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Air Platform

RAAF’s Protector drone makes maiden flight

October 1, 2020 GDC 0

The first General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Protector RG1 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the United Kingdom has made its maiden flight, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 28 September. […]

Air Platform

UK MoD signs £65 million contract for Protector UAS

September 10, 2020 GDC 0

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace today announced the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a £65m contract for its first three Protector Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS). Announcing the contract at 2020 Air and Space […]

  • Australia Purchases 48 New HIMARS Rocket Artillery For Ship-killer Role.

    October 4, 2025 0
    The Australian Army’s appetite for the M142 HIMARS is proving voracious. With the first two of 42 units arriving in Australia only in March, the country is already eyeing another 48 of these U.S.-built rocket [...]
  • Dutch Navy Escorted Russian Navy’s Damaged Submarine Novorossiysk in North Sea.

    October 12, 2025 0
    The Dutch Navy escorted a damaged Russian submarine, the Novorossiysk, and its supporting tugboat, the Yakov Grebelskiy, through the North Sea on Thursday, the Ministry of Defense reported. The submarine, suffering from a fuel leak, [...]
  • Ukraine’s Counter-offensive Wreck Havoc On Russian Troops In Kherson

    September 5, 2022 0
    Ukraine’s counter-offensive in occupied Kherson is wrecking Russia’s “thinly held” defenses in the region that was seized by Moscow in the early stages of the war, the U.K. Ministry of Defense recently said. HIMARS Artillery Rocket [...]
  • Kongsberg’s propulsion systems for Philippine Navy’s new OPVs

    August 5, 2023 0
    Kongsberg Maritime announces the sale of six sets of controllable pitch propeller systems to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for installation in six new 94-metre offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Philippine Navy. The Philippine Navy’s [...]
  • Bye Bye MiG-29K Dud, India Negotiating With France To Buy Rafale M Naval Aircraft

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  • Russian commercial airlines are on the brink of collapse as Chinese and Iranian engineers conducting uncertified repairs of aircraft

    December 1, 2023 0
    On November 23rd, Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence released hacked records from the Russian Federal Transport Agency ‘Rosaviatsiya’ revealing that the country’s airline industry was not doing well and could eventually collapse. A Growing Cooperation [...]
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 […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

  • Air Platform

    Denmark, the Netherlands and U.S. spearhead creation of the future Ukrainian air force

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Rocketsan Unveils BURC Anti-air Gun and Missile System

  • Europe

    The Battle for Bakhmut has badly devastated Russian forces and Wagner group

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Gripen Sustainment Contract For Swedish Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Iran Wants 36 J-10C, China Says Show Me The Money!

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded contract to produce P-8A Poseidon for Canada and Germany

  • Middle East

    Turkey delivered Bayraktar TB2 drones to Qatari Emirati Armed Forces

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Company’s M-346FA Fighter Attack Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Decommission Armidale-class OPV

  • Africa

    Rosoboronexport received small arms and vehicles order from African countries worth $1.7bn

  • Cyber

    Danish Navy Seized Chinese Bulk Carrier Yi Peng For Sabotaging German, Swedish and Finnish Submarine Cables

  • Europe

    The Russian Su-57 is not ready to fly, says Russian defense expert

  • Air Platform

    From Israel To China: An In-depth Analysis of The J-10 Vigorous Dragon Fighter Jet

  • Americas

    President Biden signs bill reviving WWII lend-lease act for Ukraine

  • Europe

    Huge Explosion Ripped Through Russian Oil And Gas Refinery In Suspected Sabotage Attack

  • South Asia

    Indian-made military hardware falling apart in Bangladesh, Ecuador, Bolivia, Armenia and the Philippines

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Will Continue to Work Vertification Programme of Falco Xplorer UAV

  • Air Platform

    BAE Achieves Key Production Milestones For The F-35 Stealth Jet

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli Arrow-3 Becomes Top Tier High-altitude Anti-ballistic Missile System.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    British And American Nationals Fighting Alongside Anti-coup Myanmar’s Rebels

  • Air Platform

    Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Super Hercules Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight Test

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded contract to produce additional Patriot missile system for Germany

  • Middle East

    Historic first flight from Israel to UAE flies directly over Saudi Arabian airspace

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Bulgaria purchases Naval Strike Missile for Coastal Defense System.

  • Naval Platforms

    Chinese Type 094 Nuclear Submarine in ‘embarrassing’ South China Sea incident

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan scrambles F-16 to intercept Chinese KQ-200 MPA

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin submit proposal to Canada’s future fighter capability project (FFCP) programme

  • Europe

    Switzerland broke century-old neutrality traditions to supply arms to Ukraine

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Azerbaijani Army destroyed Pantsir-S1 of Armenia using Israeli Harop drone

  • AUV Platform

    Israeli Skana Robotics Unveils Autonomous Surface and Underwater Vessels.

  • South Asia

    Elbit Systems Received $103 Million EW Contracts

  • South Asia

    Pakistan’s military court sentenced Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed to 14 years in prison.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Ukraine War: Myanmar Remains the Last True Friend of Russia in Southeast Asia

  • Americas

    Canada started the construction of state-of-the-art river-class destroyers

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Unveils Next-gen Helmet For Fixed-wing Aircrew

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine started negotiating with France to purchase Rafale fighter jets.

  • Americas

    Israeli Defense Forces Received 1000 David Amored Vehicles.

  • Air Platform

    How Russia Rebrand Same Fighter Jets And Sale Soviet-era Su-27 As Su-30 and Su-35?

  • Naval Platforms

    Boeing trials ski jump launches of Super Hornet for Indian Navy

  • Defense Industry

    India Bought Barak-8 Missiles Worth $5 Billion

  • Europe

    Ukraine received M109A6 Paladin 155mm self-propelled howitzers

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce L-SAM for South Korea.

  • Europe

    Russian Conscripts Calling Ukrainian Hotline Asking How To Surrender

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Taiwan Unveils 8kw fiber-optic laser weapon system.

  • Air Platform

    Australia received two new Chinook Helo

  • South Asia

    China Directly Assisted Pakistan with Satellite Intelligence, Air Defense Radar Coverage and Military Expert Advice During Recent Kashmir Conflict

  • South Asia

    U.S. Ambassador cautions Bangladesh over China ties, offers American military hardware.

  • Americas

    NORAD Intercepts Russian and Chinese Bombers Near Alaska

  • Europe

    North Korea Delivers First Batch Of Howitzers And Ammunitions To Russia

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