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Europe

Greece signs letter of intent with Netherlands for more warships

November 7, 2021 GDC 0

Greece has signed a letter of intent with the Netherlands to transfer Dutch warships to its navy, being the country’s latest move in its drastically increasing arms purchases in recent years, a French-based military news […]

Europe

Why Type 212CD Submarine is a pinnacle of stealth technology?

October 16, 2021 GDC 0

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Europe

Netherlands Issues RFI for Future Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate’s Sonar

August 30, 2021 GDC 0

The Defense Materiel Organization (Defensie Materieel Organisatie – DMO) of the Netherlands Ministry of Defense issued a request for information (RFI) on August 18, 2021 about a sonar for the future frigates of the Royal […]

Americas

U.S. Navy Prepares for BALTOPS Baltic Sea Exercise in June

June 1, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. Navy announced plans on Monday for the 50th Baltic Operations, a 13-day multinational exercise in the Baltic Region, to begin on June 6. BALTOPS will involve 18 NATO and partner nations, bringing together […]

Industry

Saab started manufacturing A26 Disruptor Submarines

October 12, 2020 GDC 0

Saab recently conducted an online Submarine Seminar, with a strong focus on the A26 program. The A26 design is the baseline on which Saab is building its next generation multi-role submarine offering. With the type […]

Naval Weapons

30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS

May 23, 2020 GDC 0

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Naval Platforms

Barracuda-class Attack Submarine and it’s derivatives

May 7, 2020 GDC 0

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Naval Platforms

RNLN air-defence frigates to receive new 127/64 LW guns

April 29, 2020 GDC 0

The Dutch MoD’s Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) formally announced the contract award to Leonardo on 21 April. The 127/64 LW guns will be retrofitted to the four LCF frigates during scheduled maintenance periods, with the […]

Europe

Dutch MoD Issued B-Letter To Naval Group, Saab & TKMS For Walrus SSK Replacement

April 25, 2020 GDC 0

The shortlisted candidates, from top to bottom: TKMS’ Type 212 Saab Damen’s A26, Naval Group Royal IHC design based on “Barracuda family” The Dutch Ministry of Defense today issued the B-Letter for the Walrus-class submarine […]

Europe

The Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN) Submarine Replacement Programme

April 20, 2020 GDC 0

The Dutch MoD will have provided more clarity about which shipyard or shipyards will proceed to the next round. While this article is being written, there is still fierce competition going on. Four international shipbuilders […]

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  • Saudi Arabia Commissions First Avante 2200 Class Corvette

    April 12, 2022 0
    The Avante 2200 corvette Al-Jubail, the first of five corvettes to be built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), has been commissioned. Saudi Navy Received Second Avante 2200 Class CorvetteDateSeptember 10, 2022Navantia Launched the [...]
  • RIM-66 SM-2MR block II surface-to-air missiles

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  • Poland buys 24 Turkish drones in first for NATO

    May 27, 2021 0
    Poland’s purchase of Turkish armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) marks the first time a NATO or European Union member state acquired drones from Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday. Latvia Buys Turkish Bayraktar TB2 [...]
  • Germany to Buy Israeli Arrow-3 Anti-air Missiles System

    March 30, 2022 0
    Germany is looking at buying an Israeli anti-missile shield system that could also offer protective cover for neighboring EU states, parliamentary sources said Sunday, as Russia’s invasion prompts Berlin to ramp up its defense. Germany [...]
  • Armenia pauses Indian Tejas deal after Dubai air show crash.

    November 27, 2025 0
    An advanced version of the Tejas fighter jet, equipped with AESA radar technology and an electronic warfare system manufactured by Elta of Israel Aerospace Industries, is in production. Indian Air Force Stand Up Second Tejas [...]
  • In Trans-pacific First, U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Arrived in Williamtown Australia For Exercises

    June 25, 2023 0
    In a trans-Pacific first, four F-35C Lighting II jets from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar flew to Australia for training, arriving at an airbase in New South Wales on Thursday, the service announced. The US Marine Corps [...]
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 […]

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN Upgrades Air Warfare Destroyers With Baseline 9 Aegis combat system

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-25 Fighter Jet Downed With RBS-70 MANPADS Near Avdiivka: Kyiv

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Received Rheinmetall HX 8×8 Heavy Recovery Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Maritime Aggression: Chinese Carrier Group Conducts Naval Exercise In Taiwan Straits

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea agrees to replenish Russia’s depleted ammunition, tanks and missile stocks

  • Europe

    KGB Putin ordered FSB to mass report against Twitter accounts and Youtube channels posting the true story of the Ukraine invasion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Container Launched YJ-12E Supersonic Anti-ship Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China supplies arms to Australia’s backyard

  • Middle East

    Lockheed Martin has won $155 million contract to upgrade Moroccan Apache Helicopters

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Trials Australian E-7 Wedgetail As A Replacement For E-3 Sentry AEW&C

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Shows Huge Gas Pipeline Explosion In St Petersberg, Suspected Sabotage Within Russia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Finland Purchases AIM-120D AMRAAM For Its F-35 Stealth Jets.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh says Indian-made military hardware lasted three months, Chinese-made K-8W and F-7 aircraft grounded, and Chinese-designed Padma-class OPV inoperable

  • Africa

    Iran Smuggling Weapons To Syria, Lebanon, Libya And Yemen

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman Successfully Conducted Fourth AGM-88G AARGM-ER Missile

  • C4iSR

    The Talon HATE Pod Air-to-air, Air-to-ground and Satellite Data Links

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Navy Conducts Flight Test of Homegrown SMASH SLBM

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli Arrow-3 Interceptor Missile Shot Down Houthi Ballistic Missiles For The First Time

  • Middle East

    Iran faked its own ballistic missile debris as America’s F-16 debris in state TV.

  • Americas

    Lockheed to Develop New Electronic Warfare Hardware For F-35

  • Europe

    Russian troops used toxic RG-Vo gas grenades with CN agent

  • Middle East

    Iranian Mullahs are the most vulnerable right now to the Israeli Air Force’s attacks

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israel Completes Tests of Upgraded Iron Dome Missile System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army started Boxer CRV Training

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-35 stopped harassing MQ-9 Reaper Drones Over Syrian Airspace After U.S. Deploys F-35 Stealth Jets In Middle East

  • Europe

    Finland and Sweden could join NATO despite pressure from Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine launches its biggest drone attack on Russian Rosneft’s fourth-largest oil refinery

  • Middle East

    Operations Epic Fury degraded Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capability by 70 percent, but the stockpile of IRBMs remains intact in a bunker.

  • Europe

    British MoD Increased Royal Navy’s Spending to £7.5 Billion Over Next Decade

  • Defense Industry

    Airbus eyes Air Combat Cloud role on Tempest

  • Europe

    Russia Sends 20 People Delegation for Negotiations in Beijing as China Wants to Pull the Plug Off $13 Billion ‘Power of Siberia 2’ Gas Pipeline

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Upgrade RAAF’s Hawk Training Jets

  • Americas

    Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Delivered Final Trophy APS To The US

  • Air Platform

    Denmark announced its readiness to donate 30 F-16 fighters to Ukraine

  • Europe

    U.S. To Send 18 155mm M109 Paladin Howitzers To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea to upgrade K1A2 main battle tank

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    155 Chinese Soldiers Fighting for Russia in the Ukraine War

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli Elbit Systems Awarded $2.3 Billion Arms Contract by the United Arab Emirates.

  • Americas

    Indonesia and USA sign major defense cooperation agreement.

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Awarded $521 Million Contract To Produce HIMARS Rockets

  • Air Platform

    Putin’s Shame: An Old Ukrainian Man Was Given A Medal For Shooting Down Russian Su-34 Using A Rifle

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-25 Fighter Jet Crashed During Take-off In Crimea Airbase

  • Uncategorized

    China’s WS-10B With TVC Is A Milestone, But Long Road Ahead

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar to receive first Su-30SME this year

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh central banker accuses Sheikh Hasina and her cronies of siphoning out $234 billion with DGFI spy agency help: FT reports

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys troops, tanks, and artillery near the Indian border

  • Europe

    Israeli, UAE, Greek And French Air Forces Conduct Simulated Air Strikes Exercises

  • Middle East

    Iran Transfers Technology To Build Kamikaze Drones In Russia

  • Americas

    Western Microchips Still Find Their Way To Russian Missile Manufacturers

  • Europe

    Turkey Delivered Precision Strike Capable TRLG-300 Missiles To Ukraine

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