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  • [ June 29, 2026 ] Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attack with Around 400 Drones Targeting Moscow, Southern Russia, and Russian-Occupied Crimea. Europe
  • [ June 29, 2026 ] MBDA conducted the second development firing of the MICA NG from a Rafale. Air-Launched Weapons
  • [ June 29, 2026 ] IAI, Palladyne AI to team up to sell Harpy and Harop kamikaze drones to Department of War. Americas
  • [ June 29, 2026 ] Rheinmetall and Destinus accelerate RUTA Block 3 cruise missile development. Cruise Missiles
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Air-Launched Weapons

MBDA conducted the second development firing of the MICA NG from a Rafale.

June 29, 2026 GDC 0

France has fired its next-generation air-to-air missile from a Rafale at supersonic speed for the first time, clearing one of the most demanding technical hurdles in the weapon’s qualification program and moving MBDA’s MICA NG […]

  • Ukraine’s long-range attack drones destroyed three of Russia’s corvettes stationed in Kronstadt.

    June 4, 2026 0
    Ukrainian drones have struck the Russian corvette Boikiy in the port of Kronstadt, according to a report by Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces. Ukraine has continuously degraded the Russian Black Sea Fleet since the 2022 [...]
  • Honeywell Aerospace Awarded Contract to Establish AUKUS Industrial Base in Australia

    March 20, 2025 0
    American company Honeywell has been awarded a contract to deliver the AUKUS Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) pilot program. Australia To Acquire Nuclear-powered Submarine, Scraps Conventional Submarine ProjectDateSeptember 16, 2021President Trump Asked DOGE to Reinstate ITAR [...]
  • Russia’s Finance Ministry Borrowed $13.6 Billion To Fund Faltering Ukraine Invasion

    November 22, 2022 0
    British defense chiefs have said Russia had borrowed its largest cash in a single day to raise funds for the Ukraine war. Ever Declining Sales Order & Reputation of Russia’s MiGDateApril 11, 2018Russian Warship Fired [...]
  • MBDA awarded contract to supply VL MICA to Moroccan Army

    May 26, 2020 0
    The Moroccan government has signed an export loan agreement with France’s BNP Paribas for the acquisition of a new ground-based air defence (GBAD) system. Announced via the country’s government gazette on 18 May, the loan [...]
  • Erdogan asked Putin to take back the S-400 missile system to rejoin the F-35 program.

    December 18, 2025 0
    Turkey is seeking ways to return the Russian-made S-400 air defense system it purchased nearly a decade ago, a step that could remove a major obstacle in its strained relations with the United States and [...]
  • US Army targets Beijing with its newly developed long-range Dark Eagle hypersonic missile from Japan

    May 1, 2025 0
    The US Army’s Dark Eagle hypersonic missile can hit Beijing in under 30 minutes from Japan. On Friday, the United States conducted a test launch of the U.S. Army’s hypersonic missile, also known as the [...]
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 […]

  • Europe

    Italy will place $21 billion tanks and armored vehicles order to Rheinmetall

  • Europe

    Ukraine Rejects Russia’s Claim On Soledar

  • Industry

    Saudi Arabia To Invest $20 Billion In Domestic Defense Industry

  • Americas

    USS Zumwalt destroyers first to receive hypersonic missiles under new deal

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    50 RAAF Aircraft Joins Exercise Arnhem Thunder 2021

  • Europe

    HİSAR-A Goes Into Serial Production For Turkish Military

  • Europe

    Sweden Considers Supplying Deadly Archer Self-propelled Howitzer And RBS70 Anti-air Missile

  • Central Asia

    Turkmenistan Comissions Turkish-built Turkmen-Class Corvette “Deniz Han”

  • Air Platform

    IPHR and NAKO published 84 pages comprehensive report exposing that Russia’s fighter jets are fitted with Western components

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan lifts ban on lethal weapons exports in major shift of pacifist policy.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s laser targeting system and laser-guided bombs have low efficacy, missing their targets

  • Americas

    M1 AbramsX: The Next Super Tanks Of US Army

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Retains F-16CJ Capability in the Middle East to Strike Iran Again.

  • Europe

    Britain and Turkey Agreed to Provide Further Lethal Aid to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    India Seized Chinese-made Industrial Autoclave bound for Pakistan

  • Air Platform

    Russian IL-76 transport aircraft crashed near Moscow

  • Defense Industry

    Spanish Sascorp To Unveil Amphibious UGV At FEINDEF 2021

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Decommission Armidale-class OPV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Navantia signed contract with the Royal Thai Navy to modernise two Pattani-class Offshore Patrol Vessels

  • Defense Industry

    Australia Orders K-9 Howitzers, K-10 Ammunition Resupply Vehicles Worth $720 Million

  • Air Platform

    UK, Italy and Japan jointly built GCAP sixth-gen fighter jet to take to the skies by 2035

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems proposed a new large area display (LAD) cockpit for Finland’s HX bid

  • Middle East

    Iran Unveils New Reconnaissance Combat Drones

  • Middle East

    President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year authoritarian rule has ended

  • Europe

    Russian invasion in Ukraine is not going according to plan, says Jens Stoltenberg

  • Air Platform

    Here’s why Russia’s Su-57 is doomed?

  • Europe

    Hellenic Navy’s HS Kimon Started Sea Trials

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration Pauses Precision Guided Munitions Sale To Saudi Arabia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia pledges $2.7 billion to progress nuclear submarine shipyard build.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Aselsan to Deliver TOLUN Miniature Bombs to the Turkish Air Force

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s NTV News Exposed Bangladesh Military, Defence Ministry and DGDP’s Significant Corruption, Embezzlement and Money Laundering Scheme

  • Europe

    Russia lost 45 percent of its special forces in the Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Germany Delivers MARS Artillery Rocket And Dingo Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Cruise Missiles

    France and the UK authorize the use of Storm Shadow/Scalp Cruise Missiles Deep Inside Russia

  • Africa

    Pakistan Delivers Three JF-17 Thunder To Nigeria

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Saab Gripen Achieved Final Operational Capability With The Brazilian Air Force

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-25 Fighter Jet Crashed Near Tourist Beach in Latest Humiliation For Putin

  • Europe

    Naval Group, India’s GRSE To Build Kamorta-class ASW Corvettes

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s PAK DA Is No Match to American B-21 Stealth Bombers

  • Europe

    Russian Journalists Exposing Russian Army’s Casualties In Putin’s War

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Developed AI Powered Command And Control Systems

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Appoints New Air Guard and Army Chief AKA “Graft King”

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian forces destroy Russian Tor air defense system using kamikaze drone

  • South Asia

    Trump Administration could sanction Bangladesh for allowing antisemitic and pro-Hamas rallies. Instead, Bangladesh should focus on Abraham Accord

  • Europe

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  • Europe

    Huge explosion ripped through Russia’s nuclear ICBM missile factory in Russia’s Udmurt Republic

  • Europe

    Ukrainian UJ-22 kamikaze drones struck Russian Kh-59 anti-ship missile factory

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s $500 FPV drone destroyed Russia’s $4.3 million T-90MS main battle tank

  • Infantry Weapons

    Saudi Arabia Purchases THAAD Anti-ballistic Missile System

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