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Industry

Lockheed Martin’s Marillyn Hewson to step down as CEO

March 17, 2020 GDC 0

WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin said on Monday company veteran Marillyn Hewson will step down as chief executive officer, and tapped board member and American Tower Corp boss James Taiclet as her replacement. Hewson joined the defense titan more than […]

  • Germany prepares $2.95 billion lethal aid package for Ukraine, including tanks, IRIS-T, armored vehicles and howitzers

    May 15, 2023 0
    Germany may announce a new military aid package for Ukraine in the near future. This was reported by the German newspaper Der Spiegel, citing sources in the German government familiar with the situation. Germany announced [...]
  • Boeing To Deliver 14 Extended-range Chinook Helicopters To Royal Air Force

    July 4, 2021 0
    Boeing won a $578 million Foreign Military Sales contract to deliver 14 extended-range Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to the UK Royal Air Force (RAF). UK Buys 14 Chinooks Helicopters Worth £1.4 BillionDateJune 10, 2021Airbus, Boeing Offer Chinook [...]
  • Pakistan Reveals Four Tail Numbers of Indian Rafale Jets Downed During Operation Sindoor.

    September 18, 2025 0
    Pakistan has escalated its claims over the May confrontation, with retired Lt Gen Khalid Kidwai disclosing the tail numbers of four Indian Air Force Rafales allegedly shot down by the Pakistan Air Force. How Indian [...]
  • France delivers AMX-10 RC wheeled tank to Ukraine

    March 21, 2023 0
    French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu confirmed that the first AMX-10 RC armored vehicles, commonly known as wheeled tanks, have arrived in Ukraine. France Donates A Large Batch Of Armored Vehicles To UkraineDateJuly 7, 2022France [...]
  • U.S. to expedite arms exports to Indo-Pacific nations

    August 23, 2020 0
    NEW YORK (GDC) — Bolstered by a historic $32 billion in approved defense sales to allies and partners for the month of July, the Trump administration said Thursday that it is ready to further support [...]
  • Fear Of Ukranian Drone Strikes, Russia Installs Surface-to-air Missiles On Rooftop Of Moscow Buildings

    January 21, 2023 0
    Paranoid Vladimir Putin has deployed air defence systems around Moscow as the tyrant fears being toppled amid his disastrous war in Ukraine. Chinese CPMIEC offered HQ-16 and HQ-9 ADS to Syrian regime: reports SinaDateMarch 15, [...]
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 […]

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Ordered Two Columbia-class nuclear Submarine

  • Americas

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

  • Americas

    Putin’s Puppet Donald Trump Wants Ukraine to Hand Over $500 Billion Minerals To U.S. or Hand Over Country to Russia

  • C4iSR

    U.S. State Department Approves $11.9 Billion Aegis Combat System Sale to Germany.

  • Europe

    Russia’s T-62M Tanks Proved Useless Against Modern Anti-tank Weapons Supplied By The West

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s AH-64E Apache Longbow Attack Helicopter

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Australia Sends 20 Bushmaster Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

  • Americas

    Canada to diversify weapons import and reduce reliance on US weapons

  • Europe

    Australia to send Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops received hundreds of bomber drones

  • Land Platform

    US state department approves 555 M1A1 Abrams tank refurbishment packages for Egypt

  • Europe

    Russians Flee From Front-line Of Kherson, Moved Back To Dnieper River

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China hikes defense budget to 6.8% in FY2021

  • Air Platform

    France will transfer Mirage-2000 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Could Sell Captured A-29, C-130 and UH-60 Aircraft To China, Report

  • Air Platform

    The USAF Seriously Considering To Build 4.5 Generation Fighter Jets

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded contract to produce additional Patriot missile system for Germany

  • South Asia

    China’s CCTV Surveillance Empire at Home and in Nepal Built on American Technologies.

  • Air Platform

    Iranian State TV Admitted Its Wartime Claim of Shooting Down Israeli F-35 Jet Was AI-generated.

  • Air Platform

    DARPA Awards General Atomics ‘LongShot’ Drone Demo Contract

  • Air Platform

    Qatar considers purchasing 24 more Rafale F4 Fighter Jets

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Israeli 100kw Iron Beam air defense system is fully operational.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine requests THAAD anti-ballistic missile, F/A-18 Hornet, C-17 aircraft and Apache helicopters from the U.S.

  • Air Platform

    Portuguese Super Lynx Helicopter Delivery Delayed To 2021

  • Naval Weapons

    SM-2 standard missile Block IIIA & IIIB

  • Europe

    Huge Explosion Destroys Moscow Mega Shopping Mall

  • Europe

    Slovakia And Finland To Jointly Develop Armored Combat Vehicle

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces have struck and destroyed a Russian military train carrying fuel.

  • C4iSR

    Royal Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail AWACS Received Paint Scheme

  • Naval Platforms

    USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) completes maintenance availability programme

  • Land Platform

    Russian paratroopers to get high-speed buggies based on armored vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Super Hercules Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight Test

  • Middle East

    Canada to export LAV 700 Armored Vehicles to Saudi Arabia

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Wants Rolls-Royce MT30 Marine Propulsion For Its Warships

  • South Asia

    Maldives purchased Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones, amid India tensions

  • Middle East

    Navantia starts construction of new corvettes for Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Greece Purchases 20 F-35 Stealth Jets From Lockheed Martin

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Aselsan Unveils Shipboard Göksur Point Defense system

  • Europe

    4,000 ‘Russian Legion’ Volunteers Fighting For Ukraine Plans To Topple Putin In Russia

  • Air Platform

    US Marines say F-35 stealth fighter squadron clocked 5,000 hours without any mishaps.

  • Middle East

    Ukraine’s President Zelensky to visit Israel next week

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia develops missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads with China’s help

  • Europe

    Russia Stop Using Iranian Shahed-136 Drones Due To Technical Defects

  • Air Platform

    French Mirage 2000-5F Fighter Jets Incept Russian Drones in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Cost of Australian submarine project blows out by $10bn

  • Air Platform

    America’s NATO allies push ahead with sixth-generation Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) fighter jet program

  • C4iSR

    Korean Air, LIG Nex1 Join Race to Build South Korea’s First Homegrown EW Aircraft.

  • Middle East

    Aselsan Awarded Contract to Supply SARP RWS to Bahrain

  • C4iSR

    Japan unveils NEC LR 02T long-range air defense radar in the Middle East.

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