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  • [ June 5, 2026 ] Armenia armed its Su-30 fighters with Iranian glide bombs amid reduced CSTO cooperation. Air Platform
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  • [ June 4, 2026 ] Ukraine’s long-range attack drones destroyed three of Russia’s corvettes stationed in Kronstadt. Europe
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Pentagon’s LongShot Air-launched Drone Project Reaches Phase 3

July 28, 2023 GDC 0

General Atomics has secured the US military’s LongShot air-launched armed drone program phase 3 contract. The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) program intends to extend the reach and effectiveness of manned aircraft by equipping […]

Air Platform

DARPA Awards General Atomics ‘LongShot’ Drone Demo Contract

February 17, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) “LongShot” program that aims to develop an air-launched unmanned air vehicle (UAV) that can fire multiple air-to-air weapons. The contract valued […]

  • Saab Awarded Contract To Produce Underwater Vessels For Singaporean Navy

    November 23, 2024 0
    The agreement was signed 20 November at the Sweden – Singapore Royal Business Forum in connection with the first Swedish state visit to Singapore. Singapore’s DSTA Partnered With Saab To Co-develop Multi-Role Combat VesselDateOctober 21, [...]
  • Dramatic moment British Starstreak missile blasts Russian KA-52 helicopter out the sky

    July 29, 2023 0
    A dramatic video shows the moment a British-made Starstreak missile annihilated a Russian helicopter. Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-28N Helicopter Using British Starstreak MissileDateApril 4, 2022Ukraine’s 47th army brigade downed seventh Ka-52 helicopter in a [...]
  • Russia Reverse Engineered IAI Searcher II Drone, Exported Drone to Iran

    March 26, 2020 0
    Russia is now the world’s third largest UAV operator, employing around 4,000 units including Forpost-R (re-engineered IAI Searcher II), Orion-10 and Eleron-family (all of them domestically designed and built). According to the Russian MoD, its [...]
  • Israeli Missile Defense Agency Test Fires Iron Dome And David’s Sling Missiles

    December 30, 2020 0
    The Israel Missile Defense Organisation (IMDO), a division of the Directorate for Defense Research & Development within the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), in association with the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), executed an unprecedented [...]
  • India Bought Barak-8 Missiles Worth $5 Billion

    July 18, 2021 0
    Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the Indian Ministry of Defense signed a contract worth US$1.6 billion in 2020, for the supply of an unspecified number of Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles (MRSAM) for the [...]
  • Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile Proving Russian Propaganda About Hypersonic Missile Wrong

    May 5, 2023 0
    Ukrainian troops reportedly shoot down a Russian hypersonic ballistic missile using a Western-made air defense system. The Kinzhal Hypersonic Air-launched Missile Operational with Russian Air ForceDateMarch 22, 2018Ukrainian Patriot Missile Defense System Shot Down Four [...]
Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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  • Middle East

    Israel Buys Three Submarines From TKMS Worth $3.4 Billion

  • Europe

    Fincantieri awarded contract to upgrade the Italian Navy’s patrol frigate into a combat-capable frigate.

  • Air Platform

    Could Canada’s convoluted procurement process leave RCAF without operable fighters?

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Bought 15 Alenia Aermacchi M-346 aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine received six reconnaissance drones from Luxembourg

  • Uncategorized

    Australia’s A$90 Billion Contract with Naval Group to build Submarines Has Collapsed

  • Naval Platforms

    Amid China tensions, India to build third aircraft carrier

  • Europe

    Russian Rocket Launcher Factory Bursts Into Flames In A Suspected Sabotage

  • Uncategorized

    Saab Australia To Recruit 300 Staff For Hunter Class Frigate Program

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Wants Long-range Anti-radiation Missile After Iran and Venezuela Successes.

  • Americas

    AH-64E Apache And Jolly Green II Complete Joint Exercise

  • Americas

    US Navy Launched Trident II D5 Ballistic Missile in the North Atlantic, Amid Tension with Venezuela.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Delivers First Cape Class Patrol Boat to Royal Australian Navy

  • Africa

    Russia Plans To Open Naval Base In Sudan derailing Sudan, Israel Peace Deal

  • Air Platform

    Air Marshal AK Bharti confirmed the Indian Air Force lost nine aircraft during the Kashmir skirmish

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s S-300 and S-400 missile launchers in Crimea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army developing autonomous technology for convoy system

  • C4iSR

    US-operated AN/TPY-2 radar installation in Turkey aided Israeli Air Force

  • Americas

    US Navy’s destroyer USS Paul Ignatius Used Dutch Navy’s SMART-L Radar To Engage Standard Missile 3 Missile

  • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan unveiled Taimas 8×8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle

  • Central Asia

    Israeli, Azerbaijan Defence Companies Co-produced Orbiter Drone in Azerbaijan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Amid China tensions, South Korea announced whopping $253 billion military modernization plan

  • Americas

    US To Build Six Nuclear Powerplants In India

  • Europe

    Putin Should Worry Now, Biden Admin Approves HIMARS Precision Rockets For Ukraine Worth $700 Million

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia wants a peace agreement with Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    British Nuclear Submarine HMS Astute Docks In Perth, Australia

  • South Asia

    U.S. FBI Arrested Bangladeshi National Zobaidul Amin in Malaysia for Child Sexual Abuse.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon’s AIM-7 Sparrow Radar Guided Air-to-Air Missile

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to receive first Turkish attack helicopter in December

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Corruption In The Defense Sectors Of Southeast Asia

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Rebuilds “101 Squadron” At Hashimara Base

  • Khibiniy-U EW on a Su-30SME
    C4iSR

    The West thrives on Electronic Warfare and Russia endures Soviet-era DRFM

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Reportedly Will Buy More Su-35s to Replace Older Aircrafts: Reports TASS

  • Europe

    Chilling Comms and Dramatic Video Footage Shows Killing of Russian Commander Colonel Andrei Zakharov

  • Middle East

    U.S. and Israel considering special operations mission to seize Iran’s weapons-grade uranium stockpile at the Isfahan nuclear facility.

  • Americas

    U.S. DoD Completes Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) Flight Tests

  • Air Platform

    Croatia retires all cold war-era MiG-21 jets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems annual sales rose to  £23.3 billion amid Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Plans to Buy 12 JF-17 Block III

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration Set To Approve 50 F-15 Fighter Jet Sale To Israel Worth $18 Billion

  • C4iSR

    Belarusian Partisan Fighting With Ukrainian Troops Struck Russian A-50U AEW&C With Drones

  • Europe

    Russia Fears Cross-border Raid By Ukrainian Special Forces; Kremlin Deploys Tank Regiments In Moscow After Drone Strikes

  • Naval Platforms

    China Delivers First Type 054A/P Frigate to Pakistan

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army to acquire 251 RWS for Bushmaster and Hawkei Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Assassination fear: paranoid Putin goes to extreme lengths to isolate himself from Russian people

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina misappropriated $126 million from defense deals, report

  • Air Platform

    Aero Vodochody delivers first three of L-39 Skyfox training aircraft to Hungary

  • Air Platform

    Polish MiG-29 Crashed, Pilots Flee The Scene

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    DSME launches next-gen submarine rescue vessel for RoK Navy

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