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Europe

Ukraine equips maritime drones with R-73 air-to-air missiles

June 7, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine has recently deployed its maritime suicide drones armed with additional R-73 air-to-air missiles to attack Russian targets. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported Ukraine’s inaugural use of maritime drones equipped with […]

  • Russia’s Su-30SM crashed in Petrozavodsk due to pilot error.

    November 14, 2025 0
    In the Prionezhsky district of the Republic of Karelia, a Russian Su-30SM fighter jet crashed near Petrozavodsk due to pilot error. Unconscious Russian Pilots Crashed Su-30SM Fighter Jet Into Apartment BuildingDateOctober 24, 2022Russian pilot defected [...]
  • US Navy christens destroyer USS Patrick Gallagher

    July 31, 2024 0
    The US Navy has christened the future USS Patrick Gallagher, the last Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. HII Launches Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ted StevensDateAugust 18, 2023US Navy commissions new Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS [...]
  • Iranian drone operators were killed in Crimea, Kyiv official says

    November 28, 2022 0
    Ukraine killed Iranians who were advising Russians on how to pilot Iranian-made drones in Crimea, Ukraine’s top security official confirmed, per a report. Russians who settled in Crimea post 2014 occupation started to flee Crimea [...]
  • Iran’s Ballistic Missiles, Air Defence System, Radars, Naval Bases and Military Installations Completely Destroyed.

    March 4, 2026 0
    An open-source intelligence tracker has published a detailed accounting of military equipment losses following large-scale airstrikes exchanged between Israel and Iran on February 28, 2026, offering one of the first consolidated battlefield assessments tied to [...]
  • Ukrainian drone attack destroyed major combat refuelling hub in Crimea

    April 30, 2023 0
    A drone strike caused a fire at a fuel storage facility in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, sending a vast column of black smoke into the sky before it was extinguished, the city’s Moscow-installed governor [...]
  • Lockheed Martin F-21: Meet the ‘Make In India’ Fighter Jet

    August 1, 2019 0
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East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Test Fires Air-Launched Variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroy Russia’s multi-billion dollars ammunition depot

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia cleared to buy eight MV-22 Osprey worths $2 billion

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s Su-25 Fighter Jet Using Anti-air Gun

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Says It Stands Ready To Supply F-16 Block 50/52 From Dutch And Norwegian Inventories To Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Kingsberg Awarded Contract To Supply Naval Strike Missile (NSM) To Royal Australian Navy

  • Land Platform

    BAE Systems Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received First Battery Of Sophisticated NASAMS Anti-air Missiles

  • Cruise Missiles

    Germany Looks Towards Ukraine for Flamingo Long-range Strike Missile.

  • Cruise Missiles

    Russian Kh-101 Cruise Missile Hit Russian Territory Due To GLONASS Guidance Error

  • Americas

    General Atomics completes first flight of Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aerial system

  • Europe

    Russian commander Colonel Pavel Kropotov killed in Ukraine’s storm shadow missile strikes

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract For Carl Gustaf M4 Trainer

  • Europe

    Estonia purchases South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers.

  • Europe

    Talks Underway To Replace Vladimir Putin As Russian President

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed Again: Ukraine Blew Up Russian Military’s HQ in Kherson Using UK-made Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles

  • Europe

    Sweden Ordered More NLAW For Its Army

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard (Thief): A Band of Morons

  • Air Platform

    Boeing trials F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III fighter aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine will receive Ground-launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) this winter

  • Infantry Weapons

    Denel Dynamics Umkhonto-R Surface to Air Missile

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia orders more Tor-M2 missiles as Ukraine keeps destroying them with cheap drones

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US-made AGM-88E HARM Anti-radiation Missile’s Component Found At Russian Destroyed SAM Site in Eastern Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s PM Tarique Rahman Reshuffles High-Ranking Army Positions to Dismantle Indian RAW Influence Inside the Bangladesh Army.

  • Europe

    Raytheon Offers Boosterless SkyCeptor Missiles for Poland’s Air Defense System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The CAATSA And Its Implementation On Turkey, Egypt, China and India

  • Africa

    China More Assertive As It Plans To Build Second Naval Base In West Africa

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China To Develop Naval Variant Of FC-31 Fighter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Intruding Taiwanese Airspace Is Easy, But Loitering There Proved Difficult For PLAAF

  • Europe

    Russian forces have lost more than 15 modernized 2S33 Msta-SM howitzers per month since deployed in eastern Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Started Negotiating with Saab for Gripen E/F Fighter Jets after Successful Combat Operations in Thai-Combobia Conflict.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army, BGB, and Police blindfolded and tortured student protesters, shot from helicopter gunships, dropped hand grenades, hot waters into protests

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down two Su-25 fighter jets and one Ka-52 helicopter using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Air Platform

    Korean Aerospace Industries Started Production Of Polish FA-50PL Light Combat Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Donates Four Cessna Aircraft to Philippines Navy

  • Europe

    Russian S-400 Air Defense Systems Got Into A Serious Accident, Colliding With 4 Cars

  • Air Platform

    RAAF’s F-35 Will Start Diversion Training Over Canberra

  • Americas

    New Zealand Sells 22 Armored Vehicles to Chilean Navy

  • Europe

    Naval Group, India’s GRSE To Build Kamorta-class ASW Corvettes

  • Industry

    Boeing wants to certify Super Hornet for ski-jump operations

  • Europe

    Russia lost all North Korean Ammunition in Recent Drone Attacks

  • Europe

    4,000 ‘Russian Legion’ Volunteers Fighting For Ukraine Plans To Topple Putin In Russia

  • Middle East

    U.S. Navy Deploys Six Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers to Strike Iran.

  • Americas

    Chinese military scientist charged with espionage in USA

  • Europe

    Russia’s An-26 transport plane and Su-34 bomber crashed in a disaster, killing 29 people.

  • Air Platform

    Russia Admits It Lost Two Squadrons Of Su-35 And Su-24M Fighter Jets In Ukraine War

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan deploys Type 88 anti-ship missiles amid China tensions

  • C4iSR

    Land 4140: Hanwha Defense Signed MoU With Australia For SATCOMS

  • Americas

    US Navy’s Columbia-class submarine project moves forward

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