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Europe

French Navy Commissions First Air Defense FREMM ‘Alsace’

November 29, 2021 GDC 0

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) multi-mission frigate (FREMM) “Alsace” entered “active duty” (admission au service actif in French) on 22 November 2021. It is the seventh Aquitaine-class FREMM overall but the first of two air-defense […]

Europe

French Navy’s Final ASW FREMM Frigate ‘Normandie’ Enters Active Service

June 6, 2020 GDC 0

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) multi-mission frigate (FREMM) “Normandie” entered “active duty” (admission au service actif in French) on June 3, 2020. It is the sixth and final Aquitaine-class frigate in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant. […]

  • Russia’s drone parts warehouse engulfed in fires destroying $16 million Western components

    December 26, 2024 0
    Ukrainian military intelligence said a Russian Shahed-136 drone warehouse became engulfed in a “devastating” fire that destroyed $16 million worth of drone parts imported from Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, according to a Telegram post [...]
  • Israeli Sa’ar-class corvettes conduct exercises with US Navy in Red Sea

    August 3, 2022 0
    Naval forces from Israel and the United States began a four-day maritime exercise in the Red Sea on 1 August. Israel Adopts Sa’ar 6 As Maritime Anti-ship DoctrineDateJuly 10, 2021Thyssenkrupp Delivers Last Two Corvettes To [...]
  • Germany is now Europe’s top defense spender, reported SIPRI

    April 29, 2025 0
    Germany became Europe’s biggest defence spender for the first time since the end of the Cold War last year after spending billions on procurement, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday. The [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Ka-52 and Mi-8 helicopters at forward airfield.

    February 24, 2026 0
    Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed two Russian military helicopters — a Ka-52 attack helicopter and a Mi-8 multirole helicopter — during a drone strike on the Pugachevka airfield in Russia’s Oryol region on the evening of [...]
  • South Korea Developed Unmmaned Surveillance Vehicle

    May 1, 2021 0
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  • Strategic Partnership with China and Russia Means Avoidance of Alliance. Ask Armenia, Pakistan, Iran, Venezuela, Cambodia and Bangladesh. 

    March 16, 2026 0
    Pakistan, Iran, Venezuela, Cambodia and Bangladesh all signed exclusive security agreements with China multiple times and enhanced military cooperation with China, but there is not a single time China sent any help to these countries [...]
Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, PNG to sign security pact to counter Beijing’s rising Pacific influence.

  • Ballistic Missile

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

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Receives MD 530G Light Attack Helicopters

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aerospace Industries opens first Southeast Asian office in Malaysia

  • Air Platform

    C-27J Next Generation Strategic Airlift Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s Collins-class Submarines to Receive Sonar Upgrade

  • Air Platform

    Here’s why Russia’s Su-57 is doomed?

  • Naval Platforms

    Japan retrofit Izumo-class helicopter carriers to support F-35B operations

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Neptune Cruise Missile Hit Russia’s Command Post In Occupied Crimea

  • Europe

    A Russian Tu-95 Pilot Behind Strikes on Ukraine Shot Dead Inside Russia’s Engels Airbase

  • Anti-air Missiles

    European Union Will Spend $4.3 Billion on Integrated Air Defense System

  • Europe

    HMS Queen Elizabeth Departs For Training

  • Europe

    Russia Evacuating Officer’s Families From Tokmak After Ukraine Destroys Russia’s S-400 SAM

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Liberated Five Towns Since Counteroffensive Started

  • Naval Platforms

    RTN’s submarine acquisition stalls as Thai economy hits by Coronavirus

  • Europe

    The Iran War Exposed British Armed Forces’ Operational Weaknesses and Readiness Problems.

  • Air Platform

    Thailand Purchases Gripen E/F Fighter Jets Amid Tensions With Cambodia

  • Air Platform

    DARPA Flys Unmanned Black Hawk Helicopters

  • C4iSR

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

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract To Produce 24 F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Jets For Indonesia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China warns Australia against following NATO and America’s footsteps to boost defense spending

  • Europe

    Russian Ka-52 helicopter crashed in Rostov region, Pilots killed

  • Europe

    Putin’s Russia in panic and disarray after armed rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don

  • Infantry Weapons

    Elbit Systems successfully tests new self-propelled howitzer

  • Air Platform

    The Chinese J-20 fighter flew with a domestic engine

  • Europe

    Lacroix Defense awarded contract to produce naval decoy for Hellenic Navy

  • Middle East

    Explosions Heard In Tehran As Israel Fired Barrage Of Missiles At Iran’s Military Facilities

  • Air Platform

    Ireland acquires four Airbus H145M multi-role helicopters

  • C4iSR

    Saab Oneview PSIM: Eye And Ear Of Urban Security Systems

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation to accelerate Rafale production amid high market demands

  • Americas

    Venezuela’s Russian and Chinese-made military hardware had no chance against powerful American military might.

  • South Asia

    WHO Director Saima Wazed Putul Received Grease Payment from Indian Shipbuilder to Award Bangladesh Navy’s Lucrative Contract

  • South Asia

    Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh is ill-informed about the underperforming S-400 missiles, 41 S-400 missiles were destroyed in the Ukraine war and are incapable of detecting aircraft beyond 250km.

  • Air Platform

    UK, Italy and Japan jointly built GCAP sixth-gen fighter jet to take to the skies by 2035

  • Americas

    Raytheon to supply Patriot Missile Defense System to Bahrain

  • Infantry Weapons

    BAE Systems To Manufacturer M777 Light Weight Howitzers In India

  • Europe

    Russian invasion in Ukraine is not going according to plan, says Jens Stoltenberg

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan’s New Anti-ship Missile Maneuvers in Terminal Phase to Avoid Close-in Weapon System.

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems to build artillery ammunition factory for undisclosed buyer

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff Into The Rendition, Corruption And Money-Laundering Business

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s MiG-29 Fighter Jets Strike Inside Russia For The First Time

  • Americas

    Ukraine Delivers T-84UD Oplot Tank to US Army

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India’s Brahmos supersonic missiles hit Pakistani paddy fields

  • Europe

    Ukraine has destroyed Russia’s Podlet radar complex in occupied Crimea

  • Middle East

    Israeli Army Started Localized Ground Incursions Before Full-scale Ground Incursions In Northern Gaza

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine to receive first F-16 fighter jets by December 2023

  • Land Platform

    UAE Ordered Wahash Infantry Fighting Vehicle

  • Middle East

    Turkey delivered Bayraktar TB2 drones to Qatari Emirati Armed Forces

  • Europe

    Yevgeny Prigozhin Admits Ukrainian Troops Still Controls The City Of Bakhmut

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