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Naval Platforms

Boeing trials ski jump launches of Super Hornet for Indian Navy

August 22, 2020 GDC 0

In an effort to win a contract from Indian Navy, Boeing has been flying an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet off a ground-based ski jump at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. This is part of a demonstration […]

Industry

Boeing wants to certify Super Hornet for ski-jump operations

February 14, 2020 GDC 0

The Boeing wants to test and certify F/A-18 Super Hornet for ski-jump operations during the first quarter of 2020 before it can make a pitch for the Indian Navy. The Indian Navy has elected to […]

  • Israeli troops advance toward Gaza City as the death toll rises on both sides

    November 3, 2023 0
    Israeli troops battling Hamas militants encircled Gaza City on Thursday, the military said, as the Palestinian death toll rose above 9,000. U.S. and Arab leaders raised pressure on Israel to ease its siege of Gaza [...]
  • More than 500 North Korean Troops Killed In Storm Shadow Missile Strikes In Kursk Region

    November 21, 2024 0
    Ukraine has fired long-range British Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory for the first time, a day after launching United States-made long-range missiles into the country, British media outlets report. France and the UK authorize [...]
  • Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian T-90 tank regiments using Harop kamikaze drones

    December 9, 2020 0
    As a result of drone strikes using Israeli-made Harop drones, Armenia has lost its entire T-90 tank regiments, a new report emerged from Armenia. Azerbaijan practically destroyed all main battle tanks and armored vehicles of [...]
  • Poland Purchases MQ-9B Sky Guardian Drones Worth $310 Million

    December 20, 2024 0
    The Polish government has signed a $310-million procurement agreement with General Atomics for an undisclosed number of MQ-9B Sky Guardian drones. Poland Received General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper UCAVDateMarch 27, 2023The State Department Approves 12 MQ-9B [...]
  • Turkish Aerospace Industries Completes First Engine Test For T-929 Atak-II Helicopters

    July 22, 2023 0
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  • Serbia, Poland To Buy Israeli Spike LR Anti-tank Missiles

    September 9, 2021 0
    Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems wants to add Serbia and Poland to its customer base for Spike LR2 missiles. At the same time, the company is promoting its products at the MSPO Defense Industry Show [...]
Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

  • Air Platform

    Iran Purchases Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 Fighter Jets, IRGC Reported

  • C4iSR

    Royal Navy overhauls combat systems to improve threat detection after monitoring Russian warships

  • Europe

    Ukraine will receive Ground-launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) this winter

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia Shot Down Its Own Ka-52 Attack Helicopter

  • Cruise Missiles

    Australia’s StrikeMaster conducts successful Naval Strike Missile test firing in Norway

  • Europe

    Cancer Riddled Vlad Cancels Annual Press Conference First-time In Ten Years

  • Europe

    Turkish Army Received ZMA-15 Tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    France Acquires 42 Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Russia May Run Out Of Iranian-made Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drones

  • Europe

    Turkiye has reached its limits to fund its ambitions to become arms export superpower.

  • Europe

    A Russian commander charged for crashing Pantsir-S1 air defense system into bridge

  • Middle East

    Israeli forces seized Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing

  • Europe

    Sweden And Finland Deliver Additional Ammunitions To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Killed More Than 700 Freshly Mobilized Conscripts In Bakhmut

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine authorized to use British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles and Paveway IV bombs to strike inside Russia

  • Middle East

    Chinese CPMIEC offered HQ-16 and HQ-9 ADS to Syrian regime: reports Sina

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian troops blow up Russian SA-8 Gecko air defense system

  • Anti-air Missiles

    GDELS-Steyr to unveil new short-range air defense system

  • Africa

    U.S. Warns Algeria of Sanctions Over Russian Su-57 Jet Purchases.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Ka-52 Alligator’s Structural Design Flaws Exposed in Ukraine War

  • Americas

    US to deploy Patriot Missile Defense System at US base in Iraq

  • Americas

    Brazil Issues RFP To Upgrade Leopard 1A Tank

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan partners with US firm MARTAC to produce unmanned surface vessels.

  • Americas

    Brazilian Army Purchases Turkish M2HB Heavy Machine Guns

  • Middle East

    Hamas Terrorists Group’s Leader Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS moving from nuclear submarines, bombers to AI drone swarms

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to Outfit Collins-class Submarines with Tomahawk Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian military to buy Switchblade 300 suicide drones being used by Ukrainian forces

  • Europe

    Video shows Ukrainian MP punch Russian diplomat in the Face for stealing Ukrainian flag

  • Europe

    Corruption in Russian army: commander Colonel Alexander Denisov arrested for selling tank engines to Turkey

  • South Asia

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

  • Middle East

    UAE, Israel Build Close Military Ties in The Middle East

  • Europe

    Putin’s protection officer defects, revealing Putin’s luxurious life and intense paranoia

  • Uncategorized

    Wagner transport plane Ilyushin Il-76 exploded during landing at Gao Airport in Mali

  • Europe

    Sefine Shipyard, TUBITAK To Build Turkey’s USV Capabilities

  • Europe

    A drunk Russian drove T-90M tank off the cliff, then hit by Ukrainian drone

  • C4iSR

    Indra Unveils New Digital Self-protection Suite For Faster Missile Approach Alerts for Air Platforms

  • Europe

    Turkey to Build Three Istanbul-Class Frigates Simultaneously

  • Infantry Weapons

    Egypt plans to buy South Korean K-9 Howitzer

  • Air Platform

    Saab Denied U.S. Veto on Gripen E Sales to Colombia in Favor of F-16V

  • Americas

    The mighty American military is useless without Australia’s Pine Gap, Tindal airbase and North West Cape space warfare centers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Navy Inaugurates Landing Ship Tank

  • Americas

    Sweden Approves $1.6 Billion Territorial Air Defense Program to Protect Cities and Infrastructure.

  • Europe

    Russia’s S-300 And Iskander Missiles Launch Spectacularly Go Wrong And Hit Its Own City Belgorod

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia’s Verba man-portable air defense system contains Swiss-made seeker components

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Wants Long-range Anti-radiation Missile After Iran and Venezuela Successes.

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy Christens ENS Bernees (FFG 1003) Into Service

  • Europe

    Turkey Will Retire Russian-made S-400 SAM In Exchange For Turkish Return To F-35 Program

  • Americas

    Analysis: Time Has Come For America To Revise ITAR Regulation

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Delivers Third Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat

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