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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 […]

  • Turkey to develop carrier-based KAAN fighter jet

    March 6, 2025 0
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  • The Abraham Accord: UAE, Israeli and Bahrain Peace Deal

    September 19, 2020 0
    Representatives of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Israel, and United States governments converged in Washington, DC and signed a historic normalization accord between the Gulf nations and Israel, the US President called it an Abraham [...]
  • Ukrainian artillery strikes destroyed Russia’s mine-laying vehicles

    October 8, 2023 0
    A high-precision strike has eliminated a rare ISDM Zemledeliye remote mine-laying system in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed Russia’s T-90M battle tanksDateAugust 10, 2023U.S. buys S-300 from Ukraine to practice drone strikes [...]
  • Raytheon demonstrates counter-UAS solutions effective against drones

    April 3, 2024 0
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  • UK delivers 200 Starstreak man-portable missiles to Ukraine after Russia’s mass missile blitz

    January 24, 2024 0
    The UK has previously sent Ukraine Starstreak missiles, which travel at three times the speed of sound. Britain will send some 200 air defence missiles to Ukraine to help protect the war-torn country from Russian [...]
  • Thales to Supply FLASH Dipping Sonar to German Navy

    March 2, 2022 0
    For the first time, the German Navy will rely on Thales to equip its NH90 Multi-Role Frigate Helicopter (MRFH) with FLASH SONICS. The FLASH system (Folding Light Acoustic System for Helicopters) is currently the leading [...]
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 […]

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 […]

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Chief Amikam Norkin Expresses Hopes And Concerns On Regional Air Power

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Military Used DJI and Norinco Supplied Weapons in Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Russia No Longer Operating Airborne Sorties Beyond Kherson And Donetsk In Fear Of Western Air Defense

  • Air Platform

    Russia shot down its own Mi-8 helicopter, killing three crews

  • Air Platform

    South Korean FA-50 Wins Malaysian Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Competition

  • South Asia

    Human Rights Groups Accused Bangladesh DGFI of Protecting Rapist Awami League Leader and Bank’s MD

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian HIMARS Destroys Convoy of Russia’s BM-21 Grad Artillery Rockets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea To Develop New Submachine Gun To Replace K1A

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Upgrade RAAF’s Hawk Training Jets

  • Industry

    UK remains as the second biggest arms exporter

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s HMS Portland Receives Major Refit

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Royal Navy Begin Upgrading Type 23 Frigate With NSM Missiles

  • Europe

    Russia is spreading a false narrative before using chemical weapons in Ukraine as it did in Syria

  • Infantry Weapons

    HPV Shell: 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzers For Littoral Combat Mission

  • AUV Platform

    Royal Australian Navy formally established the Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit to Operate Ghost Shark XL-UUV, Bluebottle USV, and Speartooth LUUV.

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed another ballistic missile early warning radar

  • Europe

    NVL Group laid the keel for the Bulgarian Navy’s second multipurpose modular patrol vessel

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korean F-15K Test Fires Taurus KEPD Long-range Missile

  • C4iSR

    Saab’s GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft

  • Africa

    Nigerian Navy Takes Delivery Of FBP 72 Patrol Boats

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS Deal: U.S. Congress Passes Legislation Allowing Transfer of Nuclear Submarines to Australia

  • Europe

    Russian troops cannot counterattack or retreat: Putin’s minefields backfired on his forces

  • Americas

    President Trump to lift ban on aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    USAF’s Red Flag 21-1 Exercise Involves Air Combat, Space, Cyberspace Elements

  • South Asia

    American Lockheed Martin Submit Proposal to Build F-21 Under “Make In India” Initiatives

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan Army inducts HQ-9/P air-defense system

  • Americas

    BAE Systems To Develop Optionally Manned Vehicle For US Army

  • Europe

    French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier Now Supporting NATO Mission

  • Europe

    France will send military trainers to Ukraine in a few days

  • Anti-air Missiles

    UK delivers 200 Starstreak man-portable missiles to Ukraine after Russia’s mass missile blitz

  • Europe

    Naval Group starts upgrading French Navy’s Courbet La Fayette-class frigate

  • Europe

    Turkish defense industries scored $6.2 billion contract at SAHA Expo

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA debuts new VSHORAD system at Farnborough Airshow

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Kongsberg awarded contract to produce NASAMS and NOMADS air defense for Netherlands

  • South Asia

    Corrupt and inept Bangladesh Army’s inaction emboldens the Myanmar Army and the Arakan Army near the Bangladesh border.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone blasted Russia’s Iskander ballistic missile factory

  • Air Platform

    The Italian Air Force takes delivery of its most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Roketsan SOM Cruise Missile

  • Air Platform

    Germany to purchase three more P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft

  • Europe

    Delusional and demoralized Russian troops tell the commander that Bayraktar TB2 dropped nuclear bombs

  • Europe

    Putin lost 4,140 troops in a week for his Ukraine adventure

  • Europe

    Ukraine Begun Fielding Vampire Rocket System

  • Infantry Weapons

    An In-depth Look At The Raytheon’s MIM-104 Patriot Missile Defense System

  • Europe

    Rocketsan Test-fires New Coastal Defense Variant Atmaca Anti-ship Missiles

  • Africa

    EDEX 2023: Turkey wants to transfer technology to Egypt

  • Central Asia

    CSTO member Armenia to normalize ties with Azerbaijan after defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh

  • Air Platform

    KAI unveils new MUM-T drone at ADEX 2021

  • Industry

    Boeing eyes on T-7A exports to Asia-Pacific markets

  • Air Platform

    Serbia plans to buy 20 T-7A Redhawk Light Combat/Trainer Aircraft

  • Middle East

    Iran debuts its Shahed-147 surveillance drone

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