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  • [ June 11, 2026 ] U.S. Navy Strikes Iran’s Command, Control and Surveillance Sites in Tehran. Middle East
  • [ June 11, 2026 ] Ukraine’s drone strikes destroyed Russia’s logistics, Mariupol port and military installations. Europe
  • [ June 11, 2026 ] France orders multi-layer SAMP/T NG air and missile defence system with ASTER and MICA VL interceptors. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ June 11, 2026 ] Airbus offers to manufacture helicopters in Canada if selected for the CH-146 Griffons replacement project. Air Platform
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Infantry Weapons

Taiwan to develop land-based point defense system

September 1, 2020 GDC 0

TAIPEI (GDC) — The Taiwanese Air Force has entrusted the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) with evaluating and potentially developing a land-based close-in weapons system (CIWS) after canceling plans to purchase ones […]

Infantry Weapons

AN/TWQ-1 Avenger Air Defense System

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  • U.S. Considers Supplying 370km Range JASSM Missiles to Ukraine, Which Could Alter Course of War

    September 4, 2024 0
    The U.S. is close to an agreement to give Ukraine long-range cruise missiles that could reach deep into Russia, but Kyiv would need to wait several months as the U.S. works through technical issues ahead [...]
  • RAAF formally accepted 30th F-35 stealth jet

    September 24, 2020 0
    The Royal Australian Air Force has formally accepted its 30th F-35A Joint Strike Fighter from Lockheed Martin, as the nation’s fifth-generation fighter fleet and capability continues to grow, writes Stephen Kuper. Significant work is undertaken [...]
  • France, Egypt 30 Rafale jets deal came into effect on 15 November

    November 17, 2021 0
    French Defense Ministry Spokesman Herve Grandjean revealed that the contract that was signed between Egypt and the French Dassault Aviation company to purchase additional 30 Rafale fighter jets would come into force this summer. Egypt [...]
  • Russia lost more than 600 troops in a single day in Avdiivka

    October 19, 2023 0
    Russia lost more than 600 troops in a single day, Kyiv’s military said in an update on Wednesday, amid Ukraine’s grinding counteroffensive. Russia Loses 32 APVs, Nearly 1,300 Soldiers in a DayDateDecember 4, 2023Russia’s total [...]
  • Grandpa’s Army: Putin raises servicemen retirement age from 65 to 70 years

    February 15, 2024 0
    Vladimir Putin is working to raise the age limit for army officers to 70 in an attempt to increase Russia’s military might, according to UK military intelligence. If approved, the draft legislation would be the [...]
  • U.S. Navy requests $3 billion to replenish 785 Tomahawk missiles.

    April 29, 2026 0
    The U.S. Navy has formally requested approximately $3.009 billion to procure 785 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles in its Fiscal Year 2027 President’s Budget, as sustained combat operations against Iran continue to drain one of the [...]
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 […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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  • Africa

    China More Assertive As It Plans To Build Second Naval Base In West Africa

  • Europe

    Russian Ammunition Depot In Belgorod Catches Fire

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Ditches Pakistani JF-17 Fighter Jets in Favor of French Rafale F3R Jets

  • Europe

    Kosovo will invest $1.1 billion to strengthen armed forces.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed key Kursk bridge

  • Europe

    Russia’s former defense minister Sergei Shoigu’s corruption case witness found dead

  • Europe

    Ukrainian F-16 Pilots Learned How to Unlearn Soviet-Era Tactics and Relearn Western Flying Mindset at the British Academy.

  • Defense Industry

    The capabilities of the Russian S-400 are a few, says Ismail Demir

  • Defense Industry

    Taiwan To Buy More F-16V Worth $1.4 Billion

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB3 UAV performs first flight test using ski-jump

  • Air Platform

    Turkiye to develop naval variant KAAN fighter jet for MUGEM aircraft carrier.

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Cuts Steel for Fifth Hangor-class Submarine “PNS TASNIM”

  • Naval Platforms

    France’s Naval group negotiating with both MDL and L&T for Indian submarine project 75I

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded contract to produce additional Patriot missile system for Germany

  • Naval Platforms

    Taiwan progressed with domestically designed submarine

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems To Provide Next-gen Missile Approach Warning Systems for Apache Helicopters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea to invest $218 million to improve Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missiles

  • Europe

    Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy Receives Two More P-8I Neptune MPA

  • Europe

    Russian Tu-22 Backfire Crashes In Kaluga Region

  • Europe

    Russia Refused to Repatriate 14,000 Fallen Russian Soldiers

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Aims To Export TFX Fighter From 2030s

  • Europe

    Hellenic Navy Buys Three FDI (Belharra-class) Frigates

  • Europe

    Why Russia Upgrading Su-33 Fighters When China Called It a “Flopping Fish”?

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Says 2783 Soldiers Killed In Nagorno-karabakh Conflict

  • Industry

    Russian Rosoboronexport registered its trademark abroad

  • C4iSR

    Turkey to modernize its own F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets with domestic AESA radar

  • Europe

    Russia’s top General Valery Gerasimov missing for two weeks

  • Air Platform

    Saab Completes Gripen Fighter Jets Lithium-ion Battery Upgrades

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall awarded contract to build ammunition plant in Lithuania

  • Naval Weapons

    RAN upgrades Phalanx Close-in Weapon Systems (CIWS) For HMAS Sydney

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force tells Russia to replace Su-57E’s underperforming N036 “Byelka” radar, avionics and EW suite before any deal with India

  • Air Platform

    Colombia purchases 17 Gripen E/F Fighter Jets.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Army Started Localized Ground Incursions Before Full-scale Ground Incursions In Northern Gaza

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • C4iSR

    Evolution of Airborne Electronically Scanned Array Radar

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Build 100 Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) For Its Navy

  • Europe

    Russia limits the transportation of military cargo via the railway section of the Crimea bridge

  • Africa

    Morocco Normalize Diplomatic Relations with Israel

  • Europe

    Putin has replaced Tupolev’s chief executive after the company failed to deliver a new bomber to the Russian Air Force.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army’s Major General Ziaul Ahsan: The Butcher Of Bangladesh

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian intelligence forces destroyed Russian Zoopark-1 counter-battery radar in Donetsk region

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian artillery destroys Russian artic-variant TOR air defense system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin to Join Japan’s Sixth-generation Fighter Project

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kim Jong Un Inspects Vast Intercontinental Nuclear Missile Vehicle

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine has provided the West with vast intelligence about Russian weaponry that CIA, NSA, MI6, Bundesnachrichtendienst, DGSE failed to collect

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s rebels destroying Chinese-made armored vehicles like tin can

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Dubai Airshow: EDGE expands Al-Tariq guidance kit capabilities

  • Europe

    Kadyrov’s troops using Tesla Cybertrucks in the Ukraine war

  • C4iSR

    The engineering of VHF radar makes it poor at tracking and providing fire‑control‑quality data.

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