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Netherlands Purchases M142 HIMARS Worth $670 Million

March 6, 2023 GDC 0

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on February 16 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket […]

Defense Industry

Lithuania Purchases M142 HIMARS Artillery Rockets

January 25, 2023 GDC 0

Lithuania and the U.S. government have finalized a $495 million deal for as many as eight M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, the Lithuanian government announced Friday. The deal includes Army Tactical Missile Systems, or […]

Americas

U.S. Army Ordered 480 HIMARS Launchers And Multiple Variant Of Rockets

October 20, 2022 GDC 0

The HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems have demonstrated their effectiveness from the first days of their arrival in Ukraine. The U.S. Army was impressed with the performance of the M142, and ordered up to 480 […]

Europe

Russian State TV Confirms Killing Of Two More Generals In Eastern Ukraine

June 6, 2022 GDC 0

Two more Russian generals have been killed in Ukraine, reports say, adding to the string of senior military casualties suffered by the Kremlin. The senior commanders were killed during heavy fighting on Sunday in eastern […]

Europe

U.S. State Department Confirms Delivery Of M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery To Ukraine

June 5, 2022 GDC 0

According to a statement published by the United States Department of Defense on June 1, 2022, the United States announced the delivery to Ukraine of four M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems), rocket/missile launcher systems. With […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Awarded $2.76 Billion US Army Contracts For M142 HIMARS

April 2, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. Army announced a $2.76 billion contract award to Lockheed Martin to obtain guided missile launch rocket systems and associated equipment. The contract with Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control subsidiary, announced on Friday, calls […]

  • Kachin Rebel Shot Down Russian-made Mi-35 Helicopter Of Tatmadaw

    May 9, 2021 0
    On Monday 3 May 2021 at 10:20 hrs local time, Kachin Independence Army (KIA) a rebel group in Myanmar’s mountainous north claimed to have shot down a military helicopter with a FN-6 Man-Portable Air-Defense System [...]
  • German Air Force to upgrade Eurofighter Typhoon with new Captor-E AESA radar

    June 19, 2020 0
    Germany joined program with Spain that will see its newer Eurofighters equipped with active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars. Today ??Bundestag approved procurement of 110 #Eurofighter #ESCAN radars for @team_luftwaffe. Decision secures capability growth of [...]
  • Boeing Awarded Contract To Produce 24 F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Jets For Indonesia

    August 24, 2023 0
    Indonesia’s defense ministry and U.S. planemaker Boeing (BA.N) have signed an agreement on the sale of 24 F-15EX fighter jets to help modernize the Southeast Asian country’s aging fleet, the ministry and the company said. [...]
  • Sanctions On Russia: Indian Air Force Postponed Su-30MKI Upgrade Plan, Could Ground Entire Su-30MKI Fleet

    July 21, 2022 0
    Several factors have shelved the Indian Air Force’s plan to upgrade its Su-30 MKI fighter fleet. The factors include the war between Russia and Ukraine, international sanctions on Russia and the current policy of Make-in-India [...]
  • Turkiye will use flagship indigenous TF35000 engine on its KAAN fighter jet.

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  • Finland Considers Decoupling Its NATO Application From Sweden As Turkey Objects Sweden’s NATO Bid

    February 28, 2023 0
    Finland for the first time opened the door to potentially decoupling its NATO application from that of Sweden, after its neighbor encountered fresh resistance from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. U.S. will withheld F-16 sale [...]
Europe

STM Defense Technologies develops new Alpagu loitering munition.

November 6, 2025 0

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Americas

Brazilian Army trials new remotely operated weapon system.

October 28, 2025 0

The Brazilian Army has conducted field acceptance tests on the second prototype of its upgraded remotely operated weapon system, the UT30BR2, according to the Tecnologia & Defesa. The tests were carried out on October 9 […]

Central Asia

Serbian and Azerbaijan army train with B-52 M-15 Nora howitzers ahead of deliveries.

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Europe

Estonia purchases South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers.

October 26, 2025 0

Estonia’s Ministry of Defense has signed a defense agreement in Seoul to acquire South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers, expanding its long-range fires beyond the U.S.-made HIMARS. The move strengthens Estonia’s deterrence posture on […]

Europe

EuroSpike Awarded $2.5 Billion Contract to Produce Rafael’s Spike Missile for Germany.

October 24, 2025 0

Germany has finalized a $2.5 billion framework with EuroSpike, the European consortium marketing Rafael’s Spike missile line, through NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency. The contract reflects Berlin’s push to rebuild anti-armor capabilities and stabilize long-term […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher.

October 13, 2025 0

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher during a major military parade in Pyongyang on October 11, 2025. The system’s close resemblance to the American platform has raised concern over Pyongyang’s […]

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Ditches Russian Helicopters, Opt-in For Chinook Helicopters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean Unveils All-unmanned Aircraft Carrier Concept

  • Europe

    Putin warns NATO that Russia could revoke test ban treaty

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish defense industries hit 70 percent domestic production capacity

  • Infantry Weapons

    India Purchased South Korean K9 Howitzers Relacing Russian-made Howitzers

  • Americas

    U.S. Marines successfully fired a new NMESIS anti-ship missile

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Gets 10 New Rafale Fighters This Month

  • Americas

    US Navy commissions new Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee 

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why does tiny Taiwan pack a punch?

  • Europe

    Destination Transnistria: Putin Aiming An Wider Conflict in Europe

  • Air Platform

    The production variant of Su-57 won’t fly until 2028: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys NASAMS And APSIDE Anti-air Missiles In Kyiv

  • Europe

    Putin will soon receive more NATO as the technologically superior Switzerland military may abandon 500 years of neutrality

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Unveils GMJ9500 Man-Portable Jammer System

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems Stops Eurofighter Typhoon Production As International And Domestic Orders Dried Up

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Aerospace unveiled High-Power Multiple Rocket Launcher (HPMRL) system for the Republic of Korea Marine Corps.

  • Air Platform

    The $50 Million MiG-35 “Lemon” Will Be Tested Until 2021 :Mikoyan Design Bureau

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebels capture Russian and Syrian army bases in Aleppo, including MiG-23 and air defense system

  • Infantry Weapons

    Belarusian Polonez Multiple Launch Rocket System

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Offers KAAN Fifth-gen Fighter Jets to European and Asian countries

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Received Record Orders from Domestic and International Customers

  • Europe

    Damen Awarded Contract To Build Multi-Purpose Vessel For Portuguese Navy

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russia’s Iskander Ballistic Missiles Over Kyiv

  • Industry

    Denel Dynamics Military Industrial Capability

  • C4iSR

    Japan Receives More E-2D Hawkeyes amid AEW restructure

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Captured Unexploded Iranian-made Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drones

  • Defense Industry

    Royal Navy To Build Five More Type 26 Frigates Amid Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldier shot down Russian missile with M2 machine gun

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to acquire 500 kamikaze Drones

  • Air Platform

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea launches a ballistic missile from under the water platform

  • Air Platform

    Russia brings back mothballed Soviet-era Mi-8 helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Boeing ramps up F-15EX Eagle II jet production

  • Europe

    Serbia displayed the new Senka electric VTOL unmanned aircraft system

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Used Bayraktar TB2 Drone To Strike In Donbass

  • Industry

    AMRA Submits Proposals For RAN’s Magnetic Treatment Facility

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Needs Cruise Missile Killer C-RAM Weapon Systems To Defend Against Russian Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Ukraine could be the proxy war between North and South Korea

  • Europe

    U.S. Delivers PAC-3 And GEM-T Missiles To Ukraine Worth $2 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Russian pilot Alexei who crashed Su-57, previously crashed Su-30, MiG-29 and Mi-8 helicopters: report

  • Naval Platforms

    Lack of helicopters and vehicles, China’s type 075 LHD won’t be deployable until next decade

  • Europe

    US lawmakers urge Pentagon to permit Ukraine’s use of US-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia

  • Middle East

    Russia’s Su-34 Fighter-bomber Fly-in Syria Using American GPS

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russian Propagandist Exposed Accuracy Issues With Putin’s Oreshnik Ballistic Missile

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Aerospace Industries acquires Greek defense company

  • Middle East

    President Erdogan Normalizes Ties With Egypt And Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Airbus to offer Tranche 5 Eurofighters to replace German Tornados

  • Europe

    Ukraine will receive Ground-launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) this winter

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korea integrates Meteor missiles on KF-21 fighter

  • Europe

    Russia’s glorified S-400 SAM failed to launch 40N6E missiles

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