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Europe

U.S. State Department Approves M1A2 Abrams Tanks For Romania

April 15, 2024 GDC 0

The United States on Thursday announced its approval of a $2.53 billion sale of M1A2 Abrams tanks and related equipment to Romania, a NATO ally that borders conflict-racked Ukraine. “This proposed sale will support the […]

Europe

Ukrainian frontline troops pleading for more tanks as temperature plummets again

February 9, 2023 GDC 0

In the frozen fields of the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, a T-64 tank emerges ominously from its hiding place under camouflage netting, churning the snow into mud under its tracks. The rusting Soviet-era hulks […]

Americas

M1 AbramsX: The Next Super Tanks Of US Army

October 31, 2022 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

General Dynamics Awarded Sustainment Contract For Taiwanese M1 Abrams Tanks

October 21, 2022 GDC 0

According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on July 27, 2022, General Dynamics Land Systems was awarded a $10,523,248 modification contract to support the production of M1A2T Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) for Taiwan. […]

Defense Industry

General Dynamics Awarded Contract To Build 250 M1 Abrams SEPv3 Tanks For Poland

September 14, 2022 GDC 0

The US Army has selected General Dynamics Land Systems to build 250 Abrams tanks in their latest configuration for Poland. The deal was valued at $1.148 billion in late July. Poland’s future tank fleet will […]

Europe

Poland Purchases 116 Second-hand M1 Abrams Tanks From U.S. Inventory

August 2, 2022 GDC 0

On Friday, July 15, 2022, the Polish defense minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced the purchase of 116 second-hand M1 Abrams main battle tanks from the United States to strengthen its armed forces following the invasion of Ukraine by […]

Europe

Poland to acquire Korean K2 and German Leopard 2 tanks to replace T-72s donated to Ukraine

June 8, 2022 GDC 0

According to information published by the Polish newspaper website “The wPolityce“, Poland is in discussion with Germany and South Korea to replace its T-72 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) donated to Ukraine with German Leopard 2 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia Signs $2.5 Billion Deals To Buy 75 M1A2 Abrams Tanks And 17 Assault Breacher Vehicles

January 10, 2022 GDC 0

Australia has agreed on a $2.5 billion deal with the US to upgrade its army’s armored vehicle fleet. The news comes months after the country signed a security pact with the US and UK amid […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea showcases unnamed new main battle tank

October 14, 2021 GDC 0

North Korea showcases its new main battle tank, reminiscent of the both American “M1 Abrams” and Russian T-90, which was shown at the exhibition of achievements held in Pyongyang. The picture that appeared on the […]

Europe

Poland Buys M1A2 Abrams Tanks To Replace PT-91 Tanks

July 18, 2021 GDC 0

The Polish government will acquire the M1A2 Abrams System Enhancement Program version 3 (SEPv3), the latest configuration of the US main battle tank (MBT), for four armoured battalions, Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczynski announced at […]

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  • China delivers Shahed-136 copycat Sunflower-200 drones, ammunition and aircraft spare parts to Russia

    July 5, 2024 0
    On Saturday, June 29, a Chinese military transport aircraft, the Y-20 military transport aircraft with tail number 20248, made a landing in Moscow, Russia. China never publicly announced its direct involvement in arms shipments like [...]
  • Australia to Outfit Collins-class Submarines with Tomahawk Missiles

    May 20, 2022 0
    Australia is looking at outfitting its in-service Collins-class submarines with Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles as part of their forthcoming Life of Type Extension (LOTE). The Silent Predators: US Navy Orders $22.2 Billion Worth of Advanced [...]
  • Ukraine’s HIMARS Strikes Killed 200 North Korean Troops

    January 3, 2025 0
    This is the moment North Korean troops, sent to fight on the frozen Ukranian frontline, were reportedly nuked by US-supplied HIMARS missiles. North Korean soldiers addicted to pornography after getting Starlink internet access for the [...]
  • US Navy christens future LCS USS Nantucket

    August 11, 2021 0
    The future USS Nantucket, the U.S. Navy’s 27th littoral combat ship, will be ceremonially christened on Saturday, the Defense Department announced on last Friday. Fincantieri Delivers 21st LCS to the U.S. NavyDateNovember 26, 2021US Navy [...]
  • Raytheon’s GhostEye Air Defense Radar Defeat Cruise Missile

    December 22, 2023 0
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  • Ukrainian forces blow up Russia’s counter-battery radar

    March 30, 2024 0
    Ukrainian troops have successfully destroyed a Russian Zoopark-1 1L219 counter-battery radar, a crucial asset used by Russian commanders to detect and target Ukrainian artillery positions. Ukrainian forces destroyed Russian Zoopark-1 counter-battery radarDateJuly 10, 2023Ukrainian intelligence [...]
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 […]

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Baykar to establish drone MRO facility in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russian Su-35 Fighter Jets Far From Kyiv

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsui Unveils OPV Design Proposal For JMSDF OPV Requirement

  • Central Asia

    CSTO Dead: U.S. Invites Armenia and Azerbaijan to NATO Summit in Washington

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF formally accepted 30th F-35 stealth jet

  • Middle East

    Iran wants to build submarines and destroyer

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Denmark to purchase Naval Strike Missile (NSM) as a replacement for Harpoon missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Submarine Procurement Race Takes Hold In Asia

  • Europe

    Putin deliberately denies ammunition to Wagner fighters, Yevgeny Prigozhin says

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Bayraktar Akinci successfully launched the Roketsan-developed Cakir cruise missile

  • Europe

    Slovakia Sent Modernized T-72M To Ukraine In Return Of Leopard Tanks

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s new Plustan-SN armored vehicles

  • Central Asia

    Amid tensions with Iran, Azerbaijan purchases Israeli Arrow-3 (Hetz 3) anti-ballistic missile

  • Land Platform

    Russian Propagandist Editing T-90M Blow-Up Video In Ukraine With Merkava Tank Fitted With Trophy Active Protection System

  • Americas

    Raytheon Standard Missile 6 is the most versatile missile ever deployed by the U.S.

  • South Asia

    Tarique Siddique, DGDP and Sheikh Hasina embezzled $76.4 million from the Bangladesh army’s black hawk helicopter contract.

  • Defense Industry

    Poland discloses details of Bayraktar TB2 deals

  • Europe

    Russians Made the Kherson Oblast ‘City Of Death’ As They Flee Like Olympic Sprinters

  • Europe

    Wagner mercenary group shot down Russia’s airborne command post aircraft and electronic warfare helicopter during mutiny

  • Europe

    Ukrainian FPV drone destroys Russian T-80 tank in fierce battle near Bakhmut

  • Defense Industry

    Israel eyes privatization of defense giants IAI and Rafael via public share sale.

  • Air Platform

    New Zealand Received Its Final P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft

  • Defense Industry

    Polish Defense Industry And Its Future Growth

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Completed delivery of the German AFBM “Boxer”

  • Air Platform

    France Offers Additional Rafale Fighter Jets to India

  • Europe

    Russia’s arms export hit rock bottom, only $1 billion of arms exported in 2024, reported SIPRI

  • Europe

    United States Sends More Missiles And Ammunition To Ukraine Worth $400 Million

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia on high alert after appearance of Chinese vessel CCG 4205

  • Europe

    Ukrainian military videos showed a soldier taking out a Russian tank using a U.S.-made Javelin missile.

  • Americas

    ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems buys Brazilian Oceana shipyard

  • Infantry Weapons

    Lockheed Proposes AGM-184C LRASM Anti-ship Missiles For Australian Army’s LAND 4100 Phase 2

  • Defense Industry

    Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce 80 General Electric F414 Engines for KF-21 Fighter Jets

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16 Successfully Jammed Russian-made S-300 SAM of Syrian Army

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israel Unveils Long-range LORA Air-launched Ballistic Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Submarine Project Is Dangerously Off Track Reports Insight Economics

  • Europe

    Several ATACMS strikes at Dzhankoy airbase destroyed five S-400 launchers, 15 helicopters and killed 30 Russian airmen

  • Africa

    Israel, Chad renew diplomatic relations that were severed in 1972

  • Europe

    Germany Sent MATADOR ATGM And Ammo To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Egypt Ordered Bastion-P Missile as rising tensions with Turkey

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Gets French Mirage 2000 Fighter Jet Boost From NATO Ally

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman turn to Australia to keep the production of Triton UAV running

  • Europe

    British-supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Killed Russian General Oleg Tsokov

  • C4iSR

    France purchases Saab GlobalEye Early Warning And Control Aircraft

  • Naval Weapons

    South Korea to Develop Close-in Weapon System for Warships

  • Americas

    Why does Russian-made missile shot down commercial airlines repeatedly?

  • Europe

    Sweden Transfer 5,000 AT-4 Disposable Anti-tank Weapons to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Corrupt Bangladeshi officials issued 54000 passports to Rohingya refugees, says foreign minister

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Iran began transferring missile systems to Syria, preparing to strike Israel

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Ambushed Russian Elite Airborne, Destroyed Column Of BMD Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Why Gripen E/F (AKA Sukhoi Killer) Is The Best Fighter Jets In Its Class

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