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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 […]

  • Saab started manufacturing A26 Disruptor Submarines

    October 12, 2020 0
    Saab recently conducted an online Submarine Seminar, with a strong focus on the A26 program. The A26 design is the baseline on which Saab is building its next generation multi-role submarine offering. With the type [...]
  • Turkey Jumps On To Another War, This Time Donbass, Ukraine

    March 19, 2021 0
    Turkey has sold six Bayraktar TB2 drones to Ukraine, and deployed military personnel and advisors in Ukraine. Ukraine Destroyed Howitzers and Armored Vehicles Using Bayraktar TB2 Drone in DonbassDateNovember 1, 2021Turkey Supplying Arms And Training [...]
  • Corruption and incompetence lead to declining operational readiness of Su-30MKM, says Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu

    November 26, 2020 0
      The defence ministry wasn’t the only challenge Mat Sabu faced. He was criticised by Brigadier-General (Retired) Mohamed Arshad Raji, president of the National Patriots Association, for improperly revealing that only 4 of the 28 Malaysian-owned Russian [...]
  • Israeli Air Force Long-Range Refueling Drill In Preparation Of Iran Strike

    August 17, 2024 0
    In apparent preparations for a potential strike in Iran, the Israeli Air Force yesterday conducted a long-range refueling exercise. Will an Israeli strike on Iran via Azerbaijani airspace impending?DateJuly 7, 2021Israeli Air Force Will Upgrade [...]
  • “Russian-made S-300 and S-400 did not fire a single shot at Turkish and Israeli fighter jets and Drones”—Here’s Why

    March 5, 2020 0
    Russian 48N6E are the missiles fired from S-300PMU launchers. They have a range of 5-150km (3-93 miles) at a maximum altitude of 27-30km (17-19 miles). Yet the Syrians have been deploying the Soviet-provided 30 years [...]
  • One Belt, One Road (OBOR), Plus Grease Payments: Chinese Arms Sales in Asia and Africa In The Name of Development

    June 12, 2020 0
    The main focus on of Chinese arms exports remains to its close neighbors. Since 2008, Pakistan (40%) and Bangladesh (13%) together account for over half of all China’s major weapons exports. China has leap-frogged Russia [...]
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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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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  • Europe

    Turkiye to deliver advanced Bayraktar Akinci combat drones to Somalia

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems Awarded $82 Million Contract to Supply Protection Systems and Electro-Optical Sights to the Netherlands

  • Air Platform

    Russia delivers second-hand MiG-29s fighter jets to Iran.

  • C4iSR

    BAE Systems AN/ASQ-239 Advanced Electronic Warfare System

  • Europe

    Putin’s Propaganda Reached Its Limit, Most Russians Beleive Now Conscripts have Already Died In Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    The Groza Reconnaissance, Jamming and EW Radar Family

  • Middle East

    Iran, China 25-years secret Petrochemicals and military deals

  • South Asia

    If Israel, UAE, Bahrain can make peace, why can’t India, Pakistan?

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine Detained President of Motor Sich Vyacheslav Bohuslayev For Supplying Helicopters Engines To Russia

  • Europe

    Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny mysteriously died before the 2024 election

  • C4iSR

    South Korea plans to launch its second spy satellite in April

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Kamikaze Harop Drones Capable of Destroying Russian Krasukha-4 EW Systems

  • Air Platform

    UK MoD signs £65 million contract for Protector UAS

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Engineers Retrofit Light Rocket Launchers On Humvee And Ford F150 Truck

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russian Defense Exports to Southeast Asia

  • Infantry Weapons

    Norinco Delivers Sky Dragon 50 To Morocco

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Orders Airbus A400 Airlifters

  • Europe

    Moldova’s breakaway region Transnistria asks Russia to send troops

  • South Asia

    Violence Erupted In Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts As Indian RAW Infiltrates Chakma Tribes And Destabilize Bangladesh

  • Africa

    China exports first HJ-12 ATGM to Nigeria

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli Iron Dome and troops are stationed in Abu Dhabi to protect the city from Iranian drones and missiles.

  • Europe

    Ukraine unveils upgraded Bogdana artillery system

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman Unveils RAAF’s MQ-4C Triton ISR Platform

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korea Test Fires New Hypersonic Ballistic Missile

  • Americas

    Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

  • South Asia

    What Field Marshall Asim Munir achieved at the Whitehouse, Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman failed to achieve?

  • Europe

    Aselsan SHARP Dual Remote Weapons Station

  • Americas

    EDGE Awarded Contract To Produce MANSUP Anti-ship Missiles For Brazil

  • Europe

    North Korean soldiers addicted to pornography after getting Starlink internet access for the first time while fighting for Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vice Admiral David Johnston Faces Major Challenge of ADF’s Retention and Recruitment Problems

  • Europe

    South Korea’s DAPA to Develop Naval L-SAM Program for KDDX Destroyer

  • Air Platform

    Lithuanians Crowd-fund $5.4 Million To Buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 For Ukraine

  • Europe

    Autocratic Erdogan: Turkey seems to be heading towards war

  • Middle East

    Prime Minister Netanyahu Visits Rafael’s Iron Dome Manufacturing Facility in Northern Israel

  • Europe

    Breaking News: U.S. Law Makers Introduces Bill To Train Ukrainian Pilots On F-15 And F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Americas

    Gripen “Smart Fighter” For Canada Is A Viable Contender For FFCP: Saab

  • Europe

    U.S. delivers M1117 ASV 4×4 armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijani President Accused Iran of Drone Attacks on Azerbaijani Airport.

  • Defense Industry

    From Jets, Tanks To Warship: Meteoric Rise Of South Korean Defense Industries

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan unveils a mobile missile launcher disguised as a civilian delivery truck

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Trump Admin Approves $8.6 Billion Arms Sales to Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE and Israel Amid the Iran War.

  • Europe

    Russia Evacuates Nuclear Bombers From Engels Airbase Amid Constant Drone Attacks By Ukraine

  • Europe

    U.S. Confirmed Delivery Of Two NASAMS Anti-air Missiles and Radars To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia shot down its own Mi-8 helicopter, killing three crews

  • Americas

    US Air Force tests safer ejection system for new T-7A trainer jet

  • Europe

    South Korea’s new KF-21 fighter jet passes AESA radar test

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to purchase three new C-130J transport aircraft

  • Middle East

    Saudi-UAE Axis To Dominate Middle East

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh taking steps to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India

  • Naval Platforms

    Mighty US Navy: This Is How US Can Take Spratly Islands!

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