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  • [ April 3, 2026 ] Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Fires U.S. Army Chief and Other Generals, Amid Iran War. Americas
  • [ April 3, 2026 ] U.S. air strike destroyed Iran’s anti-ship missile site housing CM-302 and YJ-21E after a YJ-21E missile launch malfunction was detected by a satellite.   Middle East
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Naval Platforms

Bangladeshi Khulna Shipyard lays keel for five more Padma-class patrol vessels for Bangladeshi Navy

January 3, 2020 GDC 0

Bangladesh’s Khulna Shipyard Ltd has begun construction of a second batch of five Padma-class patrol vessels on order for the Bangladeshi Navy (BN). The navy said in a 3 December statement that a keel-laying ceremony […]

  • AIM-174B ‘Gunslinger’ Nickname Hinted at by Commander, Naval Air Forces and U.S. Pacific Fleet

    May 16, 2025 0
    The AIM-174B ‘SM-6 ALC’ has been given a first official nickname by Commander, Naval Air Forces, marking the first time the missile has been acknowledged with a name since Naval News originally broke the news [...]
  • Ukraine handed over R-37M air-to-air missile components to British intelligence

    February 21, 2023 0
    Ukraine captured remains of Russia’s R-37M air-to-air missile were found in Ukraine. The UK has recovered Russian military equipment lost to Ukrainian forces and handed it over to national intelligence agencies and industry partners in [...]
  • Saab Awarded Contract To Produce Arexis Electronic Warfare Suite For German Eurofighter Typhoon

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  • Turkey Unveils Most Powerful 2,000 Pound Non-nuclear Bomb

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  • Russia delivers captured Western small arms and vehicles to Hezbollah and Hamas to blame Ukraine

    October 13, 2023 0
    Russia provided Palestinian militant group Hamas with US and EU manufactured “trophy weapons” that they captured during the war on Ukraine, to discredit Kyiv and impact its ties with Western allies, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s intelligence [...]
  • Chinese NORINCO claims VT-4 Tank is better than T-14 Armata

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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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

  • Africa

    Nigeria plans to purchase 12 AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters

  • Industry

    France will Revive India’s Kaveri Engine Program If India Orders 36 More Rafale

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s supply-class AOR ship tests Phalanx close-in weapons system

  • Europe

    Russian Army’s BTR-82A armored vehicles turned into fried chicken in every battle it fought

  • Air Platform

    Russian Pilots Started Training On Iranian Drones

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones damaged two Project 22160 patrol ship in Crimea

  • Americas

    Peru to purchase South Korean K2 Black Panther Tanks

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Requested U.S. State Department To Approve The Sale Of Two F-35A Stealth Jets

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA Awarded Contract To Produce CAMM Missiles For Sweden’s Visby Class Corvettes

  • C4iSR

    Hanwha Systems awarded contract to produce multi-function AESA radar for the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Shot Down Russian Mi-24 Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Plans To Issue Fresh Tender For 114 Medium Multi-role Fighter Aircraft

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman to produce Hydra-70 illuminating flares for US Army

  • Middle East

    Israeli Forces Seized 3,300 Weapons in Syrian Operations

  • Europe

    Russia on the hunt for Ukraine’s FPV drone operators who kill thousands of Russian troops

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine discussing possible acquisition of Gripen and Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Japan Purchases Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles Extended Range (JASSM-ER) Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine inflicted devastating blow to Russia’s Morozovsk military air base, destroyed Su-34 fighter-bomber

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Destroys Three S-400 Launchers and 96L6 Radar Using ATACMS Cluster Munitions In Donetsk

  • Air Platform

    Myanmar and Nigeria Ground JF-17 Blunder Fighter Jets Amid Reliability, Quality and Maintenance Issues

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones break world record by travelling 1,500 km to hit Russia’s oil refinery in Bashkiria

  • Defense Industry

    Russia imports 80 percent of its missile components from Taiwan, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, USA and South Korea

  • Europe

    Russia Deploys Iskander Tactical Nuclear Missiles In Belarus

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan Bought Israeli Iron Dome Missile System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s secretive submarine program progressed

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s one Su-25 and four Ka-52 helicopters using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Europe

    Desperate Russia signed an agreement with Iran to purchase ammunition with the headline saying ‘In the name of Allah’

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Buys 1000 R-27 Air-launched Missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Delivers More Gepard Anti-air Guns To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s two $1000 FPV drones destroyed Russia’s S-350 Vityaz Surface-to-air missile worth $135 million

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Shoots Down Chinese Spy Ballon

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Army Received Training On Harpoon Anti-ship Missile Launch System

  • Europe

    Slava Ukraini: Putin’s Pet Project $5 Billion ‘Kerch Bridge’ Blown Out By Explosions

  • Americas

    Hanwha Ocean Inks Partnerships with Three Local Companies For Canadian Submarine Requirement

  • Americas

    USS Gerald R. Ford successfully completes final shock trials

  • Air Platform

    Qatar Receives A Batch of AH-64E Apache Helicopters

  • Europe

    Russia’s T-14 Armata tanks aren’t ready to fight in Ukraine war

  • Middle East

    China delivers HQ-16 and HQ-17AE anti-aircraft missile systems and ammunitions to Iran

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh, USA Sign Historic Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Deals

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman turn to Australia to keep the production of Triton UAV running

  • Americas

    U.S. House Approves $1 Billion For Replenishing Israeli IronDome Missiles

  • Middle East

    Qatari Patriot missile shoots down two Iranian Su-24 Fencer attack jets, drones and 7 ballistic missiles.

  • Europe

    Putin’s ally Ramzan Kadyrov started a new mercenary group to compete with the Wagner group

  • Europe

    Serbia Behind $1.6 Billion PULS Artillery Contract With Israeli Elbit Systems.

  • Europe

    The Czech Republic plans to buy new Leopard A28 tanks

  • South Asia

    Video footages show the Bangladesh Army, BGB and Rapid Action Batelleon directly shooting at student protesters using Indian-made weapons

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Air Force Gets First Gripen E Fighter Jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China sending private military contractors to protect Myanmar’s Junta is a grave concern for Bangladesh, India and Thailand

  • Air Platform

    U.S. agrees to sale 40 F-16V fighter jets to Turkey after Turkey approves Sweden’s NATO bid

  • Air Platform

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

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