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News Ticker
  • [ July 20, 2026 ] US attacked the under-construction Darkhovin nuclear power plant. Middle East
  • [ July 20, 2026 ] L3Harris Fires Up Next-Gen Solid Fuel Ramjet System in Full-Scale Test. Air-Launched Weapons
  • [ July 20, 2026 ] TOTE Wins $2.2 Billion Contract to Manage U.S. Navy Medium Landing Ship Program. Americas
  • [ July 20, 2026 ] Serbian Yugoimport SDPR Showcases Armored Vehicles, Drones and Long-Range Artillery for Global Arms Market. Europe
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Americas

The USMC to ditch tanks and induct long-range missiles

March 26, 2020 GDC 0

Corporal Chance Marone, an M1A1 Abrams crewman assigned to India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit stands atop an M1A1 Abrams tank in September 2019. The USMC is planning to scrap its […]

Land Platform

Undignified Death of T-14 Armata Main Battle Tank

February 21, 2020 GDC 0

Russia’s decision to cancel the T-14 production is hardly surprising that Russia would not mass produce T-14 Armata instead upgrade T-72 and T-84 tanks, put them back in service with Russian Army. The media spin […]

  • Israeli F-35I Adir Shot Down Iranian Yak-130 Advanced Jet Trainer.

    March 5, 2026 0
    An Israeli F-35I downed an Iranian YAK-130 in the first fighter jet dogfight of the war, the IDF announced at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The Russian-made YAK-130 started production in the 1990s. Israeli F-35I [...]
  • Australian Army developing autonomous technology for convoy system

    June 11, 2023 0
    A new system being developed for the Army could result in driverless vehicles – albeit military, not civilian ones – on our roads. Australian Army Started Training To Operate M113AS4 Uncrewed Armored VehiclesDateApril 13, 2024Australian [...]
  • Philippines Army Unveils ASCOD Command Vehicle With Elbit’s Turret

    November 24, 2024 0
    The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) showcased their new ASCOD Command Vehicle during a military parade. Revealed in images on MaxDefense Philippines’ Facebook account, this vehicle integrates a command and control system from Israeli [...]
  • U.S. State Department Approves 250 AMRAAM For Sweden Worth $605 Million

    July 10, 2023 0
    Sweden wants to acquire AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles. The potential deal has been approved by the US State Department. U.S. State Department Approves 180km range AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM For Germany Worth $2.9 BillionDateJuly 21, 2023U.S. State [...]
  • Denmark to purchase three Arctic patrol ships

    February 6, 2025 0
    The Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced plans to acquire three new Arctic patrol ships to replace the Royal Danish Navy’s (RDN’s) Thetis-class patrol ships. The planned procurement forms part of a broader range [...]
  • Bad Timing: Israeli Police Arrested Military Contractors For Supplying Kamikaze Harop Drones To China

    March 3, 2021 0
    The arrests come at a bad time for Israel, with the US increasingly hawkish on China and the fourth early elections in two years to be held for the Israeli premiership at the end of [...]
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 […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Launches New 8,200-Ton Aegis Destroyer

  • Americas

    Sweden Approves $1.6 Billion Territorial Air Defense Program to Protect Cities and Infrastructure.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US to Fund RMAF’s Maritime Patrol Aircraft Acquisition Programme

  • Air Platform

    Boeing trials F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III fighter aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Russia to Deliver 2 Mi-171A2 helicopters to Bangladesh Police

  • AUV Platform

    Germany to purchase Israeli BlueWhale unmanned submarine

  • Air Platform

    Sweden will deliver Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine.

  • Europe

    U.S. Donates 90 Stryker Armored Vehicles and 50 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Saudi Arabia Purchases THAAD Anti-ballistic Missile System

  • Air Platform

    Shenyang FC-31/J-31: A Copycat F-35 Through Cyber Espionage

  • Air Platform

    The Differences Between MiG-29M2 and MiG-35

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Trials Australian E-7 Wedgetail As A Replacement For E-3 Sentry AEW&C

  • Americas

    Barrett To Supply U.S. Army With MK22 Sniper Rifles

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Announced New F-35 Configuration TR-3

  • Americas

    U.S. Army picks AeroVironment’s Switchblade 400 for new strike drone program.

  • Europe

    Humiliating Defeat: Putin’s Army Withdraws From Kherson City And Surrendering Areas

  • Europe

    Russia’s Yaroslavl shipbuilding plant collapsed due to debt and unpaid work by the Russian Navy.

  • Europe

    NATO foreign ministers to meet in Prague to allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia using longer-range weapons

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia Built Military Bases In Laos And Sudan

  • Europe

    Cancer Riddled Vlad Falls Down Stairs and Soils Himself While Doctors Stabilize Him

  • Air Platform

    U.S. offers F-16V to compensate $1.4 billion of Turkish investment in F-35

  • Americas

    President Trump to lift ban on aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed: Ukraine Destroyed Crimea Bridge Using British-made Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-24 Helicopter Gunship

  • Air Platform

    Gripen E Fighter Jet Performs Anti-Access and Area Denial (A2AD) Role Through Superior EW, Situational Awareness, and Cutting-Edge Weapon System

  • Land Platform

    Israeli Rafael To Upgrade Indian Army’s 700 BMP-2 IFV

  • Land Platform

    Pandur II 6×6 and 8×8 Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier

  • C4iSR

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Giraffe 1X Radar for Sweden.

  • Naval Platforms

    Evolution of Stealthy Gotland-class Lead to Almost Invisible A26 The Disruptor

  • Europe

    Ukraine drone boats attacked Russian warship in the Black Sea, says Moscow

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Rheinmetall and MBDA to establish a joint venture for naval laser weapon.

  • Europe

    Russia Responsible For Missile Attacks In Poland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea to upgrade K1A2 main battle tank

  • Air Platform

    Kuwaiti Government Agrees To Sale F/A-18 Hornets To Malaysia

  • Defense Industry

    Italy, Egypt To Sign Mega Arms Deal Includes 24 Eurofighters, 24 M346 Trainers and 6 Frigates

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Pakistan’s HQ-16 Missile Shot Down Its Own Mirage Jet, Proving Chinese Copycat HQ-16 Retained Buk Missile’s Characteristics

  • Counter-drone System

    Lithuania is buying the American-made Merops counter-drone system.

  • Air Platform

    Pilot killed in Indian Tejas fighter jet crash due to flight control system malfunction during demo flight at Dubai Air Show.

  • Air Platform

    Former CSTO member Uzbekistan in talks with France to purchase 24 Rafale jets

  • Americas

    The US Missile Defense Agency released request for proposals (RFP) on Next Generation Interceptor

  • Defense Industry

    Ukrainian Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Russia For Smuggling S-300 Parts

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. to Sale Bunker Busting GBU-57 Bombs to Israel

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s New Type 32 Frigate To Serve As USV Mothership

  • Air Platform

    Russian army’s Belarus-made armed drone was shot down in Ukraine

  • Americas

    US Army Selected Northrop Short Range Air Defense System Selected as Command and Control systems

  • Europe

    French President Macron warned that peace cannot mean the “surrender” of Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Interim Government sent three former DGFI Directors and Army Generals to forced retirement, and one General dismissed amid human rights violations and corruption

  • Europe

    The U.S. and EU Sanction on Russian Oligarch, Banks and Kick Russia out of SWIFT System

  • Air Platform

    Israel receives new F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 071 Amphibious Dock Landing Craft Joins Naval Exercises First Time

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