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Anti-air Missiles

Australia tests Sidewinder air-to-air missile on NASAMS launcher

June 21, 2025 GDC 0

The Australian Army has successfully conducted a live-fire trial to certify the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile for use with the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS). The test, held at the Woomera Test Range in South […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Raytheon Received $736 Million Contract To Produce AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile

December 7, 2024 GDC 0

Raytheon, an RTX business, was awarded a $736 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce AIM-9X SIDEWINDER missiles. This contract is for the improved Block II variant, which addresses hardware obsolescence through upgrades to ensure superior performance and […]

Air-Launched Weapons

RTX (formerly Raytheon) to increase AIM-9X Sidewinder production to 2500 missiles per year

April 7, 2024 GDC 0

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Anti-air Missiles

Ukraine turns American-made AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles into homemade air defense

December 25, 2023 GDC 0

n an impressive display of ingenuity and resourcefulness, Ukraine is actively transforming American AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, initially designed for F-16 fighter jets, into effective surface-to-air missiles for impromptu air defense. This initiative emerges as a […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Raytheon Awarded Contract To Produce 571 AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles

July 16, 2023 GDC 0

Raytheon Missiles & Defense has received a $264-million contract to produce 571 AIM-9X Sidewinder tactical missiles for the US and international allies. The weapons under contract will be in the Block II all-up rounds configuration. […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Canada donates deadly AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles to Ukraine

May 28, 2023 GDC 0

The Canadian defense minister Anita Anand announced at the 12th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting on May 25 that Canada will supply the Raytheon AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles to Kyiv. The announcement was part of […]

Air-Launched Weapons

U.S. State Department Approves Harpoon And AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles For Philippines

June 26, 2021 GDC 0

The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Philippines of AGM-84L-1 Harpoon Air Launched Block II Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $120 million. The […]

Air-Launched Weapons

State Department Approves AIM-9X Sidewinder for Canada

June 18, 2020 GDC 0

The US State Department on 15 June approved a possible FMS to Canada of 50 Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II tactical missiles and related equipment for $862.3 million. The includes fifty Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II Tactical […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Saab Gripen Fires New AIM-9X Air-to-Ground Sidewinder Missile

June 3, 2020 GDC 0

Raytheon has adapted the heat-seeking AIM-9X to strike moving targets on the ground or in the water, adding another new capability for the formerly air-to-air-only missile. The modification allows the same AIM-9X to strike both […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Raytheon’s AIM-9X infrared-guided Sidewinder air-to-air missile

April 16, 2020 GDC 0

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  • Singapore Becomes a Leading Customer for Israeli High-tech Weapon System.

    February 21, 2026 0
    The Singapore Airshow came to a close on Sunday, with Israeli platforms having played a central role in the show. The exhibition showcased how Israel’s defense industry is rewiring its export map, and starting to [...]
  • U.S. Senate may restrict F-35 sales to the United Arab Emirates

    April 24, 2021 0
    The Biden administration is seeing pushback from Senate Democrats after going ahead with a Trump-era deal to sell F-35 fighter aircraft to the United Arab Emirates. Citing national security concerns, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman [...]
  • Airbus Awarded Contract To Produce 38 Eurofighter Tranche 5 Aircraft For Germany

    July 20, 2023 0
    Airbus Defense has begun construction of the fourth-generation Eurofighter Typhoon fighters for the German Air Force. Production and deliveries will be delayed until the end of the decade. Germany Awarded A Contract To Airbus For [...]
  • Russia’s $300 billion frozen assets in the West must be used to rearm and rebuild Ukraine

    December 29, 2023 0
    After President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022, the United States and its allies prohibited transactions with Russia’s central bank and finance ministry, blocking around $300 billion of sovereign Russian assets in the [...]
  • Boeing GBU-39 GPS-guided 113kg (250lb) small diameter bomb

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

    August 24, 2023 0
    Russia’s over-hyped T-14 Armata tank was sent back to the drawing board based on the results of its use during the Ukraine war, reported TASS news agency. Undignified Death of T-14 Armata Main Battle TankDateFebruary [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    British DragonFire Laser Knocks Drones Out Of Skies For $13 A Shot

  • Americas

    The US Navy to order next-generation frigate FFG (X)

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish TAI Offers Attractive Packages For Malaysian Light Combat Aircraft Competition

  • Uncategorized

    Israeli Air Force Will Upgrade F-16I Barak Aircraft to F-16V Block 70 Standard after Successful Iran Strikes.

  • Industry

    Australia To Build Guided-missile As Part Of Billion Dollar Manufacturing Deal

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan test fired new type 12 anti-ship missile with 1000km range

  • Air Platform

    South Korea To Buy 20 More F-35A Stealth Jets

  • Europe

    Sweden orders more ARCHER wheeled artillery systems

  • South Asia

    Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina personally ordered political prisoners to be tortured and killed at DGFI’s secret detention facility named ‘Aynaghar’

  • C4iSR

    L3Harris Delivered 10,000th Enhanced Night Vision Goggles To U.S. Army

  • Middle East

    How the Israeli Air Force once destroyed over 60 enemy jets and dozens of Soviet missile systems in battle without losing a single fighter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    What’s so fuss about supplying arms to Myanmar?

  • Air Platform

    Germin Company Says It Will Investigate Use Of GPS Tech In Bayraktar TB

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Lithuania purchases Swedish RBS-70 Short-range air defense system

  • Americas

    The USMC Begun Upgrading Legacy Hornet’s Radar to Latest AN/APG-79(V)4 AESA radar

  • Air Platform

    Saab Group formally submitted proposals for Canada’s FFCP Programme

  • Air Platform

    Saab awarded contract to produce four Gripen C fighter jets for Hungary

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Building Missiles Mega-base Near Vietnam

  • Europe

    Italian Customs Seized Chinese Wing Loong II Drone Destined To Libya

  • Europe

    France delivers 1,000 infantry reconnaissance drones to Army.

  • Europe

    Germany approves $400 million ammunition for Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s $110,000 Beaver kamikaze drones with a launch range of 1,000 kilometers menacing Moscow

  • Air Platform

    KAI to develop single-seater FA-50 light combat aircraft with new investment plan

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Demonstrates Sting Ray Lightweight Torpedo Deployment Using T-600 heavy-lift Drone

  • Americas

    US Navy commissions new hunter-killer submarine, USS New Jersey

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Delivers Additional IRIS-T Anti-air Missiles

  • Americas

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

  • Europe

    France And Italy Order More ASTER 30 Missiles Amid Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Switzerland wants to replace aging F/A-18 Hornet aircraft

  • Europe

    Desertion is spreading in Russia’s military as troops openly disrespect their commanders

  • Europe

    Czech Republic and Denmark donate heavy military equipment to Ukraine

  • Americas

    U.S. Army purchases QinetiQ high-altitude aerostats for battlefield surveillance

  • Middle East

    Egypt to receive six Meko-200 Frigates from Germany

  • Middle East

    United Arab Emirates scraps trade embargo against Israel

  • Middle East

    Iran Attacked Israeli Oil Tanker Using Kamikaze Drone

  • Naval Platforms

    India bought two mothballed Project 11356 warships from Russia

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Taiwan Deploys 250KM Hsiung Feng III Anti-ship Missile

  • Infantry Weapons

    PLZ52 155mm Self-propelled Howitzer was displayed on 10th Airshow China

  • Europe

    Polish Army received Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles.

  • Europe

    Russian army’s Soviet-built MT-LB tracked armored vehicles are breaking into pieces in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine started ‘special sea drone operations’ against Russia hitting second tanker

  • Air Platform

    Brazil’s Embraer Sells 100 Phenom 300E jets to NetJets

  • Europe

    Polish-made ‘kamikaze’ drone slammed into Russian military camp

  • Europe

    Putin’s Ally Serbia Made U-tern On Political And Military Relationships With Russia Over Ukraine War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Anschütz awarded contract to produce integrated bridge for Hunter-class frigates

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract To Produce CV90 combat vehicles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    BAE Systems Advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS)

  • C4iSR

    France’s MERIO develops drone-based laser targeting system.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s electronic warfare tech grounds Shahed drones, complicating Russian airstrikes

  • Europe

    Russian President Vladimir Putin suffers cardiac arrest, collapses in bedroom: Telegram channel reported

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