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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 […]

  • Raytheon Awarded $867 Million Contract For SM-3 Block IIA Missiles

    June 17, 2022 0
    The SM-3 interceptor is a defensive weapon the U.S. Navy uses to destroy short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles. The interceptor uses sheer force, rather than an explosive warhead, to destroy targets in space. Its “kill [...]
  • Tehran activates S-400 missile system, but Israeli F-35I Adir already breached S-400 in Syria

    July 30, 2025 0
    According to information published by the Iranian media outlet Birun.info, on July 26, 2025, the Russian-made S-400 Triumf air defense missile system was reportedly tested under operational conditions for the first time in Iran. The [...]
  • U.S. Pacific Command Places HIMARS Artillery Rockets In Japan

    September 30, 2022 0
    The U.S. Army’s Pacific commander, General Charles Flynn, says he is in no rush to withdraw rocket launchers and other equipment from a Japanese army base at the edge of the East China Sea even [...]
  • Taiwan progressed with domestically designed submarine

    June 29, 2020 0
    First indigenous defence submarine to be launched in five years, shipbuilder says as construction work begins, according to Taiwanese media. Taiwan has revealed details of its home-built submarine as President Tsai Ing-wen vowed to bolster [...]
  • Ukrainian troops have crossed the Dnipro River near Kherson

    November 18, 2023 0
    Russia has admitted that “small groups” of Ukrainian troops have crossed the Dnipro River and are holding territory in the country’s southeast near Kherson, which it has occupied since March 2022. However, both President Zelenskyy [...]
  • Israeli F-35 Repeatedly Entered Iranian Airspace To Prepare Strikes On Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

    September 15, 2022 0
    Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has threatened Iran with using Israel’s military capabilities to thwart Tehran’s nuclear program. Israeli Could Strike Iran As It Struck Iraqi And Syrian Nuclear ReactorDateJanuary 2, 2022Analysis: Had The U.S. [...]
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.

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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 […]

  • C4iSR

    HENSOLDT Developed Multifunctional Jammer Combining AI and AESA

  • Middle East

    Over-hyped S-400 and S-300 Surface-to-air Missile failed to Detect F-35I Adir

  • Ballistic Missile

    Turkiye unveils Yildirimhan intercontinental ballistic missile at SAHA 2026.

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman completes design review of new laser weapon system

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed Orion drone launch site at Taganrog-Central air force base

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    ST Engineering launched Singapore Navy’s first Victory-class multi-role combat vessel.

  • Americas

    Boeing Awarded Contract to Produce Secure Satellites for the U.S. Space Force

  • Middle East

    U.S. Seized Iranian-backed Websites For Spreading Disinformation

  • South Asia

    Indian Army General Upendra Dwivedi Said That Bangladesh Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman Colluded with Indian Security Agencies on 5th August for Safe Departure of Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India

  • Europe

    Ukraine says Russian forces leaving southern town of Nova Kakhovka in Kherson region

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI Bought Mass Surveillance Systems From Israel

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh inviting Western sanctions for reinstating ‘except Israel’ inscription on passports

  • Europe

    Russians queues at money exchange as new U.S. sanctions forced Russia to halt transaction in dollars and euros

  • Industry

    The United States is the number one arms exporter in 2015-2019

  • Europe

    Bayraktar TB2 Hit Russian Raptor-class Patrol Boat, P-342 Yunarmeeets Baltiki

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia Completed First Flight Of Royal Wingman UCAV

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia ditches MiG-35 in favor of FA-50

  • Middle East

    President Trump Deploys F-22 Raptor and F-35 Stealth Jets to Bomb Tehran

  • Europe

    Taiwan’s $1.5 Billion Indigenous Submarine Prototype Set for Final Tests

  • Europe

    Humiliating Russian Army, Ukraine Sells Captured Russian T-72 Tanks and BTR-82 APC on Ebay

  • Europe

    Swedish Navy upgrades Tapper-class patrol boat with ASW capability

  • Europe

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pushes for Western warplane ‘coalition’

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S.-made AGM-114 Hellfire Fragmentation Found In Enerhodar, Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israel and U.S. sign new agreement to further develop Hetz-3 (Arrow-3) missiles

  • Europe

    Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia sign agreement to end Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

  • Air Platform

    Elbit Systems Showcases Skylark 3 Hybrid Tactical UAS at Singapore Airshow

  • C4iSR

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

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation to accelerate Rafale production amid high market demands

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s fighter option: 16 Gripen E/F jets are a cost-effective, superior alternative to 48 Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Temu jets. 

  • Air Platform

    Saab Offers 64 Gripen E And Two GlobalEye In Its Final Bid For Finland’s HX Competition

  • South Asia

    Turkiye to establish drone assembly facility in Pakistan.

  • Europe

    U.S. claims 188,000 Russian killed in the Ukraine war since Vladimir Putin launched the invasion

  • Americas

    NATO Leaders Draw Up Ten Years Security Roadmap

  • Air Platform

    Canada Selects F-35 Stealth Jets To Replace CF-18 Hornet Aircraft

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall to develop German variant of HIMARS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The mastermind of antisemitic attacks in Australia, Major General Majid Khademi, was allowed into Australia on a tourist visa.

  • Air Platform

    The Differences Between MiG-29M2 and MiG-35

  • Land Platform

    Hanwha Defence AS21 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Russia’s easy target T-90M main battle tank

  • Uncategorized

    Aero India: Indian Company Demonstrates BMP II Sarath Armored Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan plans to purchase 48 Gripen E/F fighter jets from Sweden.

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    Uncategorized

    Ukraine Captured Russia’s Anti-tank Mines In Kharkiv

  • Infantry Weapons

    NORINCO Delivers SR-5 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems To Bahrain

  • Central Asia

    Israeli IAI sold 12 Barak-8 SAM Systems And 75 Missiles to Azerbaijan

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to Display TFX Mockup, Hurjet and Drones in Singapore Air Show

  • Air Platform

    China Pitching JF-17 Thunder To Argentine Air Force, Can China Deliver Jets?

  • Europe

    United Arab Emirates To Buy 120 Bayraktar TB2 Drones And Munitions From Turkey Worth $2 Billion

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korea Unveils Hwasong-20 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.

  • Europe

    Families of U.S. Embassy Workers in Ukraine Told to Start Evacuating Soon

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Long-Range Refueling Drill In Preparation Of Iran Strike

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