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  • [ April 8, 2026 ] Israeli F-35 Stealth Jet Destroys Iran’s S-300PMU2 Air Defense Missile System in Precision Strike. Anti-air Missiles
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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 […]

Anti-ship Missile

Philippines intends to buy ground-launched Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles

November 25, 2024 GDC 0

The Philippines intends to buy ground-launched Tomahawk and SM-6 missile launchers from the US, a plan likely to trigger more Chinese protests over Manila’s efforts to boost its defences. Defence secretary Gilberto Teodoro said in […]

Anti-air Missiles

Australia will increase missile defense capability following China’s ICBM tests

October 31, 2024 GDC 0

Australia will increase its missile defence capability after China’s test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in the South Pacific raised “significant concerns” and as the Asia Pacific region enters a “missile age”. Australia plans […]

Anti-air Missiles

Australia Purchases SM6 Ballistic Missile Interceptor For Hobart Class Destroyer Worth $7 Billion

October 22, 2024 GDC 0

The Albanese Government will bolster Australia’s air and missile defence under a $7 billion agreement with the United States to acquire state-of-the-art long-range missiles. The acquisition of the Standard Missile 2 Block IIIC (SM-2 IIIC) […]

Americas

Raytheon Standard Missile 6 is the most versatile missile ever deployed by the U.S.

September 28, 2024 GDC 0

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Air-Launched Weapons

U.S. Navy Confirms AIM-174 (SM-6) Air Launched Configuration is ‘Operationally Deployed’

July 8, 2024 GDC 0

The SM-6 Air Launched Configuration (ALC), known by its official designation as the AIM-174, is the longest range air-to-air missile ever fielded by the U.S. Navy. This week, U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets participating in […]

Anti-air Missiles

South Korea Purchases SM-6 Block 1 Missile For Its Navy

November 21, 2023 GDC 0

This deal for the procurement of naval missiles after the East Asian republic confirmed the continued production of two more frigates marks the country’s maritime priorities. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) launches […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Delivers Mid-range Capability System To U.S. Army

April 10, 2023 GDC 0

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first of four Typhon weapon system prototypes to the US Army. Called the Mid-Range Capability (MRC), the system is one of the army’s top modernization priorities for new long-range precision […]

Defense Industry

U.S. State Department Approves SM-6 And SM-2 For Australia

August 29, 2021 GDC 0

The State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Defense Services Related to Future Standard Missile Production and related equipment for an estimated cost of $350 million. The Defense […]

  • Brazilian army ditches Norinco ST1 and selects Italian-made Centauro II combat vehicle

    December 28, 2022 0
    As written by Roberto Caiafa in InfoDefensa on November 25, as expected since even before the tender was published, the Centauro II armored vehicle proposed by the CIO consortium formed equally by Iveco Defense Vehicles and Leonardo [...]
  • Turkey Launched First MILGEM Corvette For Pakistan Navy

    August 18, 2021 0
    The first corvette ship built in Turkey for the Pakistan Navy was launched Sunday from a shipyard in Istanbul, announced Turkish Istanbul Shipyard. The MILGEM-class corvette, named PNS Babur, was launched in a ceremony attended [...]
  • Japan deploys Type 88 anti-ship missiles amid China tensions

    May 19, 2025 0
    Japan is set to conduct an anti-ship missile firing drill on its territory, as Chinese and Russian naval forces continue operating in waters surrounding the United States ally. Japan Deploys Advanced Type 12 Anti-ship Weaponry [...]
  • Taiwan Develops Wheeled Anti-tank Vehicles

    January 19, 2021 0
    Taiwan is planning to develop a new combat vehicle with 105-mm rifled cannon to increase the mobility and firepower of troops. General Dynamics LAV 700 Armoured VehicleDateMay 4, 2018Norinco VT5 lightweight TankDateJuly 14, 2020FNSS-PT Pindad [...]
  • Another Adviser to the Chinese Communist Party Warns AI Gap With the U.S. After Khamenei Killing in Iran Strikes.

    March 6, 2026 0
    A Chinese political scientist and adviser to Beijing said the operation in Iran showed how deeply AI is now embedded in US combat power and noted why China needs to move faster. Iran, China 25-years [...]
  • Fincantieri Signed Agreement With Italy To Build Two Next-generation Submarine

    August 17, 2021 0
    Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and the Organisation Conjointe de Cooperation en matiere d’Armement (OCCAR), the European organization for joint armament cooperation, will sign a contract today for the construction of two next-generation U212NFS submarines for the [...]
Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

  • C4iSR

    Israeli IAI Delivers First Airborne Surveillance Radar

  • Europe

    Ukraine Retakes 2,500 Square Kilometers In Three Days, Russian Started Retreating In North And South

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Australian Navy’s Shortfin Barracuda Class Submarine

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The HELWS, PHASER, and THOR weapons system

  • Middle East

    Israel May Have Given Up Golden Opportunity To Kill Iran’s Nuclear Program

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16 destroyed Iranian BAVAR-373 AKA S-300PMU2 SAM in Syria

  • Europe

    Dwindling Supplies, Low Morale, and Reliance on Iran and North Korea, Russian Forces Could Collapse In Winter

  • Americas

    UK and US have announced significant military aid packages to support Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rheinmetall Awarded Contract To Deliver SkyRanger Air Defense System To Undiscovered Customer

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Completely Destroys Syrian Naval Fleet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    CIVMEC starts construction on new submarine rescue facility for RAN

  • C4iSR

    Stanford University Developed Advanced Sonar That Detects Submarine From Air

  • Air Platform

    Russian pilot Alexei who crashed Su-57, previously crashed Su-30, MiG-29 and Mi-8 helicopters: report

  • Europe

    Russian Investigators Released The Cause Of Su-35 Accidents

  • Air Platform

    Serbia signed contract to purchase 12 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin Started Building F-35A For Denmark

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Mi-24 helicopter with Z mark crashed in Belarus

  • Air Platform

    Russia stopped Su-57 production after USA shuts down smuggling of dual-use American and German electronics to Russia

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics flew first combat ready Tejas LCA

  • South Asia

    U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Revealed Khaleda Zia’s Youngest Son Arafat Rahman Koko’s Corruptions And Money Laundering Cases

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Shot Down Russian Su-34 and Su-25 Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s military exercises reflect it can repeal full-scale Chinese invasion

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract To Produce 60 Heavy-lift Chinook Helicopters For Bundeswehr

  • Europe

    Russian Army has fewer than 3000 tanks

  • Anti-air Missiles

    S-400 Exposed: Russian propaganda about S-400 intercepting target at 400 km range is a lie

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Defense Awarded $7 Billion Contract To Build Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles for Australian Army

  • Europe

    U.S. Supplied HIMARS Rocket Killed 56th Russian Colonel In Ukraine

  • Land Platform

    US state department approves 555 M1A1 Abrams tank refurbishment packages for Egypt

  • Central Asia

    Goodbye Russia: Armenia will exit the CSTO treaty and declare itself a neutral country

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Unveils kamikaze drones that can coordinate salvo strikes.

  • Europe

    German arms exports surged to $8.9 billions

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine War: Kremlin Suspends Major Defense Projects, Including Su-57, Su-75, PAK-DA, T-14, AK-12 Rifles

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russian Ka-52 helicopter using Swedish-made RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Europe

    Slovakia And Finland To Jointly Develop Armored Combat Vehicle

  • Europe

    Australia delivered new batch of Bushmaster armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s KAAN fighter jet completes second test flight

  • Middle East

    Saudi Patriot Battery Intercepts Houthi Ballistic Missiles

  • Africa

    The U.S.-Morocco Defense Cooperation Treaty Should be Cloned To Southeast Asian Countries To Counter China

  • Europe

    Russia’s military restructuring is a response to NATO expansion, says General Valery Gerasimov

  • Naval Platforms

    India to acquire six P-8I Poseidon MPA worth $1.8 billion

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s operational F-35 jets mark first landing on HMS Queen Elizabeth

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Hit Russia’s Black Sea Port

  • Europe

    Ukraine Can Win War Against Disorganised Russian Military, Ex-NATO Chief Said

  • Europe

    Turkish TAI To Produce Thermoplastics For Boeing Defense

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed Russia’s S-400 dud’s 92N2 radar and 96L6 high-altitude radar

  • Europe

    HIMARS Rocket’s Precision Strikes, A Nightmare For Russian Army

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine turns American-made AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles into homemade air defense

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Deploys Nuclear Capable B-52 Bombers In Australia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Australia’s Nuclear Submarines Will Deter China?

  • Defense Industry

    Russia Releases Photo Of New Single Engine Fighter “The Checkmate”

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