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Europe

Belarusian arms exports grow by 15% reaching more than $1B sales

February 19, 2018 LM Publications 0

On 31 January, Belarus’s state military-industrial committee reported that the export of Belarusian arms in 2017 exceeded the previous year by 15%, reaching more than $1bn sales— says BelarusDigest. According to Stockholm based research organisation […]

  • Bangladesh Trapped In Chinese, Indian and Russian Debt, Heading Towards Sri Lanka Style Bankruptcy

    May 21, 2022 0
    Sri Lanka has been mired in economic turmoil over the past few months. The country is battling severe shortages of essential items and running out of petrol, medicines, and foreign reserves amid an acute balance [...]
  • Elbit Systems Awarded $172 Million Contract to Supply Light Tanks to Philippines

    January 28, 2021 0
    Elbit  Systems announced that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $172 million to supply light tanks to the Philippines Army. The contract will be performed over a three-year period. Philippines Army Received Israeli-made [...]
  • China’s AVIC Executive Jailed for Taking Bribes

    October 22, 2020 0
    A former top executive of the Xi’an-based First Aircraft Institute under the state-owned Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) has been jailed for 6.5 years and fined 500,000 yuan ($75,000) for corruption and bribery. Chinese aerospace [...]
  • In-depth Look At Istanbul-class Frigates (TCG Istanbul)

    January 24, 2021 0
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  • President Biden signs bill reviving WWII lend-lease act for Ukraine

    May 11, 2022 0
    President Joe Biden on Monday resurrected a World War II measure used to boost US allies fighting Nazi Germany, allowing the government to accelerate weapons shipments to Ukraine for its battle against Russia’s invasion. Biden [...]
  • Egypt Purchases 36 FA-50 Fighter Jets From South Korea

    March 29, 2025 0
    As reported by The Korea Daily on March 24, 2025, the Egyptian Ambassador to South Korea, Khaled Abdelrahman, stated that negotiations between Egypt and South Korea concerning the export of FA-50 Fighting Eagle light attack [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

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

May 6, 2026 0

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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 […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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  • Europe

    Russian Air Force’s Su-35 Crashed Near Dzemgi Airbase

  • Central Asia

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

  • South Asia

    India’s Rafale Dream Shattered, India’s Humiliating Loss of 3 Rafale, 1 Su-30MKI, 1 MiG-29, 1 Jaguar and 1 Mirage 2000 Fighter Jets

  • C4iSR

    France and Germany signed agreement to jointly develop a European missile early warning system.

  • Americas

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

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • AUV Platform

    Ukraine’s ‘Sub Sea Baby’ Underwater Drones Are Deadly Threat to the Existance of Russian Navy.

  • Americas

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

  • Naval Platforms

    Saab Swordfish Maritime Patrol Aircraft

  • Europe

    Huge explosion ripped through Russia’s nuclear ICBM missile factory in Russia’s Udmurt Republic

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian forces destroy Russian Tor air defense system using kamikaze drone

  • Naval Weapons

    Leonardo’s 127mm 127/64 LW – Vulcano

  • Europe

    Fincantieri cuts steel for French Navy’s logistics support ships

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    Austria considers purchasing M-346 light combat aircraft and trainers from Italy

  • Americas

    Su-57 Grounded: U.S. Treasury Sanctioned 14 People and 28 Companies For Supplying Microelectronics To Russia’s Su-57 Program

  • Americas

    US Army Issued Tenders To Buy AK-74 Kalashnikov Assault Rifles For Adversary Training

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed key Kursk bridge

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Patriot Missile Shot Down Russia’s Su-34 Fighter Bomber.

  • South Asia

    More Than 1158 Bangladeshi Citizens Who Criticized Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Regime Suffered Enforced Disappearance

  • Middle East

    Iranian-flag cargo ship Touska was carrying dual-use technology from China to Iran.

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia Shot Down Its Own Ka-29 Helicopter

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    Turkish Shipyard Launches First Milgem Corvette For Ukrainian Navy

  • Europe

    Turkiye new armed USV ‘SALVO’ passes initial firing trials

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces killed 710 Russian servicemen and destroyed patrol boat using anti-tank rounds

  • Europe

    Russia Omits Su-35, Su-57 and T-14 Armata From Victory Day Parade

  • Cruise Missiles

    Germany requests U.S. Typhon ground-based missile system to strengthen long-range strike capability in Europe

  • Europe

    Romania to purchase KF51 main battle tanks.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones blew up Russian missile factory and gas plant

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt and Dronamics will develop unmanned airborne intelligence, Surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance solution.

  • Europe

    Germany announced $1.1 billion military aid package for Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian troops used toxic RG-Vo gas grenades with CN agent

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Wants Gripen Fighter Jets For Air Superiority Role

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army to acquire AS-9 self-propelled Howitzers

  • Europe

    Putin A ‘Dead Man Walking’: Warned To Be Very Careful What He Eats, Where He Sleeps And Which Aircraft He Flys

  • Air Platform

    Vietnam is considering French-made Rafale fighter jets to replace its Soviet-era Su-30MK2 aircraft.

  • Europe

    Royal Navy deploys seven Archer-class patrol boats to Scotland

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy to commission indigenously built corvette INS Kavaratti

  • Air Platform

    Russian nuclear bomber PAK DA “Messenger” has serious design flaws so does the Su-57 fighter

  • Americas

    Senate chairman moves toward CAATSA sanctions on Turkey as Turkey test Nebo-M radar against F-16

  • Europe

    Russian President Vladimir Putin suffers cardiac arrest, collapses in bedroom: Telegram channel reported

  • Europe

    NVL Group laid the keel for the Bulgarian Navy’s second multipurpose modular patrol vessel

  • Europe

    Kosovo will invest $1.1 billion to strengthen armed forces.

  • South Asia

    Kashmir is a disputed territory: General Qamar Javed Bajwa

  • Europe

    Ukraine released photos of M1 Abrams tanks in the front line

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israel Completes Tests of Upgraded Iron Dome Missile System

  • South Asia

    Australian Federal Police Investigating Corrupt Bangladesh High Commission Officials for Issuing Fake Passports to Rohingya Refugees

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery destroys Russian rocket launchers with precision strike

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Rotem Unveils N-WAVE Amphibious 8×8 Armored Vehicles

  • Africa

    Chinese CH-4B Drones Keep Crashing In Algeria For Technical Fault

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