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  • [ April 16, 2026 ] Indra awarded contract to produce EW and radar systems for Type 212CD submarines. Europe
  • [ April 16, 2026 ] Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS. East Asia and Pacific Region
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C4iSR

Hensoldt awarded a contract to supply the German Air Force with Pegasus airborne electronic reconnaissance systems

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Air Platform

Turkish T-129 ATAK Helicopter Upgraded With Aselsan Recon Pod

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Air-Launched Weapons

U.S. Approves SLAM-ER And MS-110 Reconnaissance Pods For Taiwan

April 21, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. State Department has approved the sales of a series of arms to Taiwan, including a large stock of 135 Boeing AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) missiles and six Collins Aerospace MS-110 […]

  • Turkey To Co-Produce Anka Drone With Kazakhstan

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  • Hamas launched 20 kamikaze drones from Gaza in Israel as IDF continues to bomb Gaza

    October 12, 2023 0
    Hostile aircraft that soared into Israel today did not come from Lebanon, as the IDF rules out fears of a second front opening in the war. Israeli Army Deploys Deadly Merkava Tanks And APCs In [...]
  • Turkish Attempts to Secure Export Licences For GE Engine For KAAN Fighter Jets Stalled.

    October 1, 2025 0
    Attempts to secure export licenses for the General Electric F110 engine for the Turkish Aerospace Industries Kaan fighter “have been stalled,” Turkey’s Foreign Affairs Minister says. Turkey wants to domestically produce GE engines for its [...]
  • Ukraine aims to exhaust Russian troops and ammo in Bakhmut

    April 26, 2023 0
    Ukraine is aiming to exhaust and inflict heavy losses on Russian forces trying to capture the small eastern city of Bakhmut, the commander of Ukrainian ground forces said in a video posted on Tuesday. Russia’s [...]
  • Cluster Bombs Will Help Ukraine Retake Bakhmut and Shorten Trench Warfare in Donbas Region

    July 8, 2023 0
    On Friday, the Biden administration said it would send cluster munitions—weapons that scatter unexploded bomblets across a wide area, killing and maiming civilians for decades—to Ukraine. Slovakia Donates S-300 Air Defense System to UkraineDateApril 9, [...]
  • China Produced Iranian Shahed-136 Copycat Drone ‘Sunflower 200’

    August 31, 2023 0
    China appears to have developed its own version of Iran’s much-vaunted HESA ‘Shahed 136’, Ukrainian publisher Defense Express reports. Called the “Sunflower 200,” it is allegedly of “compromised quality” and a very close copy of the original [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

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

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Buk-M3 and Tor-M2 Anti-air Missile.

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Plans To Buy F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkey Launched First MILGEM Corvette For Pakistan Navy

  • Air Platform

    Mikoyan to restart MiG-35 production without radar and targeting pod, amid Ukraine war

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Corruption and incompetence lead to declining operational readiness of Su-30MKM, says Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar 6 corvettes used to strike Gaza ground targets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Begins Development of Hydrogen-powered K3 Main Battle Tank.

  • Europe

    The Kazakhstan Air Force MiG-31 Crashed In Remote Countryside

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    COVID-19 Started In Peoples Liberation Army’s Biolaboratory: Dr Li Meng-Yan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s Collins-class Submarines to Receive Sonar Upgrade

  • Europe

    Russian Soldiers Surrender Fully Operational Tanks and Defect to Ukrainian Side For $10,000

  • Defense Industry

    South Korean Companies to Supply Engines for Turkey’s Altay Tank

  • Middle East

    Historic first flight from Israel to UAE flies directly over Saudi Arabian airspace

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Delivers Two Skynex Anti-air Gun To Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Armenia Turned Down Russian Offer to Buy More Weapons

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    GBU-57 MOP: The Knockout Punch of The US Air Force

  • C4iSR

    Sanctions Buster: South Korea Must Stop Supplying Gallium Arsenide and Semiconductor to Russia’s JSC Phazotron-NIIP

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Building Military Facilities In Galwan Valley, Ladakh

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Su-25s are now armed with French Hammer bombs

  • Middle East

    Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli air strike

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Former DGFI Director Lieutenant General Mamun Khaled (Thief) Arrested in Dhaka for Corruption and Embezzlement.

  • Air Platform

    Sanctions On Russia: Indian Air Force Postponed Su-30MKI Upgrade Plan, Could Ground Entire Su-30MKI Fleet

  • Cruise Missiles

    Australia’s StrikeMaster conducts successful Naval Strike Missile test firing in Norway

  • South Asia

    In a major strategic shift, Pakistan offers a seaport and naval base to the U.S.

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey to develop long-range multi-domain SİPER anti-air system, says Ismail Demir

  • Air Platform

    F-16V To Be Sold As A Standardized Package

  • Europe

    Russia cannot build Icebreaker as Russian forces bombed Ukraine’s factory supplied components for Icebreaker

  • Americas

    US Army Scraps Patriot Missile Replacement After Ukraine Success

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan destroyed Nebo-M radar of Armenia using TB2 drone

  • Europe

    Latvia Builds Next-generation Tactical Catamaran Patrol Boat to Bolster Maritime Defense.

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesia agrees to pay 30% of KF-21 jet’s development cost to South Korea

  • C4iSR

    Turkey Replaces Canadian Electro-Optics System With Domestic Optics in Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Europe

    Russia’s Belgorod Governor Orders Fortification Of Border With Ukraine As Ukrainian Counteroffensives Continue In East

  • C4iSR

    Japan unveils NEC LR 02T long-range air defense radar in the Middle East.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shoots Down Six Russian Reconnaissance Balloons Over Kyiv

  • Europe

    US Reaffirmed Support for Greece Acquiring F-35

  • Cruise Missiles

    Russian Kh-55 cruise missile headed for Ukraine using Polish airspace to avoid Ukrainian IRIS-T and Patriot missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli super weapon Arrow anti-air missile shows 100 percent efficacy against Iranian missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroyed Russia’s S-400 dud launcher in Zaporozhye region

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • South Asia

    Pro-India Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought to weaken the Bangladesh military and declined US offers of economic and security cooperation for the country

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan And U.S. Vow To Fight Back If China Attacks Taiwan

  • Europe

    Estonia received six HIMARS artillery rockets

  • Anti-ship Missile

    MBDA to supply TESEO Mk2 Anti-ship Missile to Italian Navy.

  • Europe

    Russian-made Unmanned Ground Vehicle Misfires at Demo

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India to arm Rafale with HAMMER precision strike missile

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army Ordered More Thales EF88 Rifles

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract To Produce Additional Super Hornet Block III For US Navy

  • Air Platform

    Copycat J-16 Is Superior To All Other Su-30 Fighters, Says PLAAF

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Secures First Export Contract for KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jet.

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