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Naval Platforms

French nuclear-powered submarine fires a cruise missile for the first time

November 10, 2020 GDC 0

The first French naval cruise missile launch was carried out by the nuclear-powered attack submarine Suffren. On October 20th 2020, the Suffren, the first-in-series of the six nuclear-powered attack submarines in the Barracuda programme, successfully […]

Naval Platforms

Barracuda-class Attack Submarine and it’s derivatives

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  • Lockheed Martin Selected StandardAero To Assemble BlackHawk Helicopters For British Army

    September 13, 2023 0
    Lockheed Martin has selected StandardAero to assemble Sikorsky S-70M Black Hawk helicopters in Gosport on the south coast of England if it emerges as the winner of UK’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) competition. Revealing the [...]
  • U.S. will resume providing funds to train Bangladesh police personnel with U.S. private contractors.

    July 2, 2026 0
    The US Embassy in Dhaka confirmed that the U.S. will provide the necessary funds to continue with a training programme for Bangladesh Police personnel, which was stopped temporarily in 2024, and with which an American private security [...]
  • The President Biden would have only 12 minutes to decide nuclear launch-under-attack option

    April 18, 2023 0
    The early years of nuclear weapons were marked by an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. Although the United States built the first nuclear bombs, dropping them on Hiroshima and Nagasaki [...]
  • Ukraine Claimed That It Killed Second Russian General Outside Kharkiv, A Serious Blow to KGB Putin

    March 10, 2022 0
    A Russian general has been killed in fighting around Kharkiv, Ukrainian intelligence has claimed, which would make him the second general the Russian army has lost in Ukraine in a week. Ukraine Claimed That It [...]
  • Dynetics Beats Out Iron Dome For $237M U.S. Army’s Missile Defense Contract

    October 2, 2021 0
    Dynetics’ Enduring Shield system officially beat out Israeli’s Iron Dome for a new US Army contract, the first such win for the Leidos subsidiary’s new system. The $237 million contract to develop a cruise missile [...]
  • Saab Denied U.S. Veto on Gripen E Sales to Colombia in Favor of F-16V

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    Sefine Shipyard, TUBITAK To Build Turkey’s USV Capabilities

  • Middle East

    Qatar has ordered Hamas to leave Doha on U.S. request

  • South Asia

    Indian Army And Chinese Army Fistfight In Indian State Of Arunachal

  • Europe

    British Army Deploys Archer Howitzers In The Field

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Zero design changes is the way forward for Royal Australian Navy’s tier 2 frigates

  • Europe

    Ukraine uses Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone with MAM-L munition in NATO drill

  • C4iSR

    NATO members to purchase six GlobalEye AWACS, replacing E-7A Wedgetail.

  • C4iSR

    South Korea unveils a cutting-edge Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) solution

  • Air Platform

    Missing Russian Su-30SM may have been downed by Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jet

  • Uncategorized

    Russian Rubezh missile system destroyed by fire

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkey begins construction of fourth Ada-class corvette for Pakistan

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Yak-130 Training Aircraft Crashed In Volgorod Due To Flight Control System Malfunction

  • Europe

    Meat Grinder: Russia suffered 2,600 casualties in two days in Kharkiv offensive

  • Europe

    Poland signed $2.6 billion deal to buy 150 K9 howitzers

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received Powerful Caesar Howitzers From Denmark

  • Europe

    The Royal Air Force receives second P-8 Poseidon MPA

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China escalates tensions with Taiwan by sending 52 aircraft to Taiwanese airspace

  • Air Platform

    UK, Italy and Japan jointly built GCAP sixth-gen fighter jet to take to the skies by 2035

  • Uncategorized

    Australia’s A$90 Billion Contract with Naval Group to build Submarines Has Collapsed

  • Europe

    UK will send starstreak, NLAW, howitzer and loitering munitions worth £100 million to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Poland Purchases MQ-9B Sky Guardian Drones Worth $310 Million

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Gets 10 New Rafale Fighters This Month

  • Americas

    U.S., Australia Wraps Up Alaska Red Flag 2021

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae fighter jet has fired an IRIS-T air-to-air missile for the first time

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Figured Out How To Hit Russia’s S-400 Surface-to-air Missile System, 31 S-400 Batteries Destroyed In Ukraine War

  • Defense Industry

    China’s Tokamak Nuclear Reactor Generated Whopping 101 Million Degree Celsius

  • Air Platform

    Copycat J-16 Is Superior To All Other Su-30 Fighters, Says PLAAF

  • Europe

    Ukraine to receive Bastion armored vehicles from France

  • Americas

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    20 Indian Soldiers Killed In A Violent Clash With Chinese Soldiers

  • Africa

    Abu Dhabi Ship Building awarded contract to build three BR71 MKII corvettes for the Angolan navy

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received Two batteries Of NASAMS II Anti-air System

  • Defense Industry

    Japan offers lethal arms to the Indo-Pacific nations.

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    France’s new laser rifle silently melts electronics at 500 meters

  • South Asia

    16,000 people killed in former Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s last five years of rule: report

  • Americas

    Boeing awarded contract to produce 150 km range GLSDB for Ukraine

  • Europe

    Poland Signs Contract With South Korea To Buy K2 Tanks And K9 Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    Thailand To Upgrade Gripen C/D To MS20 Standard

  • Americas

    L3Harris Invests $125 million in building production facility for Trump’s Golden Dome

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Ukraine Unveils Cutting-edge Laser Weapons That Can Take Down Russian Jets

  • Middle East

    Thyssenkrupp Delivers Last Two Corvettes To The Israeli Navy

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shoots Down Six Russian Reconnaissance Balloons Over Kyiv

  • Air Platform

    Boeing F/A-18 Semi-Stealth Advanced Super Hornet Block III

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems delivers four new Eurofighter Typhoon to Kuwait

  • Europe

    Putin Struggling To Contain In-fighting Among His Generals And Advisors

  • Middle East

    Israel And Bahrain Formally Establish Diplomatic Relations

  • Americas

    Elbit Systems Awarded $585 Million Contract to Produce Helmet Mounted Display for the US Navy.

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian PzH2000 artillery blows up Russia’s new electronic warfare system

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russian Army Proved Repeatedly That They Are Incompetent As Russia Blows Up Its Own North Korea-Made SAM in Kursk Region

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Denmark reactivates coastal defence system based on Naval Strike Missile

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