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  • [ June 28, 2026 ] Ukraine’s New Long-range FP-9 Ballistic Missile Ready to Hit Moscow. Ballistic Missile
  • [ June 28, 2026 ] France Purchases 5,000 Sonora ISR Drones From Harmattan AI. Europe
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Counter-drone System

KNDS Unveils AI-assisted RAPIDFire Counter-Drone System.

February 21, 2026 GDC 0

France’s KNDS introduced RAPIDFire Land, a mobile short-range air defense system designed to counter drones and loitering munitions. The system reflects growing regional demand for layered, autonomous defenses against low-cost unmanned aerial threats. At DIMDEX […]

Europe

Nexter And Thales To Deliver Next-gen Rapidfire CIWS To French Navy In 2023

November 17, 2022 GDC 0

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  • Japan deploys type 12 anti-ship missiles launchers at China’s choke point

    March 17, 2024 0
    Japan has deployed surface-to-ship missile launchers on Okinawa Island to counter China’s aggressive moves along the first island chain, Japanese media said. Japan showcases 1,000km range Type 12 anti-ship cruise missileDateJune 12, 2025Japan Deploys Advanced [...]
  • Pakistan Test Fires Domestically Made Babur 1B Cruise Missile With 900KM Range

    December 22, 2021 0
    Pakistan’s military has tested a home-grown Babur 1B cruise missile that has a range of more than 900 kilometers (560 miles), twice the distance of an earlier missile of the same model, said a statement [...]
  • Sweden Deploys Land-based RBS15 Anti-ship Missiles in Gotland

    February 7, 2022 0
    The Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten) have increased their presence on the country’s southern coast, including Gotland – Sweden’s southern island, as well as at sea, according to information released by the Swedish Ministry of Defense. [...]
  • Drone footage captures the moment Ukraine’s ATACMS destroys Russia’s training ground killing 100 soldiers

    May 4, 2024 0
    Ukrainian forces launched a significant attack on a Russian training ground in Luhansk region’s village of Kuban, using three US-supplied ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles. The strike, approximately 82 km from the frontline, resulted in significant [...]
  • Northrop Grumman unveiled a new concept for submarine-launched AARGM-ER anti-radiation missile

    June 17, 2025 0
    The concept, displayed for the first time at Combined Naval Event 2025, will enable networked anti-ship and land attack strikes from loitering capsules, combining existing capabilities with existing weapon systems. Northrop Grumman Anti-Radiation Missile Enters [...]
  • State Department Approves AIM-9X Sidewinder for Canada

    June 18, 2020 0
    The US State Department on 15 June approved a possible FMS to Canada of 50 Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II tactical missiles and related equipment for $862.3 million. The includes fifty Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II Tactical [...]
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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

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 […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Discloses Details Of New Joint Support Ship

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s Defense Exports Surged in FY2018-19

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia’s S-400 Missile Hits Russia’s Apartment Block Due to a Malfunction.

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Suffering From Physical And Mental Health Issues, Says Former British Spy

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Here’s why Russia’s S-400 Triumf Surface-to-air missile failed in Iran.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Defense Forces Validate Warfighting Capabilities in FCP20

  • Americas

    USS John Finn Tests SM-3 Block IIA to Intercept ICBM

  • C4iSR

    Israeli RADA Electronic delivers multi-mission AESA radars to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Turkiye Signs Historic Agreement with Spain to Export Hurjet Trainer Aircraft.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea’s nuclear submarine would be a “natural expectation”, Admiral Daryl Caudle said.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-35, Su-30SM, Su-30MK2, Su-30MKI and Su-57 Fighter Jets avionics, multifunction displays, navigation systems, and heads-up imported from France despite Western sanctions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russian Defense Exports to Southeast Asia

  • Europe

    No Medivac: One Russian Dying Every Three Minutes To Fight Putin’s War In Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PLA Navy’s Carrier Battle Group Enters Taiwan Straits

  • C4iSR

    Defeating the S-400 Triumf is not rocket science but SEAD science

  • Air Platform

    Eurofighter Typhoon Fires Storm Shadow Cruise Missile First Time

  • C4iSR

    Link 16 Airborne Terminal Technology And Data Net Systems

  • Europe

    Greece to produce 700 HOPLITE armored vehicles for European markets

  • Ballistic Missile

    Rocketsan Test Fires Tayfun Short-range Ballistic Missile

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones blew up Russian train carrying Kalibr cruise missiles to naval base

  • Europe

    Russian Army has fewer than 3000 tanks

  • Ballistic Missile

    Iran Delivers Hundreds of Fath-360 and Fateh-313 Theatre Ballistic Missiles to Russia

  • Air Platform

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

  • Americas

    US Army secures $322 million for M10 Booker lite tank production

  • C4iSR

    Australian Army to Get EW Capability

  • Europe

    Ukraine Retakes South Of Bakhmut With Lightening Fast Counteroffensive

  • Europe

    British-supplied Brimstone Missiles Forced Russians To Retreat From Frontline

  • Air Platform

    AI pilot defeats human in a VR dogfight flying F-16 fighters

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Unveils New Hypersonic Aircraft Concept

  • Air Platform

    Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 Multi-role Combat Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Seized Fully Operational Iranian-made Mahejer-6 Drones From Fleeing Russians

  • Europe

    The U.S. And Allies Supply Lethal Military Aid TO Ukraine

  • South Asia

    India wants to buy $2 billion worth mothballed Soviet-era MiG-29 and submarines from Russia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Air Force Used ‘Rocks’ Bunker Busters In Gaza To Destroy Hamas Tunnels

  • Air Platform

    Poland to give Ukraine 14 MiG-29 fighter jets, says Polish president

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF’s C27J aircraft put on problem project watchlist

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RAN receives third and final Hobart-class destroyer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea orders 150 K2 Black Panther Battle Tanks

  • Europe

    Swedish Parliament Approves Defense Budget Increase to 3.5 Percent of GDP.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan Successfully Tests Shaheen 1A Ballistic Missiles

  • Middle East

    Israeli Mossad operatives lived, worked and prayed like Muslims for years before being activated to destroy Iran’s missile factories and anti-air missiles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Tehran sent a mega arms purchase proposal to Beijing, fearing further air strikes by the IDF

  • Air Platform

    American, European and Japanese Sixth-Generation Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    MBDA showcases new anti-tank Brimstone missile-equipped concept vehicles

  • Air Platform

    President Zelensky Confirms American-made F-16 Shoot Down Russian Cruise Missiles

  • Middle East

    Chinese Foreign Minister Criticised Israel For Defending Its Sovereignty

  • Europe

    Russian Army Holt Progress Due to Food and Fuel Shortage, Amid Low Morale

  • Middle East

    Iran Plans to Buy Fighter Jets from Russia

  • Europe

    Sweden short-listed Arrowhead 120, Alfa 4000 and FDI Frigate for the Luleå-class frigate program.

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