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Anti-air Missiles

Germany purchases 173 SM‑6 and 577 SM‑2 missiles from the U.S.

November 15, 2025 GDC 0

The U.S. State Department has cleared a possible $3.5 billion Foreign Military Sale to Germany for 173 SM‑6 Block I missiles and 577 SM‑2 Block IIIC missiles to equip the German Navy’s future F127 air […]

Europe

U.S. Starts Deploying Aegis Ashore Battery in Poland

June 29, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said today the military has begun installing Aegis Ashore missile defense systems at Redzikowo base in Poland. “The installation of the Aegis Ashore weapon system in Poland has begun. The Missile […]

Americas

USS John Finn Tests SM-3 Block IIA to Intercept ICBM

November 27, 2020 GDC 0

A missile fired from a US Navy warship successfully intercepted an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time Monday during a test of the American missile defense system. The newly demonstrated capability could bolster the missile defense […]

Naval Platforms

RAN Hobart-class air warfare destroyers to be upgraded with Aegis combat system

September 6, 2020 GDC 0

The Royal Australian Navy’s three Hobart-class destroyers are set to undergo an Aegis combat system upgrade which will increase the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) air and missile defence capability. The Hobart-class will also have an […]

Naval Platforms

JMSDF BMD-capable Destroyer JS Haguro Starts Sea Trials

June 26, 2020 GDC 0

The last of Japan’s eight planned destroyers capable of intercepting ballistic missiles has started sea trials ahead of its commissioning, even as the country ponders its next move following its decision to suspend plans to introduce ground-based […]

Naval Weapons

SM-2 standard missile Block IIIA & IIIB

May 23, 2020 GDC 0

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Naval Platforms

Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Sydney (V) Completes Sea Trials

November 12, 2019 GDC 0

The HMAS Sydney (V) is the final Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (AWD) ordered for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has completed sea trial said Australian defence minister, Linda Reynolds on 9 November 2019. It was laid down […]

  • Hyundai Heavy Industries Launches the Philippine Navy Corvette ‘BRP Miguel Malvar’

    October 11, 2024 0
    On Tuesday, June 18th, HHI announced that it held the launching ceremony for the 3,200-ton Philippine Navy Corvette ‘BRP Miguel Malvar’ at its shipyard in Ulsan, attended by high-ranking military officials from both the Philippines [...]
  • Boeing awarded $8.6 billion contract to supply F-15IA fighter jets to Israel.

    January 14, 2026 0
    U.S. aviation giant Boeing has been awarded an $8.6 billion contract for the F-15 Israeli Program, the Pentagon announced on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida. Boeing [...]
  • Raytheon awarded a contract to produce AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the U.S. Navy

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  • Japan’s First FFM Frigate JS Mogami Started Sea Trials

    October 14, 2021 0
    Pictures by local ship spotters in Nagasaki show that the first FFM Frigate for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) started sea trials on 10 October 2021. Japan Commissions First-in-Class FFM Frigate ‘Mogami ’DateMay 15, [...]
  • Putin official killed in Kherson car bomb as Kyiv gains ground near Bakhmut

    October 10, 2023 0
    An official of Vladimir Putin’s party has been killed in a car explosion in the Ukaine’s Kherson on Saturday, the regional governor has said. S-400 Failed Again: Ukraine Blew Up Russian Military’s HQ in Kherson [...]
  • AeroVironment Awarded $86.4 Million Contract To Produce RQ-20B Drones For US Army

    November 18, 2022 0
    The U.S. Army wants more drones from AeroVironment. AeroVironment Awarded A Contract to Produce Switchblades Kamikaze Drones For UkraineDateMay 23, 2022Australian Army to diversify its drone fleet and drone warfare capabilityDateSeptember 22, 2024AeroVironment Ramps Up [...]
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 […]

  • Europe

    Russian Trained Soldiers Fled Dnieper River Leaving Untrained Conscripts To Fight Ukrainian

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia admits Pantsir missile and gun system does not detect drones

  • Europe

    Swiss F/A-18 Hornet To Guard Its Airspace Round The Clock

  • Americas

    U.S. Marines successfully fired a new NMESIS anti-ship missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attack disrupts vital Russian military sites, causing power blackouts in Kursk region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Launches Four PKMR Patrol Boats

  • Middle East

    United Arab Emirates to get F-35 and MQ-9 Reaper drones

  • Americas

    U.S. destroyer breaks Navy record for longest stint at sea

  • Land Platform

    China delivers large shipment of Chinese armored vehicles and artillery systems to Burkina Faso.

  • Industry

    Lockheed Martin Is Awarded A Contract Worth $601M to Support Trident II Missile Program

  • Central Asia

    Taliban, Iran, Qatar and Pakistan, A Dangerous Quad

  • Industry

    Turkish Defense Industries, Products And Market Shares

  • Air Platform

    Greece to Receive 18 Rafale Fighters in 2021

  • Europe

    Russia’s failure in Bakhmut is inevitable regardless of Wagner mercenary’s efforts

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Army Received Israeli-made Sabrah Light Tanks

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    CASIC Supersonic CM-400AKG Air-launched Missile

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. To Send Patriot Missile Defense System To Ukraine In January 2023

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles From The U.S.

  • Europe

    Proxy war: Wagner Group in Belarus possess serious threat to Poland, Lithuania and Slovakia

  • Europe

    Greek Parliament Releases FDI Frigate’s Specification

  • Europe

    Cyprus National Guard Received Serbian-made Tamnava MLRS.

  • Air Platform

    Philippines aims to purchase 40 fighter jets and mid-range missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Senator Penny Wong, you are wrong on China issue!

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal delivers 2nd Evolved Cape-class patrol boat to RAN

  • C4iSR

    Polish-made kamikaze ‘Warmate’ drone destroyed Russia’s Podlyot radar complex

  • Land Platform

    General Dynamics LAV 700 Armoured Vehicle

  • Air Platform

    China Debuts MH-60R Copycat Z-20 Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Incompetent Russian Pilot Crashed MiG-31 Foxhound After Take-off

  • Europe

    Turkey launches television channel in Russian as diplomatic relationship strains over Syria and Libya

  • Europe

    A Russian gunpowder factory caught fire, another sabotage destroyed a major manufacturing hub

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia Purchased $15 Billion THAAD Anti-ballistic Missile System

  • Air Platform

    Unconscious Russian Pilots Crashed Su-30SM Fighter Jet Into Apartment Building

  • Ballistic Missile

    South Korea’s new Hyunmoo-V monster missile carries nine tons warhead

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Developed AI Powered Command And Control Systems

  • Air Platform

    Russian Warship Fired at German Maritime Helicopter in NATO Lake

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Sweden Purchases CAMM Missile System for Visby-class Frigate.

  • Europe

    Russian bridge blown up with homemade bomb planted by saboteurs

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea launches a ballistic missile from under the water platform

  • Middle East

    Iran, China 25-years secret Petrochemicals and military deals

  • South Asia

    Hindu Nationalist Narendra Modi was over-interested in corrupt and murderous Sheikh Hasina, looting Bangladesh to undermine its national security rather than investing in Bangladesh

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Here’s Why Four Regiments Of Russian S-400 Air Defense System Failed To Detect Soviet-era Tu-141

  • Uncategorized

    Belgium chooses H145M for military and police

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Establishes Chinese Copycat Rocket Forces Command

  • Europe

    KGB Putin ordered FSB to mass report against Twitter accounts and Youtube channels posting the true story of the Ukraine invasion

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    PL-21: New ramjet engine could triple the range of Chinese missiles

  • Europe

    Top Russian general killed by Ukrainian sniper in major blow for KGB Putin

  • Air Platform

    Turkey supplied Bayraktar TB2 drone to the Syrian opposition group

  • Europe

    British Army will double its fighting power by 2027 and triple by 2030

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan deploys Type 88 anti-ship missiles amid China tensions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

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