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Northrop Grumman Offered MQ-8C Unmanned Helicopter To US Navy

February 6, 2021 GDC 0

Northrop Grumman is touting its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system (UAS) as a future ship-based anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platform, with a recent trial off the coast of California demonstrating the concept. Speaking to Janes on 4 […]

  • Spain cleared to buy three batteries of Patriot missile defense system after it donates Patriot missile to Ukraine

    February 3, 2024 0
    Spain, which has been a generous donor of military equipment to Ukraine as it defends itself from the invasion by Russia, has been cleared to buy additional Patriot missile defence systems from the US, it [...]
  • Bureaucratic Red Tape And Politics Of Australian Barracuda Class Submarine

    March 15, 2021 0
    The Future Submarine Program (FSP) will span decades and decisions that are made today will affect generations to come. If the program is to ultimately succeed in providing the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) with a [...]
  • Biden Admin Sends More Weapons To Ukraine Worth $2.5 Billion

    May 3, 2023 0
    The Pentagon announced a $2.5 billion Ukraine security package on last Thursday, including for the first time Stryker armored vehicles and more Bradley fighting vehicles that could be used against any potential Russian offensive in [...]
  • Slovakia started local production of Finnish Patria 8×8 AMV XP armored vehicle

    March 2, 2024 0
    As reported by CSM Industry on February 19, 2024, Slovakia has commenced local production of the Finnish Patria AMV XP 8×8 armored vehicle, marking a successful technology transfer from Patria to the Slovak industry. The [...]
  • Turkiye will use flagship indigenous TF35000 engine on its KAAN fighter jet.

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  • South Korea Next In-line to Built Nuclear Submarines With Domestic Reactors

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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

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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  • Air Platform

    Italian Elettronica ELT/568(V)2 self-protection jammer will no longer be available for the MiG-35

  • Europe

    Putin’s salary is $110,568 annually, but he wears $8,820 Brioni Italian suit while sending pensioners to fight his war at $48.50 weekly

  • Europe

    Russia’s Donbas offensive ‘has failed’ after 100,000 casualties in five months

  • Defense Industry

    Poland Modernizing Its Military In Rapid Pace

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Air Force struck Beirut apartment using Spice 2000 smart bomb

  • Europe

    Turkiye Test-Fires 76mm Naval Guns For Milgem Corvette

  • Americas

    What is the Monroe Doctrine, which President Trump has cited over Venezuela operations.

  • Europe

    France delivers AMX-10 RC wheeled tank to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia Supplying 24 Su-35 Fighter Aircraft To Iran Originally Destined To Egypt

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Delivered Final Two River-class OPV

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine will operate Western F-16 jets from May

  • Americas

    United States has strengthened its dominance in the global arms trade, accounting for 43 percent

  • Americas

    US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) Programme

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones destroyed two new Vasily Bykov class patrol boats

  • Middle East

    Iran Unveils Kaman-19 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

  • Naval Platforms

    German ThyssenKrupp to deliver Invincible-class submarine to Singapore in 2022

  • Uncategorized

    Russia to relocate black sea fleet naval base to Georgian breakaway province in Abkhazia

  • Air Platform

    Italy and ITPS Canada establish the first private fleet of Leonardo M-346 fighter trainers in North America.

  • Defense Industry

    Nexter Launches Infantry Fighting Vehicle At DEFEA 2021 In Greece

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia will invest $8 billion in upgrading its shipyards for future nuclear submarines.

  • Europe

    European Union Kick Off Historic Accession Process For Ukraine And Moldova

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand’s $20 billion plan to revamp military by 2030

  • Air Platform

    Germany’s Airbus Asks Sweden’s Saab to Jointly Develop Sixth-generation Fighter Jet.

  • C4iSR

    Norwegian Kongsberg To Deliver Counter Drone Networks To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean High-tech Weapons Could Solve Ukraine’s Weapons Shortages

  • Uncategorized

    Turkish arms makers showcase drones and helicopters aiming for export contracts at Paris Air Show

  • Europe

    Here’s why Russia’s invading forces are talking over unencrypted radios in Ukraine?

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian HIMARS Destroys Convoy of Russia’s BM-21 Grad Artillery Rockets

  • Europe

    Ukraine signs French security pact after similar agreement with Germany

  • C4iSR

    Taiwan Air Force considers buying 6 additional E-2D Hawkeye early warning aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    For the First Time A Fixed-wing Aircraft Take-off from Japanese Aircraft Carrier Since WWII

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN Upgrades Air Warfare Destroyers With Baseline 9 Aegis combat system

  • Europe

    Four Swiss bankers who helped Putin’s friend set up bank accounts in Switzerland convicted

  • Europe

    EU sanctions on Russia make Italian-Russian Military Joint Venture Unsustainable

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to host nuclear submarines within five years under AUKUS deal

  • Air Platform

    Three More Rafale Fighters To Arrive In India On November 5

  • Europe

    Indra awarded contract to produce EW and radar systems for Type 212CD submarines.

  • Europe

    Sweden and Finland Will Strengthen NATO’s Warfighting Capability

  • Naval Weapons

    RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Block 1

  • Europe

    Military neutrality of Serbia, an act to balance between Russia and the NATO

  • Europe

    Russia’s Yuan Trading Come To Halt After China Restricts Currency Supplies

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Purchases Israeli Spice GPS-guided Bombs.

  • Middle East

    Heightened risk to the West is that radical IRGC General Ahmad Vahidi is running the country.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    COVID-19 Started In Peoples Liberation Army’s Biolaboratory: Dr Li Meng-Yan

  • C4iSR

    Royal Navy overhauls combat systems to improve threat detection after monitoring Russian warships

  • Air Platform

    AESA Radar Equipped J-11B Enters Service With PLA Air Force

  • Middle East

    Pakistan Navy Seized $1 Billion Worth of Narcotics in Arabian Sea.

  • Europe

    HSwMS Södermanland submarine undergone lifetime extension

  • Infantry Weapons

    India’s indigenous artillery gun passes validation trials

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Navy commissions second Korean-built Miguel Malvar-class frigate

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