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Air-Launched Weapons

Egypt Wants More Meteor And Scalp Missiles For Its Rafale

May 2, 2021 GDC 0

France withheld the sale of the Meteor long-range, air-to-air missile to Egypt in response to a request from Israel, an arms specialist said. That French decision to forego an order for the Meteor missile differed […]

  • Taiwan Approves Additional $8 Billion Budget for Weapons Procurement

    January 20, 2022 0
    Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) told domestic media that the special budget will also fund the production of Taiwan-made Tien Kung (天弓, Sky Bow), Tien Chien (天劍, Sky Sword), and Hsiung Feng (雄風, Brave [...]
  • Top Russian general killed by Ukrainian sniper in major blow for KGB Putin

    March 4, 2022 0
    According to multiple reports, a top Russian general was killed by a Ukrainian sniper in a crucial blow to the Russian invasion. Russia Loses Eighth General and 34th Colonel in Botched Ukraine InvasionDateApril 19, 2022Ukraine [...]
  • Zero design changes is the way forward for Royal Australian Navy’s tier 2 frigates

    July 14, 2025 0
    The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) two-star capability head has made a robust defence of the ‘shrink-wrapped’ procurement strategy being pursued for the accelerated acquisition of 11 new Tier 2 general purpose frigates. Hunter Class Frigates [...]
  • Explosion rocks Russian-occupied Melitopol, amid Ukrainian counteroffensive

    April 5, 2023 0
    Explosions have been heard in Russian-occupied Melitopol amid growing rumours that Ukraine is laying the groundwork for a counter-offensive. Ukraine knocked out powerplant and supply trains in the Russian-occupied city of MelitopolDateMarch 30, 2023Ukrainian HIMARS [...]
  • Moldova enforced European Union sanctions on Russia

    November 26, 2023 0
    Russia says it will respond after Moldova decided to join European Union sanctions against Moscow. Mad Vlad prepares FSB task force to invade Moldova from Russian occupied TransnistriaDateFebruary 27, 2023Mad Vlad no longer regards Moldova [...]
  • Japan’s Defense Ministry Asks 8.3% budget increase

    October 1, 2020 0
    Japan’s Defense Ministry is asking for a 8.3% budget increase in 2020, its largest rise in more than two decades, in the face of China’s rapid military modernization and a looming threat from North Korea. [...]
Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

December 26, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type 90B 122mm Rocket Artillery Exploded and Rolled Over Again.

December 25, 2025 0

Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. That’s what happened in the Thai-Cambodian War. Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm […]

Europe

Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

December 25, 2025 0

Lithuania has signed a 252 million euro contract with KNDS France for a second batch of 30 CAESAR Mk II 155 mm wheeled howitzers, expanding a program first launched in 2022. The move strengthens long-range […]

  • Air Platform

    Toned Down F-47: Donald Trump Made British-led Global Air Combat Program (GCAP) Great Again

  • Naval Platforms

    The US State Department approves Harpoon and MK54 Torpedoes for Indian P-8I Neptune MPA

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia rolls out first Loyal Wingman for RAAF

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 kamikaze sea drones destroyed Russia’s corvette Ivanovets.

  • Europe

    British-supplied Challenger 2 main battle tanks smashed through Russian frontline in Kursk region

  • Europe

    Sweden orders more ARCHER wheeled artillery systems

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Russian S-300 Air Defense System

  • Europe

    Biden Administration Announced New Military Aid To Ukraine, Included HIMARS, Patriot Missile and Howitzers

  • Europe

    Rocketsan Multi-Caliber Launcher Weapons

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia sends Pantsir-SM air defense system to frontline

  • Europe

    Sweden’s new A-26 Blekinge Class submarines can perform seabed warfare

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Special Forces Using Precision Fire Australian Combat Assault Rifle (ACAR)

  • Europe

    Turkey Wants Its A400M Aircraft Back From Ukraine

  • Europe

    First Tranche Of 1500 North Korean Troops Received Russian Uniform And Fake ID In Russia

  • Naval Platforms

    Flopping Fish: The Shenyang J-15, A Perfect Example of ‘Garbage In and Garbage Out’

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Launches Four PKMR Patrol Boats

  • Air Platform

    Russia shot down its own Ka-52 attack helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Here’s Why Indian Air Force Declined Russia’s Offer to Buy 117S Engine and Irbis-E Radar?

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s aircraft carrier Cavour ready for F-35 integration

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded $15.3 Million Contract For Swedish Navy’s Torpedo Tube

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Hungary’s parliament ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership bid

  • Air Platform

    Bayraktar TB3 to perform maiden flight in 2022

  • C4iSR

    Azerbaijan and Bangladesh’s military purchase Turkish military-grade DS200T series hybrid PBX systems.

  • Europe

    Germany drafts €377 billion defense blueprint spanning land, air, sea, space, and cyber domains.

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Rolls Out Bow Of Type 26 Frigate

  • Europe

    50 Years Old Icelandic Coast Guard Vessel On Sale

  • Europe

    Russia lost more than 600 troops in a single day in Avdiivka

  • Land Platform

    Chinese NORINCO claims VT-4 Tank is better than T-14 Armata

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian PzH2000 artillery blows up Russia’s new electronic warfare system

  • C4iSR

    Analysis: A Modern Integrated Air Defense Systems

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabian SAMI signs agreement with Turkish Baykar Defense on Drone Production

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy’s P-8 Poseidon Flew Near Shanghai Coast

  • Middle East

    Inconvenient Truth: Ordinary Women Sell Sex to Survive in Iran, and Iranian Mullahs Enjoy Luxurious European Goods and Alcohol

  • Middle East

    Israel F-15I Escorts American B-52 Bombers Over Gulf Of Oman

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Strikes Killed Hezbollah’s Weapon Smuggling Chief Suhail Hussein Husseini

  • Air Platform

    The Third Prototype of Turkey’s Akinci UCAV Makes First Flight

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine Detained President of Motor Sich Vyacheslav Bohuslayev For Supplying Helicopters Engines To Russia

  • Europe

    CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN Hobart-class air warfare destroyers to be upgraded with Aegis combat system

  • Middle East

    Shadow War: An Iranian Oil Tanker Exploded In The Syrian Port of Latakia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China unveils next-gen ZTZ-201 light tank

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Sending Electronic Warfare Equipment To Ukraine Worth $150 Million

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy To Install C-Dome Missiles Onto Arafura Class OPV

  • Europe

    Israeli Elbit Systems to Upgrade Ukrainian MiG-29 Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF formally accepted 30th F-35 stealth jet

  • Europe

    Desperate Russian army is attaching wooden logs as armor with trucks and tanks

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-35 Repeatedly Entered Iranian Airspace To Prepare Strikes On Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

  • Air Platform

    The F-15EX to complement stealth F-35 in combat missions.

  • C4iSR

    Australia Establishes Defense Space Command

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