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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 Beaver kamikaze drone strikes blew up Russian aircraft factory 240km behind enemy lines

    November 30, 2023 0
    Attack appears to have been part of a wave of 35 drones Ukraine launched in retaliation to a Russian strike over the weekend. Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russia’s cruise missile factory.DateOctober 14, 2025Ukrainian troops [...]
  • Sanstions on Russia: Chinese Banks Limit Borrowing Capacity Of Russian Banks

    February 27, 2022 0
    China’s largest public financial institutions are reportedly limiting financing to purchase raw materials from Russia under the threat of sanctions from the US and allies over the military operation in Ukraine. Sanctions-hit Russia Seeks Aircraft, [...]
  • Video footage shows intruding Indian BSF soldiers begging forgiveness after entering Bangladesh and being caught by the Bangladeshi Border Guard

    May 3, 2025 0
    Two Armed Indian BSF soldiers crossed into Bangladesh with bad intentions. They were caught and stopped by locals and the BGB (Border Guard Bangladesh). Moments later, they were begging for mercy from BGB. Former Bangladesh’s [...]
  • L3Harris Awarded Contract to Join US Air Forces’s AN/ALQ-172 Countermeasures Program

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  • U.S. Air Force Shoots Down Third Unidentified Object Over US-Canada Border

    February 13, 2023 0
    The US military has shot down another high-altitude object over Lake Huron, one of the five Great Lakes near the US-Canada border. U.S Air Force Shoots Down Unidentified Object Over AlaskaDateFebruary 11, 2023Prime Minister Trudeau Ordered Downing [...]
  • Turkish fifth-gen TFX to make first flight in 2026

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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 […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    Ukraine partnered with Germany to produce Bohdana self-propelled artillery system.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMAS Sydney Leaves Home Port For Combat Trials

  • C4iSR

    Russian forces switching on and off TOR missile to minimize radar heat issues provide window of opportunity to destroy the missile system

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korea To Develop Air-launched Cruise Missile For KF-21 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces have struck and destroyed a Russian military train carrying fuel.

  • Air Platform

    Saab Awarded Contract To Upgrade Gripen C/D With New AESA Radar And Software

  • Americas

    US Navy’s new Landing Craft Completes Tests with USS Carter Hall

  • Air Platform

    Denmark, the Netherlands and U.S. spearhead creation of the future Ukrainian air force

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Lawmakers Urge Biden Admin To Fast-track Delivery Of B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber To Australia Under AUKUS Agreement

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Navy Started Using 63 Years Old Be-12 Aircraft As Its Air Force Struggles To Fly Soviet-era Su-35 Aircraft

  • Europe

    BMC to deliver Altug 8×8 armored combat vehicle to Turkish Army

  • Air Platform

    Germany, France decided to settle row over FCAS sixth-generation fighter jet

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to receive two T-129 attack helicopters in September

  • Europe

    Finland And Sweden Formally Apply For NATO Membership

  • Uncategorized

    Safran awarded the contract to deliver JIM Compact multifunction infrared binoculars to Australian Defense Force

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Navy Achieves First F-35B Fighter Jet Landing on Amphibious Assault Ship USS Kearsarge.

  • Air Platform

    Analysis: JF-17 Thunder fighter or CAC FC-1 Xiaolong jets

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Taiwan deploys first land-based Harpoon missile systems

  • Europe

    Russia deploys Iskander nuclear ballistic missile in Belarus

  • Europe

    French-German KNDS unveils Leopard 2 tank with unmanned turret

  • Europe

    Ukraine Launches Drone Swarms Over Moscow, Including Putin’s Resident

  • Europe

    Sweden And Finland Deliver Additional Ammunitions To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Poland Buys 10,000 Warmate Kamikaze Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea, the U.S., and Japan strongly condemned North Korea’s alleged supply of munitions and military equipment to Russia

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Aerospace Industries Upgrades Greek F-16 To Viper Standard

  • Africa

    Abu Dhabi Ship Building awarded contract to build three BR71 MKII corvettes for the Angolan navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force to receive new joint strike missiles (JSM) from Kongsberg

  • Middle East

    Israeli Could Strike Iran As It Struck Iraqi And Syrian Nuclear Reactor

  • Europe

    South Korea Rolls Out New K9 Howitzers And K2 Tanks For Poland

  • AUV Platform

    Israeli Navy’s Blue Whale Unmanned Submarine Participates In NATO Drills

  • Europe

    Russian Trained Soldiers Fled Dnieper River Leaving Untrained Conscripts To Fight Ukrainian

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US State Department approves weapons, sensors and missiles to Taiwan worth $1.8 billion

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    China’s LY-1 Laser Weapon System: A Tech Breakthrough or Propaganda Advantage?

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladeshi dictator Sheikh Hasina created her own downfall the day she killed 74 army officers.

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey to develop long-range multi-domain SİPER anti-air system, says Ismail Demir

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 003 Aircraft Carrier Could Be Headache For Indo-Pacific Nations

  • Air Platform

    MQ-9 Reaper Flying With Eight Hellfire Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Australia Should Upgrade F-35A Stealth Jets to TR-3 Standard

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hunting Chinese And Russian Low-tech Submarines By High-tech USN, JMSDF And RAN Submarines

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hamas deployed Chinese-made HJ-8L anti-tank missile against Israeli armored vehicle

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. Sent 90 Patriot Missile Defense Systems to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia’s Crude Oil Shipment Plunge To 50% Since EU Introduced Price Cap

  • Europe

    Returning to frontline, Ukrainian Leopard crews see their ‘cat’ as game-changer

  • Europe

    Ukraine downed 348 aircraft and 325 helicopters. Russia grounded 187 aircraft for overuse; hence, RuAF aircraft is missing the action

  • Infantry Weapons

    China’s Norinco VN-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IVF)

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles From The U.S.

  • Europe

    Zelensky confirms successful launch of new “Palyanytsya” missile

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Approves Foreign Military Sale of 40 F-16V to Turkey and 40 F-35 to Greece

  • Europe

    Senator Lindsey Graham designated a terrorist by Russian authorities: report

  • Air Platform

    Germany should deliver Panavia Tornado jets to Ukraine instead of sending them boneyard

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