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Naval Platforms

RNLN air-defence frigates to receive new 127/64 LW guns

April 29, 2020 GDC 0

The Dutch MoD’s Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) formally announced the contract award to Leonardo on 21 April. The 127/64 LW guns will be retrofitted to the four LCF frigates during scheduled maintenance periods, with the […]

Naval Weapons

127mm / 54-calibre Oto-Breda compact gun

April 29, 2020 GDC 0

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Industry

Leonardo Company’s Naval Capability

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  • Turkey Debuts Akinci B UCAV With Upgraded Engines

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  • Iran Seeks Help from China, Russia, Serbia and India to Rebuild Its Industrial Bases After 12 Days War Against Israel.

    December 15, 2025 0
    Tehran is rebuilding its missile arsenal at high speed after the 12-day conflict with Israel, aiming to fire 2,000 missiles at once in future escalations, Israeli officials and analysts warn. Iran Shipped Haj Qaseem Ballistic [...]
  • Tomahawk Block V Cruise Missile Entered Service With The U.S. Navy

    April 2, 2021 0
    WASHINGTON (GDC) — Raytheon delivers the first of the U.S. Navy’s new Block V Tomahawk, an upgraded version of the service’s venerable land-attack missile that will ultimately include the ability to target ships at sea [...]
  • Ukraine’s F-16s prove effective in air defense role deterring Russian air sorties, expert says

    December 13, 2024 0
    Renowned Ukrainian military expert and head of the “Come Back Alive” Foundation, Taras Chmut, has stated that F-16 fighter jets have been performing effectively in Ukraine’s defense operations. In an interview with the defense publication [...]
  • Ukraine Shot Down Three Ka-52 Attack Helicopters In Kherson

    October 26, 2022 0
    According to Ukraine’s Air Force Command reports, on 24 October, Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter, the third one since day-start in Kherson. Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s Ka-52 Helicopter In KhersonDateSeptember 24, [...]
  • Myanmar Junta Sentenced Six Army Generals To Death For Surrendering, Junta Hunts Officers Who Deserted Their Post And Escaped To Bangladesh

    February 6, 2024 0
    Myanmar’s Junta reports that it sentenced six army generals to death for their surrender this month of a regional military command headquarters on the border with China to an alliance of ethnic armed groups. The [...]
Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

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

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

  • Europe

    Poland Received New Armored Vehicles For Its Army

  • Europe

    Turkey-US relations turn a new page: President Erdogan

  • Middle East

    U.S. Seized Iranian-backed Websites For Spreading Disinformation

  • Europe

    Boeing rolled out first P-8A Poseidon Aircraft for Norway

  • Air Platform

    IPHR and NAKO published 84 pages comprehensive report exposing that Russia’s fighter jets are fitted with Western components

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad Diagnosed With Advanced Stages Of Stomach Cancer, Only Foreign Doctors Kept Him Alive

  • Air Platform

    Poland Purchases 48 FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft From South Korea

  • Europe

    Turkey’s Flagship TCG Anadolu LHD To Be Delivered To Turkish Navy This Year

  • Europe

    Slovenian firm unveils new 30mm turret for combat vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Iranian State TV Admitted Its Wartime Claim of Shooting Down Israeli F-35 Jet Was AI-generated.

  • Americas

    U.S. DSCA To Amend Upfront Payment Condition For Cash-strapped Partners

  • Uncategorized

    Ukrainian HIMARS destroyed Russian 48Y6-K1 Podlet surveillance radar

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia fired North Korean-made KN-23 short-range ballistic missiles on Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Russia and Iran want a prolonged war in the Middle East as Israeli death toll rises to 2,500

  • C4iSR

    Saab Delivers GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft To Poland

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia advances the developments of Loyal Wingman for the RAAF

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kim Jong Un Tours Major Ballistic Missile Factory Near Pyongyang.

  • Europe

    Massive explosions rip through Russian air base in Crimea as Ukraine launches ten ATACMS missiles

  • Europe

    Polish Army wants to buy new Rosomak armored personnel carriers

  • Defense Industry

    Russia’s Nebo-M Radar, is it a scam or propaganda?

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall offers SILAM High Mobility Rocket Launcher System to Spain.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia issues RFI for lead-in fighter trainer for RAAF

  • Air Platform

    HAL Tejas MK1A vs JF-17 Block II: What if Tejas MK1A face-off with JF-17 Block II at the next Kashmir skirmish?

  • Africa

    South African company Milkor Unveils Vanguard Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC)

  • Africa

    Nigerian Air Force Plans to Purchase Chinese Air Defense Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China supplying Russia with metal, composite, aircraft parts, electronics, drones and vehicles to support Russian war in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Started Building Second NGAD Site in Saint Louis

  • Air Platform

    China begun retrofitting WS10B engine into J-10C fourth-gen fighter jet

  • Europe

    Russia Deploys Iskander Tactical Nuclear Missiles In Belarus

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s tenth and final FREMM frigate launched

  • Air Platform

    UAE seeks permission from France to transfer 30 Mirage 2000 jets to Morocco

  • Europe

    Ukraine Ordered 60 KRAB 155mm Self-propelled Howitzers From Poland

  • Middle East

    Assad Regime’s Fall Exposed Russian Military’s Weaknesses Ukraine Can Exploit

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan to Deliver AESA for F-16 Fighter Jet by 2022

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Pacific Command Places HIMARS Artillery Rockets In Japan

  • Europe

    Hungary wants to produce KF51 Panther main battle tanks

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The Dynetics-Lockheed MAXPOWER High Power Microwave weapons

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Plans to Buy KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jets.

  • Africa

    Rostec hopes African countries will fund the Su-75 Checkmate

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. Approves NASAMS Anti-air Missile And AIM-120 AMRAAM-ER Missiles Sale To Taiwan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Manufacture Munitions For HIMARS In Australia

  • Air Platform

    Sweden’s proposal on the Gripen sale to Thailand included significant technology transfer

  • C4iSR

    Saab receives Lightning 5 target designator order for Gripen

  • Industry

    Boeing wants to certify Super Hornet for ski-jump operations

  • Industry

    20 Chinese Tech Firms Are Backed By Peoples Liberation Army (PLA)

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force Successfully Tests AGM-183A Hypersonic Missile

  • Air Platform

    Austria purchases 12 Leonardo M-346FA light combat aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia and Papua New Guinea agree to finalize talks on the bilateral security treaty

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Awarded Contract to Build Korean Navy’s Next-gen Aegis destroyer

  • Naval Platforms

    China’s Type 056 Jiangdao Class Corvette

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