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Air Platform

V-22 Osprey conducts first landing on the deck of a ship

April 23, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. Navy announced Friday it landed an Osprey V-22 aircraft for the first time on a flight deck aboard a hospital ship. The U.S. Pacific Fleet announced the news from the USNS Mercy. The […]

Air Platform

Indonesia cleared to buy eight MV-22 Osprey worths $2 billion

July 8, 2020 GDC 0

Indonesia was cleared to spend an estimated $2 billion to buy eight MV-22 Block C Osprey aircraft. Also included are 24 AE 1107C Rolls-Royce engines; 20 each of the AN/AAQ-27 forward-Looking infrared radars, AN/AAR-47 missile […]

  • The U.S. Must Supply Arms To African Countries To Counter Chinese Arms Exports

    May 8, 2021 0
    A widely-read Nigerian media outlet explained in a multipart published news why Nigeria felt it necessary to negotiate a series of covert military procurement deals with Beijing.  Sanctions Hit Rostec, China Quietly Replaced Russia As [...]
  • French-made SAMP/T Anti-air Missile Shot Down Sukhoi Fighter Jet

    March 13, 2025 0
    On March 11, 2025, the Ukrainian Air Force Command, through its communications department, confirmed that the French-made SAMP/T air defense missile system successfully shot down a Russian Sukhoi fighter aircraft for the first time. The [...]
  • Baykar Defense to Install Air-to-Air Missiles on Drones

    November 25, 2022 0
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  • South Korea Next In-line to Built Nuclear Submarines With Domestic Reactors

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  • Israeli, Azerbaijan Defence Companies Co-produced Orbiter Drone in Azerbaijan

    February 7, 2025 0
    Azerbaijan’s election to a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council brings to the world body for the next two years a government which has cultivated lively military and economic ties with Israel. Azerbaijan Bought [...]
  • Serbian Army Puts Pantsir-S2 Short-range Air Defense System in Service

    May 8, 2020 0
    In March 2020, Serbian President Alexandar Vucic has announced that Russia has completed the deliveries of the Pantsir-S1 (NATO reporting name: SA-22 Greyhound) self-propelled anti-aircraft gun-missile (SPAAGM) systems to Serbia. According to our analysis of pictures released on [...]
Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

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. […]

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Russia Retreats High-value Frigates And Warships From Crimea, Amid Intensified Drone Strikes

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia purchased 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles for Hobart class destroyers

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany will provide additional IRIS-T SLM air defense systems to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia admits it no longer has the naval power to defend shadow oil tankers.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian PT PAL Signs Contract With MBDA to Upgrade Bung Tomo Class Warship

  • Air Platform

    Germany Set to Receive Super Hornet By 2025 and Retire Tornado by 2030

  • Europe

    Germany to Buy Israeli Arrow-3 Anti-air Missiles System

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan using Israeli “kamikaze drones” in Nagorno-Karabakh clashes

  • Middle East

    Israel wipes out Iranian Tabriz International airport in fresh round of strikes

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Navy Receives Funding to Buy Two Corvettes From South Korea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Melbourne-based Aquaterro awarded $25.9 million for Australian Army’s helmets

  • Europe

    Anti-semitic rioters stormed the airport in Russia’s Dagestan to stop flights to Israel

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin Awarded A Contract To Deliver AN/TPS77 Long-Range Air Defense Radar To RAAF

  • Europe

    Saab Swordfish: A Modern State-of-the-art Maritime Patrol Aircraft

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration Urges UAE To Replace Huawei Equipment Before F-35 Delivery

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Rockets Strikes Killed More Than 200 Russian Soldiers In Dzharylhach

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo Awarded Contract To Equip E-2D AEW&C With HF Radio

  • Europe

    Russia resumes production of engines for T-80BVM tanks

  • Air Platform

    Iran Wants 36 J-10C, China Says Show Me The Money!

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-57 and Su-75 Checkmate Are Doomed, Amid Crippling Sanctions

  • South Asia

    Lockheed Martin to begin supplying F-16 wings from Hyderabad plant in 2020

  • Americas

    Russia bans Ecuadorian ‘banana’ after Ecuador agrees to transfer Russian-made arms to Ukraine via the U.S.

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Firm Converted Manned Helicopter into Unmanned Helicopter

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Blew Up Russian Oil Refinery

  • Europe

    Turkey’s STM begins construction of 500 tons submarine ‘STM500’

  • Middle East

    Israeli Super Weapon Iron Dome Anti-air Missile Shot Down Iranian Ballistic Missiles

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Russia stole land, grain from Ukraine, now Russia stealing timbers through industrial-scale logging

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar Clocked 100 Hours on PT-6 Basic Trainer, Spent 60 Hours as F-7BJI Trainee and Absent from Flying Activities for UN Peacekeeping Mission

  • Middle East

    Bangladesh Navy withdraws corvettes from peacekeeping mission in Lebanon after UN terminates UNIFIL mandate.

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia’s Sarmat nuclear ballistic missile has had six failed test launches since June 2024

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Slovenia to purchase German-made IRIS-T SLM Anti-air Missile System

  • Europe

    German Startup to Deliver Hypersonic Missile for Bundeswehr in 2029.

  • Africa

    Nigeria cleared to buy 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters

  • Middle East

    France is negotiating the transfer of weapons from Arab countries to Ukraine

  • Europe

    HMS Kent concludes cold weather training in the artic

  • Air Platform

    Peru shortlists F-16, KF-21 or Gripen fighter jet to replace Russian-made MiG-29

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hamas deployed Chinese-made HJ-8L anti-tank missile against Israeli armored vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Incompetent Russian Military Covering Up Aircraft With Flammable Car Tyres To Protect Them From Drone Strikes

  • Air Platform

    Spanish Leftist Government Considers Turkish KAAN Fighter Jet as F-35 Alternative.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops intercept and destroy Russian armored convoy

  • Europe

    Hellenic Army Purchases Rafael Spike NLOS Missiles

  • Europe

    Ukraine claims Bakhmut gains after Russian troops flee frontline

  • Europe

    Global Defense Giants Quietly Making Billions From Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Airbus VSR700 prototype performs first autonomous free flight

  • Europe

    Cheap Ukrainian drones are beating Russia’s billion-dollar S-400, S-300 and Pantsir air defense systems.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to invest in drone development programme

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kim Jong Un to visit Moscow to sign reciprocal deal for North Korea receives spy satellites and Russia receives Hwasal-2 cruise and KN-23 ballistic missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Jakarta is negotiating with the US to procure Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

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