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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 […]

  • US Army targets Beijing with its newly developed long-range Dark Eagle hypersonic missile from Japan

    May 1, 2025 0
    The US Army’s Dark Eagle hypersonic missile can hit Beijing in under 30 minutes from Japan. On Friday, the United States conducted a test launch of the U.S. Army’s hypersonic missile, also known as the [...]
  • Royal Air Force to Use Bio-fuel for Aircrafts by 2050

    December 15, 2020 0
    Royal Air Force fighter jets could use up to 50% sustainable fuel in the future, the Defence Secretary announced on Saturday. Aircraft such as F-35s, Typhoons and Wildcat helicopters could use algae, alcohol and household waste [...]
  • Poland Buys 10,000 Warmate Kamikaze Drones

    May 17, 2025 0
    Poland has contracted local defense company WB Group to supply 10,000 Warmate loitering munitions to the army. Polish-made ‘kamikaze’ drone slammed into Russian military campDateJuly 26, 2022Australia To Deliver 300 D40 Kamikaze Drones To UkraineDateAugust [...]
  • Corrupt British MP Tulip Siddiq will be extradited to Bangladesh to serve prison sentences, Tarique Rahman said.

    February 19, 2026 0
    Bangladesh’s newly elected government will call on the UK to extradite Labour MP Tulip Siddiq over alleged corruption, according to a senior aide to prime minister-in-waiting Tarique Rahman. British Minister Tulip Siddiq, Niece Of Former [...]
  • European Union To Build Unified Air Defense System

    September 30, 2022 0
    A unified air defense system may appear in the European Union. This was announced by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. European Union Will Spend $4.3 Billion on Integrated Air Defense SystemDateAugust 26, 2024Germany Selects Israeli Arrow [...]
  • Australian Tech Firm EOS Unveils 100kw High-energy Laser Weapon System.

    September 12, 2025 0
    Australian tech firm Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has unveiled Apollo, a new high-energy laser weapon designed to disrupt the sensors of drones ranging from small quadcopters to larger uncrewed aircraft. Australian Electro Optic Systems Developed [...]
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

    France Delivers Crotale NG Anti-air And LRU MLRS To Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed Russia’s $250 million 1K148E Yastreb-AV radar

  • Europe

    Wives Of Dead Russian Soldiers Receive Fur Coat As Compensation From Russian Federation

  • Air Platform

    Peru to buy 24 Saab Gripen E/F fighter jets worth $2.8 billion

  • Air Platform

    Iraq to purchase helicopters, fighter jets, and air defense systems from South Korea

  • Americas

    U.S. Army’s precision strike missile’s multimode seeker turned the missile into a ship killer

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones strike Russian ammunition depot

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM)

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Destroyed Russian Military’s 290 Tanks, 46 Aircraft and 68 Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia advances the developments of Loyal Wingman for the RAAF

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace delivers three new armed UCAV to the Turkish Navy

  • Americas

    Rheinmetall And Northrop Grumman Agree To Strategic Partnership On Precision Munition

  • Europe

    How corruption in the Kremlin helped Ukraine win the war against the Russian Federation

  • Air Platform

    Fifth-gen Aircraft Are Necessity, Says Thai Air Force

  • Europe

    Raytheon Awarded $182 Million Contact To Produce NASAMS II For Ukraine

  • Europe

    Turkish HISAR-O Medium-range Surface-to-air Missile Passes High Altitude Tests

  • Europe

    The Royal Air Force receives second P-8 Poseidon MPA

  • Naval Weapons

    SeaRAM Block 2 CIWS launchers

  • Middle East

    Israel And United Arab Emirates Open Telephone Link After Historic Deal

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces Gathering Intelligence From Intact Iranian Ballistic Missile That Landed In Israeli Desert

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded $8.6 billion contract to supply F-15IA fighter jets to Israel.

  • Air Platform

    General Atomics to Develop AI Sensors for Prototype Drone

  • Europe

    ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems Delivers Fourth F125 Frigate To German Navy

  • Air Platform

    Alsalam Aerospace Industries (AAI) Completed Conversion of F-15s Into F-15SA Standard

  • Europe

    Patria awarded contract to produce 321 armored vehicles for Swedish army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kim Jong Un Inspects Vast Intercontinental Nuclear Missile Vehicle

  • Europe

    Russian Defense Contractor Oleg Volkov Enjoys Luxury Life In The USA Despite American Sanctions

  • Air Platform

    Royal Navy to modernize fifth-generation F-35B fighter jets to Block 4 standard

  • Middle East

    Analysis: UAE And Israeli Diplomatic Relationships

  • Europe

    Syrian War Provides Us With Clue Why Russia Failed in Ukraine

  • Americas

    President Trump to Favor Big Defense Spenders Establishing ‘America First Arms Transfer Strategy’.

  • Air Platform

    B-2 Stealth Bomber Proved the Limitation of Elon Musk’s Drone Swarms Theory

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea Purchases SM-6 Block 1 Missile For Its Navy

  • Air Platform

    Myanmar Air Force Received Su-30SME Fighter Jets From Russia

  • Europe

    Ireland needs fighter jets for full air defense capability, says Major General Ralph James

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Australia should ditch the conventional submarine project and build nuclear submarines?

  • Europe

    Iran Sent Military Trainer To Train Russian Military Officers

  • Air Platform

    Stealth Matter: The USAF F-35A Struck Syrian position protected by S-300 and S-400

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army’s Boxer CRV Infantry Fighting Vehicles Achieved Initial Operational Capability

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Establishes Chinese Copycat Rocket Forces Command

  • Europe

    Germany will send a company of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, allows allies to send tanks

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Spain cleared to buy three batteries of Patriot missile defense system after it donates Patriot missile to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Japan to Manufacture Technologically Superior Weapons in Asia-Pacific Region

  • South Asia

    Japan to sign security pact with Bangladesh.

  • Ballistic Missile

    Ukraine’s 500km range SAPSAN ballistic missile program could be a game changer for its counteroffensive

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands will deliver 18 F-16 Fighting Falcon to Ukraine next month

  • Air Platform

    Japan’s ruling coalition approves export of sixth-gen joint fighter jet, amid China tensions

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Issued Tender For Maritime Patrol Aircraft and Drones

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Guided Bomb Kits, Bulldozers and Demolition Equipments to Israel

  • Air Platform

    The $50 Million MiG-35 “Lemon” Will Be Tested Until 2021 :Mikoyan Design Bureau

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