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  • [ June 27, 2026 ] Malaysia purchases Turkish Anka-S drones worth $103 million. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ June 27, 2026 ] Ukraine Purchases 500,000 Domestically Developed Brave1 Interceptor Drones to Combat Russia’s Shahed Drones. Europe
  • [ June 27, 2026 ] Ukraine says Saab Giraffe Radar Plays Crucial Role in Defeating Russia’s Drone Swarms. C4iSR
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Defense Industry

Turkish TRMotor To Develop Engines For TF-X Fighters

September 4, 2021 GDC 0

Turkey’s procurement agency has commissioned a local company to develop critical technologies for an engine that the government hopes will power its first indigenous fighter jet. A contract was signed Feb. 14 between two state-controlled […]

Defense Industry

Turkey’s TAI builds Europe’s 2nd-largest subsonic wind tunnel

July 6, 2021 GDC 0

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is building Europe’s second-largest subsonic wind tunnel for testing the country’s fighter jets. “The wind tunnel is intended to be used in the development of indigenous, rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft, especially […]

  • Welfare payments chewed the defence budget. ‘Corrosive complacency’ towards British national security, Lord Robertson says.

    April 16, 2026 0
    The UK’s security is “in peril” and Sir Keir Starmer’s government has shown “corrosive complacency” towards defence, a former Nato secretary general has said. Royal Australian Navy Opens Redeveloped Naval Base in Northern TerritoryDateJuly 26, [...]
  • Airbus A330 MRTT Completes Automated Refuelling Trials

    May 21, 2021 0
    In-flight refuelling operations are among the most demanding missions. Both the tanker and receiver pilots need to operate in close formation, flying aircraft with different flight envelopes and ranging speeds, in day-and-night and all weather [...]
  • Turkey May Have Planted Kill Switch In Bayraktar TB2 Drones

    January 17, 2022 0
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  • U.S. Donates 90 Stryker Armored Vehicles and 50 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine

    July 4, 2023 0
    The Pentagon has announced that it will send 90 Stryker armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine, the first such transfer of the versatile eight-wheeled weapons from U.S. military stockpiles to a foreign country. Oshkosh Defense Awarded [...]
  • Only three MiG-29s are Operational with the Bangladesh Air Guard, and cannot be overhauled due to the Ukraine War

    May 19, 2025 0
    Bangladesh purchased eight MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets in 1999 in a $115 million deal. The aircraft were delivered in two batches: four in December 1999 and the remaining four in February 2000. These MiG-29s were [...]
  • Turkey develops homegrown 1,500-horsepower tank engine

    May 25, 2021 0
    Turkey successfully completed the ignition of its first-ever nationally developed 1,500-horsepower engine, BATU, that will power various armored vehicles and tanks, Defense Industries Presidency Head Ismail Demir said Wednesday. Turkey To Use South Korean Engine [...]
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. […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy To Buy 40 Shipborne Heron And Searcher UAV

  • Land Platform

    China delivers large shipment of Chinese armored vehicles and artillery systems to Burkina Faso.

  • South Asia

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

  • Europe

    U.S. Begun Training Ukrainian Troops On HIMARS Rockets

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces Gathering Intelligence From Intact Iranian Ballistic Missile That Landed In Israeli Desert

  • South Asia

    China To Boost Military Cooperation With Bangladesh And Pakistan

  • Air Platform

    The Hongdu L-15 Falcon Light Combat Aircraft

  • Europe

    Corruption Scandals Erupted in the Russian Media for Buying Golf Buggies for War Instead of Armoured Vehicles.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Thai Army Says Chinese-made VT-4 Tank Good at Parade, But Not at Actual Combat.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft just hit a significant milestone

  • Europe

    Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

  • Europe

    Until Ireland Invest in Irish Air Corps, Russia will continue to violate its sovereignty

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India, China Proxy War Raging in Myanmar’s Rakhine State for Chinese-build Port.

  • Europe

    Corrupt British MP Tulip Siddiq will be extradited to Bangladesh to serve prison sentences, Tarique Rahman said.

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Commissions San Antonio-class LPD, USS Fort Lauderdale

  • Ballistic Missile

    Iran fires ballistic missiles camouflaged in containers from warship

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin Completes Royal Australian Navy’s Destroyer Combat Upgrades

  • Europe

    Romania purchased South Korean K9 Howitzers Worth $715 million

  • Middle East

    Israel Bombed Hezbollah’s Ammunition Storage Facility In Syria

  • Middle East

    Israeli drone attacks over Syria, Lebanon and Palestine are act of self-defense

  • Middle East

    UK, Qatar To Operate Joint Hawk T2 Training Unit

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-25 Fighter Jet Downed With RBS-70 MANPADS Near Avdiivka: Kyiv

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded $580 million production contract for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band Jammer

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics will take 24 months to restart Su-30MKI production for 12 aircraft on order

  • Europe

    MBDA successfully test fires AKERON LP missile

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy to Start Building Constellation-Class Frigate This Year

  • Americas

    CAES to Supply Precision Strike Sensor for US Army’s Long-Range Precision Fires

  • Europe

    Russia has captured 265,000 hectares of Dutch-owned farmlands in Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Emirati State-owned Edge Purchases 30 Percent Stakes in Israeli Thirdeye Systems

  • Europe

    Polish Huta Stalowa Wola Awarded Contract To Deliver Krab Howitzers To Ukraine Worth $700 Million

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Delivers Falcon 7X Jet to Greece

  • South Asia

    GE Aerospace to power Indian Navy’s next-gen missile vessel ditching Russian propulsions

  • Europe

    Biden Admin Sends More Weapons To Ukraine Worth $2.5 Billion

  • Europe

    Italy Sending Sophisticated SAM/T Long-range Anti-ballistic Missiles To Ukraine

  • Americas

    US Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper Receives Software Updates

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Secured $4.6 Billion JF-17 Jets Export Deal with Azerbaijan in Central Asian Geopolitical Shift

  • Europe

    Swedish Government Pushes Gripen E And GlobalEye To Finland’s HX Competition

  • Europe

    Desperate Russia signed an agreement with Iran to purchase ammunition with the headline saying ‘In the name of Allah’

  • Air Platform

    Singapore Air Force Purchases H225M Helicopter Simulator From Spanish Indra

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s attempt to showcase Tu-160 Blackjack backfired after it grounds Tu-16 technical fault

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones damaged two Project 22160 patrol ship in Crimea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Purchases Additional Type 10 Tank and Type 19 Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Tu-22M bombers 1770 km deep inside Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia funds additional $399 million for the development of MQ-28A Ghost Bat

  • Defense Industry

    France surpassed Russia as the second largest arms exporter

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Purchases Turkish Bayraktar Akinci Drones Worth $3 Billion

  • Africa

    Algerian Air Force’s Su-30 Crashed Near Oum El Bouaghi District

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s F-15 Fighter Jet Celebrate 50 Years Of Undefeated Streak

  • Europe

    Australia Sends More Armored Vehicles And Ammo To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Sent Mi-17 Hip Helicopters to Ukraine

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