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Americas

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, […]

  • Russian Navy frigate collided with Swiss reefer in Oresund, Denmark

    September 24, 2020 0
    Danish and Swedish authorities reported collision between Russian Navy Frigate and a cargo ship in Oresund Strait south of Oresund Bridge in the morning Sep 23. Understood cargo ship – Swiss reefer ICE ROSE – [...]
  • Rocketsan Test-fires New Coastal Defense Variant Atmaca Anti-ship Missiles

    July 21, 2022 0
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  • Hungary-based Israeli Shell Company Supplied Pagers To Hezbollah Terrorists Group

    September 19, 2024 0
    The report explained that while the company did produce regular pagers for other clients, those manufactured for Hezbollah were “produced separately, they contained batteries laced with explosive.” Israeli Mossad’s Ex-spy Drops Bombshell On Hezbollah and [...]
  • Bangladesh Air Guard (Thief) Orders Leonardo’s Kronos Surveillance Radar.

    November 1, 2019 1
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  • Northrop Grumman Awarded A Contract To Supply Three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye To French Navy

    January 9, 2022 0
    Northrop Grumman has been contracted by the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to manufacture and deliver three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) carrier-borne airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for the French Navy. The [...]
  • Pylon marking and MICA missile show Pakistan Air Force indeed shot down a Rafale jet using an AMRAAM missile.

    May 7, 2025 1
    In the wake of “Operation Sindoor,” launched by India in the early hours on May 7, 2025. The operation targeted nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), aiming to dismantle terrorist infrastructures. India emphasised [...]
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

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • Air Platform

    Taiwanese Air Force’s F-16V block 70 detected J-20 and targeted J-16 with Sniper Pod, a chilling warning to Xi Jinping.

  • Defense Industry

    Norway Signed Agreement With Germany To Buy Six Type 212CD Submarine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines intends to procure truck-mounted Brahmos supersonic anti-ship missile system from India

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Built Carrier Strike Groups

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine requests evil twins of Storm Shadow, 500km range bunker busting Taurus cruise missiles from Germany

  • Europe

    U.S. designates Wagner mercenary as transnational criminal organization

  • Naval Platforms

    Sikorsky signed a contract to supply 24 MH-60R Maritime helicopters for Indian Navy

  • Europe

    Russia suffered significant losses in Krasnohorivka, includes 63 BTR-82A armored vehicles, 55 T-90 tanks and 700 servicemen

  • Africa

    Kenya Ordered 118 Turkish Armored Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Su-57: A Worse Fighter Russia Ever Produced

  • Naval Platforms

    Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s Chevallier-Class Replenishment Tanker

  • Europe

    A major fire engulfed Russia’s ELMASH electromechanical plant in Voronezh

  • Europe

    Russia moves towards quantity rather than quality amid mass production of military equipment

  • C4iSR

    Mitsubishi Electric Landed First Australian Contract To Produce Laser Surveillance For RAAF

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Air & Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) Network

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Army’s Entire Battalion of 127 Soldiers Surrendered to Three Brotherhood Rebels Group in Shan State

  • Europe

    Norway purchases British-made Type 26 frigates to patrol the North Atlantic ocean.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Helicopter in Kherson

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Russia’s only S-300 and S-400 missile factory caught fire in Moscow

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Receives Order For Gripen C/D Capability Enhancement Development

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Will Develop Hurjet Trainer Further For Frontline Air Power.

  • C4iSR

    Hanwha Systems Developed KFX AESA Radar

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Puts T-7A Red Hawk into Vigorous Testing

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Army Started Using Taiwan-made Revolver 860 Drones

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard (thief) Signs Letter of Intent with Leonardo for Eurofighter Typhoon Jet.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones damaged two Project 22160 patrol ship in Crimea

  • Europe

    Ukraine laid foundations for greater air and sea drones warfare against Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Builds Submarine Base In South China Sea

  • Air Platform

    France and UK discussing to deliver Mirage 2000D fighter jet to Ukraine

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Declared Martial Law In Four Annexed Regions

  • Americas

    Russia bans Ecuadorian ‘banana’ after Ecuador agrees to transfer Russian-made arms to Ukraine via the U.S.

  • Americas

    US warns Turkey, India, Egypt and Indonesia about buying Russian weapons

  • Air Platform

    Italy’s Leonardo Wants Greater Roles in Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)

  • Infantry Weapons

    Target Galwan Valley: China tests lightweight 122mm Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    Brazilian Air Force Put Gripen E To Extreme Tests During CRUZEX 2024

  • Air Platform

    China’s Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) Released Photos of a Pakistani Pilot in the J-35A Temu Jet’s Cockpit.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Mi-28 attack helicopter crashed in the Leningrad region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy To Continue Patrolling South China Sea With The US Navy

  • Americas

    Naval Group Launches Fourth OPV for Argentine Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems purchases South Korean charge system for 155mm guns

  • South Asia

    IAF MiG-29 fighter plane crashes in Punjab, pilot ejects safely

  • Americas

    US Navy sets to order F-35 for USS JFK

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Navy Received S-70B Helicopters

  • Europe

    After T-90S Tanks, Ukraine Handed Over Russian T-72 Tanks To U.S. Army

  • Americas

    USS Abraham Lincoln captain becomes the first woman to take a US aircraft carrier to sea

  • Middle East

    Chinese Foreign Minister Criticised Israel For Defending Its Sovereignty

  • Europe

    Challenger 3: The Most Lethal Tank Of Digital-edge

  • Europe

    Belarus Unveiled Extended-range Polonez-M Rockets

  • C4iSR

    Elbit Systems awarded contract to deliver EW suite for German Chinook helicopters

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