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Americas

AeroVironment Awarded $86.4 Million Contract To Produce RQ-20B Drones For US Army

November 18, 2022 GDC 0

The U.S. Army wants more drones from AeroVironment. The U.S. Army has signed a contract with defense company AeroVironment for additional RQ-20B Puma drones. The cost of the deal was $86.4 million. According to the […]

  • Ukraine captured strategic town Klishchiivka near Bakhmut as Russian soldiers flee

    July 6, 2023 0
    Russia is in danger of losing a strategic town near Bakhmut that could allow Ukraine’s forces to mount an assault on the city, according to reports. Ukraine recaptured Klishchiivka and Andriivka after defeating Russian brigades, killing 4,500 [...]
  • Putin recruited 190,000 homeless men to fight in the Ukraine war

    September 3, 2024 0
    Whatever their motivation, an unknown number of Siberia’s homeless have signed contracts to fight in Ukraine, just as Moscow, seeking to avoid another politically fraught mobilization, struggles to meet its manpower needs, which have now [...]
  • US Senate Confirms First African-American Air Force Chief

    June 10, 2020 0
    The vote was a rare moment of unanimity in a deeply divided Senate, where lawmakers in both parties spent the day struggling to craft a response to the civic unrest that General Brown addressed. Mr. [...]
  • Former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina’s Indian passport is circulating on social media

    July 13, 2025 0
    A photocopied passport of former Bangladesh’s dictator, Sheikh Hasina, has been circulating on social media, surprising millions of Bangladeshis who have been waiting to see dictator Hasina tried in a Bangladeshi court for genocide and [...]
  • Ukraine destroyed Putin’s favorite T-90M tanks with artillery trikes

    July 8, 2023 0
    Ukrainian troops have destroyed Russia’s most advanced operational tank on the frontlines. Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed Russia’s T-90M battle tanksDateAugust 10, 2023Ukraine destroyed Russia’s easy target T-90M main battle tankDateFebruary 22, 2023A drunk Russian drove [...]
  • Assassination fear: cancer-stricken Vlad will never enjoy $1.3 billion mansion that has wine cellar, private marina, vineyard, indoor Ice hockey, mini casino

    May 2, 2023 0
    Alexei Navalny, the man who leaked images of Vladimir Putin’s palatial homes, is suffering severe stomach pains due to a suspected poisoning. An ambulance was recently called to attend to the Russian opposition leader on [...]
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 […]

  • Europe

    Swedish Military Procures THeMIS Cargo Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) for Trials

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan unveils a mobile missile launcher disguised as a civilian delivery truck

  • Europe

    Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

  • Air Platform

    Pratt & Whitney hits a key milestone on the next-generation fighter engine.

  • Air Platform

    German Eurofighter Typhoon Is Coming To Australia For Exercises ‘Pitch Black’

  • Air Platform

    Türkiye’s Hurjet trainer jet conducts its first flight

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Indonesia buying Soviet-era Russian-Indian BrahMos missile a problem for Canberra and Washington

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Turkiye started integrating KTJ-3200 turbojet on the Brazilian-Emirati MANSUP-ER anti-ship missile

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Aselsan Unveils New Anti-air Missile And Gun System

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department approves sale of 50 F-35 to UAE

  • Europe

    Narcissists Vlad’s Dream Of Re-establishing Soviet Union Slipped Between His Fingers

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Offers Gripen E/F to Czech Republic

  • Europe

    Russia scraps Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier giving up blue water naval ambitions

  • Air Platform

    A Pakistani JF-17 fighter jet crashed in Jalalabad suffered fuel pump failure in mid-flight.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    First Female Completes Load Master Training At Indonesian Air Force Academy

  • Europe

    Dutch Navy Escorted Russian Navy’s Damaged Submarine Novorossiysk in North Sea.

  • Europe

    Russian Wagner mercenary shot down two Russian helicopters and IL-22 plane during mutiny

  • Middle East

    Iran signed $25 billion agreement with Russia to build four nuclear power plants.

  • Americas

    Why does Russian-made missile shot down commercial airlines repeatedly?

  • Americas

    The USAF to Procure Eight T-50 Golden Eagle Dubbed F/T-7X

  • Europe

    Russian Navy’s Captain Caught Stealing Propellers Of His Ship Worth $530,000

  • Air Platform

    Australian P-8A Poseidon Makes Inaugural Visit To French Réunion Island

  • Defense Industry

    Lithuania Purchases M142 HIMARS Artillery Rockets

  • Europe

    Israeli Elbit Systems to Upgrade Ukrainian MiG-29 Aircraft

  • Europe

    Czech Republic Delivers 45 Upgraded T-72B Tanks To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia’s An-26 transport plane and Su-34 bomber crashed in a disaster, killing 29 people.

  • South Asia

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Intervened in PK Halder Graft Case to Remove Sajeeb Wazed’s Name from Indian CBI’s $123 Million Graft Cases

  • Defense Industry

    Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce 80 General Electric F414 Engines for KF-21 Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Serbia, India, Egypt, Croatia, Indonesia, Qatar and Greece Received Dassault Rafale F3R Standard With The Full Complement of Modern Avionics, Sensors, AESA And Meteor BVRAAM, UAE Receives F4 Standard

  • Europe

    Lithuania will purchase 936 Patria armored vehicles from Finland.

  • Europe

    Saab receives order for Anti-Ship Missiles from Germany

  • Europe

    Poland signs a deal to buy Lockheed Martin F-35 at an estimated cost of $4.6 billion

  • Air Platform

    The Phillippines receives first two T129 attack helicopters from Turkey

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine Successfully Jammed Putin’s Glide Bombs

  • Defense Industry

    Russia imports 80 percent of its missile components from Taiwan, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, USA and South Korea

  • Americas

    Royal Canadian Navy launched sixth and final Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS)

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Awarded Contract To Produce 38 Eurofighter Tranche 5 Aircraft For Germany

  • Europe

    North Korean troops received AK-47, but no winter clothes, helmets or body armor to fight in Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s artillery strikes destroyed Russia’s Kasta-2E2 radar complex in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Cyprus purchases Israeli Barak MX air defense system.

  • South Asia

    দুর্নীতিগ্রস্থ বাংলাদেশী কর্মকর্তা রোহিঙ্গা শরণার্থীদের ৫৫,০০০ পাসপোর্ট জারি করেছেন (Google Translated)

  • C4iSR

    Here’s Why, The Russian Kalibr Cruise Missiles Hitting The Beach Toilet, And Pilots Are Using Garmin Gps Navigator?

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Upgrade Singapore’s F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Australia delivered new batch of Bushmaster armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    India will not receive the F-35 as well as the Su-57, report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    How Does Chinese HQ-16 SAM Compare to Western Modern Anti-Air System?

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Military is High on Morale, Low on Air Defense and Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Ukraine Rejects Russia’s Claim On Soledar

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Patriot Missile’s High Demand and Delivery Delays Forced Switzerland to Purchase Aster 30 Anti-air Missile.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Navy unveils two variants of next-generation frigates.

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