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  • [ March 9, 2026 ] Israeli Air Force turns to Modafinil to maintain pilot focus during 10000km combat flights per day. Middle East
  • [ March 9, 2026 ] Iran has requested India and Sri Lanka to take control of Iranian Navy’s ships, not return them to Iran. Naval Platforms
  • [ March 9, 2026 ] Ukraine destroyed Russia’s three warships, S-400 radar, Pantsir and S-300 missile system. Europe
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HomeMassive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP)

Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP)

Air Platform

US Air Force’s B-2 stealth bombers dropped GBU-57 MOP to Iran’s Nuclear Sites

June 22, 2025 GDC 0

    US President Donald Trump says American forces have conducted “very successful” strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan and that all US planes are now out of Iranian airspace.     Israel’s […]

Air-Launched Weapons

GBU-57 MOP: The Knockout Punch of The US Air Force

November 2, 2020 GDC 0

The Air Force has given Boeing a mulit-million contract to procure the GBU-57 massive ordnance penetrator – a bomb designed to destroy hardened underground targets like those found in North Korea or Iran. The announcement does not […]

Air-Launched Weapons

U.S. to Sale Bunker Busting GBU-57 Bombs to Israel

October 30, 2020 GDC 0

Two bipartisan House legislators will introduce a bill in the US Congress this week that would require the US Department of Defence (DoD) to consider selling Israel bunker-buster bombs capable of penetrating heavily fortified underground […]

  • V-22 Osprey conducts first landing on the deck of a ship

    April 23, 2021 0
    The U.S. Navy announced Friday it landed an Osprey V-22 aircraft for the first time on a flight deck aboard a hospital ship. The U.S. Pacific Fleet announced the news from the USNS Mercy. The [...]
  • Ukraine shot down Russia’s Su-25 fighter jet, destroyed one S-300 surface-to-air missile

    July 21, 2024 0
    Ukrainian forces downed a Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft on Friday, according to the country’s Khortytsia group of forces operating in the eastern Donetsk region. Ukraine Used Bayraktar TB2 Drone To Strike In DonbassDateJuly 7, [...]
  • Greece purchases Israeli Barak MX Surface-to-air Missile.

    December 28, 2025 0
    Israel is moving towards finalising a €3 billion deal with Greece for three Israeli air defence systems in what is described as a strategic agreement of historic scale. The price is comparable to Israel’s sale [...]
  • Most components of the Chinese J-16, J-10C, J-20, FC-31, J-35, J-36, and J-50 fighters are sourced from the US, the UK, Germany, Sweden, Italy, France, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Russia and South Korea.

    November 4, 2025 0
    When the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) acquired its first tranche of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-27SK fighters in the early 1990s, long-time observers of China’s industrial base asked two questions. The first question was how [...]
  • Israeli IAI unveils Scorpius electronic warfare system for multi-threat countermeasures

    June 24, 2022 0
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  • German-Norwegian Type 212CD submarine programme achieves Critical Design Review milestone

    August 26, 2024 0
    The submarine project has reached a significant milestone, with the completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase for the new submarines. This milestone marks the conclusion of the design phase. Norway has ordered four [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • Europe

    Russian Ministry of Labor Quietly Requested 230,000 Death Certificates For Ukraine War Veterans

  • Americas

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

  • Americas

    The U.S. Is The Largest Arms Exporter, Who Are Buyers?

  • Europe

    Who are the highly competent, patriot and skilful Ukrainian Generals?

  • Middle East

    Turkiye to sale tanks, missiles and warships to Saudi Arabia worth $6 billion

  • Air Platform

    Germany Negotiating With The U.S. To Buy F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Africa

    Mali Receives Turkish Akinci Drones to Fight Terrorists Group

  • Air Platform

    India Canceled 48 Mi-17 Choppers Deal with Russia, Amid Poor Performance in Ukraine War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems sends UK’s Type 26 frigate design document to Australia

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan Purchased Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Block III Fighter Jets Worth $1.6 Billion

  • Europe

    The US Air Force set to upgrade nukes stationed in Germany

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy’s ‘carrier killer’ HALO hypersonic missile to rival those of China and Russia.

  • Air Platform

    Turkmenistan showcases Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone

  • Ballistic Missile

    Ukraine successfully hit Russia with demestically developed ballistic missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone strikes on Russian capital as Russia shut down airspace

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia has suffered a failed ICBM test due to a mid-launch explosion.

  • Ballistic Missile

    South Korea Deploys Hyunmoo-5 Ballistic Missile to Strengthen Deterrence Against North Korea.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Aerospace Industries supplies Heron UAV to Morocco

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Did China Send Soviet-era J-7 To Taiwan Strait?

  • Europe

    Belarus Delivers Modernized MiG-29UB To Serbia

  • Americas

    Saab To Open Two Aerospace Centers If Canada Selects Gripen E

  • Air Platform

    TAI T625 Gökbey will fly with a local engine

  • Europe

    Poland, France and Germany vow to make Europe stronger as fears grow over Russia’s invasion and Trump’s presidency

  • Americas

    China wants to redevelop JY-27A, JYL-1, Type 305A and H-200 radars after Venezuela failure.

  • Europe

    Russia Exposed: Captured Russian Pilots Admit That RuAF Distributed Garmin GPS and Pronebo Mobile App To Navigate In Ukraine

  • Industry

    Turkish defense industry continues to boosting its capabilities

  • Air Platform

    Boeing, Honeywell and Rolls-Royce Deutschland Partner to Service Bundeswehr’s H-47 Chinook Engines

  • Air Platform

    Boeing vying for Australian Apache deal

  • Air Platform

    Five Worse Features Of Su-35 Led To The Destruction Of Su-35 In the Ukraine War

  • Cruise Missiles

    India test fires 1500 kilometers range missile from the Eastern coast

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s supply-class AOR ship tests Phalanx close-in weapons system

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroys Russian Pantsir-S1 anti-air missile in Bakhmut

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Says Indonesia Still In KFX Programme Despite Rafale And F-15EX Procurement

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon awarded $192 million contract to produce AMRAAM missile for Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Sweden will deliver Gripen jets to Ukraine after it formally joins NATO

  • Europe

    Turkey Supplying Arms And Training To Ukrainian Military In Donbass War

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Could Get Significant Intel on Russian EW Capability As Ukraine Captured Krashuka-4 EW System

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    MBDA successfully test fires AKERON LP missile

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon Awarded $500 Million Contract For Norwegian F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroys Soviet-era Uragan Artillery Rockets

  • Europe

    Ruble Crashed: International Sanctions Hit Putin’s Face With A Big Slap

  • Africa

    Algeria Receives Chinese Ground-based LDK-190 Electronic Warfare System

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russian Su-35 Fighter Jet Over Kherson, reports Ukrainian Air Force

  • Air Platform

    F-15EX: The Bombs And Missiles Truck Of The US Air Force

  • Europe

    Ukraine Started Shelling Deep Inside Occupied Lugansk Region Using HIMARS

  • Europe

    German Navy Upgrades Radar Systems Of F124 Sachsen-class Frigates

  • Europe

    Hanwha Defense To Supply 288 K239 Chunmoo MLRS To Poland

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia deploys S-300 SAM which doesn’t detect drones to defend itself from drones in St Petersburg

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese PL-15/PL-12D active radar-guided air-to-air missiles loosely analogous to the American AIM-120A

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