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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 […]

  • Turkey Strikes Kurdish Militants After Deadly Attack on Turkish Defense Firm

    October 25, 2024 0
    Turkey said it launched strikes on Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria Wednesday after blaming them for an attack that killed five people at a defense firm near Ankara. Turkey To Establish Military Base In [...]
  • Spain to buy more Eurofighter to replace aging F/A-18 Hornet

    October 23, 2020 0
    Eurofighter has formally submitted to Spain its offer to provide a further 20 Typhoon aircraft under the country’s Project ‘Halcon’ (Falcon). Spain is the latest European country to move to buy more Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter [...]
  • Turkey successfully test-fires domestic 76mm naval gun

    December 17, 2021 0
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  • Russians Fleeing Crimea as Ukrainian Sea Drones Blew Up Kerch Bridge Connecting Russia to Occupied Crimea

    July 18, 2023 0
    Thousands of Russians are fleeing Crimea after an attack on the Kerch bridge that connects the annexed peninsula to Russia caused part of the structure to collapse on Monday morning. Russians who settled in Crimea [...]
  • Turkish Defense Industries Export Surges By 12%

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  • Pakistan Considers Purchasing Chinese HQ-19 Ballistic Missile Interceptors As HQ-9 Failed To Intercept Any Missiles

    June 3, 2025 0
    Pakistan is considering acquiring China’s latest HQ-19 missile defense system following its four-day conflict with India in May. In the recent Kashmir skirmish, Pakistan’s HQ-16, HQ-9 and India’s S-400 proved to be very inefficient systems [...]
Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

  • South Asia

    Pro-India Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought to weaken the Bangladesh military and declined US offers of economic and security cooperation for the country

  • Uncategorized

    Raytheon Awarded $985 Million Contact To Develop Hypersonic Attack Missile For U.S. Air Force

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    ASC Shipbuilding Laid Keel Of Australia’s 2nd Arafura-Class OPV

  • Americas

    Rheinmetall And Northrop Grumman Agree To Strategic Partnership On Precision Munition

  • Europe

    Russian nuclear missile failure makes Putin’s threats of the use of nukes more vague than actual

  • Europe

    Ukraine wants to manufacture Swedish CV90 infantry fighting vehicles

  • Middle East

    Israelis are armed to the teeth, ready to fire at Hamas terrorists

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Buk-M3 and Tor-M2 Anti-air Missile.

  • South Asia

    India tests nuclear capable K-4 SLBM

  • Europe

    United States Sends More Missiles And Ammunition To Ukraine Worth $400 Million

  • Middle East

    Israel Will Strike Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Former IDF Officer Said

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed oil depot and sea terminal in Novorossiysk

  • Americas

    U.S. To Send EW Capable MQ-1C Gray Eagle To Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    France Opposed to Deregulating Intra-EU Defense Components Export

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Turkish F-16 Test Fires SOM-J Anti-ship Cruise Missile.

  • AUV Platform

    Ukraine’s ‘Sub Sea Baby’ Underwater Drones Are Deadly Threat to the Existance of Russian Navy.

  • Air Platform

    Canada Selects F-35 Stealth Jets To Replace CF-18 Hornet Aircraft

  • Americas

    President Joe Biden has withdrawn from his re-election campaign, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris

  • Central Asia

    The U.S. Departs From Afghanistan, China Cashes In $3 Trillion Rare Earth Minerals

  • South Asia

    Elbit Systems Received $103 Million EW Contracts

  • Middle East

    Ukraine War: U.S. Arms Makers Dominated Dubai Air Show As Failed To Conclude A Single Sale

  • Americas

    Colombia Purchases Atmos Howitzers From Elbit Systems Worth $101.7 Million

  • Europe

    Ex-Russian Commander Igor Girkin Admits Ukraine Successfully Repelling Putin’s Troops

  • Americas

    The U.S. seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that was being shadowed by Russian submarine and warships.

  • Europe

    Putin removes and demotes Russian general Sergei Surovikin for heavy losses in Ukraine war

  • Middle East

    Turkish warship fired RGM-84 Harpoon missiles on sites controlled by Haftar militias

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian DoD scheduled construction of first shortfin Barracuda-class submarine from 2023 onward

  • Air Platform

    Saab’s Gripen Evolved As Electronic Warfare Platform

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Sea Drones damaged Russia’s tugboat Smirnov and a barge

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky awarded contract to produce 35 CH-53K helicopters for U.S. Navy

  • Air Platform

    Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Enter Service With PLA Navy

  • Europe

    European Nations Band Together to Build Next-generation Main Battle Tank

  • Air Platform

    Canada purchases 16 Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Asalsan Named Among the Top 50 Defense Company in the World

  • Africa

    The U.S. is preparing CAATSA sanctions as Algeria receives four Su-57E fourth-generation jets from Russia.

  • Europe

    Turkish companies unveil indigenous point defense systems for warships

  • Europe

    Czech Republic Purchases 44 Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tanks.

  • Air Platform

    Digital Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (DJHMCS) on the F-15EX

  • Naval Platforms

    Japan will provide Kotonami-class patrol boats to Bangladesh under security aid program

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    CAES Awarded Contract To Produce Advanced Electronics Worth $172 Million

  • Europe

    US Abrams tanks begin to arrive in Europe amid the Russia-Ukraine war

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh to investigate alleged Indian RAW involvement during 2009 paramilitary mutiny.

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan used Harpy-2 drone to destroy another S-300 SAM site in Armenia

  • Middle East

    Over-hyped S-400 and S-300 Surface-to-air Missile failed to Detect F-35I Adir

  • Americas

    Panama has canceled registration of Russian shadow oil tankers sending a huge blow to Vlad

  • Air Platform

    Russian Mi-28 Attack Helicopter Crashed in Crimea

  • Europe

    Russian Ministry Of Finance Requested $225 For 289,700 Families With Deceased Ukraine War Veterans

  • Europe

    Ukrainian $500 drones fitted with grenade destroying Russia’s $4.3 million T-90M tanks

  • Cruise Missiles

    UK and Germany agree to jointly manufacture 2,000km range cruise missile.

  • Europe

    Turkiye new armed USV ‘SALVO’ passes initial firing trials

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