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  • [ April 17, 2026 ] Serbia’s SDPR to open ​a drone manufacturing plant with Israel’s ​Elbit ⁠Systems. Europe
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Europe

Killer Treats: Russian FSB Foiled An Attempt To Poison 77 Russian Pilots With 20kg Cakes and Whiskey

October 24, 2023 GDC 0

CAKE and booze laced with deadly poison were allegedly delivered to a Russian military bash in a Ukrainian plot to assassinate dozens of top pilots. The Bond-style plan to take out Putin’s top-brass cronies at […]

  • The Raytheon Awarded $1 Billion Contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne

    April 11, 2020 0
    Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a subsidiary of Raytheon has reached a US$1 billion, five-year strategic agreement to purchase propulsion systems from Aerojet Rocketdyne for Standard Missiles family. Aerojet Rocketdyne provides propulsion systems spanning Raytheon’s Standard [...]
  • Indian Navy’s Mig-29K’s Engine Caught Fires, Pilots Safely Ejected From The Aircraft

    November 17, 2019 0
    Goa, India —On 16 November 2019, Indian Ministry of Defence released a statement that during a training mission, after take off from INS HANSA at Dabolim a Mig 29k aircraft suffered an engine fire. The [...]
  • Boeing submits response for RCAF’s future fighter capability project (FFCP) programme

    August 1, 2020 0
    Boeing [NYSE:BA] today announced that the Super Hornet response for the Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) was submitted on Tuesday, July 28. The F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III is a proven, affordable choice for the [...]
  • Exposed: Export Variant Su-57E Borrows Radar, OLS From MiG-35 And Engine From Su-35

    January 2, 2022 0
    The day before, at a meeting in Sochi on military topics, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to conclude a contract for the supply of 76 Su-57 fighters by 2028 and thereby re-equip three aviation regiments of [...]
  • South Korea unveils a cutting-edge Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) solution

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  • Raytheon Awarded $500 Million Contract For Norwegian F-35 Stealth Jets

    December 12, 2022 0
    Norway’s fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters will receive advanced medium-range AMRAAM-D air-to-air missiles. The Raytheon AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)DateSeptember 19, 2019Raytheon awarded a contract to upgrade AMRAAM’s softwareDateSeptember 14, 2020The Best Air-to-air [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

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 […]

  • Infantry Weapons

    Russia Finally Admits Pantsir ADS Useless Against Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems, DMTC Team Up To Support Hunter-class Frigate Program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, Japan Signs Defense Pact

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Navy to upgrade Bung Hatta corvette to strengthen coastal defense

  • Europe

    Russia lost 550 Russian conscripts, 33 artillery systems, 11 armoured vehicles, and eight tanks in Bakhmut in a day

  • Europe

    Ukraine Successfully Destroyed 85% Of Iranian Drones

  • Defense Industry

    Lithuania Purchases M142 HIMARS Artillery Rockets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwanese company TRC aiding Russia in modifying dumb bomb into glide bomb

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italy To Deliver SAMP/T Anti-air Missiles System To Ukraine Worth €250 Million

  • Air Platform

    Inexpensive Turkish armed drones reshaping warfare

  • Europe

    Russian Air Force’s Mi-8 Crashed In The Leningrad Region

  • Europe

    BAE Systems confident on winning new contracts from Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Biden Admin To Provide Ukraine With Killer Drones Called Switchblades

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 50 Dingo 2 APCs and 12 M1070 transport trucks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia Donates Its 11 MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Unveils kamikaze drones that can coordinate salvo strikes.

  • Middle East

    Egypt Orders 2 Italian FREMM Frigates for €1.2B

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s former dictator Hasina and Indian RAW paid $8 per person for participating in a mass demonstration in Bangladesh.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Submarine Procurement Race Takes Hold In Asia

  • Loitering Munitions

    Israeli Aerospace Industries Awarded $145 Million Contact To Produce Loitering Munitions For Undisclosed EU Nations

  • Europe

    Russian Army General Fighting For His Life After Ukraine’s Drone Strikes

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Pursuing South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Jet as a Replacement for Su-30mki, Tejas and Mig-29.

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: The Ultimate Stealth Engineering

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea To Develop High Altitude Interceptor Missile For KM-SAM

  • Europe

    British Army Sent Elite Rangers Troops to Ukraine 

  • Europe

    Occupied Crimea is within the reach of U.S.-supplied ground launched small diameter bomb  

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s female commander Olga Bigar call signs ‘Witch’ explains why they’re so determined to hold on to Bakhmut

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia decided not to buy Russian military hardware, signs security agreement with South Korea: report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s Chief of Navy says Chinese military vessels are regularly shadowing Australian warships

  • Europe

    700,000 Dead Russians: Russia’s Attempts to Recapture Kursk Region Falters as Russians and North Koreans Dying by the Minute

  • Europe

    Why Azerbaijani Wins In Nagorno-karabakh Is A Win For Israel?

  • Central Asia

    Collapsing CSTO: Russia completely withdraws its troops from Nagorno-Karabakh

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Resumes Delivery Of Rafale F3R To French Air Force

  • Middle East

    what are Iran’s ballistic, cruise missile and drones capabilities?

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Sea Baby Drone Destroyed Another Russian Shadow Oil Tanker.

  • Cyber

    Hackers Hacked United Aircraft Corporation Website

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive 200 MaxxPro MRAP From The U.S.

  • C4iSR

    Saab Unveils Deployable 5G Network at UMEX 2022

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo DRS delivers Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-Defense and Intelligence (C5I) systems to Australian Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Sanstions on Russia: Chinese Banks Limit Borrowing Capacity Of Russian Banks

  • Middle East

    UAE, France $18 Billion Rafale Deal Explained!

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation to accelerate Rafale production amid high market demands

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky Awarded Contract to Produce Nine CH-53K King Stallion Heavy Lift Helicopters

  • Europe

    TKMS signs preliminary agreement for Germany’s MEKO A-200 frigate project

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Curtis Wilbur Sails Through Taiwan Straits

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Navy Deploys Two OPVs in Indo-Pacific Region

  • Americas

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

  • Middle East

    Emirati Mirage 2000 Jets Bombed Iranian Oil Refinery in Post Ceasefire Air Strike.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. revoked Hong kong’s special trading status

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Pakistan Considers Purchasing Chinese HQ-19 Ballistic Missile Interceptors As HQ-9 Failed To Intercept Any Missiles

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