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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 […]

  • U.S. Navy Purchases 785 Tomahawks and 540 SM-6 Missiles to Rebuild Fleet Firepower and Stocks.

    April 13, 2026 0
     On April 6, 2026, USNI reported that the latest Pentagon budget request calls for a major increase in procurement for two of the U.S. Navy’s most important ship-launched missiles, the Tomahawk and the SM-6. The [...]
  • U.S.-made HIMARS Destroys Russian Ammunition Depot And Warehouse In Kakhovka

    August 31, 2022 0
    Explosions lit up the night sky as Ukrainian forces reportedly destroyed yet another Russian ammunition depot in Kakhovka, reported the Sun newspaper. Ukraine destroys dozens Russian ammunition depots using HIMARS artillery rocketsDateJune 19, 2023Ukrainian HIMARS [...]
  • Germany will provide additional IRIS-T SLM air defense systems to Ukraine

    January 29, 2024 0
    Germany will provide Ukraine with an additional four IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defense systems as part of a military aid package worth more than $1.4 billion, the German Defense Ministry said in a statement Thursday. [...]
  • Myanmar’s mass exodus to neighbouring countries prompted junta to introduce mandatory conscription

    February 22, 2024 0
    Mandatory military service is not an uncommon practice around the world. In Myanmar, such a law was first introduced in 1959, but had never been enforced. Myanmar junta declared mandatory conscription for young men and [...]
  • Croatia Received Final Bids For Fighter Jets

    November 15, 2020 0
    Croatia has received the final offers from the four government teams hoping to secure the country’s requirement to replace its Yugoslav era MiG-21 ‘Fishbed’ fighters. With the best and final bids now submitted, Croatia will [...]
  • Ukraine Launched Huge Drone Attacks in Moscow and St Petersburg.

    May 18, 2026 0
    One of Ukraine’s largest drone strikes on Russia has killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, local authorities say. Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone [...]
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-Launched Weapons

    Australia Transfers AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM Missile to the United Arab Emirates.

  • Air Platform

    Anti-Putin partisan shot down Russian Su-27 fighter jet over Belgorod

  • Infantry Weapons

    Greek Patriot Systems Will Be Deployed In Saudi Arabia

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles Against Russian Warships

  • Uncategorized

    Turkey has become a major competitor for Russian arms, Russian defense company says

  • Europe

    French-German KNDS unveils Leopard 2 tank with unmanned turret

  • Air Platform

    Russian pilot Alexei who crashed Su-57, previously crashed Su-30, MiG-29 and Mi-8 helicopters: report

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian troops shoot down Russian Mi-8 helicopter using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Europe

    Russian Aerospace Forces Su-30SM dud crashes in Black Sea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China unveils copycat German Boxer armored vehicles.

  • Middle East

    Here’s why the Chinese Communist Party will secretly supply Iran with weapons despite President Trump’s letter to Xi Jinping.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russia’s depot storing 400 Shahed-136 drones

  • Africa

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Coast Guard Inducts Multi-role Response Vessel MRRV-9701

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Philippines intends to buy ground-launched Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles

  • Naval Platforms

    Damen completes sea trials of Pola-class frigate ‘ARM Reformador’ of Mexican Navy

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to Buy Six New Built Gripen C/D Fighters From Saab, report

  • Middle East

    Iran Financed, Trained, Provided Material Support And Authorized Hamas’s Attack On Israel To Sabotage Israel-Saudi Peace Deal

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s special operations forces captured the Russian Buk battery

  • Europe

    Ukraine and Slovakia to jointly build 155mm self-propelled howitzer

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian Army Ordered 4,960 Licensed-built MILAN-2T Anti-Tank Guided Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Offers Falcon 10X As Franco-German Maritime Airborne Warfare Systems (MAWS)

  • Naval Platforms

    US Navy’s underwater drone Orca will play offensive role

  • Europe

    Netherlands, Britain to procure F-16 for Ukraine as part of fighter jets coalition

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    President Trump to oversee Cambodia-Thai peace deal at ASEAN summit.

  • Europe

    Greece to purchase PULS artillery system from Israel.

  • Air Platform

    An American Billionaire Who Owns A MiG-29 Says, MiGs Aren’t Useful in Actual Combat

  • Air Platform

    Israeli sensors and electronic warfare suite that makes F-35I Adir a superior stealth jet compared to Saudi and Qatari F-35.

  • Middle East

    U.S. State Department Approves Multi-billion Missile, Radar and Counter-drone System to the Gulf States.

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Turkish Asalsan successfully tests GÖKBERK Mobile laser anti-drone system

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Azerbaijan buys Turkish Air-launched SOM Cruise Missiles

  • Americas

    Fincantieri allocates three U.S. Shipyards to build Constellation class frigates

  • Hermes 900 (MALE)
    East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Philippines Air Force receives Israeli Hermes 900 UAS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Negotiating With Taiwan To Sale M109A7 Paladin Howitzer

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone strike destroys Russian Su-30SM and Su-24 aircraft based in Crimea

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky, AMMROC Announced Partnership for Black Hawk Helicopter Maintenance in the UAE

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Puzzled At US Navy’s Intention To Build Sixth-generation Fighter

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Kuwaiti Air Force’s H225M Helicopters Equipment Exocet Anti-ship Missiles

  • Europe

    Has Ukraine become Russia’s Iraq or Afghanistan 2.0 for Putin?

  • Europe

    Argentina rearms and formally requested on Thursday to join NATO as a global partner

  • South Asia

    India’s MMRCA: Evaluation Results Of Rafale, Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon, MiG-35 and Super Hornet

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Integrated Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems into AH-64E Apache and T-7A RedHawk.

  • Europe

    Leaked phone calls revealed Russian politician Akhmedov referred to Putin as “Satan” and “dwarf”

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KF-21 Will Squeeze Russian Su-57 Markets

  • Europe

    Russia deploys Soviet-era T-34 tanks in the Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy’s Follow-on Istanbul-Class Frigate Will Receive 16 VLS Missiles

  • Infantry Weapons

    Taiwan to develop land-based point defense system

  • Air Platform

    MiG-35 : A Lemon from Russia’s Mikoyan Design Bureau

  • Defense Industry

    Indian Navy signs contract for construction of 17 naval vessels

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