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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 […]

  • Epirus demonstrates Leonidas high-power microwave system to disable drones.

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  • Russian Diplomat Resigned Publicly And Critized Putin For Ukraine Invasion

    February 23, 2023 0
    Russian President Vladimir Putin has “lost everything” because he decided to invade Ukraine nearly a year ago, former Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev said. ‘So ashamed’: Russian top diplomat Boris Bondarev resigns, blasts war in UkraineDateMay [...]
  • President-elect Joe Biden Won’t Be A Savior For Palestine

    November 9, 2020 0
    In October 1973, newly elected Delaware Senator Joe Biden visited Israel on his first official overseas trip and met Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. The 30-year-old was visibly moved as Meir explained what she said [...]
  • Germany Asks Sweden To Purchase Next Tranch Of IRIS-T Missiles For Ukraine

    March 22, 2023 0
    According to information published by the German newspaper “Spiegel” on February 2, 2023, the German government has requested the Swedish government to purchase the tracked version of the IRIS-T mobile air defense missile system for Ukraine. Germany [...]
  • Bangladesh will receive $572 million in military aid and medical aid from the U.S., which former dictator and fugitive Sheikh Hasina turned down.

    January 29, 2026 0
    The two-day (26-27 January 2026) Bangladesh-United States 9th Land Forces Talks (LFT) 2026 successfully completed at the Dhaka Army Sports Control Board’s conference room on 27 January 2026. The two-day meeting was conducted as part [...]
  • Pentagon Unveils $151 Billion Missile Defense Program.

    October 7, 2025 0
    The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has released its final solicitation for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program — a sweeping effort to transform how the United States develops and deploys next-generation missile [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

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 […]

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli Army Fields World’s First Fully Automatic 155mm Howitzer

  • Central Asia

    Armenia considers applying for European Union membership as Russia failed to defend Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

  • Air Platform

    Spain Orders 20 Additional Latest Variant Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Americas

    U.S. Senate may restrict F-35 sales to the United Arab Emirates

  • Middle East

    U.S. Forces In Iraq Scrambled F-15 Jet To Shot Down Iranian Drone

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Air Force Plans To Retain Gripen C/D Beyond 2030

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Struck Chemical Weapons Storage Facility in Syria

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vestdavit wins contract to supply boat-launch and recovery system for RAN

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy’s Type 093 Class Nuclear Submarine Crashed In Taiwan Strait Killing Everyone Onboard

  • Europe

    Ukraine Struck Inside Russia For First Time, Blowing Up Oil Depot in Belgorod

  • Air Platform

    AH-64E: Australian Army’s Future Proof Attack Helicopters

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Showcases High-tech Digital Main Battle Tank KF51 Panther

  • Americas

    Canada and European Union sign defense pact paving the way for joint weapon procurement

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Force’s Non-combat Losses During The Ukraine War Accounts 84 Aircraft

  • Americas

    US Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Enters EMD Phase

  • Naval Weapons

    Saab Receives Order for Torpedo 62 Life Extension

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s F-15 Fighter Jet Celebrate 50 Years Of Undefeated Streak

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh will receive $572 million in military aid and medical aid from the U.S., which former dictator and fugitive Sheikh Hasina turned down.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia warns BAE Systems to meet Australian Job Pledges in Hunter-class Frigate Programme

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines fixes airstrip on South China Sea island

  • Africa

    Denel Dynamics T5-52 155mm Howitzer Achieved 60km Firing Range

  • Africa

    Donald Trump brokers peace deal between Israel and Arab league member Sudan

  • Cyber

    The Strategic Value Of Signing GSOMIA, LEMOA, COMCASA And ACSA Agreement With The US

  • Uncategorized

    US Air Force Deploys F-15C, F-16 In Poland

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Develops Local Manufacturing Capabilities As It Inducts New Akinci Drones

  • Air Platform

    Saab Makes First T-7A Delivery

  • Europe

    Ukraine upgrades captured Russian armored vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Germany purchased additional 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin Received $483 Million Contract To Produce Hellfire Air-to-ground Missiles

  • South Asia

    Retired Bangladesh Army Major Sinha was involved in drug dealing and militant training

  • Europe

    Italy Sending Sophisticated SAM/T Long-range Anti-ballistic Missiles To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rheinmetall delivers Skynex anti-air gun to Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    U.S. State Department approves three E-2D Hawkeye For France

  • Defense Industry

    The U.S. State Department Approves 155mm M109A6 Paladin Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer System For Taiwan

  • Americas

    Leonardo Awarded Contract To Supply Presidential Helicopter For Colombia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Copies American C-RAM And Produces LD-3000 CIWS System

  • Europe

    Germany sends 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys Polish-made RAK 120 Self-propelled Mortar

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy inducted another Turkish-made MILGEM-class Corvette.

  • Africa

    Israeli Foreign Minister to Visit Morocco to Meet His Counterpart

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    $4.28 Billion Boxer Multipurpose Combat Vehicles Are Partly Effective

  • Europe

    Ukraine aims to exhaust Russian troops and ammo in Bakhmut

  • Europe

    EU Members Are Sending More Small Arms And Missiles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    T-14 Armata tanks fell short of their hype, hence withdrawing from the Kharkiv region, reported TASS

  • Europe

    Turkish Army Receives First Altay Main Battle Tanks

  • Air Platform

    Why Egypt Intensifying Its Military Modernization, Training And Exercises In MENA Regions

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    CASIC Supersonic CM-400AKG Air-launched Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Australia should ditch the conventional submarine project and build nuclear submarines?

  • Air Platform

    Royal Navy to modernize fifth-generation F-35B fighter jets to Block 4 standard

  • C4iSR

    Germany Tests Trophy APS For Leopard 2 Tank

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