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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 […]

  • The US Marine Corp Wants Ship Killing NSM and Tomahawk Antiship Missiles

    March 13, 2020 0
    Washington – The Marine Corps is all in on fielding mobile anti-ship missiles in the Pacific to challenge China’s growing Navy, declaring it in written testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s seapower subcommittee to be its [...]
  • Royal Navy’s HMS Portland Receives Major Refit

    December 30, 2021 0
    HMS Portland, the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate, is ready to take its place on the front line of naval operations after completing 8-month long regeneration. Royal Navy Begin Upgrading Type 23 Frigate With NSM MissilesDateMarch [...]
  • Raytheon Completes Testing of SPY-6 Radar’s Cooperative Engagement Capability

    November 10, 2021 0
    Arizona-based tech company Raytheon Missiles & Defense and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have completed demonstrations of the network cooperative radar program, an advanced radar system solution that supports the US Navy. Raytheon Awarded [...]
  • Bangladesh Navy’s officer was beaten by mob for stealing goods from store

    November 8, 2020 0
    A mob has allegedly beaten a Bangladesh Navy officer and assaulted his wife at Kalabagan intersection of Dhanmondi for stealing an iPhone from a shop, reported the Sun newspaper. The victim introducing himself as Navy [...]
  • China deployed J-20 fighters near Indian border

    August 22, 2020 0
    The Hotan airbase lies about 200 miles from Ladakh where the Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a brutal clash, killing 20 Indian soldiers and an unconfirmed number on the Chinese side. Both sides [...]
  • South Korea to receive first MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters in February

    February 12, 2025 0
    The Republic of Korea Navy is set to receive its first MH-60R Seahawk helicopter next month as part of a broader effort to strengthen anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare capabilities amid growing maritime threats from North [...]
Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

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. […]

  • Air Platform

    Sanctions-hit Russia wants India to bail out Su-75 Checkmate project

  • Americas

    Bullseye (B/E): Pentagon Sends Six EA-18G Growler Radar Jamming Aircraft, KC-46 Tankers and USS Delbert D Black to the Middle East.

  • Europe

    No Medivac: One Russian Dying Every Three Minutes To Fight Putin’s War In Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Netherlands Considers Aegis Combat System For Future Air Defence Frigate.

  • Air Platform

    US Navy’s MQ-25 refuelling drone just got one step closer to war-ready

  • Anti-air Missiles

    David Sling, Arrow and Iron Dome: Israel Intercepts 400 Iranian Ballistic Missiles

  • Land Platform

    KAPLAN MT Medium-Weight Tank And IFV

  • Naval Platforms

    Japan retrofit Izumo-class helicopter carriers to support F-35B operations

  • Middle East

    Turkey Strikes Kurdish Militants After Deadly Attack on Turkish Defense Firm

  • Middle East

    US Navy destroyer USS Spruance ‘blows a hole’ through Iranian cargo ship before seizing the ship.

  • Europe

    A high-ranking Russian officer shot dead in Moscow

  • Air Platform

    Royal Australian Air Force Plans to Join British-led Global Combat Air Program Sixth-gen Fighter Jet Consortium

  • Europe

    Poland Signs Agreement With South Korea to Produce K2 Tank Domestically.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ATACMS tactical missile punched a big hole in the Avangard ferry in Kerch

  • Europe

    Poland delivers 60 PT-91 main battle tanks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Qatar Received Its First Eurofighter Typhoon From The UK

  • Americas

    Putin’s Puppet Donald Trump Wants Ukraine to Hand Over $500 Billion Minerals To U.S. or Hand Over Country to Russia

  • South Asia

    Corrupt Tulip Siddiq quits after ethics adviser rules she misled Brits

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian patriot missile downed one Su-35 and one Su-24 fighter bomber, and Russia shot down its own Su-35, with seven aircraft losses in three days

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missile Upgrades Put Putin’s Black Sea Fleet in Crosshairs

  • Europe

    Russian General Yuri Afanasevskii Severely Injured After Ukraine’s Secret Services Gave Him An Exploding Mobile Phone

  • Air Platform

    Greece to purchase 49 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for its armed forces

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pandemic sees spike in number of ADF recruits

  • Air Platform

    Single Seat FA-50 will have 30% more combat range than twin seat trainer

  • Middle East

    The U.S. has destroyed Iran’s submarine fleet, 16 classes of warships totalling 150 ships destroyed.

  • Americas

    President Trump to Favor Big Defense Spenders Establishing ‘America First Arms Transfer Strategy’.

  • Middle East

    Iran Seeks Help from China, Russia, Serbia and India to Rebuild Its Industrial Bases After 12 Days War Against Israel.

  • Europe

    Avdiivka Becomes Vehicle Graveyard For Russian T-90M Tanks And BTR-82A Armored Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Singapore and the US sign civil nuclear technology deal

  • Air Platform

    The U.S. Stalled Taiwan’s Request to Buy MH-60R ASW Helicopters

  • Europe

    Australian Killed Fighting Alongside Ukrainian Troops

  • Land Platform

    Indian army’s T-90 tanks appear with cope cage defense on top of turret

  • Europe

    Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan Circumventing Western Sanctions For the Russian Federation

  • Industry

    The Grand Ambition of Turkish Defense Industries

  • Central Asia

    China Quietly Supplying Arms To Central Asian Nations

  • Air Platform

    General Atomics demonstrates teaming of MQ-20 Avenger and King Air 200

  • Europe

    Ukraine received its first M1 Abrams tanks eight months after requesting American tanks

  • C4iSR

    TSC 2000 IFF (identification friend or foe) Transponder

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norwegian NASAMS air defense system saves lives in Ukraine

  • Middle East

    UAE Air Force Buys Israeli EW And Electronic Countermeasures For Airborne Tankers

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman And Ultra Demonstrate Unmanned ASW Capability

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan unveils new advanced jet trainer “Brave Eagle”

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Ukraine destroys Bastion anti-ship launcher with Zircon missiles in Crimea.

  • Europe

    Russia’s Uralvagonzavod used 148 pieces of European equipment in T-72, T-90 and T-14 tanks, imported 260 machining tools from Germany to manufacture tanks.

  • Air Platform

    French Navy’s First H160 SAR Helicopter Starts Flight Tests

  • South Asia

    Pakistan to replace P-3 Orion patrol aircraft with Brazilian Embraer Lineage jetliner

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Virginia-class Submarines: The Guardian of Indo-Pacific Region

  • Europe

    Putin’s new air defense system is nets between lampposts to catch FPV drones, but it doesn’t help

  • Air Platform

    South Korea selects Embraer C-390 Millennium transport aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Type 022 Houbei-Class, Designed And Built For Missile Swarms

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