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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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  • Ukrainian drones struck a Russian airbase destroying two Tu-95 nuclear bombers

    December 6, 2022 0
    An alleged drone attack on a Russian air base Monday appears to have been captured on video, showing the moment two Russian planes capable of carrying nuclear bombs are reportedly destroyed. Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed [...]
  • Russia May Run Out Of Iranian-made Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drones

    December 2, 2022 0
    Russia is close to exhausting its current stockpile of Iranian-manufactured drones, Britain’s defense ministry assessed on Wednesday. Ukraine Successfully Destroyed 85% Of Iranian DronesDateNovember 2, 2022Russia paid $2 billion gold bullion to purchase Iranian-made Shahed-136 [...]
  • Ukraine Retakes 2,500 Square Kilometers In Three Days, Russian Started Retreating In North And South

    September 11, 2022 0
    Ukrainian forces have retaken more than 2,500 square kilometres (965 square miles) of territory in the northeast of the country in just three days, according to the Institute for the Study of War, a think-tank. [...]
  • Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness appointed national cyber security coordinator

    February 26, 2024 0
    The federal government has tapped a 30-year Australian military veteran to be the next national cyber security coordinator. Canada could be the next target of the Russian GRU, warned the head of NATODateMarch 19, 2020Chinese [...]
  • U.S. Military Bases In The Pacific Is Crucial To Counter China’s Hegemony

    June 29, 2020 0
    China’s decades of rapid economic growth have underwritten a surge in military modernization, regional assertiveness, and global activity. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has taken lessons from the U.S. military’s logistical, tactical, and operational dominance [...]
  • Rheinmetall awarded contract to deliver Skyranger 30 short-range air defense systems for the Royal Danish Army

    December 11, 2024 0
    Rheinmetall has received a contract to deliver Skyranger 30 short-range air defense turret systems for the Royal Danish Army. Netherlands purchases Rheinmetall Skyranger Anti-air Gun System.DateJanuary 2, 2026German Army Purchases 600 Skyranger Short-range Air Defence [...]
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

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

  • Europe

    Poland To Buy Additional Six Patriot Batteries From The U.S.

  • C4iSR

    HENSOLDT’s Kalaetron Attack Jammer To Provide Electronic Shield For Eurofighter and FCAS

  • Land Platform

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

  • Europe

    Norway Sent 100 Mistral Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Egypt’s Arms Purchase Surged By 136 Percent After 30 Rafale Order

  • Air Platform

    Su-57 Has The Highest RCS Amongst Sukhoi Aircraft, Russian Propaganda Still Claimed Its Stealth Aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    The US State Department approved the sale of Patriot air defence systems to Denmark.

  • Europe

    Rocketsan Test-fires New Coastal Defense Variant Atmaca Anti-ship Missiles

  • Middle East

    U.S. Forces In Iraq Scrambled F-15 Jet To Shot Down Iranian Drone

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers MH-47G Block II Chinook Helicopters to US Special Forces

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan Army inducts HQ-9/P air-defense system

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics and Shenyang Aircraft Corporation are directly involved in the refurbishment and new build of Russia’s Su-35, Su-34 and Su-57 aircraft

  • Americas

    Lockheed Awarded the Largest PAC-3 Missile Manufacturing Contract.

  • Europe

    Turkish Army Received Otokar ARMA 8×8 Armored Vehicles

  • Americas

    US Navy Christened Future Virginia-class USS Hyman G. Rickover Submarine

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan unveils a mobile missile launcher disguised as a civilian delivery truck

  • Europe

    Greek Company Unveiled Aihimi AHM-1X Drone Armed With Rockets

  • Americas

    China suspends $6.5 billion currency swap deal with Argentina as the country purchases American F-16 jets

  • Europe

    A major fire engulfed Russia’s ELMASH electromechanical plant in Voronezh

  • Europe

    Turkey Supplying Arms And Training To Ukrainian Military In Donbass War

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Air Force Used ‘Rocks’ Bunker Busters In Gaza To Destroy Hamas Tunnels

  • Americas

    First UH-60V Black Hawk inducted into service by US Army

  • Europe

    Putin’s ally, former MP and gold medallist died falling from window in wave of mysterious deaths in Russia

  • Europe

    Russia retreats all fighter jets from the Crimean airbase, amid Ukraine’s F-16 arrival

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Exocet MM40 Block 3c anti-ship missile fitted with next generation seeker

  • Air Platform

    Pilot killed in Indian Tejas fighter jet crash due to flight control system malfunction during demo flight at Dubai Air Show.

  • Air Platform

    Russia Proposes To Upgrade Indian Su-30MKI Fighters

  • Europe

    Sweden sends $1.23 billion aid package to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The BrahMos Hypersonic Cruise Missile

  • Defense Industry

    Australia allocates $10 billion to purchase 20 C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft

  • Middle East

    Israeli High Court rejects ban on arms sales to Azerbaijan

  • Europe

    Kadyrov’s troops using Tesla Cybertrucks in the Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Russia loses 2,000 troops in highest death toll for a single day

  • Europe

    Swiss F/A-18 Hornet To Guard Its Airspace Round The Clock

  • Europe

    MKE Delivers First Indigenous 76mm Naval Gun To The Turkish Navy

  • Americas

    Top 40 Global Defense Spenders

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Saab Awarded Contract To Modernise Sweden’s Coastal Anti-ship Missile Capability

  • Air Platform

    Myanmar and Nigeria Ground JF-17 Blunder Fighter Jets Amid Reliability, Quality and Maintenance Issues

  • Middle East

    Operations Epic Fury degraded Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capability by 70 percent, but the stockpile of IRBMs remains intact in a bunker.

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Industries To Build Fourth America-class Amphibious Assault Ship

  • Air Platform

    Slovakian Air Force’s F-16V Block 70 Takes Maiden Flight In South Carolina

  • Europe

    ‘The fish’s head is completely rotten’: Former FSB officer says Russian soldiers are unhappy with Putin and military top brass

  • Europe

    Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

  • C4iSR

    Israeli IAI Unveiled Light New STAR-X 3D Radar For OPV

  • Europe

    KGB Putin reeling as elite 331st airborne regiment decimated, amid Ukrainian fightbacks

  • Americas

    Sikorsky to build nine CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for U.S. Marines

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16 destroyed Iranian BAVAR-373 AKA S-300PMU2 SAM in Syria

  • Europe

    Russia’s High-ranking Customs Official Detained in Criminal Investigation, Interfax Reports

  • Air Platform

    Belgium Request To Join Franco-German FCAS Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets Project

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