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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 GDC 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

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Safran awarded the contract to deliver JIM Compact multifunction infrared binoculars to Australian Defense Force

March 18, 2023 GDC 0

Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd has signed a contract with NIOA* for the supply of more than one hundred JIM Compact’s for the LAND 159 Tranche 1 – ADF sniper system – to […]

Air Platform

France’s Safran Helping Russia’s UEC To Develop Commercial Jet Engine

February 6, 2022 GDC 0

Russia’s United Engine has developed an automatic control system for the Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplant which will be installed on the Sukhoi SSJ-New aircraft. The SSJ-New is a version of the Superjet 100 that includes a […]

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 […]

Air Platform

Airbus Announced Demonstrator Phase For The Sixth-generation Future Combat Air System

April 8, 2020 GDC 0

Paris/Munich – The governments of France and Germany have awarded  Dassault Aviation, Airbus, together with their partners MTU Aero Engines, Safran, MBDA and Thales, the initial framework contract (Phase 1A), which launches the demonstrator phase […]

Americas

US blocks deliveries of engines and flight control systems of Comac C919 to China

February 17, 2020 GDC 0

The Trump administration may move to block deliveries of General Electric and French Safran SA developed LEAP 1C jet engines to China amid renewed tensions over alleged technology theft, multiple sources said to be familiar […]

  • Russia’s glorified S-300 failed to launch interceptor missile

    October 24, 2020 0
    The unsuccessful launch of the glorified S-300 air defense missile system and its fall on Russian servicemen were caught on video. Russia’s glorified S-400 SAM failed to launch 40N6E missilesDateSeptember 28, 2020Over-hyped S-400 and S-300 [...]
  • Lockheed Pitching F-35 to Greece, Czech Republic and Spain

    November 9, 2021 0
    An official has noted new active sales campaigns in Europe for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), reported British magazine Janes. Czech Republic Plans To Buy 24 F-35A Stealth JetsDateJuly 10, [...]
  • Hungary’s Prime Minister Backs Sweden’s NATO Membership Bid, Removing Last Hurdle

    January 27, 2024 0
    Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban told NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that his government supports Sweden’s membership bid, potentially removing the final hurdle to accession after months of fraught negotiations. Hungary’s parliament ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership [...]
  • South Korea Launches the first KSS-III Batch-II Submarine.

    November 13, 2025 0
    Hanwha Ocean launched the Republic of Korea Navy’s first KSS-III Batch-II submarine, ROKS Jang Yeong-sil (SS-087), at Geoje shipyard on October 22, 2025. South Korea Begins Construction on Second KSS-III Batch-II SubmarineDateJanuary 6, 2022South Korea [...]
  • UAE’s Edge and Israeli IAI to jointly develop unmanned surface vessels

    December 4, 2021 0
    UAE-based defense tech company Edge Group has signed a strategic agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to jointly design unmanned surface vessels (USVs). UAE, Israel to jointly develop unmanned anti-submarine warfare vesselsDateNovember 23, 2021Israeli IAI [...]
  • Russian sailors suffer radiation poisoning after washing clothes in contaminated waters

    November 29, 2024 0
    A Russian sailors from Yekaterinburg has suffered severe radiation poisoning after washing his clothes in contaminated water, according to military lawyer Petr Portnyagin. The incident has left the soldier, whose name has not been disclosed, [...]
Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

  • Defense Industry

    European Union Will Spend $867 Billion on Collective Security and Decoupling American Companies from Europe

  • Europe

    Lithuania purchased Leopard tanks amid Russia tensions

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Captured Unexploded Intact Chinese-made PL-15E Air-to-air Missile, A Huge Blow to China

  • C4iSR

    Turkey develops and deploys acoustic deceptor and jammer

  • Americas

    Lockheed’s Patriot missile’s success in the Ukraine war silenced most critics of the system

  • Naval Platforms

    In-depth Look At Damen OPV 1900 (PNS Yarmook)

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine may sell 50% stake in Motor Sich to Turkish firm

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Abandoned Plans to Build Fifth and Sixth Aircraft Carrier

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Reshuffles Key Army Positions At Scandal Riddle Directorate General of Defense Intelligence (DGFI) For Human Rights Violation

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan Wants To Purchase 40 F-35 Stealth Jets And 400 PAC-3 Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Italy Allocates $10.7 Billion For British-led GCAP Sixth-generation Fighter Jet.

  • Europe

    Germany sends more Gepard air-defense tanks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    The Boeing F-15SA Eagle Fighter Jet

  • Weapons

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s (Thief) Helicopter Crashed into Television Tower, 4 Killed

  • Europe

    Royal Air Force P-8A Poseidons fleet arrived at Scottish air base

  • Europe

    Losing 15 S-300 Batteries, Russia Started Deploying S-300 Mockup To Deceive Ukrainian Air Force

  • Middle East

    Iran admits it has shot down flight 752 due to human errors

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin awarded contract to produce new batch of F-35 aircraft

  • South Asia

    More than hundred Bangladesh army officers were ejected from the UN mission over sex scam

  • Europe

    Poland sent 150 refurbished BTR-70 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Serbia will sign major arms deal with France a shift from Russia

  • Europe

    Russia Lost Almost 6,000 Troops In Harsh Winter As Dead Bodies Piling Up In Bakhmut

  • South Asia

    Turkish Rocketsan Delivers Food Aid To Covid Hit Bangladesh

  • Europe

    China Delivers FK-3 (HQ-22) Anti-air System To Serbia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Military Takes Full Control Of Country And Private Enterprises

  • Europe

    Tucker Carlson faces economic sanctions and travel ban from European Union for interviewing war criminal Vladimir Putin

  • Europe

    Criticizing Putin: Warner boss Prigozhin said “We look like clowns”

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Alleged Military Coup In Myanmar, Suu Kyi Detained

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon Tests Fire AMRAAM-ER Missiles

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force releases new CGI rendering of B-21 Raider strategic bomber

  • Middle East

    Turkish Anadolu Shipyard Delivered “Al Doha” OPV To Qatar Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Christens Indigenous Landing Platform Dock

  • Europe

    UK Details Eurofighter Typhoon Offering To Finland’s HX Competition

  • South Asia

    Indian Prime Minister Adolf Modi’s anti-Chinese unilateral India-only neighbourhood policy responsible for the ouster of pro-Modi Sheikh Hasina

  • Air Platform

    President Trump’s Actions Allowing F-35 Partners Question About American Weapons and Making Europe’s Defense Industries Great Again

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean wants to build submarines for Canada, Philippines, Poland

  • Air Platform

    UAE Received Two L-15 Trainer Aircraft From China

  • Air Platform

    A mysterious drone attack destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter in Transnistria

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive Vampire Counter Drone Rockets From USA

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. to Sale Bunker Busting GBU-57 Bombs to Israel

  • Europe

    Ukraine to receive more CEASAR howitzers from France

  • Americas

    The RSAF Trainee Pilots Are Cleared To Train at the US Naval Bases

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Purchases Israeli Spice GPS-guided Bombs.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Special Forces Enters City Of Kherson

  • Europe

    Italy will place $21 billion tanks and armored vehicles order to Rheinmetall

  • Air Platform

    AI & ML: US Air Force’s B-21 Raider Takes Technology One Step Ahead

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS deal: HMAS Stirling to become homeport for Australia’s nuclear submarine under $8 billion naval base expansion plan

  • Air Platform

    France will transfer Mirage-2000 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set Russia’s Su-25 aircraft, Kh-55 and Kh-59 missiles factory in fires

  • Europe

    Chinese bid to buy Motor Sich could jeopardize Ukraine’s chance to join NATO

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