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Americas

Lockheed Martin Completes Flight Tests of Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor Missile.

January 27, 2026 GDC 0

Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the first flight test of its Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor, a potential replacement for the Stinger missile. The milestone marks the start of a broader flight test campaign and reflects the […]

Anti-air Missiles

KONGSBERG Launches NOMADS Mobile Short-Range Air Defense

September 19, 2024 GDC 0

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) is today announcing the launch of the National Manoeuvre Air Defence System (NOMADS), a highly mobile, ground-based air defence system designed to protect army manoeuvre units close to the frontline […]

  • Amid Tensions, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan To Pull Back Troops

    May 2, 2021 0
    At least six civilians were reported killed and dozens of other people wounded when Kyrgyz and Tajik security forces exchanged fire across the border on Thursday and residents hurled rocks at each other in a [...]
  • Putin suffered humiliation as Ukraine completely wiped-out elite 155th naval brigade made up of 5,000 men

    February 16, 2023 0
    Vladimir Putin just suffered one of his most humiliating defeats in Ukraine after one of Russia’s most elite brigades was destroyed near a coal mining town in Donetsk. Putin fires General Rustam Muradov responsible for [...]
  • Ukraine expects Gripen and F-16 fighter jets from Sweden, Netherlands and Poland

    March 2, 2023 0
    A Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base in late January 2023 ended inconclusively, with many countries stopping short of promising to deliver new tanks to Ukraine.  Breaking News: Sweden Considers Supplying Advanced [...]
  • Northrop Grumman To Modernize Cockpit and Mission Computers For E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

    January 26, 2024 0
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  • Putin’s unstoppable hypersonic missiles gaining bad reputation as Ukraine shooting them down every time it launched

    December 12, 2024 0
    The Ukrainian military said it destroyed nearly all of the hypersonic missiles Russia launched as part of a massive bombardment over the weekend. Ukraine’s Patriot PAC-3 Missiles Shot Down All Hypersonic Kinzhal and Zirkon Missiles [...]
  • India Buys 16 Used Mirage 2000 Fighters From France

    September 19, 2021 0
    In a step that will help in sustaining its fleet of Mirage-2000 fighter aircraft, the Indian Air Force has signed a contract to buy phased out Mirages of the French Air Force, as per government sources. This [...]
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.

May 17, 2026 0

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  • Middle East

    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems hands over third HDW Class 209/1400mod submarine to Egyptian Navy

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Buk-M3 and Tor-M2 Anti-air Missile.

  • Europe

    China delivers a batch of Desertcross 1000 all-terrain vehicles to Russia

  • Infantry Weapons

    Czech Republic to buy 52 Nexter Caesar Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    Saab Rolls Out First Gripen F for the Brazilian Air Force.

  • Europe

    After Firing 20,000 Round Of North Korean Shells, Russia Started Using 40 Years Old Ammo

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale of 29 AH-64E Apache Helicopters To Australia

  • C4iSR

    Saab Arexis Electronic Attack, Support and Escort Jammer

  • South Asia

    Narendra Modi Accused U.S. State Department of Deep State Following Adani Corruption Case and Appointment of Sikh Woman Harmeet Dhillon

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Ordered Pantsir-S1, Can Russia Deliver Any Weapons?

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Christened 70th Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer

  • Air Platform

    Future Combat Air System (FCAS): Franco-German-Spanish sixth-generation fighter jet project

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi-origin British Minister Tulip Siddiq accused of failing to tell Brits she was involved in arms dealing with Russia in 2013

  • Americas

    NORAD gives notice of air defense exercise around Washington, DC, set for Tuesday

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall awarded contract to build ammunition plant in Lithuania

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Solomon Islands Refused To Refuel U.S. Coast Guard Vessel

  • Americas

    Raytheon enters full-rate production for SM-3 Block IIA

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Marines Speak Japanese Language During Exercises With JSDF

  • Air Platform

    Russia brings back mothballed Soviet-era Mi-8 helicopters

  • Europe

    Czech Republic Delivers 45 Upgraded T-72B Tanks To Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh replaces director general of infamous military intelligence agency DGFI for abduction, torture and disappearance of thousands of political prisoners

  • Air Platform

    U.S. and Australia plan to send 41 retired RAAF’s F/A-18 Hornets to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russian Su-35 Fighter Jets Far From Kyiv

  • Europe

    A Car Bomb Killed Russian Senior General-lieutenant Yaroslav Moskalik in Moscow

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Taiwan will deploy 1400 anti-ship missiles by 2026

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine supplied air defense systems to Azerbaijan

  • Air Platform

    China begun retrofitting WS10B engine into J-10C fourth-gen fighter jet

  • South Asia

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

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Air Force To Practice Highway Takeoff And Landing After Three Decades

  • C4iSR

    CEA Technologies 3D Active Phased Array Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Air Force wants to buy 2 squadrons of F-16V Block 72

  • Infantry Weapons

    EMTAN ramps up rifle production for Israeli Defense Forces

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS blew up a Russian training center in Prymorske

  • Land Platform

    Chinese NORINCO claims VT-4 Tank is better than T-14 Armata

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo DRS delivers Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-Defense and Intelligence (C5I) systems to Australian Army

  • Europe

    How corruption in the Kremlin helped Ukraine win the war against the Russian Federation

  • Americas

    L3Harris built four new solid motors factories

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Trials Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Using AIM-9X and Tamir Interceptor Missiles

  • Africa

    Turkey has destroyed the modernized Shell-S1E (Pantsir-S1E) air defense system and Wing Loong II UAV in Libya

  • Air Platform

    Ghost of Snake Island: Why Is The Bayraktar TB2 So Successful In Ukraine War?

  • Europe

    U.S. Pledges Additional $700 Million Lethal Aid To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Putin’s ally, former MP and gold medallist died falling from window in wave of mysterious deaths in Russia

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin inks deal for SPY-7 radar manufacturing

  • Americas

    Russian Military’s ‘Incompetence’ Surpasses Expectation, Says NATO Commander

  • Air Platform

    Why Australia Needs B-21 Raider For Long-range Strike Missions?

  • Counter-drone System

    South Korea Launched Hard-kill Counter-drone System.

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $7.6 Billion Contract For 129 F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Europe

    Russian troops swept away by flood while fleeing Kherson

  • Europe

    Australia Sends 155mm Howitzers And Ammunition To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s S-300 and S-400 don’t detect F-35 stealth jet, here’s the evidence

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