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Americas

Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson Who Became First Person to Destroy A Satellite In Space Flying A F-15

October 20, 2020 GDC 0

The date September 13, 1985 marks as an important day in history. 35 years ago, Maj. Gen. Wilbert “Doug” Pearson Jr. put a rather prominent blip in the history of defence aviation after carrying out […]

  • Raytheon awarded a contract to produce AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the U.S. Navy

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  • Turkish T929 Atak II Helicopter Started Flight Trials Using Ukrainian Engine

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  • China Deployed 5000 Troops near Indian Border

    May 28, 2020 0
    China’s added a new international border crisis to its growing list. The South China Sea. The East China Sea. Taiwan. Hong Kong. Now there’s serious trouble brewing with India. Punches have been thrown between rival [...]
  • BAE Systems Announced Industry Partnerships For Next-gen Howitzers

    December 12, 2023 0
    ARCHER Artillery Alliance announces its approach for the UK’s Mobile Fires Platform and to revitalise critical UK artillery capabilities. BAE System’s ARCHER 155mm Self-propelled HowitzerDateNovember 19, 2020British Army Deploys Archer Howitzers In The FieldDateOctober 3, [...]
  • Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Air & Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) Network

    March 25, 2020 0
    The Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System’s enhanced aircraft and missile tracking improves the ability of combatant commanders and air defenders to make critical decisions within seconds. With its truly open systems architecture, [...]
  • UK has begun supplying Ukraine with the Gravehawk anti-air missiles

    February 16, 2025 0
    The United Kingdom has begun supplying Ukraine with the Gravehawk, a newly developed air defense system designed to integrate Soviet-era missiles into a modern, ground-based platform that is disguised as a common shipping container. Ukraine [...]
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 […]

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. […]

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine Deploys First Domestic 250 Kg Glide Bomb for Precision Strikes on Russian Targets.

  • Air Platform

    Croatian Air Force Received Six Rafale Fighter Jets From France

  • Uncategorized

    Turkish Shipyard Launches First Milgem Corvette For Ukrainian Navy

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italian Army has received its first new-generation SAMP/T NG and GRIFO air defense systems.

  • Americas

    Leonardo to Deliver AW119Kx Helicopters to Brazilian Police

  • Europe

    Polish Army Purchases M72 Light Anti-tank Rockets

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s ATACMS strike destroyed Russia’s S-400 surface-to-air missile in Kursk region

  • Loitering Munitions

    U.S. Special Task Force Launched Barrages of LUCAS Kamikaze Drones in Iran.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s Mitsui to build patrol boats for Vietnam

  • Europe

    Russia lost four T-90M tanks, 11 BTR-82A APCs and 20 artilleries in one day, reported Ukrainian MoD

  • Air Platform

    The USAF to upgrade 72 F-16 with APG-83 SABR AESA Radar

  • Europe

    Havelsan Developed Unmanned Ground Vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    LAND 400 Phase 3: Australian Army’s Infantry Fighting Vehicle Project

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s SpetsTekhnoEksport developed MAGURA V5 sea drone capability of hitting warships at 830km range

  • Americas

    Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson Who Became First Person to Destroy A Satellite In Space Flying A F-15

  • Europe

    Ukraine equips maritime drones with R-73 air-to-air missiles

  • Air Platform

    AERO Vodochy To Deliver Four L-39N Advanced Jet Trainer To Czech Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Delivers Second C295W Transport Aircraft To Bangladesh Army

  • Europe

    Russian tanks and armored vehicles littered the area around the embattled town of Avdiivka

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Air Force to receive 12 JF-17B twin seat fighter aircraft

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hezbollah used Iranian-made Almas anti-tank missile for the first time

  • Air Platform

    Japan Sending F-35A Stealth Jets to Australia for Exercise ‘Bushido Guardian’

  • Air Platform

    U.S. approves F-35 stealth jets for Saudi Arabia; the UAE, Morocco, and Indonesia are next in line to get F-35.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine seeks deadly AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from the U.S. and allies to stop Russian ground offensive

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force Gets New S-400 Busting AARGM-ER Missiles

  • Europe

    Raytheon Awarded $1.2 Billion Contract To Deliver Six NASAMS II Anti-air Missiles System To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Poland Received 18 New Chunmoo MLRS Launchers From South Korea

  • Air Platform

    Aero Vodochody F/A-259 Light Attack Aircraft

  • Weapons

    Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) missile systems

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Donald Trump Made Labor Party Great Again in Australia’s Election 2025

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Opens Redeveloped Naval Base in Northern Territory

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesia purchased 12 second-hand Mirage 2000 fighter jets from Qatar worth $800 million

  • Africa

    Mali Receives Turkish Akinci Drones to Fight Terrorists Group

  • C4iSR

    Turkey tests indigenous UAV camera for Bayraktar TB2

  • Air Platform

    Myanmar’s Rebels Shot Down Karakorum-8 (K-8) Ground-attack Jet

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration Approves $23 Billion F-35 And MQ-9B Sales To UAE

  • Middle East

    Israelis are armed to the teeth, ready to fire at Hamas terrorists

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea launches a ballistic missile from under the water platform

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Archer Howitzer Completes U.S. Army’s Trials

  • South Asia

    Tulsi Gabbard, A Hindu Nationalist, Does Not See Human Rights Violations in India’s Kashmir, Assam and Nagaland, But She Sees Human Rights Violations in Bangladesh and Pakistan

  • Americas

    Pentagon Announced Top Ten Contenders For Counter-drone Technology

  • South Asia

    2018-2019 Defence Budget of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Joins French-led Naval Exercise In The Bay Of Bengal

  • Air Platform

    Israeli IAI poised to secure $905 million contract for Indian Air Force refuelling aircraft.

  • Air Platform

    South Korean FA-50 Fighter Enhanced Its Capability With Sniper Targeting Pod

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $2.76 Billion US Army Contracts For M142 HIMARS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia reorganizes the defence department and creates a separate delivery agency.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China First Policy: Pakistan to Protect Gwadar Ports From India

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Ronald Reagan and Nimitz head towards South China Sea

  • Air Platform

    Norwegian Kongsberg to provide air-to-air pylons for F-35 fighters

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