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Iran Unveils New Air Defense Systems

September 10, 2021 GDC 0

The Islamic Republic of Iran Army’s Air Defense Force unveiled a new surveillance radar and command-and-control (C2) system on 1 September and also announced that it has tested a new version of its Mesad-16 surface-to-air […]

  • Russian nuclear missile failure makes Putin’s threats of the use of nukes more vague than actual

    September 23, 2024 0
    According to open-source intelligence analysts, satellite imagery has revealed that a recent Russian test of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) failed. Russia has suffered a failed ICBM test due to a mid-launch explosion.DateNovember [...]
  • Ukraine’s gamble in Bakhmut paid off, gaining territory, killing commanders, injuring top General and decimating 10,000 soldiers

    September 24, 2023 0
    Several Russian commanders including the general leading the Kremlin’s forces in southern Ukraine have been killed or badly injured in a missile strike on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, Kyiv has claimed. Ukraine [...]
  • Taiwanese Legislators Considers Drafting Foreign Nationals For Military Services

    January 13, 2025 0
    Taiwan’s security agency officials are discussing the possibility of employing foreign nationals to fight for Taiwan in the event of a conflict with China, according to KMT Legislator Chen Yeong-kang.  Amid Tensions With China, Taiwan [...]
  • Denmark purchases 129 Patria armored vehicles

    July 17, 2025 0
    Denmark has signed a contract for 129 Patria armored personnel carriers (APCs), with the first vehicles set to be delivered later this year, the Danish Ministry of Defence announced on Monday. The deal is part [...]
  • Germany, UK in Talks Over Cruise Missile Swap Deal for Ukraine

    January 27, 2024 0
    Germany is in discussions with Britain about a possible cruise missile swap arrangement for Ukraine, German media reported Thursday. Ukraine requests evil twins of Storm Shadow, 500km range bunker busting Taurus cruise missiles from GermanyDateMay [...]
  • Algerian Navy’s Powerful MEKO-200AN Frigate to Exercise with French Navy

    January 24, 2024 0
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Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall offers next-gen KF-51 Panther main battle tanks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Denmark, the Netherlands and U.S. spearhead creation of the future Ukrainian air force

  • Defense Industry

    Thailand To Buy More KAI T-50TH Advanced Trainer Aircraft

  • Europe

    U.S. To Send Eight More HIMARS System To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Denmark Purchases BLOCKER Smart Naval Mine for Greenland’s Defense

  • Americas

    Colombia Purchased French-made CEASAR Howitzers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai and Hanwha To Compete In South Korean KDDX Destroyer Program

  • Air Platform

    Saab Trials New X-band AESA Radar on Gripen D

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea establishes research center to build aircraft engine.

  • Europe

    Ukraine strikes Russian air base housing thousands of Shahed kamikaze drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Gibbs & Cox showcased a new corvette design based off Taiwanese Navy’s Frigate.

  • Central Asia

    Collapsing CSTO: Russia completely withdraws its troops from Nagorno-Karabakh

  • Middle East

    Azerbaijani State-owned Oil Company Purchases 10 Percent Stakes In Israeli Tamar Gas Field

  • Air Platform

    Saab Started Delivering Gripen E to Sweden and Brazil

  • Air Platform

    French Rafale Conducts Maritime Exercises with French Navy’s Warship Forbin

  • Air Platform

    Croatia retires all cold war-era MiG-21 jets

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Started Trials For Croatian Air Force’s Rafale B Jet

  • Europe

    Ukraine War: Russia Lost Global LNG Export Markets By 15 Percent

  • Air Platform

    RAAF’s F-35A Ready For Combat Missions

  • Europe

    Greece signs letter of intent with Netherlands for more warships

  • Air Platform

    The Wing Loong II / ID Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar junta declared mandatory conscription for young men and women

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Formally Inducts Chinese-made J-10C Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    From Russia with Dud: Meet the Sukhoi Su-30 and Su-35 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Saab’s MSHORAD System Successfully Demonstrated with Live Firing

  • Europe

    Putin prepared the Russian army to use nuclear weapons against Baltic states, Western intelligence

  • Europe

    Russia lost 550 Russian conscripts, 33 artillery systems, 11 armoured vehicles, and eight tanks in Bakhmut in a day

  • Africa

    US Military Exports To Royal Moroccan Armed Forces

  • Air Platform

    Russia lost 35 Su-24M ground attack aircraft Since the Ukraine invasion, 17 aircraft were destroyed in Crimea drone strikes 

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 50 Dingo 2 APCs and 12 M1070 transport trucks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    J-20 fighter jet’s chief designer Yang Wei was found dead after removal.

  • C4iSR

    HENSOLDT, RAFAEL develop jamming system to protect naval ships

  • Air Platform

    Incompetent Russian Pilot Crashed MiG-31 Foxhound After Take-off

  • Europe

    Bayraktar Kizilelma Achieved Air-to-air Missile Firing Capability.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s drone strikes destroyed two of Putin’s oil refineries, reducing 8.8 million tons of refining capacity.

  • Americas

    Anduril awarded $20 billion contract to produce AI battlefield network for the U.S. Army.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    France Follows UK By Sending Long-range Scalp Cruise Missiles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine released photos of M1 Abrams tanks in the front line

  • Americas

    Raytheon enters full-rate production for SM-3 Block IIA

  • Americas

    Nexter Proposes Ceasar Howitzer For US Army

  • Middle East

    Iraqi Security and Defense Committee recommends acquiring Russian S-400 ADS

  • Europe

    Netherlands will give Ukraine minesweepers, drone radars, and M3 amphibious bridge

  • Air Platform

    Rheinmetall Unveils LUNA Reconnaissance UAV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Navy Deploys Two OPVs in Indo-Pacific Region

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroys half of Russia’s ‘key’ Pantsir air defense systems, security service says.

  • Industry

    Russian Rosoboronexport registered its trademark abroad

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract For Combat Training Solutions Of Polish Army

  • Europe

    U.S. M1A1 Abrams MBTs officially join the fight against Russian forces

  • Air Platform

    The Philosophy Behind the Fighter Jet Design

  • South Asia

    Indian spy agency RAW is behind the killing of anti-Indian protester Sharif Osman Hadi in Bangladesh.

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