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  • [ June 18, 2026 ] Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns. Infantry Weapons
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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 […]

  • Retired Ukrainian General Predicts Ukraine Will Recapture Crimea By Early 2023

    December 25, 2022 0
    Ukraine’s deputy defense minister flags pre-Christmas capture of Crimea as he predicts end of war against Vladimir Putin’s Russia forces in northern Spring. Bayraktar TB2 could play a key role if a war break over [...]
  • Boeing Awarded $3.1 Billion Contract To Produce KC-46A Tankers For Israeli And U.S. Air Force

    September 27, 2022 0
    The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a $3.1 billion contract for the delivery of KC-46A Pegasus tankers to the air forces of the United States and Israel. The $2.2 billion contract for the US [...]
  • Ukraine Shoot Down A Su-35S Using Stinger MANPAD

    April 4, 2022 0
    On 3 April 2022, a Su-35 combat aircraft was shot down near the settlement of Malaya Kamyshevakha near the Kharkiv region. Ukrainian Anti-air Missile Downed Russian Su-34 Bomber In Kharkiv RegionDateJune 13, 2022Ukraine Shot Down [...]
  • France launches future aircraft carrier design work

    April 24, 2021 0
    Paris has begun the process of designing a replacement for its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, with industrial lead Naval Group saying its successor will be “the biggest warship France has ever built”. French [...]
  • Uighurs: The Darkest Chapter Of Human History Since Nazi Concentration Camps

    May 11, 2021 0
    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern this week said the differences between China and New Zealand are becoming harder to reconcile. Amnesty International has documented widespread human rights violations in China that were marked by a systematic [...]
  • Bundeswehr to order 7,000 armored vehicles amid Russia’s war against Ukraine

    July 16, 2025 0
    The German conglomerate Rheinmetall expects orders worth up to 70 billion euros solely from the Bundeswehr. This concerns the delivery of up to 7,000 armored vehicles. Russia’s war against Ukraine drives the rapid growth, BILD [...]
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

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 […]

  • Europe

    Ukrainian special forces sniper achieved the longest kill record

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan’s new Type 12 anti-ship missiles pointed at China

  • Air Platform

    JGSDF plans to procure new attack helicopter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Purchases Fourth MQ-4C Triton Surveillance Drones

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korea integrates Meteor missiles on KF-21 fighter

  • Europe

    Naval Group rolls out second Barracuda submarine

  • Civil Aviation

    Israeli IAI To Convert Ethiopian 767-300 Passenger Aircraft Into Freighter

  • Europe

    Ukraine wiped out 58,965 pieces of Russia’s military equipment

  • Middle East

    U.S. Navy Strikes Iran’s Command, Control and Surveillance Sites in Tehran.

  • Central Asia

    The U.S. Should Back Anti-Taliban Resistance Groups, Says Lawmaker

  • Europe

    U.S. slaps sanctions on Russian naval entities, making it harder for Russia to maintain warships  

  • Europe

    Turkish MUGEM aircraft carrier is set to be launched in 2028.

  • Americas

    Russian lawmaker Sergei Mironov floats the idea of annexing Alaska from the U.S.

  • Europe

    MBDA tests MARTE ER Antiship Missile

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Purchases 150 Gripen E/F and 100 Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jets.

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Air Force conducted drills using JF-17 fighters near Ladakh

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission seized 9.7kg gold from disgraced dictator Sheikh Hasina’s lockers.

  • Defense Industry

    Cash-strapped Denel Dynamics Is Shattered, What Next?

  • Europe

    Russia Demonstrates New Remote-Controlled Combat Module on BTR-82 APC

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar rebels seized key town in major defeat for junta forces

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded A Contract For US Navy’s LCS Sensors Suite

  • Air Platform

    Saab wants second Gripen production hub as Ukraine placed 150 jet orders.

  • Europe

    Rolls-Royce To Supply Automated Platform Management System For F126 Frigates

  • C4iSR

    Saab will open research facility in Hungary

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s New Aegis System Equipped Vessels Will Boast an Impressive 128 VLS Cells

  • Infantry Weapons

    Chinese HQ-22 (HQ-12 or KS-1) Surface-to-Air Missile

  • Naval Platforms

    US Navy FFG(X) Frigate Specification

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS delays could leave the Royal Australian Navy without submarines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India Launches INS Himgiri Frigate

  • Air Platform

    China’s FC-31 Fighter Jet Could Have Export Potential, But Can China Build Engine For It?

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt and ERA to produce an integrated airspace surveillance system for the German Luftwaffe

  • Europe

    South Korea Delivers K600 Rhino Combat Engineering Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian Lieutenant General Yuri Kuznetsov detained in suspected criminal prosecution

  • Europe

    Russian Aerospace Forces Failed in Ukraine War Due To Poor Planning, No Pilot Training, Ageing Fighter Fleets and No Airborne Early Warning System

  • Europe

    Israeli-made Gaia Amir MRAP Vehicles Spotted In Kherson

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand to upgrade Anzac-class frigates with new communication systems

  • Air Platform

    Russian army’s Belarus-made armed drone was shot down in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Retires F/A-18 Hornet This Week

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Despite China’s Boastful Propaganda, Images Show China’s New Fujian Aircraft Carrier Has Two Major Cracks On The Deck

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Strikes Killed More Than 1,000 Wagner Mercenaries In Melitopol

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin to Join Japan’s Sixth-generation Fighter Project

  • C4iSR

    UAE Demonstrates Saab GlobalEye’s Advanced EW Capability

  • Europe

    Russia’s Geran-3 Kamikaze Drone Fitted With 50 Foreign Components.

  • Air Platform

    Sweden and Ukraine agree to localize Gripen production in Ukraine.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia To Indeginously Develop Submarines

  • C4iSR

    Armenia Turned Down Russian Offer to Buy More Weapons

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aselsan posts over $1 billion in turnover in 9 months

  • Air Platform

    AeroVironment Awarded A Contract to Produce Switchblades Kamikaze Drones For Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia Covertly Buying Chinese Military Hardware From Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Egypt, Syria and Uzbekistan

  • Europe

    U.S. designates Wagner mercenary as transnational criminal organization

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