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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 […]

  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drone blow up Russia’s Tu-22M3 bomber

    April 14, 2025 0
    Ukrainian forces have successfully destroyed a Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bomber using a drone strike, according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi. The attack took place just moments after [...]
  • After losing 60,000 tons of ammunition in two days, Putin will violate the nuclear non-proliferation treaty to get missiles, drones and ammo from Iran

    September 23, 2024 0
    The site is near a weapons depot in Toropets, one of Russia’s largest arsenals, which was reportedly attacked by Ukrainian drones on Wednesday, causing a blast so big that it was registered as a small [...]
  • Ukraine’s F-16 should be allowed to strike inside Russia, the same way Iran allowed its missiles to strike inside Ukraine

    September 12, 2024 0
    Ukraine is seeking formal permission to use donated Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to strike targets inside Russia. Joining fellow national leaders at NATO’s annual summit on 11 July, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his [...]
  • Russian conscript dropped a grenade on a Russian infantry fighting vehicle

    May 11, 2023 0
    Footage of a grenade detonating after being launched at Russian troops which appears to have been captured by a Ukrainian drone is circulating online. Ukrainian Drone Strike Killed Russian Commander Travelling In A BMP-3 IFVDateMay [...]
  • Turkiye plans to build ‘Steel Dome’ integrated air defense system

    July 2, 2025 0
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  • Kachin Rebel Shot Down Russian-made Mi-35 Helicopter Of Tatmadaw

    May 9, 2021 0
    On Monday 3 May 2021 at 10:20 hrs local time, Kachin Independence Army (KIA) a rebel group in Myanmar’s mountainous north claimed to have shot down a military helicopter with a FN-6 Man-Portable Air-Defense System [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Column Of Russian 1960s D-30 Howitzers Before It Fired Any Rounds

  • Ballistic Missile

    Israeli Air Force has destroyed a third of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers

  • Air Platform

    The Production of B-21 Stealth Bombers Is On Track

  • Europe

    Hungary orders StrikeShield APS for Lynx infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Bayraktar TB2 could play a key role if a war break over Crimea, says Ukraine

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Showcases Skyranger 30 Anti-air System

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan’s Russian-made Mi-17 helicopter crashed, 14 killed

  • Infantry Weapons

    Lockheed Martin to Deliver THAAD Missile Defense to Saudi Arabia in 2023

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Submarine Project Is Dangerously Off Track Reports Insight Economics

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why does tiny Taiwan pack a punch?

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russian Su-34 fighter bomber over Kursk region

  • Europe

    Russia brings back thousands of Soviet-era T-72 tanks from storage for Ukraine war

  • Americas

    Israeli Defense Forces Received 1000 David Amored Vehicles.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China prepares a shipment of HQ-9B, HQ-16, HQ-7, FN-6, C-802, and tunnel boring machines and ballistic missile launchers to Iran via the CPEC corridor.

  • Air Platform

    Turkiye plans to buy American and European fighter jets until KAAN is combat ready.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

  • Europe

    Drone swarms to support Swedish armed forces ground and air operations

  • Americas

    Nexter Proposes Ceasar Howitzer For US Army

  • Air Platform

    JAS Gripen E/F: the Flying Swedish Assassin of Russian- and Chinese-made Jets.

  • Europe

    Russian partisan groups ‘Freedom of Russia Legion’ captured BTR-82A armored vehicle

  • Europe

    Turkiye Test-Fires 76mm Naval Guns For Milgem Corvette

  • Air Platform

    US Approves $3.5 Billion Apache Helicopter Sale to South Korea

  • Naval Platforms

    Abengoa has inked a contract with Navantia to supply its AIP system

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Destroyed More Iranian Fighter Jets

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Air Force shot down 11 out of 11 Iskander ballistic missiles using Patriot missile system

  • F-16 Indonesian Air Force
    Air Platform

    US Will Approves 36 F-16V Fighters For Indonesia, Says Lockheed Martin

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo Awarded Contract To Equip E-2D AEW&C With HF Radio

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s aircraft carrier Cavour ready for F-35 integration

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan scrambles F-16 to intercept Chinese KQ-200 MPA

  • Europe

    Iran begun supplying 40 gas turbines to Russia as Russia cannot manufacture gas turbine.

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina’s Indian passport is circulating on social media

  • Europe

    Ukrainian SHARK drone locating Russian positions for HIMARS to destroy them

  • Middle East

    UAE, Israel to jointly develop unmanned anti-submarine warfare vessels

  • Air Platform

    Bayraktar TB3 to perform maiden flight in 2022

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan lifts ban on lethal weapons exports in major shift of pacifist policy.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Wagner Mercenary Delivers Pantsir-S1 Short-range Missiles to Hezbollah Terrorists Group in Lebanon

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Army Training Ukrainian Troops With Electronic Jamming Kit

  • Europe

    Russian General Yuri Afanasevskii Severely Injured After Ukraine’s Secret Services Gave Him An Exploding Mobile Phone

  • Industry

    Belgium Defense Industry, Defense Export and Import

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Honeywell Aerospace Awarded Contract to Establish AUKUS Industrial Base in Australia

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Vietnam unveils VCS-01 Truong Son coastal defence missile system

  • Defense Industry

    Western Arms Production Ramp Up As Ukraine Burns Through Stockpiles of Ammunition

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin partisan ‘black bridge’ set Russia’s FSB building on fire

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed Russia’s 48YA6-K1 Podlet-K1 fire control and target destination radar worth $150 million

  • Europe

    Denmark to invest $21 billion to expand its armed forces

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Air Force struck Beirut apartment using Spice 2000 smart bomb

  • Europe

    Zelensky thinks he’ll win the war before the 2024 US election

  • Europe

    Ukrainian $100,000 sea drone blew up Putin’s $400 million landing warship BDK-91 Olenegorskiy Gornyak

  • Air Platform

    Should IAF Fulfill Fighter Jets Shortage By Procuring Super Hornet?

  • Africa

    TPLF Captured S-300PMU1 Air Defense System

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