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Americas

BAE Systems demonstrates new version of US Marine Corps’ combat vehicle

July 8, 2022 GDC 0

U.K.-based BAE Systems published the photo of a new version of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) armed with a medium-caliber turret. A photo posted by BAE Systems last weekend showed ACV-30 equipped with RT20 lightweight […]

  • Rheinmetall offers next-generation KF51 main battle tanks to Romania.

    December 2, 2025 0
    German defence group Rheinmetall has offered its KF51 Panther main battle tank to Romania, according to Romanian outlet EconMedia. The proposal was made during a ceremony marking the establishment of a joint venture, Rheinmetall Victoria [...]
  • Australia warns BAE Systems to meet Australian Job Pledges in Hunter-class Frigate Programme

    February 23, 2020 0
    South Australian crossbench Senator Rex Patrick said he was concerned local contractors may be missing out on work. The $35 billion Hunter-class Frigate will be built in South Australian ship yard. Concerns are being raised [...]
  • B-2 Stealth Bomber Proved the Limitation of Elon Musk’s Drone Swarms Theory

    June 24, 2025 0
    In the most ambitious U.S. stealth airstrike in decades, seven B-2 Spirit bombers flew 7,000 miles from Missouri to Iran over the weekend weekend, dropping more than a dozen 30,000-pound bunker-busting bombs on nuclear sites [...]
  • Elbit Systems won US Air Force contract worth up to $476 million

    March 13, 2020 0
    Israeli defense firm Elbit said that its US subsidiary, Elbit America, had won a US Air Force contract worth up to $471 million. The company will supply a missile warning system to F-16 fighter jets [...]
  • India Orders 83 HAL Tejas Worths $6 Billion

    January 17, 2021 0
    The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the highest decision-making body for security issues headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the purchase of 83 Tejas fighter jets for the Indian Air Force at [...]
  • Russia Built Military Bases In Laos And Sudan

    April 9, 2021 0
    The Russian military has begun construction of a military airbase in Laos, learned GDC citing Soha news. Russia has agreed to supply armaments to Sudan and Laos as it seeks to bolster friendly relations with [...]
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 […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Azerbaijan Destroyed Armenian S-300 Anti-air System Using Harop Kamikaze Drone And Bayraktar TB2 Drone

  • Europe

    Russia arrested 18 North Korean soldiers trying to escape to Europe

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladeshi dictator Sheikh Hasina created her own downfall the day she killed 74 army officers.

  • Americas

    President Biden Approves $770 Billion Defense Spending

  • Air Platform

    Canada Selects Gripen E/F Fighter Jets, Reducing F-35A Orders.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Rafael Extends SPICE 250 Munition’s Range With New Turbojet Engine

  • Europe

    Russia’s improvised Soviet-era Kontakt-1 ERA drone protection for the T-90M tank will make the tank heavier, slower and easier to destroy

  • Air Platform

    Sanctions-hit Russia wants India to bail out Su-75 Checkmate project

  • Middle East

    Israeli Commando Unit Maglan Used Iron Sting Mortar Bomb For The First Time Against Hamas

  • Air Platform

    Loss of Sukhoi Su-57 in Ukraine war would be death blow to Russia’s collapsing aerospace industry

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: The Ultimate Stealth Engineering

  • Europe

    The U.S. sends warship in Crete to monitor Greece, Turkey tensions

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Strikes Destroyed Russian Ka-52, Mi-28 and Mi-8 Helicopters

  • Europe

    Russian casualties crossed 350,000 soldiers, but Kremlin wouldn’t admit fearing domestic uprising

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration Won’t Block British And Dutch Effort To Transfer F-16 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Serbia Plans To Buy New Fighter Jets

  • Central Asia

    U.S. taxpayers donated $83 billion arms to Afghan military, now in the hands of Taliban

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Upgrades Hellenic Air Force’s F-16s To F-16V Standard

  • Middle East

    United Arab Emirates Navy Inducts Gowind Class Corvette Al Emarat

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austral Awarded $2.82 Billion Contract to Produce Landing Craft Heavy Vessels for the Australian Army.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s SBU Hit Kerch Bridge With 1000kg Underwater Explosions

  • Naval Platforms

    India’s First Survey Vessel (Large) Launched by GRSE

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall offers next-gen KF-51 Panther main battle tanks to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russian R-77 air-to-air missile malfunctioned and missed its target in Ukraine

  • Americas

    US Defense Dept cancelled M10 Booker light tank program

  • Americas

    US Military’s Apache Helicopter Jammed Russian-made Igla Missile in Venezuela.

  • Central Asia

    Russia’s failure to defend CSTO member Armenia forced Kazakhstan to turn to the West for strategic needs, Chinese media reported

  • Air Platform

    China Admits, Its Aerospace Industries Are Behind South Korea

  • Europe

    Russia secretly approached Pakistan, Egypt, Brazil, Syria and Belarus to buy back weapons and helicopters engines it sold past years

  • C4iSR

    Saab Group To Build Two GlobalEye AEW&C For Swedish Air Force

  • Naval Platforms

    India’s domestically developed AIP for project 75I submarine

  • Air Platform

    Austria considers purchasing M-346 advanced jet trainers from Italy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia, France, UK, Japan and USA to send experts to India to examine captured Chinese-made PL-15E missile

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV passes 1st test flight

  • Europe

    World-first, Turkish Akinci drone test fires Cakir cruise missiles

  • Middle East

    Russia Supplied Verba MANPAD to Hezbollah Violating Arms Trade Treaty

  • Air Platform

    India Buys 16 Used Mirage 2000 Fighters From France

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones break world record by travelling 1,500 km to hit Russia’s oil refinery in Bashkiria

  • South Asia

    Indian Broadcasters and Social Media Publishing Videos and Screenshots of Muslim Genocides in India for Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) Protests as Bangladeshi Videos

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal launched the fifth evolved Cape-class patrol boat for the Royal Australian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Turkey develops cargo drone for special forces

  • Air Platform

    Spain Orders 20 Additional Latest Variant Eurofighter Typhoon

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine says Russian forces obtaining Elon Musk’s Starlink via third country

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Su-35, Su-34 And Two Mi-8 Helicopters Using American-made NASAMS Anti-air Missiles

  • Air Platform

    After Leopard 2 tanks, Ukraine seeks F-16 fighter jets from EU stocks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Army Practices Urban Warfare With Camouflaged M113 Armored Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian military to buy Switchblade 300 suicide drones being used by Ukrainian forces

  • Europe

    Saab to develop large uncrewed undersea vehicle for Swedish Navy.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s special operations forces captured the Russian Buk battery

  • Middle East

    Russia Contemplates Opening Second Front As Vladimir Putin Welcomes Hamas and Iranian Leader in Moscow

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