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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 […]

  • US Navy To Develop “Screaming Arrow” Hypersonic Anti-ship Missiles For Super Hornet Fighters

    March 8, 2021 0
    wants proposals for development and testing of a controlled hypersonic test vehicle, it says in a solicitation posted online on 2 March. The USN is aiming for three missile launch tests and says the development [...]
  • Lockheed Martin to Build 128 F-16V Block 72 For Export Customers

    October 29, 2021 0
    To support the growing demand for new F-16 aircraft from partner nations, the U.S. Air Force has teamed with Lockheed Martin Co. to open a new production line to build the F-16 Block 70/72 fighter [...]
  • Northrop Grumman $2.3 Billion Maintenance Contract For LGM-30 Minuteman III

    May 16, 2021 0
    Northrop Grumman was awarded a $2.3 billion contract for the propulsion system maintenance of the Minuteman III missile system, the Pentagon announced. Northrop Grumman Awarded Minuteman ICBM’s Propulsion ContractDateJuly 5, 2021US conducts second Minuteman III [...]
  • Germany Blocks Turkish Request To Purchase 40 Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Jets

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  • Russia Detained Director General Of Shipyard For Stealing $606,300 Repair Funds Of Admiral Kuznetsov

    March 22, 2021 0
    Russia has detained director of shipyard for stealing money from shipyard, learned GDC citing Tass news agency. The fund was allocated to repair the only Russian aircraft carrier was plundered. The Director General of a [...]
  • Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launches second PCG’s MRRV

    November 25, 2021 0
    Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, held a launching ceremony for the second of two large multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) being built for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Hyundai [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

June 5, 2025 0

North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of […]

Europe

CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

June 2, 2025 0

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British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

May 28, 2025 0

The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]

Central Asia

Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

May 26, 2025 0

Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]

Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

Infantry Weapons

India fields Swedish-made Carl-Gustaf M4 launcher ditching locally-made Nag Mk-2 ATGM

May 25, 2025 0

The Indian Army has begun fielding the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle. The deployment follows Saab FFVO India Pvt Ltd, a fully foreign-owned subsidiary of Saab AB, establishing a new production facility in India. According to […]

  • Americas

    Austal USA Breaks Ground On The New Steel Manufacturing Line

  • Europe

    France And Italy Order More ASTER 30 Missiles Amid Ukraine War

  • Industry

    UAE-Israeli Companies Signs Joint Venture Project

  • Europe

    Slovakia purchased 152 CV90 infantry fighting vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands delivered first batch of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall ramps up Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicles production at Hungarian factory

  • Europe

    Captured Russia’s V2U kamikaze drone exposed Russia’s use of American and Japanese microchips

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 076 LHD Could Be Potent Amphibious Platform In Asia-Pacific Region

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Company Delivers First Two Of Planned 32 AW149 Helicopters To Poland

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian soldiers blow up a Russian Ka-52 helicopter with an anti-tank missile

  • Europe

    Russia’s Crude Oil Shipment Plunge To 50% Since EU Introduced Price Cap

  • Air Platform

    Serbia nearing a deal with Dassault Aviation to purchase Rafale fighter jets worth $3.4 billion

  • Europe

    Dmitry Medvedev says ‘Ukraine is definitely Russia’, rules out peace talks

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine to upgrade Pakistan Air Force’s IL-78 Tanker Aircraft

  • Europe

    Royal Navy To Receive First Type 31 Frigate In 2025

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-28N Helicopter Using British Starstreak Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Defense Forces Validate Warfighting Capabilities in FCP20

  • Air Platform

    Structural Cracks Appearing on Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder’s Vertical Stabilizer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launches second PCG’s MRRV

  • Air Platform

    India postponed order of another batch of Rafale due to COVID-19

  • Land Platform

    Russia to display T-90MS tank in Abu Dhabi despite heavy tank losses in Ukraine

  • Africa

    Morocco Increases Defense Budget To $13 Billion To Strengthen Its Armed Forces

  • Air Platform

    Turkey wants to domestically produce GE engines for its KAAN fighter jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to spend $366 million to create naval nuclear safety regulator

  • C4iSR

    Armenian, Syrian and Libyan War Proved That The Russian Air Defense Systems Overrated Useless In An Actual Combat

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri launches Qatari Emiri Navy’s first Doha-class corvette

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea to build two more FFX batch III frigates

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone unit blows up rare Russian Zaslon radar

  • Middle East

    Israel slaughtered Russian chicken SAM, destroyed the 51st Syrian air defense regiment in Syria

  • Europe

    British Army successfully tested Ajax armored vehicles in extremely cold weather

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Showcases High-tech Digital Main Battle Tank KF51 Panther

  • Europe

    Ukraine takes more territory from Russia in Kursk offensive

  • Naval Platforms

    The PLAN Type 052D Guided Missile Destroyer

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Chief Amikam Norkin Expresses Hopes And Concerns On Regional Air Power

  • Americas

    Rheinmetall And Northrop Grumman Agree To Strategic Partnership On Precision Munition

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s China-made F-7MB Fighter Jet Crashes In Bay of Bengal

  • Europe

    Greek Frigate Limnos rammed Turkish MEKO-class frigates

  • Americas

    U.S., Australia Wraps Up Alaska Red Flag 2021

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI: A Symbol of Abuse, Corruptions and Impunity

  • South Asia

    India recruited and deployed 100,000 RAW agents in Bangladesh to control ousted Sheikh Hasina regime

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish arms exports to the United States jump 56% as gun control looms

  • Americas

    Sikorsky to build nine CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for U.S. Marines

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia and UAE’s Obsession With Anti-air System Driven By Anti-Iran Anxiety

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Launches New 8,200-Ton Aegis Destroyer

  • C4iSR

    Mark 36 Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Countermeasures (SRBOC)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Armed Forces Conduct Large-Scale Exercises Against Simulated Invasion By Chinese Military

  • Americas

    General Dynamics unveils new StrykerQB armored vehicle at AUSA 2023

  • Europe

    Fincantieri cuts steel for French Navy’s logistics support ships

  • Air Platform

    Russian specialty: A RuAF pilot crashes L-39 light attack aircraft in Krasnodar killing himself

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia Completed First Flight Of Royal Wingman UCAV

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