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Turkiye plans to build ‘Steel Dome’ integrated air defense system

July 2, 2025 GDC 0

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Americas

President Trump announced $175 billion in funds for Golden Dome missile defence for America

May 21, 2025 GDC 0

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had selected a design for the $175-billion Golden Dome missile defense shield and named a Space Force general to head the ambitious program aimed at blocking threats from […]

Americas

President Trump Asks Pentagon to Build Golden Dome Missile Defense System for Entire America

March 23, 2025 GDC 0

US military officials are scrambling to develop a “Golden Dome” defence system that can protect the country from long-range missile strikes and have been told by the White House that no expense will be spared […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea Fired Missiles In Response To North Korean Missile Launches

November 2, 2022 GDC 0

South Korea says it has conducted air-to-surface missile tests in response to North Korean missile launches. South Korea’s military says its fighter jets fired three precision-guided missiles on Wednesday near the rivals’ eastern border. It says the launches were in […]

Infantry Weapons

Saudi Arabia to Locally Produce Components for U.S. THAAD Missile System

March 16, 2022 GDC 0

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) has given the nod for two projects that aim to locally manufacture components for the U.S.-origin Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system. The information was confirmed by […]

Americas

Dynetics Beats Out Iron Dome For $237M U.S. Army’s Missile Defense Contract

October 2, 2021 GDC 0

Dynetics’ Enduring Shield system officially beat out Israeli’s Iron Dome for a new US Army contract, the first such win for the Leidos subsidiary’s new system. The $237 million contract to develop a cruise missile […]

Americas

Raytheon Awarded Standard Missile-3 Worth $2 Billion

March 3, 2021 GDC 0

TUCSON, Arizona (GDC) — Raytheon Company will produce and deliver SM-3 Block IB interceptors under a $2.1 billion, multi-year U.S. Missile Defense Agency contract. It is the first multi-year contract for the SM-3 program, and covers fiscal years 2019–2023. SM-3 is […]

Infantry Weapons

An In-depth Look At The Raytheon’s MIM-104 Patriot Missile Defense System

February 27, 2021 GDC 0

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Africa

Northrop Grumman To Start Production Of IBCS Systems For US Army

January 23, 2021 GDC 0

Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS), developed in partnership with the US Army, has received authorisation to proceed with low-rate initial production (LRIP) following a successful Milestone C decision for […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan cleared to upgrade Patriot Missile Defense System to PAC3 Level

July 11, 2020 GDC 0

­­­WASHINGTON (GDC) – The U.S. State Department approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) of Recertification of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles for an […]

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  • RoKAF received fourth and final Global Hawk UAV

    October 20, 2020 0
    The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has received the fourth and final Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) it ordered from the United States in 2014. [...]
  • Germany will send a company of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, allows allies to send tanks

    January 25, 2023 0
    Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, has bowed to international pressure and will send a company of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Der Spiegel reported. Canada sending Leopard 2 tanks to UkraineDateJanuary 28, 2023Germany sends Leopard [...]
  • Russian troop losses in Ukraine surpass the one million mark

    June 13, 2025 0
    The number of Russian troops killed or wounded in Ukraine has topped 1 million, military officials in Kyiv said on Thursday, describing the huge price that Moscow has paid for its three-year-old invasion. U.S. intelligence [...]
  • Russia’s Kh-47M2 Kinzhal Hypersonic BS: Not What You Think

    September 22, 2022 0
    The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal is an air-launched Iskander-M ballistic missile based on weapon from the 1980s. Ukrainian Patriot Missile Defense System Shot Down Four Kh-47M2 Kinzhal Hypersonic MissilesDateAugust 14, 2023Exposed! Russia’s Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile Lacks Advanced [...]
  • Armenia Opts For Rheinmetall Oerlikon SHORAD, Ditches Failed Pantsir

    April 9, 2021 0
    Armenia has abandoned Russian weapons in favor of French and German weapons. Although six months have passed since Karabakh’s armed conflict, Armenia decided not to rush to acquire Russian weapons, paying attention to French and [...]
  • U.S. Navy’s Tomahawk Cruise Missiles Destroyed Iran’s SAM, Radars and Ballistic Missiles.

    March 1, 2026 0
    United States Central Command (CENTCOM) released new operational details on Feb. 28 about Operation Epic Fury, confirming that United States and partner forces conducted large-scale strikes against Iranian military targets beginning at 1:15 a.m. Eastern [...]
Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

  • Air Platform

    Turkish light attack aircraft Hurjet to be co-produced in Spain

  • Americas

    Pentagon Announced Combined Arms Training For Ukrainian Soldiers

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Denmark purchases MBDA’s VL MICA anti-air missile system

  • Naval Platforms

    Iran has requested India and Sri Lanka to take control of Iranian Navy’s ships, not return them to Iran.

  • Air Platform

    Saab offers Gripen E/F fighter jets to the Indian Air Force.

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky Takes Defiant X Helo To NFAC Complex For Wind Tunnel Testing

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan launches “aircraft carrier killer” Tuo Chiang-class corvette

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands Pledges $164 Million In F-16 Ammunition for Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Army National Guard Received First UH-60V Helicopter

  • Europe

    St Petersburg Bomb Blast Kills Putin’s Propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky

  • Europe

    Russia Executing Their Own Retreating Soldiers Near Avdiivka

  • Air Platform

    J-20 exposed: new photos reveal China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon has visible screws, rivets and quality issues on the airframe.  

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine To Receive Hand-held Black Hornet Surveillance Drone From Norway

  • Europe

    Video shows Russian forces fleeing frontline after Ukraine deployed cluster munitions

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s FP-2 strike drone blows up Russia’s Pantsir-S1 anti-air missile.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US-made AGM-88E HARM Anti-radiation Missile’s Component Found At Russian Destroyed SAM Site in Eastern Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia resumes production of engines for T-80BVM tanks

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Artillery Strikes Destroyed Russia’s Newest S-350 Vityaz Anti-air Missile System

  • Europe

    Russia will militarily intervene in the event of an uprising in Belarus says Putin’s spokesperson Peskov

  • Middle East

    Israeli special forces ‘Sayeret Matkal’ raided and destroyed Iranian chemical weapons factory in Syria, reports say

  • Naval Weapons

    Phalanx close-in weapon system

  • Europe

    Ukraine Liberates Andriivka Village Near Bakhmut in Counteroffensive Milestone

  • Europe

    Armenian Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems were destroyed: Azerbaijani Defense Ministry

  • Middle East

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. Marine Raiders in Taiwan, a warning to China!

  • Defense Industry

    India Bought Barak-8 Missiles Worth $5 Billion

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems

  • Europe

    Kosovo will invest $1.1 billion to strengthen armed forces.

  • South Asia

    US, Maldives Defense Pact: Both Nations Complete First Ever Defense And Security Dialogue

  • Europe

    Putin Fired Four Deputy Defense Ministers, Appoints Relatives As Deputy Defense Minister

  • Air Platform

    Australia’s Special Air Service (SAS) is on the hunt for a new helicopter

  • Europe

    Estonia Selects Blue Spear Anti-Ship Missile for Coastal Batteries

  • Americas

    HII Launches 25th Virginia-Class Submarine For The US Navy

  • South Asia

    U.S. Ambassador cautions Bangladesh over China ties, offers American military hardware.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Boeing’s Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) GBU- 31/32/38 guided air-to-surface weapon

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to Build Eight Nuclear Submarines Based on Virginia-class Block V

  • Americas

    US Navy commissions new hunter-killer submarine, USS New Jersey

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Jaguar Fighter Jet Crashed Near Rajasthan’s Churu District

  • Middle East

    Israeli Sa’ar-class corvettes conduct exercises with US Navy in Red Sea

  • Air Platform

    Why Egypt Intensifying Its Military Modernization, Training And Exercises In MENA Regions

  • Europe

    Russia and Iran are terrorist states, President Zelenskyy criticized Iran over both conflicts

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s largest iron ore production plant

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-27 Released Missile Near RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Aircraft

  • Middle East

    Iran’s nuclear, ballistic missile and drone program was wiped out, but with skilled manpower, scientific, engineering, financial and leadership losses, the IRGC cannot rebuild itself in 20 years.

  • Naval Platforms

    Barracuda-class Attack Submarine and it’s derivatives

  • Europe

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

  • Americas

    US blocks deliveries of engines and flight control systems of Comac C919 to China

  • Europe

    Saab launches submarine after mid-life upgrade

  • Europe

    Russian Su-35 risks mid air collision with P-8 Poseidon during aerial encounter

  • Europe

    Russia’s only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will not return to service

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