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Europe

France Test-fires M51 Nuclear Ballistic Missile

April 29, 2021 GDC 0

The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) successfully conducted a test firing of an M51 nuclear strategic ballistic missile without a warhead from the Landes site of DGA Missile Tests today. Florence Parly, Minister of […]

Defense Industry

Iran Achieved 60% Uranium Enrichment, A Threat To World Peace

April 19, 2021 GDC 0

Iran has produced first batch of Uranium enriched to a purity level of 60% at Shahid Ahmadi Roshan nuclear facility. Production of 60% enriched uranium is currently 9 grams per hour. The enrichment was completed […]

Europe

Lithuania Asked Belarus to Clarify Accidents At Rosatom-made Nuclear Power Plant

January 21, 2021 GDC 0

MINSK (GDC) — Lithuania has asked Belarus for clarification after its new nuclear plant located some 50 kilometres from the country’s capital suffered an incident just five days after launch. Belarusian authorities say the country’s […]

Americas

Amid China and Russia tensions, US considering nuclear tests after 28 years hiatus

May 24, 2020 GDC 0

US officials have debated whether to carry out the first US nuclear tests in 28 years as a way to pressure Russia and China into make a trilateral arms control deal, according congressional aides and […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Has Conducted Low Yield Nuclear Tests

April 17, 2020 GDC 0

Washington DC (GDC) -The US State Department reported that Beijing may have conducted secret low-level underground nuclear tests, learned GDC quoting Wall Street Journal. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters on Thursday that China […]

  • Oshkosh Defense Awarded $99 Million To Fit-out 83 Stryker Vehicles With 30mm Cannons

    August 20, 2021 0
    The U.S. Army has ordered 83 more Stryker combat vehicles equipped with 30mm cannons from Oshkosh Defense worth $99 million to outfit another brigade combat team. Oshkosh and its partners Pratt Miller Defense and Rafael [...]
  • UK, Italy and Japan jointly built GCAP sixth-gen fighter jet to take to the skies by 2035

    December 15, 2023 0
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  • Top Russian Commander Among Troops Killed During Azerbaijan’s Attack On Nagorno-Karabakh

    September 22, 2023 0
    A top official from Russia’s armed forces was killed during Azerbaijan’s shelling of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh just two months after he was appointed to be the second in command of a Russian peacekeeping [...]
  • Germany will establish a new military division for territorial defence

    January 14, 2025 0
    The German military will establish a new division tasked exclusively with territorial defence, the army said on Saturday, bringing all existing reserve units under direct army command. German Army Purchases 600 Skyranger Short-range Air Defence [...]
  • Ukrainian ATACMS hits Russian Air Force base in Crimea

    January 7, 2024 0
    Ukrainian forces have said that they struck a Russian target in Crimea using ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile Systems), which reportedly could be the first time the U.S.-supplied weapon has been used on the peninsula annexed [...]
  • Russia No Longer Operating Airborne Sorties Beyond Kherson And Donetsk In Fear Of Western Air Defense

    November 9, 2023 0
    The Russian Air Force is barely able to leave its own airspace because Ukraine’s air defenses are so strong, according to UK intelligence. Russia Lost Four Su-35S Aircraft Within Last Ten Days, Says British IntelligenceDateSeptember [...]
Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    India postponed order of another batch of Rafale due to COVID-19

  • C4iSR

    Thales To Develop Augmented Reality Helmet For Rafale F4

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Weigh-in 4.5 Gen Fighter Jets Between Eurofighter And Gripen

  • Americas

    Why I admire Admiral William McRaven?

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force recommends purchasing additional Gripen E jets from Sweden

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Seeking $1.5 Billion For NGAD Program

  • Europe

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Australia’s Nuclear Submarines Will Deter China?

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Test Two F-15EX Jets in Northern Edge 21 Exercise

  • Air Platform

    The U.S. Asked Egypt to Supply 50 MiG-29M2 to Ukraine in Return of F-15EX

  • Naval Platforms

    Russia Delivers Indian Navy’s Warship ‘INS Tushil’ After Eight Years, Explains Soviet-era Shipbuilding Still Ongoing In Russia

  • Europe

    The West misinterpreted Ukraine’s need to strike anywhere inside Russia not allowing Russia to regroup

  • Europe

    Belgium delivered retired armored infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian Rocket Launcher Factory Bursts Into Flames In A Suspected Sabotage

  • Middle East

    Naval Group delivers the first Gowind corvette to the United Arab Emirates

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Navy commissioned Damen-built PNS Yarmook

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal hands over 16th Guardian-Class patrol boat to Australian DoD

  • Americas

    Chinese military scientist charged with espionage in USA

  • Industry

    Saudi Arabia Largest Importer Of Arms, U.S. Largest Exporter Of Arms

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Raytheon Awarded $111 Million Sustainment Contract For NASAM

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia sends Pantsir-SM air defense system to frontline

  • Europe

    EU sanctions on Russia make Italian-Russian Military Joint Venture Unsustainable

  • Air Platform

    Thailand To Upgrade Gripen C/D To MS20 Standard

  • Ballistic Missile

    Ukraine’s ATACMS Tactical Ballistic Missile Destroyed Russia’s Command Post.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Received the First Mass-produced Armored Modular Vehicle.

  • Air Platform

    China unveiled scale model of F-35 copycat FC-31

  • Americas

    Construction begins on new fleet of river-class destroyers for the Royal Canadian Navy

  • C4iSR

    Morocco Purchased Two Advanced Spy Satellite From Israel Aerospace Industries

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine sets to procure Israeli Spyder GBAD

  • Europe

    Germany Sends 2,700 Anti-Aircraft Missiles to Ukraine

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy launches first Hangor-class submarine in China

  • Air Platform

    Saab Trials New X-band AESA Radar on Gripen D

  • Europe

    The US State Department Approves Javelin for Poland

  • Air Platform

    South Korea’s first homegrown fighter jet completes test flight

  • Land Platform

    Israeli company REGO Automotive develops new tactical all-terrain vehicle

  • Europe

    German Air Force (Luftwaffe) reportedly will procure combination of Super Hornet, EA-18 Growler and Typhoon to replace Tornado jets

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Resumes Delivery Of Rafale F3R To French Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s MiG-35 fighter is being briefly used against Ukraine, UAC reported

  • Africa

    China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Denmark purchases Naval Strike Missile from Kongsberg for Coastal Defense System.

  • Europe

    US Army awards Oshkosh $1.54 billion for FHTV fleet upgrade

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Guided Bomb Kits, Bulldozers and Demolition Equipments to Israel

  • Europe

    Denmark Ordered Swedish Curl-Gustaf M4 Recoilless Rifles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Sweden Purchases IRIS-T SLM Surface-to-air Missile.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

  • Loitering Munitions

    Iranian Shahed Drones Contains American And German Components

  • C4iSR

    The US Space Force Tests Space Telescope in Western Australia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 094 Submarine Surfaced Again In Taiwan Strait Due To Technical Malfunction, A Sign China’s Troubled Nuclear Triad

  • Air Platform

    EA-18G Growler: The King of Electronic Warfare

  • Europe

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

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