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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 […]

  • Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Destroyed Russia’s An-26 Transport Aircraft in Crimea.

    December 17, 2025 0
    Russian channels are reporting that a Ukrainian drone struck an An-26 military transport aircraft at the Kacha airbase in occupied Crimea, an incident that allegedly caused casualties on the ground. The information was posted by [...]
  • Peru purchased 24 FA-50 fighter jets from South Korea, replacing Russian MiG-29

    July 4, 2024 0
    According to Pucara Defense on July 1, 2024, the Peruvian government is negotiating with South Korea and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to acquire between 20 and 24 FA-50 light combat aircraft for approximately $780 million. [...]
  • Serbia Plans To Buy New Fighter Jets

    December 29, 2021 0
    Croatia announced it will purchase 12 used French Rafale fighter jets for almost a billion EUR. Croatia Buys 12 Used Dassault Rafale F3R FightersDateMay 30, 2021Serbia Plans To Buy Dassault Rafale AircraftDateJanuary 10, 2022Dassault Aviation [...]
  • Tikhomirov NIIP BARS: A Glorified Soviet-era Phased Array Radar

    March 12, 2021 0
    German Ace Eric Hartmann said, ‘He who sees first has half the battle.’ The Bars is a family of Russian all-weather multimode airborne radars developed by the Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design for [...]
  • Rheinmetall to build and repair main battle tanks in Ukraine

    July 14, 2023 0
    Rheinmetall will open an armored vehicle plant in Ukraine within the next 12 weeks, shrugging off concerns other Western defense companies reportedly have about building a presence in the country while it is at war with Russia. [...]
  • Kazakhstan Suspends Arms Exports Amid Sanctions On Russia

    August 31, 2022 0
    Kazakhstan on Saturday suspended exports of weapons and military products for one year. Russian arms industries vanished in the Ukraine war, corruption, tanking ruble and no export ordersDateJanuary 6, 2025The Ukraine war dealt a knockout [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian $500 FPV drone destroyed modernized $25 million TOR-M1S Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Kizilelma Unmanned Fighter Jet Carrying TEBER-82 500lb Guided Bomb.

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Ex-ministers, Public Servants and Military Siphoned $16 Billion Annually From The Impoverished Country

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman Completes Second Successful AARGM-ER Test

  • Europe

    Russia’s High-ranking Customs Official Detained in Criminal Investigation, Interfax Reports

  • Americas

    South Korea, Peru Signed Multi-domain Security Agreement

  • Europe

    MBDA Debuts Teseo Mk2/E Anti-Ship Missile at SEAFUTURE 2021

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy To Continue Patrolling South China Sea With The US Navy

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin Russian volunteer corp ravaged Belgorod, 340,000 residents will be evacuated

  • Ballistic Missile

    France’s Ariane Group to develop M51.4 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile.

  • Air Platform

    CAIC Zhishengji-10 (Z-10) Attack Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Egypt is in discussion with the US to purchase F-15EX fighter jets.

  • Air Platform

    Realty Of Russian Aerospace Industries: China upgrades Russian-made Su-35 for PLAAF

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s special operations forces captured the Russian Buk battery

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan unveils a new long-range anti-ship missile.

  • Europe

    Belarus Shot Down Ukrainian S-300 Anti-air Missiles That Entered Belarusian Airspace

  • Europe

    France and Germany ask European Union to stay out of arms exports policy

  • Naval Platforms

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

  • Naval Platforms

    India bought two mothballed Project 11356 warships from Russia

  • Americas

    US Navy To Build Robot Warship

  • Infantry Weapons

    Greek Patriot Systems Will Be Deployed In Saudi Arabia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon to manufacture MALD-N for the US Navy

  • Europe

    British Storm Shadow Missile Struck Military Installation Killing Russian General

  • Air Platform

    Baykar Defense To Produce Upgraded Bayraktar TB3 Armed Drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Army’s $40 Billion Crystal Meth Business

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s New Type 32 Frigate To Serve As USV Mothership

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli Elbit Systems Awarded $2.3 Billion Arms Contract by the United Arab Emirates.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission seized 9.7kg gold from disgraced dictator Sheikh Hasina’s lockers.

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Allocates $100 Million For Turkish Drones

  • Americas

    Turkey Ready To Abondone S-400 In Return of F-35 And Patriot Missile Defense System: Defence Minister Hulusi Akar

  • Americas

    American lawmakers urge U.S. to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Crimea Bridge Attacks: Russia’s Major Domestic Political Problem For Putin

  • Europe

    Russian Army General Fighting For His Life After Ukraine’s Drone Strikes

  • Middle East

    Iran Transfers Technology To Build Kamikaze Drones In Russia

  • Europe

    NATO Scrambles Fighter Jet To Intercept Russian Tu-160 Blackjack

  • Europe

    Russia lost its first Chinese-made all-terrain vehicles in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    CSTO Member Kazakhstan Auctions 117 Soviet-era And Russian-origin Fighter Jets, Including Su-30SM, MiG-31, MiG-29

  • Uncategorized

    Canada On Track To Select An Winner Of FFCP Programme Next Year

  • Uncategorized

    Belgium chooses H145M for military and police

  • C4iSR

    MBDA Unveiled Spear-EW Electric Warfare Missile

  • Europe

    Detained former Russian commander Igor Girkin announced his presidential bid to challenge Vladimir Putin

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Police Signed MoU To Buy Two Helicopters From Russia

  • Europe

    Turkey Trials Bayraktar TB3 Drone Aboard TCG Anadolu Carrier

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Iran Unveils Buk-M2 Reverse-engineered Khordad Anti-air Missile

  • Europe

    Russian pilot admits: ‘Ukraine will win the war, no matter what’

  • Americas

    President Trump announced $175 billion in funds for Golden Dome missile defence for America

  • Infantry Weapons

    India Sends 100 Army Personnel To Russia For S-400 Training

  • Americas

    Oshkosh Defense Awarded $942.9 Million Contract For Stryker Armaments

  • Air Platform

    The Hongdu L-15 Falcon Light Combat Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    China’s long-range Xian H-20 stealth bomber could make its debut at Zhuhai air show

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