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Air Platform

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 […]

  • Bangladesh Air Guard’s Yak-130 Training Aircraft Crashed in Cox Bazar District

    November 24, 2021 0
    Two Bangladesh Air Guard’s Yakovlev Yak-130 ‘Mitten’ training aircraft crashed after collision on Wednesday in the country’s Cox’s Bazar district, 292 km southeast of capital Dhaka, but the pilots ejected safely, reported NewAge quoting Inter-Service [...]
  • Russia prepares Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile to strike Ukraine: report

    December 12, 2024 0
    A US intelligence assessment has concluded that Russia may use its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine again in “coming days”, a US official says. Ukraine’s Long-range FP-5 Flamingo missile struck Russia’s Oreshnik missile [...]
  • Iran Closes Gas Stations and Billboards After Suspected Israeli Cyber Attacks

    October 27, 2021 0
    A major disruption at gas stations across Iran was reportedly caused by an Israeli cyber attack on software supporting a subsidized card payment system relied upon by millions of drivers. Chinese state-sponsored group carried out [...]
  • BAE Systems awarded the contract to produce new CV90 combat vehicles

    August 16, 2024 0
    BAE Systems has announced a new contract with Sweden for the delivery of advanced CV9035 MkIIIC combat vehicles, a move that will enhance Sweden’s military capabilities. The agreement includes the latest version of the CV90 [...]
  • Putin’s Intermediate-range ballistic missiles are not unstoppable, Ukraine needs SM-3, Arrow-3 or THAAD missile defences

    November 24, 2024 0
    Putin falsely claims Russian intermediate-range ballistic missiles are unstoppable, says expert. The L-SAM surface-to-air missile systemDateJanuary 11, 2020Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) SystemDateNovember 4, 2019Lockheed And Raytheon Awarded Contract To Build THAAD For US, [...]
  • U.S. Air Force’s Hypersonic Missile Will Be Operational In 2023

    March 13, 2023 0
    The U.S. Air Force has reported that Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) takes the next steps in making Air Force’s first hypersonic weapon. The Air Force said in a release that Barksdale AFB personnel [...]
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 […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

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 […]

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The U.S. Air Force to build multi-role hypersonic missile

  • Europe

    Ukrainian volunteers convert Humvee into mobile 120mm multiple rocket launcher

  • Air Platform

    First Batch of Ukrainian Pilots Completes Training on F-16 Fighting Falcon

  • Air Platform

    Colombian Air Force selects Saab Gripen E/F fighter jets against Lockheed’s F-16V Block 70

  • Europe

    Ukraine strikes Russian forces with US-made ATACMS for the first time

  • Air Platform

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

  • C4iSR

    Xian developed two prototype KJ-600 AEW aircraft for PLA Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Cluster of Chinese coast guard vessels spotted near Russian oil rig off Vietnam

  • South Asia

    More than hundred Bangladesh army officers were ejected from the UN mission over sex scam

  • Ballistic Missile

    Pakistan Army Test Fires Ghauri Medium-range Range Ballistic Missile

  • Europe

    Russia’s Retreat From Kherson Put Critical Supply Route Within HIMARS Strike Range

  • South Asia

    U.S. State Department Blacklists Bangladesh’s Ex-Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed For Significant Corruption

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin To Develop A New Variant Of F-35 For Unspecified Customer

  • Middle East

    Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s Soviet-built Mi-8 Helicopter Lacked Instrument Flying Capability, Suffered Hard Landing

  • Europe

    Poland, Bulgaria and Slovakia Backflipped on Fighter Jets Transfer to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    AeroVironment Awarded A Contract to Produce Switchblades Kamikaze Drones For Ukraine

  • Europe

    15 Tugboats: What Russia Didn’t Tell The World About HMS Defender Incident?

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Rafael I-Derby BVRAAM Air-to-Air Missile

  • C4iSR

    Saab offers GlobalEye AEW&C to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

  • Europe

    Russia’s Corvette “Provorny”, which is under construction, caught fire in St. Petersburg

  • Europe

    Russia Wants To Buy Back CNS Liaoning From China

  • Europe

    Ukranian hackers altered Putin fanatic’s Aliexpress account and placed £20,000 worth sex toys order instead of drones

  • Europe

    South Korea Delivers K600 Rhino Combat Engineering Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Cancels Critical Air-launched HALO Hypersonic Missile Citing Cost Concerns

  • Americas

    US Officials Confirmed, Turkey Has Requested Deployment of Patriot Missile Defense in Turkey

  • Europe

    A report warns of the British military’s capability gaps in platform warfare and ammunition

  • Americas

    U.S. House of Representatives approves a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan

  • Air Platform

    Peru has overturned the decision to buy Gripen in favor of F-16V Block 70 to become major non-NATO ally.

  • South Asia

    Corrupt and inept Bangladesh Army’s inaction emboldens the Myanmar Army and the Arakan Army near the Bangladesh border.

  • Americas

    Russian Military’s ‘Incompetence’ Surpasses Expectation, Says NATO Commander

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine war: Russia postponed development of prototype Su-75 Checkmate

  • Europe

    Turkey launches television channel in Russian as diplomatic relationship strains over Syria and Libya

  • Europe

    Poland Received 24 K9 Self-propelled Howitzers From South Korea

  • South Asia

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

  • Europe

    Ukraine will receive Bradley infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Putin Fears U.S.-supplied GLSDB To Strike Russia As Kremlin Ordered Bomb Shelter Signs To Be Erected All Over Russia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia sends Pantsir-SM air defense system to frontline

  • Middle East

    Russia Contemplates Opening Second Front As Vladimir Putin Welcomes Hamas and Iranian Leader in Moscow

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received Two batteries Of NASAMS II Anti-air System

  • Air Platform

    Croatia Buys 12 Used Dassault Rafale F3R Fighters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s Collins-class Submarines to Receive Sonar Upgrade

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Helicopter in Kherson

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Trump says Taiwan should pay more for defense and dodges questions if he would defend the island

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Aims To Export TFX Fighter From 2030s

  • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Army targets Beijing with its newly developed long-range Dark Eagle hypersonic missile from Japan

  • Europe

    Ukraine Recaptures Ten More Areas In Kherson Offensive

  • Infantry Weapons

    Serbia’s MTI tests RLN-IC/170 short-range surface-to-air missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    More Aggression: China Hikes Defense Budget To 6.8% Of GDP

  • Defense Industry

    Pakistan Navy Ditches Chinese Missiles For MILGEM Corvetter, Opt-in for Albatros NG

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