as a result of leaving the F-35 programme. Its third-generation [...]
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries Launches the Philippine Navy Corvette ‘BRP Miguel Malvar’

    October 11, 2024 0
    On Tuesday, June 18th, HHI announced that it held the launching ceremony for the 3,200-ton Philippine Navy Corvette ‘BRP Miguel Malvar’ at its shipyard in Ulsan, attended by high-ranking military officials from both the Philippines [...]
  • Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missiles And Beaver Drones Destroyed $1.3 Billion S-400 Triumf SAM In Crimea

    September 15, 2023 0
    The Security Service of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Navy conducted another special operation in occupied Crimea on the night of September 14. Bayraktar TB2 could play a key role if a war break over Crimea, [...]
  • The U.S. state department approves the sale of F-35 to Singapore

    January 13, 2020 0
    The US State Department has approved the sale of up to 12 F-35 fighter jets and related equipment to Singapore at an estimated cost of $US2.75 billion ($A18.57 billion), pending approval from Congress, the US [...]
  • Israeli LORA is the First Western Air-launched Ballistic Missile

    April 13, 2025 0
    Israel Aerospace Industries showcased a new air-launched version of its LORA quasi-ballistic missile, simply named Air LORA, in early June. Israel has developed several air-launched ballistic missiles in recent years as a growing market for [...]
  • U.S. Defense Innovation Unit Wants Ukraine-like Environment to Test Drone Warfare.

    September 2, 2025 0
    For most of the firms that participated in a late June drone trial staged by the Defense Innovation Unit in remote Alaska, it was the first time their systems had flown outside of a lab [...]
Europe

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 […]

Europe

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 […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Air Force struck Beirut apartment using Spice 2000 smart bomb

  • Naval Platforms

    Iranian Navy Handed Over Auxiliary ship IRINS Bushehr to Sri Lanka, Fearing USS Minnesota.

  • Europe

    Iranian drone operators were killed in Crimea, Kyiv official says

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Rebels Cracks Junta’s Chinese-made Jamming Systems, Launches Ukrainian Style Kamikaze Drones At Army’s Positions

  • Europe

    Poland makes progress on future air defense system under ‘Mała NAREW’ program

  • Europe

    Huge Blast Hits Russian Oil Refinery In Latest Suspicious Explosion

  • Europe

    In a first, the European Union transfers $1.6 billion to Ukraine using Russia’s frozen assets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS moving from nuclear submarines, bombers to AI drone swarms

  • Europe

    Russia used paintings to reassemble fighter jets at Crimea airbase after evacuating jets from the peninsula

  • Middle East

    Israel And United Arab Emirates Strike Historic Diplomatic Agreement

  • Middle East

    Russian Spetsnaz special forces surrendered to Syrian rebels

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Myanmar Army Unleashes Hell On Ordinary People And The World Is Silent

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Investigation Finds Russia’s Kartograf Drone Fitted With American, Japanese and German Components

  • Americas

    Argentine Navy commissions third OPV ARA Storni

  • Air Platform

    Lithuanians Crowd-fund $5.4 Million To Buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 For Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    KC-46A Pegasus Tankers Certified To Refuel 97% Joint Force’s Aircraft

  • Cruise Missiles

    US Deploys Tomahawk Long-range cruise missiles in Germany

  • Europe

    Belarus Cozzies Up With Turkey, A Snab To Russia

  • Air Platform

    Why Su-57E is A $100 Million Dud?

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Former Air Guard Chief Shaikh Abdul Hannan (Thief) Embezzled and Laundered $245 Million (BDT 3,000 Crore) to Canada, USA and UAE

  • Air Platform

    Toned Down F-47: Donald Trump Made British-led Global Air Combat Program (GCAP) Great Again

  • Europe

    US Army awards Oshkosh $1.54 billion for FHTV fleet upgrade

  • Europe

    BYPOL uprising: Poland deploys HIMARS, tanks and troops near the border of Kaliningrad exclave

  • C4iSR

    Mitsubishi Electric Landed First Australian Contract To Produce Laser Surveillance For RAAF

  • Middle East

    Turkey-Qatar military cooperation could stabilize the region

  • South Asia

    Retired Indian Army Officer Discloses India Wanted to Invade Bangladesh in 2009 to Rescue Dictator Hasina

  • South Asia

    Corrupt Tulip Siddiq quits after ethics adviser rules she misled Brits

  • Europe

    Russia says Ukraine used Storm Shadow missiles to destroy military industries in Luhansk

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Jaguar Fighter Jet Crashed Near Rajasthan’s Churu District

  • Air Platform

    In-depth Look At China’s WJ-700 Armed Reconnaissance Drone

  • Europe

    South Korea’s new KF-21 fighter jet passes AESA radar test

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall will sends 139 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Karen National Union Seized Control of Myanmar’s Karen State, Established Parallel Administration

  • Air Platform

    Czech Republic Plans To Buy 24 F-35A Stealth Jets

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Struck Russian Moskva Cruiser With Neptune Anti-ship Missile

  • Europe

    Russia lost more than 600 troops in a single day in Avdiivka

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkiye’s defense company MKE successfully tested its Tolga anti-drone system.

  • C4iSR

    EuroTrophy Signs $450 Million Contract to Produce APS for Leopard 2A8.

  • Europe

    Former British Sniper and SAS Joins Ukrainian Forces, A Nightmare For KGB Putin

  • Europe

    Turkish-made P235 MPA Joins Dynamic Manta NATO Drill

  • Europe

    French Air Force Participates In Skyros 2021 Air Combat Exercise With Hellenic Air Force

  • Africa

    MBDA awarded contract to supply VL MICA to Moroccan Army

  • Air Platform

    RAF’s Third and fourth P-8 Poseidon enter final stages of production

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Plans To Deploy Bayraktar TB3 Drones From LHD TCG Anadolu

  • The Thief
    South Asia

    Bangladesh hikes defense spends by 8% in budget for FY2021

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian kamikaze Beaver drones destroyed six IL-76 transport aircraft and Tu-22M3 bombers in Pskov airport

  • Europe

    Saab Launches New Autonomous Ocean Core for Naval Vessels

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s ATACMS strike destroyed Russia’s S-400 surface-to-air missile in Kursk region

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt to Provide Protection Systems For Bundeswehr NH90 Helicopter

  • Ballistic Missile

    South Korea plans to field its new Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile by the end of 2025.

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