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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 […]

  • Israel Gives Thumbs Up To F-35 Sale To UAE

    November 2, 2020 0
    Jerusalem (GDC) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday appeared to confirm that Israel has given its consent for the United States to sell F-35 fighter jets to the UAE following the recent agreement [...]
  • Iran signed $25 billion agreement with Russia to build four nuclear power plants.

    September 27, 2025 0
    Iran has signed a $25 billion agreement with Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, to construct four nuclear power plants, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday. The move builds on decades of cooperation between the [...]
  • North Korea Sending 10,000 Troops To Russia As North Korean Soldiers Started To Surrender And Desert In Ukraine

    October 16, 2024 0
    The United States is “concerned” by reports of North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia in Ukraine, a White House spokesperson said on Tuesday. U.S. Confirms North Korea Deployed 10,000 Troops In Russia To Boost Putin’s [...]
  • Failed Intimidation Tactics, Russia’s MiG-31 Foxhound Crashes Near Finish Border

    April 12, 2022 0
    A MiG-31 Foxhound fighter jet flying during routine training exercises crashed near the Finnish border in the Leningrad region of northwestern Russia on Friday, but the pilots were safely ejected. and no injuries were reported. [...]
  • Raytheon Awarded $182 Million Contact To Produce NASAMS II For Ukraine

    August 29, 2022 0
    The United States Department of Defense has signed a contract with Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a division of Raytheon Technologies, for the purchase of NASAMS short- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) for Ukraine. The [...]
  • Raytheon and Electromecanica to produce SkyCeptor Missile Interceptor In Romania

    June 25, 2024 0
    Romania will have a plant for the production of SkyCeptor missile interceptors. They will be part of the MIM-104 Patriot air defence system. Raytheon to deliver new Patriot missile defense systems to RomaniaDateJanuary 12, 2025Spain [...]
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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    JASSM-ER: Long-range air-launched standoff cruise missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin Completes Royal Australian Navy’s Destroyer Combat Upgrades

  • Americas

    Analysis: Time Has Come For America To Revise ITAR Regulation

  • Americas

    U.S. considers sending M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Fires Polish-made Howitzers To Fight Off Russians

  • Central Asia

    Armenia suspends participation in Russia-led CSTO security pact

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Captured Unexploded Iranian-made Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drones

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin’s Power Weaken After Wagner Mercenary Group’s Armed Rebellion, President Zelensky Says

  • Uncategorized

    Turkish F-16 shot down second Su-25 aircraft of the Armenian Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Bangladesh Army Plans to Setup Joint Venture with American Eleris Energy

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Greece will train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar KIZILELMA Unmanned Fighter Jet Completes Critical Milestone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s Defense Ministry Asks 8.3% budget increase

  • Europe

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan is Preparing to Test 1500KM Range ASM-3A Cruise Missile

  • Infantry Weapons

    National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) II: The Most Advanced Ground Based Air Defence Systems In The World

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin’s F-35 sales compared to Tesla sales in Europe

  • Europe

    Putin’s losses ‘catastrophic’: Russian force’s death toll will hit 300,000 by coming winter

  • Europe

    Turkey Launches TCG Hizir Reis (Type 214) Submarine

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan Deploys Type 12 Anti-ship Missile at Japan’s Military Bases.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops blow up new Russian rocket launcher

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Completed delivery of the German AFBM “Boxer”

  • Europe

    Senator Lindsey Graham designated a terrorist by Russian authorities: report

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Selects Rolls-Royce MT30 Propulsion for All Future Warships

  • Europe

    Ukrainian TB2 drone destroys Russian ammo store in Snake Island

  • Europe

    President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Lieutenant General Yuri Sodol amid accusations of incompetence

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s attack on Novorossiysk port complicated the future of Russian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Antonov wants joint production deal with Boeing for T-7A and 737 passenger aircraft

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hezbollah used Iranian-made Almas anti-tank missile for the first time

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce CB90 Combat Boat For Sweden

  • Americas

    Russia stole American hypersonic weapons design, President Donald Trump said

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Receives Fighter Jets, plane parts from the U.S.

  • South Asia

    Indian Navy’s mishaps are as common as Russian Navy’s mishaps, INS Brahmaputra frigate caught fire and sank at the Mumbai Dockyard

  • Americas

    Hanwha Ocean Inks Partnerships with Three Local Companies For Canadian Submarine Requirement

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan using Israeli “kamikaze drones” in Nagorno-Karabakh clashes

  • Air Platform

    Leaked Documents Show Russia Struggling to Manufacture Gearbox for Su-57, Su-75 and PAK DA Aircraft.

  • Air Platform

    Chinese PL-17 is the stretched body variant of reverse-engineered Russian R-37M missile.

  • Defense Industry

    Japan to jointly develop sixth generation fighter with the UK

  • Loitering Munitions

    Israeli Elbit Systems Develops Jamming-proof Laser Connected Drones.

  • Europe

    Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 Drone Destroyed Russian Patrol Boat in Black Sea

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force’s Hypersonic Missile Will Be Operational In 2023

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    China tests scramjet powered hypersonic weapons

  • Land Platform

    UAE Ordered Wahash Infantry Fighting Vehicle

  • Europe

    Bayraktar Kizlilelma drone passes another critical milestone

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia to purchase 100 Turkish KAAN fifth-generation fighter jets

  • South Asia

    China To Boost Military Cooperation With Bangladesh And Pakistan

  • Europe

    Russia’s Geran-3 Kamikaze Drone Fitted With 50 Foreign Components.

  • C4iSR

    France and Germany signed agreement to jointly develop a European missile early warning system.

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    PLA Navy Fired Weapons Grade Laser at Australian Navy’s P-8A Poseidon Aircraft

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