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Europe

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 […]

  • Royal Australian Air Force Plans to Join British-led Global Combat Air Program Sixth-gen Fighter Jet Consortium

    April 2, 2025 0
    A Royal Australian Air Force official said on March 27 that Australia received classified briefing on the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan’s joint project to build a sixth-generation fighter during the Avalon Australian International Airshow. [...]
  • U.S. pledged to expedite delivery of Black Hawk helicopters to Australian Army

    November 2, 2023 0
    The United States has pledged to accelerate its delivery UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Australia’s armed forces after a fatal crash forced the grounding of the ADF’s Taipan fleet. Australia retires MRH90 Taipan transport helicopters [...]
  • Chinese HQ-22 (HQ-12 or KS-1) Surface-to-Air Missile

    September 7, 2019 0
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  • Corruption in Russian army: commander Colonel Alexander Denisov arrested for selling tank engines to Turkey

    July 27, 2023 0
    An officer in the Russian Armed Forces was recently arrested for allegedly stealing engines from Moscow’s T-90 main battle tanks and selling them for profit on the black market. Russian military’s rampant corruption helped Ukraine [...]
  • US Defense Dept cancelled M10 Booker light tank program

    May 5, 2025 0
    The U.S. Department of Defense has ordered the cancellation of the M10 Booker light tank program. The decision comes as part of a broader overhaul outlined in a newly released Pentagon memorandum titled Army Transformation [...]
  • Iraq Plans to Buy 12 JF-17 Block III

    September 27, 2021 0
    ISLAMABAD (GDC) – The Iraqi government is planning to acquire 12 JF-17A Block III fighters from Pakistan and has reportedly set aside more than $600 million in funding for the purchase of the said aircraft, [...]
Europe

Ukraine receives additional 18 Archer 155mm Howitzers from Sweden.

September 15, 2025 0

Sweden announced on September 11, 2025, its 20th support package to Ukraine, valued at approximately SEK 9.2 billion ($836 million). This package was presented by Defence Minister Pål Jonson and is structured to respond to […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Bohdana 155mm howitzer variants

September 10, 2025 0

Ukrainian defense industry plans to expand its artillery production with new variants of the Bohdana howitzer, one of the country’s most widely produced systems since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. According to journalist Mariusz […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Vietnam Purchases 20 K9 self-propelled Howitzers.

August 25, 2025 0

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has signed an export agreement with Vietnam for its K9 self-propelled howitzers. It marks South Korea’s first arms export to Vietnam, following earlier donations of decommissioned patrol ships. Under the $250-million […]

Europe

Roketsan tests TRLG-122 laser-guided rocket against naval target

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Europe

Serbia Behind $1.6 Billion PULS Artillery Contract With Israeli Elbit Systems.

August 20, 2025 0

The Israeli defense technologies company chose not to disclose Serbia as the European country purchasing Hermes 900 drones, long-range missiles, electronic warfare systems and command and control systems, in a landmark deal reported by Calcalist. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan unveils a mobile missile launcher disguised as a civilian delivery truck

August 18, 2025 0

Taiwan’s military has unveiled what appears to be a mobile missile launcher disguised as a civilian delivery truck—part of what analysts say may be a growing fleet of improvised yet highly capable coastal defense systems […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Raytheon Awarded $111 Million Sustainment Contract For NASAM

  • Air Platform

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Awarded Contract To Build New Frigates For JMSDF

  • Defense Industry

    Russia sent a commercial proposal for the delivery of 21 MiG-21 to India

  • C4iSR

    NPO PHAZOTRON Zhuk Radar, a demised hope for Russian aerospace industries

  • Infantry Weapons

    The Spyder Medium/Long-Rang Air Defense System

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed’s F-16, Saab Gripen And Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets Under Consideration For Ukraine

  • Central Asia

    Armenia suspends participation in Russia-led CSTO security pact

  • Americas

    US Navy’s Columbia-class submarine project moves forward

  • Defense Industry

    France unveils €413 billion military budget spread over next 7 years, amid Ukraine war

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russian-made MiG-29K crashed in India due to engine fires

  • Americas

    Fincantieri allocates three U.S. Shipyards to build Constellation class frigates

  • Europe

    Russia to hike defense budget by 70 percent to fight Putin’s war in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The West Should Support Myanmar’s Rebels As They Do In Syria

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Has Ukraine become Russia’s Iraq or Afghanistan 2.0 for Putin?

  • Air Platform

    Australia To Deliver 300 D40 Kamikaze Drones To Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Panicked India deploys S-400 missile system and Rafale fighter jets near Bangladesh, which has no meaningful Air Force

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russian Army Proved Repeatedly That They Are Incompetent As Russia Blows Up Its Own North Korea-Made SAM in Kursk Region

  • South Asia

    Sheikh Hasina Offered Bangladesh Army (Thief) Billions of Dollars in Corrupt Businesses to Stay in Power: Report

  • Central Asia

    Russia’s rift with old ally Armenia deepens as Armenia wants its $400 million deposit for weapons back from Russia

  • Europe

    Turkey, Greece Vow To End Decades Old Political Anonymity Between Both Nations

  • Americas

    Biden Administration Sent $9.1 Billion Worth Weapons To Ukraine Since Russian Invasion

  • Europe

    Turkey integrates South Korean engine with MBT Altay

  • Middle East

    Israeli High Court rejects ban on arms sales to Azerbaijan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan And U.S. Vow To Fight Back If China Attacks Taiwan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Received Rheinmetall HX 8×8 Heavy Recovery Vehicles

  • Africa

    China exports first HJ-12 ATGM to Nigeria

  • Africa

    MBDA awarded contract to supply VL MICA to Moroccan Army

  • Air Platform

    GE Aviation delivers the first F414-GE-400K engine to KAI for KFX fighters

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Christens Virginia-class Attack Submarine USS New Jersey (SSN 796)

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Defense System Downed 15 ‘Unstoppable’ Russian Kinzhal Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia donates first four of 13 MiG-29 fighter jets

  • Europe

    Kremlin decrees Russians to surrender their passports, bans international travel

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Russian navy’s missile boat Ivanovets in Crimea

  • Europe

    Wagner mercenaries assault their commander using shovels

  • Europe

    Russian FSB Could Be Behind The Attack On Turkish Aerospace Industries To Derail The Development Of Fifth-generation KAAN Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    25 Percent of Russian Businesses Declared Bankruptcy Due to High Inflation, High Interest Rates and No Export Customers

  • Europe

    Desperate Russia Wants To Buy Medi-vac Vehicles From Estonia

  • Middle East

    Expanding Sino-Saudi Military Cooperation Concerning For US

  • Africa

    Iran Hijacked Six Oil Tankers in Gulf of Oman

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy says Chinese warship fired weapons grade laser at US aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukrainian FPV drones set fire at a Russian warehouse, destroying billions of spare parts for high-value military vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine Started Shelling Deep Inside Occupied Lugansk Region Using HIMARS

  • Naval Platforms

    Lürssen’s OPV80 – Royal Australian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine focused on destroying Russian radars before the F-16 delivery

  • Middle East

    Iran’s Head of Counter-intelligence Unit General Ismail Qaani Dies in Heart Attacks During Brutal Interrogation for Suspicious of Israeli Mossad Double Agent

  • Naval Weapons

    Saab Receives Order for Torpedo 62 Life Extension

  • Africa

    Algerian Navy’s Powerful MEKO-200AN Frigate to Exercise with French Navy

  • Defense Industry

    Australia, South Korea Signed an Agreement on Artillery And Armored Vehicles

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