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Americas

USS Gerald R. Ford successfully completes final shock trials

August 10, 2021 GDC 0

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has successfully completed its third and final round of Full Ship Shock Trials. The third explosive event was conducted Sunday off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla., according […]

Americas

USS Gerald R. Ford Completes Shock Tests

June 25, 2021 GDC 0

The US Navy’s new supercarrier is going through shock trials, and that means setting off live explosives near the warship to simulate aspects of actual combat conditions. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the first of […]

  • Ukrainian Army Received Training On Harpoon Anti-ship Missile Launch System

    September 9, 2022 0
    Ukrainians who reportedly sank a Russian warship in June with Western-supplied weapons had received training sponsored by the U.S. and allies just a week or two earlier, according to the U.S. undersecretary of defense for [...]
  • We can make Russia’s defeat ‘irreversible’: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

    May 18, 2023 0
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday Kyiv and its Western supporters could make a Russian defeat in the war in Ukraine “irreversible” as early as this year and thanked Germany for being a “true [...]
  • The U.S. Air Force has completely destroyed the Iranian Navy.

    March 3, 2026 0
    U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that 11 Iranian naval ships have been sunk as part of combat operations against Iran. The U.S. has destroyed Iran’s submarine fleet, 16 classes of warships totalling 150 ships [...]
  • China’s Type 055 Destroyers Are Aimed At Japan And India

    January 23, 2022 0
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  • Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov admits Russia is at war in Ukraine, not a ‘special military operation’

    March 23, 2024 0
    More than two years after invading Ukraine, the Kremlin has said that Russia regards itself to be at “war” due to the West’s intervention and support of its neighbour. After a series of setbacks in [...]
  • BAE Systems to build next-gen seeker for THAAD missile defense systems

    March 20, 2020 0
    Lockheed Martin, which builds the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon system for the U.S. Army, has awarded BAE Systems a contract to design and manufacture a next-generation seeker for the system’s interceptors, according to a BAE [...]
Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. 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 […]

  • Americas

    Donald Trump Awards Australian Prime Minister Morrison “The Legion of Merit”

  • Americas

    US Navy Will Retrofit John F Kennedy Aircraft Carrier To Launch F-35 From Deck

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    ST Engineering launched Singapore Navy’s first Victory-class multi-role combat vessel.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to light up Opera House in Israeli colors after Hamas attack

  • Americas

    Anduril Industries unveils lightweigth Pulsar electronic jammer technology

  • Americas

    US Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Enters EMD Phase

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s $500 FPV drone destroyed Russia’s $4.3 million T-90MS main battle tank

  • Americas

    U.S. donates $500 million in military aid to Ukraine

  • Americas

    Prime Minister Trudeau Ordered Downing Of Third Unidentified Object Over Canadian Airspace

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS Deal: U.S. Congress Passes Legislation Allowing Transfer of Nuclear Submarines to Australia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Delivers Two Skynex Anti-air Gun To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Tu-141 Drone Struck Third Russian Airbase

  • Europe

    Russian conscript dropped a grenade on a Russian infantry fighting vehicle

  • Middle East

    Leonardo to Provide Naval Operations Center For Qatari Navy

  • Europe

    Russian navy is completely inactive in the Ukraine war except occasionally launching Kalibr missiles from Sevastopol

  • Europe

    Cars registered in Russia could no longer enter the European Union, says EU commission

  • Europe

    President Zelenskyy praises Ukrainian soldiers for recapturing Klishchiivka, near Bakhmut

  • Infantry Weapons

    SKY Dragon 50 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile System

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Rolls Out Bow Of Type 26 Frigate

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Special Operations Command Practices Highway Landing For The First Time In Latvia

  • Infantry Weapons

    Saudi Arabia, Qatar to Procure Patriot Flight Test Support from Lockheed

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Navy Buys Five Shore-based BrahMos Missiles System

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Received Five CH-4 Drones From China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Ultra Maritime to provide hull mounted sonar for RAN’s Hunter-class Frigates

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s New Type 32 Frigate To Serve As USV Mothership

  • Air Platform

    Canada to Join British-led Global Air Combat Program Sixth-generation Fighter Jet Consortium

  • Central Asia

    Israeli IAI sold 12 Barak-8 SAM Systems And 75 Missiles to Azerbaijan

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Offers F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets To Thai Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded contract to produce P-8A Poseidon for Canada and Germany

  • Americas

    AN/APG-77 Multimode Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar

  • Americas

    Norwegian Kongsberg wins a contract to supply Naval Strike Missile

  • Air Platform

    U.S. would welcome Turkey back to F-35 program if S-400 issue is resolved

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall awarded contract to produce ammo for PUMA infantry fighting vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Says It Will Shot Down PRC Drones If It Enters Into ADIZ

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PT PAL Shipyard signed contract to build two Scorpene evolved class submarines for Indonesian Navy

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit Russia’s Kushchevsk military airfield and Oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar regions

  • Africa

    Nigerian Inducts A-29 Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina personally ordered disappearance of 1569 BNP leaders out of 6000 forced disappearances cases under her authoritarian rule.

  • Europe

    Killer Treats: Russian FSB Foiled An Attempt To Poison 77 Russian Pilots With 20kg Cakes and Whiskey

  • Europe

    Cash-strapped Putin Decommissions Russia’s Largest Warship ‘Peter The Great’

  • Air Platform

    Australian Firm Wins MRO Contract For US F/A-18

  • Air Platform

    KAI to produce first KF-X prototype by April 2021

  • Air Platform

    Antonov AN-178 Multi-role Transport Aircraft

  • Europe

    President-elect Trump’s Strength And Unpredictability Can End The War With Russia, President Zelensky Says

  • Middle East

    Iran Financed, Trained, Provided Material Support And Authorized Hamas’s Attack On Israel To Sabotage Israel-Saudi Peace Deal

  • Air Platform

    Turkish light attack aircraft Hurjet to be co-produced in Spain

  • Americas

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

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department 18 CH-53K Helicopters For Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMAS Adelaide departs Sydney to maintain Navy preparedness

  • Europe

    There are no “red lines” in supporting Ukraine: French President Emmanuel Macron

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