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  • [ July 5, 2026 ] Ukraine’s drone attacks destroyed a MiG-29 at the Crimea airfield, burned the St. Petersburg oil terminal and damaged the naval base. Air Platform
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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 […]

  • L3Harris, Elbit Systems Awarded $92 Million Contract For Aviator Imaging Technology

    August 26, 2021 0
    L3Harris Technologies and Elbit Systems of America have won a four-year, $92.4 million shared contract to manufacture helmet-mounted image intensification technology for U.S. Army aviators. Morocco To Buy Sensors From Canada For Its Turkish DroneDateMay 18, 2021Canada [...]
  • Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighters Faces Serious Maintenance Issues with Its Structure and Engines

    September 30, 2021 0
    Pakistan will not replace the JF-17’s Russian-made Klimov/Sarkisov RD-93 power plant with a new Chinese engine in the foreseeable future despite Chinese reports to the contrary, IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly reveals. PAC-CAC JF-17 Thunder Multi-role [...]
  • Amid China tensions, Australia signs comprehensive defense pact with India

    June 4, 2020 0
    Australia and India have upgraded their diplomatic relationship during a virtual summit of their leaders learned GDC citing SBS News. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 2020 [...]
  • Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

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  • Sweden Sent Gripen Fighter Jets to Poland for NATO Air Policing Mission

    March 31, 2025 0
    Six Swedish Gripen multirole combat aircraft and six British Eurofighter Typhoons have landed in northern Poland to take part in NATO deterrence operations. Hungarian Air Force Gripen C showcase new capabilities in a NATO MissionDateSeptember [...]
  • Ukrainian kamikaze drones blew up Russia’s Slavyansk oil refinery in Krasnodar region

    March 19, 2024 0
    Ukraine allegedly attacked another oil refinery overnight, Russian authorities said on Sunday, in the latest of a series of assaults on Moscow’s oil facilities. Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit Russia’s Kushchevsk military airfield and Oil refinery [...]
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 […]

  • C4iSR

    Belarusian Partisan Fighting With Ukrainian Troops Struck Russian A-50U AEW&C With Drones

  • Africa

    Corruption Hinders Growth Of Kenyan Defense Sectors

  • Air Platform

    India’s MiG-29 debris found in Kashmir, Pakistan’s F-16 and Saab Erieye Involved in Shooting IAF Fighters Down Before Entering Pakistan

  • Americas

    Canada Demands that South Korea Build an Auto Plant in Canada for the Purchase of the KSS-III Submarine.

  • Americas

    Why I admire Admiral William McRaven?

  • Europe

    Russia cannot build Icebreaker as Russian forces bombed Ukraine’s factory supplied components for Icebreaker

  • Americas

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Modernize US Navy’s MK39 EMATT ASW Training Target

  • Europe

    HIMARS Rocket’s Precision Strikes, A Nightmare For Russian Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Declares KRI Nanggala Has Sunk

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s fighter option: 16 Gripen E/F jets are a cost-effective, superior alternative to 48 Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Temu jets. 

  • Europe

    Russian IL-76 Military Aircraft Crashed Due To Engine Fire

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman unveiled a new concept for submarine-launched AARGM-ER anti-radiation missile

  • Middle East

    Turkish-backed Syrian rebels close in on Russia’s Khmeimim air base, Russia vacates Syrian naval base

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian defense intelligence confirms Russia using Elon Musk’s Starlink internet in occupied territories

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Navy’s AGM-88G AARGM-ER Missile Enters Production Phase

  • Air Platform

    Croatia Donates Fourteen Mi-8 Transport Helicopters To Ukraine

  • Americas

    Putin’s Puppet Donald Trump Wants Ukraine to Hand Over $500 Billion Minerals To U.S. or Hand Over Country to Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Building Military Facilities In Galwan Valley, Ladakh

  • Europe

    U.S.-made HIMARS Destroys Russian Ammunition Depot And Warehouse In Kakhovka

  • Middle East

    Israeli Mossad’s Ex-spy Drops Bombshell On Hezbollah and Exploding Pagers at CBS 60 Minutes

  • Americas

    U.S. startup shoots down Shahed replica with T-REX 26-2 interceptor drone.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel orders more Arrow 3 missiles, rushes Arrow 4 development to meet hypersonic threats

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Proliferation of SY-400 SRBM in Southeast Asia and Middle East

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Soviet-era 2S4 Tyulpan 240mm Self-propelled Heavy Mortar

  • Naval Platforms

    Flopping Fish: The Shenyang J-15, A Perfect Example of ‘Garbage In and Garbage Out’

  • Defense Industry

    Airbus eyes Air Combat Cloud role on Tempest

  • Europe

    Drone footage captures the moment Ukraine’s ATACMS destroys Russia’s training ground killing 100 soldiers

  • Air Platform

    South Korea’s first homegrown fighter jet completes test flight

  • Europe

    Finland Purchases M72 MK2 Enhanced Capability Lightweight Anti-Tank Weapons

  • Land Platform

    The U.S. will fund Israeli Eitan Armored Vehicle Acquisition Program.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Police Raided KAI Office To Investigate Two Indonesian Nationals Involved In KF-21 Technology Leak

  • Americas

    F-35 Stealth Jet Directs MQ-20 Drone in New Collaborative Combat Aircraft Test.

  • Middle East

    South Korea and Israel deepen defense ties by acquiring the Trophy active protection system.

  • C4iSR

    Defeating the S-400 Triumf is not rocket science but SEAD science

  • Air Platform

    Collins Aerospace To Continue Collaboration With Indian HAL

  • Europe

    North Macedonia Orders Boran Howitzers From Turkey

  • Europe

    Putin official killed in Kherson car bomb as Kyiv gains ground near Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Pentagon Announced $125 Million Defense Aid For Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Awarded Contract to Produce VSHORAD for Romanian Army

  • Europe

    Dead Bodies Of Russian Soldiers Litered In Luhansk Region As Russian Didn’t Bother To Repatriate Corpses

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attack disrupts vital Russian military sites, causing power blackouts in Kursk region

  • Europe

    Royal Navy boost destroyer’s lethality with new Sea Ceptor missiles

  • Europe

    Russia May Run Of Kalibr Cruise Missiles In January 2023 If It Continues To Mass Strike

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Approves Deadly MQ-9 Reaper Armed Drones For Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Killed More Than Dozens High-ranking Russian Army Officers

  • Central Asia

    Amid tensions with Iran, Azerbaijan purchases Israeli Arrow-3 (Hetz 3) anti-ballistic missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Launched Its Fifth KCR-60M Fast Attack Craft

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Su-30MKI dud fighter jet crashed off Assam.

  • Middle East

    U.S. and Israel destroyed the Iranian Navy’s 20 warships, 1 aircraft carrier, 2 submarines and all naval bases.

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    British DragonFire Laser Knocks Drones Out Of Skies For $13 A Shot

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