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Air-Launched Weapons

Chinese Indigenous Air-to-Air Missile

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Air Platform

PAC-CAC JF-17 Thunder Multi-role Combat Aircraft

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  • Indian Air Force Confirmed Second Rafale Fighter Jet Crashed Today Totalling Nine Aircraft Loss

    May 10, 2025 0
    India appears to have suffered the confirmed combat loss of five Dassault Rafale fighters following airstrikes against targets in Pakistan. Pakistani AIM-120C AMRAAM downed three Rafale aircraft; one Rafale aircraft crashed on 7 May, and [...]
  • Norwegian NASAMS air defense system saves lives in Ukraine

    December 4, 2023 0
    The president of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Eirik Lie said on Thursday that a Norwegian air defense system is central in protecting the Ukrainian people from airborne attacks. Ukraine to get more NASAMS anti-air missile [...]
  • The Thief

    Bangladesh Military (Thief): A History of Coup, Corruption, Rape And Torture

    September 8, 2021 0
    Since its independence from Pakistan in 1971 with the help of its archenemy India, Bangladesh has faced several military interventions. Hasina’s father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was the founder of both the Awami League, officially [...]
  • Israeli IAI unveils Scorpius electronic warfare system for multi-threat countermeasures

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  • Defence Minister Richard Marles wants to increase military spending by up to $25 billion to pay for new warships

    February 11, 2024 0
    Defence Minister Richard Marles wants to increase military spending by up to $25 billion to pay for new warships, weapons and base upgrades as he battles growing anger from contractors over the paralysis gripping big [...]
  • 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 [...]
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

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type 90B 122mm Rocket Artillery Exploded and Rolled Over Again.

December 25, 2025 0

Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. That’s what happened in the Thai-Cambodian War. Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm […]

Europe

Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

December 25, 2025 0

Lithuania has signed a 252 million euro contract with KNDS France for a second batch of 30 CAESAR Mk II 155 mm wheeled howitzers, expanding a program first launched in 2022. The move strengthens long-range […]

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded contract to produce Tomahawk block V cruise missiles for Australia and Japan

  • Americas

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

  • Land Platform

    U.S. State Department approves 27 M1126 Stryker IFV for Argentina

  • Europe

    Russia Conducted Several Trial Runs With Nuclear-capable Tu-95MS Bombers

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Delivers First Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV-30) To U.S. Marine Corps

  • Air Platform

    India learnt lessons dealing with Russian mafia of Sukhoi and Mikoyan

  • Africa

    Ethiopia to begin final phase of operations against TPLF

  • Air Platform

    Digital Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (DJHMCS) on the F-15EX

  • Industry

    Lockheed Martin Is Awarded A Contract Worth $601M to Support Trident II Missile Program

  • Air Platform

    Germany has no plan to buy additional F-35 stealth jets

  • Infantry Weapons

    Russia Finally Admits Pantsir ADS Useless Against Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese F-16 warned of 20 Chinese J-11 fighters over Taiwan Straits

  • Europe

    Israel Considers Sending Iron Dome To Ukraine After Anti-semitic Remarks By Sergei Lavrov

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy to Start Building Constellation-Class Frigate This Year

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s first fighter jet KAAN conducts maiden test flight

  • Europe

    Thousands Of Mobilized Russian Conscripts Are Unfit For Military Service In Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Thales Joins Hellenic Navy’s FDI Frigate Project

  • Europe

    Israel Approves Sending Blue Spear Anti-ship Missile And Spike NLOS To Ukraine By Estonia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Royal Navy To Integrate Meteor BVRAAM and SPEAR missile into F-35B stealth jet

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Paratroopers Wiped Out A Column Of Russian ‘V’ Tanks

  • Europe

    Russian Navy top admiral shakeup follows new defeat in Black Sea

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Border Guards Shot Down Su-34 Fighter-bomber In Bakhmut

  • The Thief
    South Asia

    Bangladesh Military (Thief): A History of Coup, Corruption, Rape And Torture

  • Air Platform

    Serbia negotiating with France to purchase Rafale jets, Mistral SAM and H125M helicopters

  • Europe

    Ukraine sinks Russian ship as Moscow accused of forcible deportations from Mariupol

  • Middle East

    Iran Plans to Buy Fighter Jets from Russia

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-35 stopped harassing MQ-9 Reaper Drones Over Syrian Airspace After U.S. Deploys F-35 Stealth Jets In Middle East

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad no longer regards Moldova as a sovereign nation in favor of Transdniestria

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shot Down A Su-30 Fighter Jet, Reports Sky News

  • Europe

    Russia Demonstrates New Remote-Controlled Combat Module on BTR-82 APC

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India’s DRDO Test Fires Extended-range Pinaka MBRL Rocket

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone blows up Russia’s most advanced T-90MS tank

  • Air Platform

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

  • Naval Platforms

    Sikorsky S-70 Naval Hawk Specialized Maritime Helicopter

  • Europe

    Turkish TCG Anadolu Completes First Landing And Take-off Exercises

  • Europe

    Poland Received 24 K9 Self-propelled Howitzers From South Korea

  • Europe

    Germany Agrees To Send 50 Gepard Air-defense Tanks to Ukraine

  • Industry

    One Belt, One Road (OBOR), Plus Grease Payments: Chinese Arms Sales in Asia and Africa In The Name of Development

  • Americas

    US Coast Guard Commissions 44th Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter

  • South Asia

    An Afghan Hero Pilot Who Killed More Taliban Than Any Other Pilots Now Under US Protection

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Magura V5 kamikaze sea drone destroyed Russian warship Sergei Kotov

  • Americas

    Australian And American Super Hornets To Receive Next-gen Airborne Jammer

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Army shot down Indian quadcopter in Kashmir

  • Air Platform

    AI pilot defeats human in a VR dogfight flying F-16 fighters

  • Europe

    NATO Will Put Boots On The Ground If Putin Nukes Ukraine

  • Europe

    Sweden approves new lethal aid package for Ukraine worth $314 million

  • Europe

    Slovakia Donates S-300 Air Defense System to Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    The Seaspray 5000E AESA Radar

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics flew first combat ready Tejas LCA

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    IP Theft By China: Australia To Tighten Export Control Laws To Protect Research Data

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