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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 […]

  • Boeing Awarded Contract for Training and Support of QEAF

    November 24, 2020 0
    Boeing today announced that it had received a contract to train Qatar Emiri Air Force crews and support F-15QA valued at more than $800 million. The first previously unannounced contract was awarded in 2019 and [...]
  • China unveils new anti-drone gun at military drill

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  • Qatari Patriot missile shoots down two Iranian Su-24 Fencer attack jets, drones and 7 ballistic missiles.

    March 3, 2026 0
    Qatar’s Ministry of Defense said on March 2, 2026, that Qatari air defenses shot down two Iranian Su-24 Fencer swing-wing attack jets and intercepted multiple ballistic missiles and drones targeting the country, according to an [...]
  • 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 [...]
  • BAE Systems Awarded Contract To Produce Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles

    September 16, 2024 0
    This award includes the production of more than 200 A4 variants. The order will be delivered to the Army as a modernized replacement to some of the Bradleys that the U.S. government has provided to [...]
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    China launches third Type C13B corvette for Bangladesh Navy (Thief)

    February 14, 2018 0
    Janes 360 reported that China’s Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group has launched the third of four Shadhinota-class corvettes on order for the Bangladesh Navy (BN), according to a news report published on the sina.com website. The [...]
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

    Ukraine handed over T-90M tanks and BTR-82A armored vehicles to British Intelligence agencies

  • Air Platform

    Russian Anti-air Missile Shot Down Their Own Su-34M Bomber

  • Middle East

    Bad Timing: Israeli Police Arrested Military Contractors For Supplying Kamikaze Harop Drones To China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thailand Plans To Buy Second Frigate From South Korea

  • Europe

    Ukraine’e Tochka-U missile hit Russian apartment building in Belgorod

  • Africa

    Turkey, Ethiopia and Morocco signs arms deal for supplying drones to African countries

  • Europe

    Ukraine started equipping locally built drones with guided munitions

  • Air Platform

    EaglePicher to Develop New Battery For Gripen E Combat Jet

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force Successfully Conducted Hypersonic Weapons Test

  • Air Platform

    South Korea will upgrade its F-15K Eagle fleet’s radar systems and mission computer

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Poland purchases AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM missile to arm F-35A fighter jets.

  • Europe

    UK invests $4.8 billion in next phase of AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine project

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Strike Second Russian Fighter Jet Base in Three Days

  • C4iSR

    CEA Technologies 3D Active Phased Array Radar

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Plans To Normalize Ties With Israel

  • Europe

    Belgium Formally Joins Lockheed Martin F-35 Programme

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy says Chinese warship fired weapons grade laser at US aircraft

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Saudi Arabia Says Chinese-made HQ-17AE and Silent Hunter Laser Weapon Failed to Intercept Drones and Missiles.

  • Europe

    Russia Exposed: Kazan nuclear submarine’s Soviet-era anechoic tile cracked during Cuba voyage

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds warns Naval Group to meet contractual obligations

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman Successfully Conducted Fourth AGM-88G AARGM-ER Missile

  • Air Platform

    Canada began construction of Quick Reaction Alert facility in Quebec

  • Air Platform

    Saab starts Gripen E/F production in Brazil

  • Air Platform

    Turkish TAI Needs Additional 6000 Skilled Workers To Start TFX Program

  • Ballistic Missile

    France’s Ariane Group to develop M51.4 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile.

  • Air Platform

    China’s Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) Released Photos of a Pakistani Pilot in the J-35A Cockpit

  • Americas

    NORAD Intercepts Russian and Chinese Bombers Near Alaska

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RAN receives third and final Hobart-class destroyer

  • Europe

    Russian Su-27SM3 fighter crashed near the coast of Crimea

  • Europe

    US seeks EU allies’ backing for possible China sanctions over Ukraine war

  • South Asia

    ভারত, চীন প্রতিযোগিতা বাংলাদেশের সামরিক বাহিনীকে জাতীয় নিরাপত্তার চাহিদা মেটাতে অক্ষম করে দিয়েছে (Translated)

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys T-84U Oplot Tanks In Kharkiv Region

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon awarded contract to upgrade Small Diameter Bomb

  • Europe

    Russia arrested 18 North Korean soldiers trying to escape to Europe

  • South Asia

    Indian Mi-17 Helicopter Crash Landed in Northeastern State

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Sent Mi-17 Hip Helicopters to Ukraine

  • Europe

    U.S. disengaged itself from Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Luerssen cuts the first steel of 6th Arafura-class OPV

  • Middle East

    US, UAE finalizing a deal for F-35 stealth jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Dongfeng EQ2050 Mengshi ‘Brave Soldier’, American Humvee copycat armored vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Set For Big Win In 2024 With Its Supersonic Jets And Drones

  • Europe

    Russia Destroys Its Own S-300 Air Defense System Using Kamikaze Drone

  • South Asia

    Pakistan exports rare earth minerals to the U.S. setting up a new chapter of economic and strategic cooperation with the U.S.

  • Europe

    Sweden sends $1.23 billion aid package to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Hezbollah stored $500 million in gold and cash in bunker under Beirut hospital

  • Americas

    HII Launches Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ted Stevens

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russian Modernized Su-34M Fighter Jet In Chernihiv

  • Middle East

    Israeli Female Soldiers Killed More Than 100 Hamas Terrorists

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    UK’s Dragonfire Laser Directed Energy Weapon Started Trials

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Industries Completes Initial Sea Trials of 21st Virginia-class Submarine

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