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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 […]

  • Turkish Navy’s TCG Anadolu, World First Drone Carrier

    April 24, 2023 0
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  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Tor air defense missile manufacturing factory

    July 2, 2025 0
    Ukrainian long-range drones struck deep inside Russian territory overnight, hitting defense production facilities in the city of Izhevsk, according to both Ukrainian sources and regional officials in Russia. The target was the Kupol plant, known [...]
  • US Senate Confirms First African-American Air Force Chief

    June 10, 2020 0
    The vote was a rare moment of unanimity in a deeply divided Senate, where lawmakers in both parties spent the day struggling to craft a response to the civic unrest that General Brown addressed. Mr. [...]
  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Hides At Safe Bunker After Israeli Air Strikes On Hezbollah HQ Killing Hassan Nasrallah

    September 29, 2024 0
    Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been taken to a secure location inside Iran amid heightened security, sources told Reuters, a day after Israel killed the head of Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah in a strike [...]
  • Russian Fictitious T-95 Main Battle Tank that never produced

    March 27, 2020 0
    In the late 1980s, Soviet tank designers sought to create a machine that would leave behind its Western analogues in all respects, just like the German Tiger tank left Soviet tanks behind when it was [...]
  • Airbus Awarded Contract to Supply A330 MRTT Aircraft to Spain

    November 17, 2021 0
    Airbus Defense has bagged an order to deliver three A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft (MRTT) aircraft to Spain. RAAF set to acquire two Airbus A330-200s for MRTT conversionDateJune 13, 2020Airbus delivers A330 MRTTs aircraft to [...]
Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Started Assembling AS9 Howitzers for Australian Army

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2: “Say Hello To My Little Friend”

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Modified Neptune Cruise Missiles Can Hit Target At 400km Range

  • Americas

    Leonardo to Deliver AW119Kx Helicopters to Brazilian Police

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Shahed-136 Factory Attacked By CESSNA Light Plane Converted Into A Drone

  • Air Platform

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

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Taiwan Deploys 250KM Hsiung Feng III Anti-ship Missile

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Struck Chemical Weapons Storage Facility in Syria

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces Gathering Intelligence From Intact Iranian Ballistic Missile That Landed In Israeli Desert

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Opens Redeveloped Naval Base in Northern Territory

  • Europe

    U.S. To Send Eight More HIMARS System To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Embarrassing Russian Army, Drunk Russian Troops Ditches BMD-2 IFV

  • Africa

    Saudi Arabia will buy JF-17 Blunder aircraft for Sudan, not for Saudi Air Force.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ATACMS tactical missile punched a big hole in the Avangard ferry in Kerch

  • Americas

    BAE Systems awarded contract to produce jam-resistance GPS

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Strikes Beirut International Airport as Hezbollah Received Weapons Shipment From Iran

  • South Asia

    India wins the war against Pakistan in Bollywood movies, but here’s why the Indian Air Force lost air combat against the Pakistan Air Force.

  • Europe

    The U.S. to donate 200 M113 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Finalizes Rafale Contract With France

  • Industry

    Saudi Arabia Largest Importer Of Arms, U.S. Largest Exporter Of Arms

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine To Receive Missile Early Warning Radar And EOTS From Israel To Protect Kyiv

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Babcock Signs $900 Million Contract To Deliver Future Submarine Capability At Devonport

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Taiwan Deployed Hai Feng Shore-based Anti-Ship Missile Amid China Tension

  • Europe

    In a rare admission, Russia confirms that its military is losing a minimum of 250 soldiers per day

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea launches Miguel Malvar-class guided missile frigate for Philippine Navy

  • Naval Platforms

    Indonesian Navy’s KRI Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) Has Completed Sea Trial

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy Chases Philippines News Crew In Disputed Waters

  • Europe

    Turkey to produce new naval torpedo Akya, cruise missile Atmaca and anti-air missile Sapan

  • C4iSR

    Taiwan’s F-16V fighters to receive IRST21 sensors that can track Chinese J-20

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Purchases Additional Arrow-3 Missile Defense System Worth $3.1 Billion.

  • South Asia

    Human Rights Watchdog Urges Bangladesh’s Interim Government to Dissolve the RAB, DGFI, ISPR, DGDP, AFD, and NSI.

  • Naval Platforms

    Russian Akula-class submarine powered by tugboat!

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China is on a collision course with the US, Australia and India are in!

  • Air Platform

    Saab showcases Gripen E and Globaleye AEW&C in Kauhava airshow Finland

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Rejected Chinese J-35A Fighter Jets Concerning Its Stealth Feature, Engine, Radar and Avionics

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Upgrade Swedish Gripen C/D To Latest Standard

  • Air Platform

    In-depth Look At China’s WJ-700 Armed Reconnaissance Drone

  • Europe

    Russian T-90M Proryv-3 Tank Blew Up In Inexpensive Ukraine’s Landmine

  • Africa

    Ethiopian Air Force Showcases Turkish Akinci Drones

  • Europe

    Sweden Donates RBS-17 Anti-ship Missiles To Ukraine

  • Naval Platforms

    F-35B STOVL Fighter Jet: Air Superiority Over South China Sea

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems Awarded £135 Million For Eurofighter Typhoon’s Capability Enhancement

  • Americas

    President Biden signs bill reviving WWII lend-lease act for Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea To Boost Defense Exports

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s rebel group take control of Chinese company owned rare earth mines

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall started building F-35 fuselage manufacturing factory

  • Air Platform

    Here’s Why the U.S. Air Force and Navy Claim Complete Air Superiority in Iran.

  • South Asia

    Indian Broadcasters and Social Media Publishing Videos and Screenshots of Muslim Genocides in India for Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) Protests as Bangladeshi Videos

  • Europe

    Sweden Purchases 44 New Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tanks

  • Europe

    Russian Spy Ship Yantar Survey Sunken Cargo Vessel MV Ursa

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