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  • [ February 7, 2026 ] Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system. Europe
  • [ February 7, 2026 ] U.S. Prepares $20 Billion Arms Package for Taiwan Amid China Warnings. Defense Industry
  • [ February 7, 2026 ] Saab and Embraer achieved key milestones to deliver first domestically produced Gripen E to Brazilian Air Force. Air Platform
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Naval Platforms

Saffren-class Attack Submarines: The Tip of Spear of French Navy

May 7, 2020 GDC 0

The first Suffren Class attack submarine has begun sea trials. It represents a step-change for the French Navy, officially known as the Marine Nationale. France already operates a nuclear-only submarine force, which places it on […]

Europe

French attack submarine Suffren begins sea trials:Report

May 2, 2020 GDC 0

The French Navy’s new nuclear-powered attack submarine Suffren has started first sea trials. Suffren is the first of six new Barracuda generation of navy boats built by Naval Group to replace the ageing Rubis-class. The […]

  • Sweden signs a landmark deal with Ukraine to export up to 150 Gripen E/F fighter jets.

    October 23, 2025 0
    Sweden has signed a letter of intent that could see it supply up to 150 of its domestically produced Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday after meeting Ukrainian [...]
  • Sweden sends $1.3 billion worth aid package to Ukraine, includes two ASC 890 Airborne Early Warning Aircraft

    May 29, 2024 0
    The Swedish government said Wednesday that it will donate $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine, in the largest package of assistance Sweden has so far donated. Ukraine received Saab ASC 890 airborne surveillance aircraft.DateOctober [...]
  • Pakistan Navy’s Zulfiqar-class frigate Test Fires Locally Produced Anti-ship Ballistic Missile.

    November 28, 2025 0
    On November 25, 2025, the Pakistan Navy conducted another test flight of its indigenously developed ship-launched anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), locally designated P-282 “SMASH”. Pakistan Navy Conducts Flight Test of Homegrown SMASH SLBMDateNovember 6, 2024Pakistan’s [...]
  • Maritime Aggression: Chinese Carrier Group Conducts Naval Exercise In Taiwan Straits

    April 6, 2021 0
    A Chinese carrier group is exercising near Taiwan and such drills will become regular, China’s navy said late on Monday in a further escalation of tensions near the island that Beijing claims as its sovereign [...]
  • Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Helicopter in Kherson

    April 2, 2022 0
    The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed Russian helicopters parked at an airfield in Kherson region, which recently fell under its control. Bayraktar TB2 could play a key role if a war break over Crimea, says [...]
  • Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter Class Frigate To Be Operational In 2031

    October 10, 2022 0
    The expected time frame for the first of the Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates is 2031, acting Prime Minister and defence minister Richard Marles revealed. BAE Systems Begins Construction of First Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class FrigateDateJune [...]
Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

  • Air Platform

    Germany signs contract with Lockheed Martin to purchase F-35 stealth jets

  • Americas

    American lawmakers urge U.S. to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Poland considers Boeing F-15EX fighter jets for air superiority role.

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin partisan ‘black bridge’ set Russia’s FSB building on fire

  • HMAS Toowoomba
    East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy’s warship HMAS Toowoomba heads to strait of hormuz as part of Operation Manitou

  • C4iSR

    Israeli Rafael, Indian BDL Sign MoU To Produce Soft Kill-Hard Kill Decoy System

  • Land Platform

    M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tank Is More Lethal Than It’s Predecessors

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Pilot Downs Six Russian Cruise Missiles Making Amazing History

  • Europe

    U.S. disengaged itself from Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

  • Africa

    Sanctions Hit Rostec, China Quietly Replaced Russia As Arms Exporter

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Inducts 14 JF-17B Twin Seats Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Russians Fleeing Crimea as Ukrainian Sea Drones Blew Up Kerch Bridge Connecting Russia to Occupied Crimea

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Royal Navy Begin Upgrading Type 23 Frigate With NSM Missiles

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia develops missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads with China’s help

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $10.8 Billion Contract To Upgrade F-22 Raptor

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan test fired new type 12 anti-ship missile with 1000km range

  • Europe

    Putin Suffers Devastating Blow As Ukraine Killed Two Top Ranking Airborne Commanders

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Deploys High-tech Gripen E with State-of-the-art Sensor Suite and Electronic Warfare Capability.

  • Europe

    Netherlands will give Ukraine minesweepers, drone radars, and M3 amphibious bridge

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia’s renewed ties with North Korean regime worries South Korea about KF-21 technology leaks.

  • Europe

    Finish and Swedish Air Force Provide Powerful Addition to NATO Air Policing.

  • Europe

    Russia Running Out Trained Soldiers, Offers Cash Bonus To Russians For Joining Ukraine War

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman to produce Hydra-70 illuminating flares for US Army

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Pakistan Tests Ra’ad II Air-launched Stand-off Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    Baykar Akinci To Integrate 100km Range Cakir Cruise Missile

  • Land Platform

    Kia Motors KM250 and KM500 Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV)

  • South Asia

    IAF Rafale Fighters Started Ferry Flight To India

  • Americas

    Austal USA has launched the first Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessel for the US Navy.

  • Europe

    Russian Rocket Launcher Factory Bursts Into Flames In A Suspected Sabotage

  • Air Platform

    UK-based Aeralis designing a new modular next-gen training aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Israel to acquire additional squadrons of F-35I

  • Air Platform

    China’s first prototype unmanned helicopter successfully flew

  • Africa

    Morocco Increases Defense Budget To $13 Billion To Strengthen Its Armed Forces

  • Air Platform

    French Rafale F4 Order Backlog Stands At 306 Aircraft, Excluding Anticipated 45 Saudi Orders

  • South Asia

    Trump administration set to launch drone facility in Bangladesh to strengthen Bangladesh army and navy.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing upgrades Apache version 6 with UAV and ship hunting capability

  • Europe

    Poland Purchases 116 Second-hand M1 Abrams Tanks From U.S. Inventory

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Former Director General of Border Guard Lieutenant General Mainul Islam Arrested At Airport

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan wants truck-mounted Harpoon antiship missiles

  • Europe

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

  • Central Asia

    Goodbye Russia: Armenia will exit the CSTO treaty and declare itself a neutral country

  • C4iSR

    Turkey upgrades its F-16 Fighting Falcon with Asalsan’s cutting-edge AESA radar

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Test Fires Air-Launched Variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    Germany Unveils New Leopard 2A8 Advanced Battle Tank.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Navantia signed contract with the Royal Thai Navy to modernise two Pattani-class Offshore Patrol Vessels

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strike destroyed Russia’s Pantsir-S1 missile system in Belgorod

  • Infantry Weapons

    Arrow Missile Defence System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The West Should Support Myanmar’s Rebels As They Do In Syria

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Strikes Beirut International Airport as Hezbollah Received Weapons Shipment From Iran

  • Europe

    Ukraine Retakes Key Town Trifonova In Kherson As Russian Army Retreats

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