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Raytheon Awarded $358 Million Contract For Evolved Seasparrow Missile Block 2

October 6, 2021 GDC 0

Raytheon has won a $358 million contract in support of the fiscal 2021-2023 Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 full rate production requirements. The ESSM program is an international cooperative effort to design, develop, test, […]

Putin’s Prison Recruits Gone Wild In Donetsk Oblast

January 13, 2023 0

Russia’s most deranged gambit in its war against Ukraine is rapidly becoming a crisis as military leaders lose control over the prison inmates freed in exchange for a stint on the battlefield. About 20 armed [...]
Indonesia and Australia sign new bilateral defense treaty

August 21, 2024 0

Australia and Indonesia have finalised a new defence pact, cementing closer ties between the countries as Prabowo Subianto prepares to take office as Indonesia’s next president in October. Australia, Japan Sign Historic Defense PactDateJanuary 6, [...]
Australia To Invest $3.4 Billion In Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) Projects

May 5, 2023 0

Investment in advanced weapons research for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will be accelerated under a new program announced today. Australia’s loss of its 10-year warning time for a major conflict has made funding for defence technology [...]
Ukraine destroyed two Russian Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile system in Zaporizhzhian

March 28, 2023 0

Ukrainian forces just destroyed two expensive Russian air defense systems using one of their new loitering attack drones according to a video released from the encounter. Russia orders more Tor-M2 missiles as Ukraine keeps destroying [...]
Trump Admin Will Impose 50 Percent Tariffs on Russia, China and North Korea for Supplying Weapons to Iran.

April 9, 2026 0

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on countries that supply Iran with weapons. China’s Y-20 transport aircraft delivers weapons and tunnel boring equipments to Iran under an $8 billion gold-for-weapons deal.DateApril 13, 2026China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and [...]
China’s massive military buildup near Dokhlam

August 31, 2020 0

Despite the disengagement efforts between India and China, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has built two air defence positions near the 2017 Doklam stand-off region and Naku La in Sikkim. Information about the Chinese activity [...]

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]