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  • [ June 7, 2026 ] Canadian Army Wants Cheap FPV Drones for Modern Combat. Americas
  • [ June 7, 2026 ] The French Rafale fighter jet easily targets Putin’s best Su-35S fighter jets over the Baltic Sea. Air Platform
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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 […]

  • Australia to Fund $600 Million for Philippines Navy’s OPV

    March 8, 2020 0
    MANILA — Australian shipbuilder Austal’s proposed $600 million sale of patrol vessels to the Philippine Navy has cleared a major hurdle after Manila agreed to resume loan negotiations with countries that backed a United Nations [...]
  • Marshall Aerospace expects strong demand for surplus UK Hercules

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  • Royal Australian Navy’s Canberra-class Amphibious Assault Ship

    November 17, 2019 0
    The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) fleet of two Canberra-class amphibious assault ships has achieved final operational capability. On 12 November 2019, Australia’s Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds announced that the canberra-class is now ready to [...]
  • Spanish Navy’s F-110 class frigate project hits a new milestone

    August 10, 2022 0
    Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has concluded the critical design review of the F-110 frigate program, which means the culmination of the ship’s design and its readiness for full-fledged production. Spanish F-110 Frigate Program Passes Critical Design [...]
  • Canada’s new Senator MRAP armored vehicle passes blast testing

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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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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

    Sweden And Finland Confirm NATO Membership Bid

  • Air Platform

    Greece Signed A Contract To Buy 18 Rafale Fighters

  • Middle East

    Egypt, Algeria And Indonesia Pulled Out Of Su-35 Deals

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Decommissioned All Type 051 Destroyers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea Agreed To Supply Half Of Its Ammunition To Russia After Ukraine Blew Up Russia’s Largest Ammunition Warehouse

  • Europe

    Explosion Rocked At Russian Military’s Airbase In Belarus

  • Air Platform

    Portugal Ditches F-35 Stealth Jets, Amid Trump’s Erratic Behavior

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Air Force to deploy Siper long-range air defense system by end of 2024

  • Air Platform

    Japan to arm its F-35 with heavy hitter stealth NSM, LRASM and JASSM

  • Europe

    Russia Started Relocating Helicopters From Crimea, ATACMS Exceeds Expectations, Ukrainian Intelligence Says

  • Americas

    Fincantieri allocates three U.S. Shipyards to build Constellation class frigates

  • Infantry Weapons

    U.S. Army Selects Smart Shooter Small UAV Killing Weapons

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set Russia’s Su-25 aircraft, Kh-55 and Kh-59 missiles factory in fires

  • Europe

    Australia, France To Jointly Produce Ammunitions For Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia Destroying Its Own T-90M Proryv Tank Using Lancet Drone To Stop Ukrainian Forces Capturing Tank

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Germany Tests Meteor Missile From Eurofighter for First Time

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia and Iraq Sign Security Pact to Enhance Security Cooperation

  • Europe

    French Air Force deployed two Rafale jets in Greek Cypriot

  • Air Platform

    China to expedite delivery of Wing Loong drones to Pakistan

  • Europe

    Russian Tank Manufacturer Uralvagonzavod Added Steel Casing On Top of T-90M Tank To Stop FPV Drone from Dropping Grenades In Open Hatch

  • Europe

    Norway purchases two more Type 212CD submarines.

  • Air Platform

    Saab Awarded Contract To Upgrade Gripen C/D Variant Fighter Jets To Latest E Standard

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoot Down A Su-35S Using Stinger MANPAD

  • Europe

    Russian Defense Contractor Oleg Volkov Enjoys Luxury Life In The USA Despite American Sanctions

  • Europe

    Greece prepares for bilateral security agreement with Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Ordered Eight Frigates From Italy

  • South Asia

    France’s Naval Group is the front runner as India shortlists potential bidders of project 75I submarine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hamas Using Chinese-made A200 Rockets With 120km Range To Attack Israel

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force conducts Minuteman III nuclear missile test launch.

  • Africa

    Norinco Delivers Artillery, VT4 MBT & STI Tank Destroyer to Nigeria

  • Air Platform

    Sweden will deliver Gripen jets to Ukraine after it formally joins NATO

  • Americas

    The Silent Predators: US Navy Orders $22.2 Billion Worth of Advanced Virginia-class Submarines

  • Middle East

    Iran Consider Supplying Shahed-136 To Hezbullah, Israel Should Consider Supplying Ukraine With Missiles And Drones

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops sever Russian supply lines in the Kursk region

  • Air Platform

    Boeing hands over first production MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters to US Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s drone swarms in Russian air bases destroyed ten aircraft and damaged eight aircraft, including Su-34, Su-35 and Be-200 amphibious aircraft

  • Europe

    Germany will finance five Lynx KF-41 IFV for Ukraine.

  • Americas

    Boeing’s MQ-25 Autonomous Aerial Refueling Vehicle Completes First Flight

  • Europe

    Putin recruited 190,000 homeless men to fight in the Ukraine war

  • Americas

    U.S. Senate may restrict F-35 sales to the United Arab Emirates

  • Europe

    Ukraine Requests More Bushmaster And Hawkei Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Shoolika Mk6 Drone And Brave1 UGV: ‘Say Hello To My Little Friend’

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s long-range kamikaze drones hit deep inside Russia.

  • Europe

    US Army awards Oshkosh $1.54 billion for FHTV fleet upgrade

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russia’s Su-35 and Su-34 Fighter Bombers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hunter-class Frigate to Receive Anschütz Integrated Navigation and Bridge Management System

  • C4iSR

    France Purchases Two GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft.

  • Middle East

    Royal Navy Deploys Response Group To Eastern Mediterranean To Support Israeli Navy

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s $55 million MiG-35 Fulcrum-F with PESA radar is a total failure even in Chinese standard

  • Air Platform

    Loss of Sukhoi Su-57 in Ukraine war would be death blow to Russia’s collapsing aerospace industry

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