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  • [ June 30, 2026 ] MBDA completed two successful CROSSBOW ground-launched deep strike weapons. Cruise Missiles
  • [ June 30, 2026 ] Trump Admin Pushes For $700 Million GE Engine Sale to Turkiye. Europe
  • [ June 30, 2026 ] Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Three A26 Submarines for Poland Worth $4.8 Billion. Europe
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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 […]

  • Norinco Delivers 30 Type 59G Tanks To Chad National Army

    May 9, 2021 0
    Army Recognition reported that Chinese-made Type 59G main battle tank of Chad National Army (Al-Jaish al-Watani at-Tshadi, Armée nationale tchadienne) in the streets of N’Djamena after the death of the president in a battle with the [...]
  • Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-24 Helicopter Gunship

    March 8, 2022 0
    A pretty terrifying video has surfaced out of Ukraine early on March 7, 2022, showing the moment a Russian Mi-24 gunship helicopter is hit and killed by a Ukrainian man-portable air defense system or “MANPADS”. [...]
  • Turkiye to deliver advanced Bayraktar Akinci combat drones to Somalia

    March 19, 2025 0
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  • Kremlin’s Iner Circle, Oligarchs and FSB Are Plotting to Depose KGB Putin, Report

    March 26, 2022 0
    Russia’s business and political elite are plotting to remove Vladimir Putin from power and re-establish economic and diplomatic links with the West, according to Ukrainian intelligence. KGB Putin Arrests Two FSB Spy Chiefs and Eight [...]
  • Turkey Deliveres Six Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 (TB2) UAVs To Ukraine

    March 17, 2020 0
    Turkish UAV manufacturer Baykar produced six Bayraktar TB2s and delivered them to Ukraine learned GDC citing Turkish media. The Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 (TB2) UAVs drone systems have successfully passed testing flights in Ukraine. We [...]
  • Israel, Turkey To Enhance Energy And Security Cooperation

    May 6, 2022 0
    The new chapter in bilateral relations between Turkey and Israel opens the door for cooperation in many areas from energy to security as well as contributing to stability in the region, experts said while noting [...]
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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • Europe

    Royal Australian Navy Orders Rheinmetall MASS Decoy Launchers

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The MBDA AIM-132 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM)

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Pakistan Tests Ra’ad II Air-launched Stand-off Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Unveils ANKA-3 Stealth Drone

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Wants One Company To Build Sixth-Gen NGAD Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Another blow to Putin as IOC suspends all collaboration with Russia

  • Europe

    Saab Launches New Autonomous Ocean Core for Naval Vessels

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Denmark reactivates coastal defence system based on Naval Strike Missile

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Ordered 83 HAL Tejas Aircraft Despite Aircraft Failed In Crucial Spin and Tight Turn Tests

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to Build Eight Nuclear Submarines Based on Virginia-class Block V

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Azerbaijan Destroyed Armenian S-300 Anti-air System Using Harop Kamikaze Drone And Bayraktar TB2 Drone

  • Europe

    Russia Loses 32 APVs, Nearly 1,300 Soldiers in a Day

  • Europe

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s drones using counter-drone jamming gun

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. and Fiji have signed a new security pact as tensions rise in the Pacific

  • Europe

    Saab Group Lays Keel For Swedish Navy’s Blekinge-class Submarine

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s artillery strikes destroyed Russia’s Kasta-2E2 radar complex in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

  • Air Platform

    Australian P-8A Poseidon Makes Inaugural Visit To French Réunion Island

  • Middle East

    Cowardice of EU: IRGC and Basij thugs executed 45,00 Iranian protesters, 6,000 dissidents, 2,000 IT professionals, engineers and scientists in 2026.

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Will Continue to Work Vertification Programme of Falco Xplorer UAV

  • Uncategorized

    China developed new radars for type 055 destroyers

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force is Looking to Adopt Saab’s Design Methodologies to Arm T-7A Red Hawk

  • Europe

    Russia’s tank losses are so bad that Russia could have 500 tanks left in 2025 if Ukraine war continues  

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers 400th V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft

  • Europe

    Czech Republic Buys CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Sent Formal Request To Buy 40 F-16V and 80 Upgrade Kits Worth $6 Billion

  • Europe

    Russia relocates all military assets from Chinese border to Eastern Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Microsoft Supplied HoloLens To Russia’s Su-57 Production Line

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Special Air Service (SAS) – Who Dares Wins

  • Europe

    HIMARS Strikes Destroyed Two Bridges In Kherson, Russians Fleeing Kherson In Fear of HIMARS

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Denies Speculation Of Su-35 Discussion With Russia To Avoid Political Fallout With Upcoming Trump Administration

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Commissions First-in-Class FFM Frigate ‘Mogami ’

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norway’s Piorun Air Defense System Completes First Live-Fire Test

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian DRDO Tests Short-range VL-SRSAM Missile

  • Air Platform

    Philippine wants to buy T129 but Turkey can’t get an export license

  • Europe

    Ukraine-Russia Conflict: Ukraine Shot Down Five Su-30s and One Mi-28N Helicopter

  • Africa

    U.S. Air Force’s GaN based 3DELRR to replace AN/TPS-75 PESA air search radar

  • Air Platform

    Australian F-35A Stealth Jets Scored Six Kills Against Singaporean F-15SG In Pitch Black 2022

  • Air Platform

    Indian to become the first Asian country to acquire American armed drone worth $3 billion

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard (Thief): A Band of Morons

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy’s Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan Starts Sea Trials In Shanghai.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia to Buy Scorpene-class Submarines From Naval Group

  • Industry

    IAI selected five tech startups to develop products

  • Air Platform

    Norway agrees to donate its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Kongsberg received additional contract to produce NASAMS missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan wants truck-mounted Harpoon antiship missiles

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Fighting A Modern Warfare

  • Air Platform

    Digital Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (DJHMCS) on the F-15EX

  • Naval Platforms

    Indonesian Navy’s KRI Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) Has Completed Sea Trial

  • Middle East

    The US Army Deployed Patriot Missile Defense System And C-RAM In Iraq

  • C4iSR

    Elta and Hensoldt to build ballistic missile defense radar for Germany

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