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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 […]

  • Australia undertake life-of-type extension project for Collins-class submarines

    September 22, 2021 0
    Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morison has approved a Life-of-Type Extension to the Collins class submarine fleet from 2026 in South Australia, and confirmed that the Full-Cycle Docking of the Collins class will continue to be [...]
  • Poland purchases several hundred JASSM extended-range cruise missiles worth $735 million.

    May 30, 2024 0
    Poland is set to buy 677 million euros ($735 million) worth of long-range missiles from the United States to boost its defense capabilities to counter potential Russian threats, Warsaw said Monday. Ukraine wants Long-range AGM-158 [...]
  • Corrupt and Inept Defence Australia Blew Up Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class Frigate Program

    June 14, 2025 0
    The question I have to raise is, what on earth did Defence Australia select the Type 26 Global Combat Ship when it was in third place among three options? Did Defence Australia receive kickback or [...]
  • North Korea unveiled Chonma-20 main battle tank.

    October 17, 2025 0
    North Korea unveiled a new version of its domestically produced Chonma-20 main battle tank during a military parade in Pyongyang, presenting the most modern iteration of its armored vehicle program to date. North Korea showcases [...]
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  • Ukraine Shoots Down Second Russian Su-25 Combat Jet In Five Days

    July 25, 2024 0
    Ukraine has downed a second Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft in five days, according to Kyiv’s military. Ukraine Shot Down Su-25 fighter jet using Swedish-made RBS-70 MANPADDateMay 12, 2024Ukraine shot down Russia’s Su-25 fighter jet, [...]
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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

  • Europe

    Russian will not gain any territory deploying 40 T-14 Armata tanks with engine problem

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    United Nations Investigators Find Systematic Torture in Myanmar Involving Senior Military Officers

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ATACMS strikes destroyed Russia’s space tracking and communication center in Crimea

  • Americas

    Failed To Intercept HIMARS Rockets, Russian Hackers Launched Cyberattacks On HIMARS Maker Lockheed Martin

  • Europe

    U.S.-supplied ATACMS dealt significant damage to Russian airbases in a recent attack

  • Europe

    Luftwaffe And Israeli Air Force Conduct Air Combat Exercises For The First Time

  • Middle East

    Iran Attacked Israeli Oil Tanker Using Kamikaze Drone

  • Europe

    Ruble Crashed: International Sanctions Hit Putin’s Face With A Big Slap

  • Europe

    Slovakia Considers Selling Zuzana Self-propelled Howitzers to Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Turkey develops and deploys acoustic deceptor and jammer

  • Anti-ship Missile

    France buys latest version of Exocet missile for naval frigates

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Combat Exercise Cobra Gold Reaffirms Ties Between the US and Thailand

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India Offers BrahMos Cruise Missiles To Philippines Navy

  • Middle East

    Pakistan’s PM and Field Marshal Asim Munir Backs President Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan.

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin launches LCS 29, the future USS Beloit

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar signs a North Korean-style security pact with Russia to deploy 10,000 Myanmar soldiers in the Ukraine war.

  • Americas

    World Braces For Brutal Trade War And Security Posture Changes As America Transitions To Trump Administration

  • Americas

    First Brazilian Gripen E arrives in Brazil

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan unveils a new long-range anti-ship missile.

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy’s Second Type 054 Frigate Enters Service

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Air Force Purchases Second Batch of Korean FA-50 Fighter Jets

  • Africa

    Nigerian Air Force Purchases M-346FA Fighter Jets Rejecting India’s Tejas And Sino-Pakistani JF-17

  • Air Platform

    Saab Denied U.S. Veto on Gripen E Sales to Colombia in Favor of F-16V

  • Middle East

    Italy approves the sale of two Fincantieri FREMM frigates for Egyptian Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar to receive first Su-30SME this year

  • Europe

    Turkiye, Spain forge partnership to build aircraft carrier for Turkish Navy

  • Europe

    A drunk Russian Iskander-M transporter driver collided with a truck in Armavir

  • Europe

    Moldova’s breakaway region Transnistria asks Russia to send troops

  • Naval Platforms

    The Philippines to acquire eight Shaldag fast patrol boats from Israel

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract For Nulka Decoys

  • Middle East

    Syrian rebels capture central city of Hama in severe setback to president Assad

  • Europe

    Bizarre videos show drunk Russians walking towards oil explosions

  • Europe

    Russia’s helicopter shortages getting bad to worse each day, thanks to RBS-70 and ATACMS

  • Anti-drone System

    KNDS Unveils AI-assisted RAPIDFire Counter-Drone System.

  • Naval Platforms

    Saab Swordfish Maritime Patrol Aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia notified India that it cannot deliver S-400 air defense system, a $5.4 billion arms contract blow up for Putin

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $492.7 Million Modification Contract For F-35

  • Europe

    Iskandar Tactical Missiles Were Useless in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Says Armenian Prime Minister

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austral Awarded $2.82 Billion Contract to Produce Landing Craft Heavy Vessels for the Australian Army.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS destroyed four Msta howitzers in four perfect shots

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s raging civil war creates instability in neighboring India, Bangladesh, China, and Thailand as the West fixated on Ukraine and Israel

  • Air Platform

    French Air Force Placed Additional Order of 42 Rafale F4 Jets

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Navy to Deploy Lockheed’s C-130J-30 For Nuclear Communications Role

  • South Asia

    President Trump embraces Pakistan, a great opportunity for Pakistan’s economy and armed forces.

  • Air Platform

    French Rafale Conducts Maritime Exercises with French Navy’s Warship Forbin

  • Infantry Weapons

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal, Raytheon To Build Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel For Australian Army

  • Europe

    Russians Flee From Front-line Of Kherson, Moved Back To Dnieper River

  • Infantry Weapons

    South Korea showcases K239 Chunmoo long-range rocket artillery system in Saudi Arabia and UAE

  • Americas

    US Army gets one step closer to medium-range hypersonic missiles

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