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Europe

Elbit Systems Awarded Contract To Produce SkyStriker Kamikaze Drones For Ukraine

December 18, 2023 GDC 0

Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems said on Monday that it was awarded a $95 million contract to supply SkyStriker loitering munitions (LM), better known as kamikaze drones” to Ukraine. The details were given in an […]

Europe

Israeli space-age weapons of Azerbaijani military dismantles Russian-origin Armenian weapons

October 14, 2020 GDC 0

Both Armenia and Azerbaijan, traditional enemies, have been building up their armed forces over the last decade. They fought a bloody war that ended in 1994, in which tens of thousands of people were killed […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Israeli Kamikaze Drones Are Destroying Russian-made Air Defense Systems in Syria

December 4, 2019 GDC 0

Syria’s Pantsir-SM, an upgraded missile defense systems was destroyed by an Israeli SkyStriker expandable drone, military expert Vladislav Shurygin told the Russian newspaper Izvestia. Elbit Systems developed the SkyStriker, a cost-effective loitering munition that is capable […]

  • Taiwanese F-16 Pilots Take Chinese Su-30 Pilots To School Over Taiwan Straits

    October 18, 2020 0
    TAIPEI (GDC) — Taiwanese Local media on Wednesday (Oct. 15) reported that Taiwanese F-16 fighter jets outmaneuvered a Chinese Su-30 fighter jet over the Taiwan Strait and drove it out of Taiwan’s air defense identification [...]
  • Taiwan developing vehicle-mounted 50kw laser weapon system

    July 14, 2024 0
    Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) is developing a 50-kilowatt laser weapon to neutralize enemy missiles and drones. U.S. Air Force Received First Airborne Laser WeaponsDateAugust 4, 2022The Raytheon’s High-energy Laser Weapon [...]
  • Ukraine and Slovakia to jointly build 155mm self-propelled howitzer

    October 15, 2023 0
    Ukrainian media has reported that Ukraine and Slovakia plan to jointly develop a new 155mm self-propelled howitzer for the country’s armed forces. Slovak KONŠTRUKTA-Defence develops new 155mm self-propelled howitzerDateNovember 17, 2023Brazilian Army purchased Czech Zuzana 2 [...]
  • Germany purchased 100 Australian-made Boxer Armored Vehicles

    March 22, 2024 0
    Germany’s parliament has approved a plan to buy more than 100 Boxer armoured vehicles assembled in Queensland in a deal being touted as Australia’s “single biggest defence export” of all time. Germany mulls buying Australian [...]
  • M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tank Is More Lethal Than It’s Predecessors

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  • Boeing To Integrate Israeli-made Anti-jamming Systems To Qatari F-15QA

    June 22, 2021 0
    Boeing said on Sunday it will integrate an anti-jamming system developed by Israel’s Elbit Systems into a fleet of F-15 fighter jets to be sold to an unnamed customer. It is known that Boeing is [...]
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. […]

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 […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia purchased 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles for Hobart class destroyers

  • Infantry Weapons

    India’s indigenous artillery gun passes validation trials

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan UMTAS Data Link System

  • Central Asia

    Three Brothers 2021: Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan start joint military exercises

  • Europe

    President Putin has replaced fishing buddy Sergei Shoigu as the country’s defense minister

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia Purchases Advanced Anti-radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM)

  • Europe

    Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) awarded contract to upgrade Swedish Stridsvagn 122 tanks

  • Land Platform

    Indian Army deploys Mahindra light specialist vehicles in Chicken neck near Bangladesh

  • Americas

    Analysis: Time Has Come For America To Revise ITAR Regulation

  • Europe

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The CAATSA And Its Implementation On Turkey, Egypt, China and India

  • Middle East

    Yemeni rebels shot down Chinese-made CASA CH-4 drone

  • Europe

    Putin considers Russian service members to be expendables, with 279,000 dead in the Ukraine war

  • Americas

    Anduril Industries awarded a contract to produce military-grade sensing masts to the US Customs and Border Protection.

  • C4iSR

    Saab Unveils Deployable 5G Network at UMEX 2022

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves AGM-154 AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon To Taiwan

  • Europe

    South Korea develops new truck-mounted 155mm self-propelled howitzer

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan Approves Type 88 Anti-ship Missiles for the Philippines Navy.

  • Europe

    Satellite imagery suggests Russia’s T-55, T-72, and T-80 tank reserve is nearly gone.

  • Europe

    Korean KAI Offers FA-50 as Slovakia’s L-39 Trainer Replacement

  • C4iSR

    Raytheon’s GaN-based Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar for Patriot Missile Defense System

  • Europe

    Russians Cash Savings Hit All Time Low, VTB Bank Collapsed

  • Air Platform

    France Offers Additional Rafale Fighter Jets to India

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMAS Adelaide departs Sydney to maintain Navy preparedness

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia Achieves Initial Operational Capability With ANKA-S Surveillance Drone.

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Fresh Contract To Produce NLAW For British Army

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korea Purchased MBDA Meteor BVRAAM For Homegrown KF-21 Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed 52 Russian Tanks and Killed 1000 Russian Soldiers in Siverskyi Donets River Crossing

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, Japan, South Korea And New Zealand To Deepen Cooperation With NATO Amid China Tensions

  • Middle East

    China is offering more missiles to Iran for free to deplete U.S. missiles, as the CIA did in the 1980s Afghan war.

  • Europe

    North Korean troops received AK-47, but no winter clothes, helmets or body armor to fight in Ukraine

  • Industry

    Denel Land Systems Military Industrial Capabilities

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Approves $373.6 Million JDAM-ER Sale to Ukraine.

  • Naval Weapons

    RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Block 1

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan Grounded JF-17 Fighter Jets, Demands Turkish Missile, Avionics and Prospective TF35000 Engine in JF-17 Jet.

  • Middle East

    Israel, US, Jordan and UK forces help shoot down Iranian Muhajer-10 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles over Jordan, Syria, Israel and Iraq

  • Middle East

    Iran Attacked Israeli Oil Tanker Using Kamikaze Drone

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighters Faces Serious Maintenance Issues with Its Structure and Engines

  • Air Platform

    USAF secretly built and flew six generation fighter demonstrator

  • Central Asia

    Turkey Offered Peaceful Resolution Of Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Conflict

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Shot Down Aircraft Using Marlet Anti-air Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal New Zealand Navy is struggling to manage its small fleet due to lack of funding

  • Europe

    Royal Navy boost destroyer’s lethality with new Sea Ceptor missiles

  • Air Platform

    Saab offers 12 Gripen E to Philippines worth $1.1 billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Army Started Training With CM-34 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16 Bombed Lebanese Building Killing Hamas’s Top Drone Commander

  • Middle East

    In first, Israeli tourism minister leads official delegation to Saudi Arabia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan And U.S. Vow To Fight Back If China Attacks Taiwan

  • Air Platform

    India needs to kill Sino-flankers, Why not Gripen E AKA “Sukhoi Killer”

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Is A Direct Threat To CSTO Allies, Vladimir Putin

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