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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 […]

  • Australian P-8A Poseidon Makes Inaugural Visit To French Réunion Island

    March 26, 2024 0
    Against the picturesque backdrop of the azure waters of the Indian Ocean, a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has, for the first time, arrived on the French island of Réunion [...]
  • Turkey has become a major competitor for Russian arms, Russian defense company says

    July 20, 2021 0
    Turkey’s armored vehicles are one of the biggest competitors of Russian armored vehicles in the global market, according to the chief designer of Russian defense company Remdizel. Turkey To Upgrade Armored Vehicles Of Its Armed [...]
  • China reverse-engineered Russia’s S-350 Vityaz medium-range surface-to-air missile

    July 21, 2025 0
    China reverse-engineered Russia’s S-350 Vityaz medium-range surface-to-air missile system by HQ-9 manufacture, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. Ukraine’s two $1000 FPV drones destroyed Russia’s S-350 Vityaz Surface-to-air missile worth $135 millionDateDecember 22, 2023Ukraine’s HIMARS [...]
  • Australia To Buy 29 AH-64E Apache Guardian Helicopters

    March 22, 2021 0
    It has been reported the government is planning to spend a rumoured $4.5 billion to buy 29 Apache AH64E helicopters which are made in the United States. In a statement reported in The Australian Defence [...]
  • Pakistan Navy’s Second Type 054 Frigate Enters Service

    July 8, 2022 0
    The Pakistan Navy has commissioned PNS Taimur, the second of four Type 054 A/P frigates built in China. Pakistan Navy’s New Type 054 AP Frigate Started Sea Trials In ChinaDateJune 19, 2021Pakistan Navy commissions two new [...]
  • US to build submarine presence on strategic Australian coast under AUKUS

    March 17, 2025 0
    In the control room of the American Virginia class attack submarine USS Minnesota, off the Western Australian coast, sonar operators adjust to the chatter of dolphins in new waters where the U.S. submarine presence will [...]
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 […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

  • Europe

    Saab Group Test-fires New RBS98 Short-range Air Defense System

  • Defense Industry

    Safran, HAL ink deal to develop helicopter engines in India

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Aleppo Airport After Reports Of Weapons Shipment From Iran

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Unveils Most Powerful 2,000 Pound Non-nuclear Bomb

  • Air Platform

    Iran Wants 36 J-10C, China Says Show Me The Money!

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine war: Russia postponed development of prototype Su-75 Checkmate

  • Air Platform

    Sanctions Buster: Russian Orlan-10 UAV Made Of American, Japanese, German And Chinese Components

  • Europe

    French-German KNDS unveils Leopard 2 tank with unmanned turret

  • Europe

    Ukrainian SHARK drone locating Russian positions for HIMARS to destroy them

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN Shows Off Amphibious Operations Capability

  • Middle East

    Dwindling demand of oil, Saudis could rein in arms spending

  • Air Platform

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Received First Boxer Armored Vehicle

  • Americas

    Leonardo to Deliver AW119Kx Helicopters to Brazilian Police

  • Air Platform

    French Mirage 2000-5F Fighter Jets Incept Russian Drones in Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Russia copies a feature of Northrop YF-23 into Checkmate LCA

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    ASC upgrades Shipbuilding facilities in Adelaide to launch $35 billion naval project

  • Europe

    France could send troops if requested by Ukraine in response to a Russian breakthrough, says President Emmanuel Macron

  • Americas

    Argentina selected South Korean FA-50 as the Interim Fighter Aircraft

  • Naval Platforms

    US Navy FFG(X) Frigate Specification

  • South Asia

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

  • Air Platform

    DARPA Awards General Atomics ‘LongShot’ Drone Demo Contract

  • Defense Industry

    Thailand bid to make defense tech industry self-reliant

  • Europe

    RAF and USMC F-35 joins HMS Queen Elizabeth for major exercises

  • Europe

    7,684 Armored Vehicles Destroyed In Ukraine War, Desperate Russia Wants To Replenish Armored Vehicles Inventory

  • Naval Platforms

    Bangladesh Navy (Thief) bought obsolete Chinese Junk warships, paid exorbitant prices

  • South Asia

    1000 students died, and 12,500 were injured as the Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) raped and orchestrated brutal crackdown

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Solomon Islands trapped in Chinese debt as it turned into a PLA naval base of the Indo-Pacific

  • Europe

    Massive explosions rip through Russian air base in Crimea as Ukraine launches ten ATACMS missiles

  • Europe

    Ukraine launched major drone attacks on Russia

  • Europe

    Slovakia Donates 15 BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RAN Warship Joins Multinational Military Exercise In South China Sea

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Major F-35 Contracts Worth $15.5 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Australia’s Special Air Service (SAS) is on the hunt for a new helicopter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Defense Department Bans Chinese Drones

  • Europe

    Estonia Latest Country To Buy HIMARS Artillery Rockets

  • Middle East

    Iran begins evacuating military personnel from Syria: Report

  • Europe

    Ukraine War, Diminished of Black Sea Fleet and Destroyed Shipyard Sent Russian Navy Back to 1990s

  • Europe

    Ukraine War: Russian Economy Shrinks By 4% In A Single Quarter

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian troops shoot down Russian Mi-8 helicopter using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin to integrate augmented reality on T-50 trainer aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s AH-64E Apache Longbow Attack Helicopter

  • Middle East

    Israeli IAI and UAE based Group 42 to develop technology solutions for COVID-19

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16I Destroyed Russian-made S-200 SAM In Syria

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Which Countries Supply Arms To Myanmar’s Junta (Tatmadaw)?

  • Europe

    Ukraine aims to exhaust Russian troops and ammo in Bakhmut

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Army pushes for 20% salary hike

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli IAI Ramps Up Missile Interceptors Production.

  • C4iSR

    NRIET Type 1475 (KLJ-5) AESA radar for J-20 fighters, the Russian KRET assisted China with MiG-35’s Zhuk-AME technology

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Azerbaijan purchased the Israeli Iron Dome missile system

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