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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 […]

  • Russia Destroying Its Own T-90M Proryv Tank Using Lancet Drone To Stop Ukrainian Forces Capturing Tank

    October 26, 2023 0
    According to a tweet from Ukrainian Witness dated October 22, 2023, a Russian Lancet reportedly struck a T-90M tank of its own forces. This action might not have been a complete mistake but rather a [...]
  • Russian Air Force’s MiG-31K Interceptor Jet Lost Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile During Failed Launches

    September 17, 2023 0
    On 11 August 2023, Russia launched one of many missile strikes against Ukraine. However, not all launches were successful. A MiG-31K fighter jet lost a Kh-47M2 hypersonic missile. Ukrainian Patriot Missile Defense System Shot Down [...]
  • Video Shows Russian TOR-M2 Missile System Fired Warhead at Itself

    June 14, 2023 0
    Russian short-range missile system appears to have backfired when attempting to attack Ukrainian positions, according to a video circulating on Ukrainian media. Russia Deploys Soviet-era Tor-M2DT Missile In UkraineDateJanuary 22, 2023Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s [...]
  • Nigerian Air Force Purchases M-346FA Fighter Jets Rejecting India’s Tejas And Sino-Pakistani JF-17

    September 20, 2023 0
    The Nigerian Air Force purchases the Italian M-346FA fighter jet over the Indian Tejas for its light combat aircraft program, Global Defense Corp revealed, citing sources. Nigeria Ordered 24 M-346FA Aircraft Worth $1.2 BillionDateMay 7, [...]
  • Donetsk region: a tank graveyard of the Russian army

    May 28, 2023 0
    A new aerial video shows Russian tanks destroyed by Ukrainian resistance in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian intelligence forces destroyed Russian Zoopark-1 counter-battery radar in Donetsk regionDateNovember 30, 2024Ukrainian forces destroyed a column of T-80BV and [...]
  • Dwindling NORAD: Why Canadian Don’t Think Defense Procurement Like Ice Hokey?

    June 24, 2020 0
    The objective of hockey is simple: score more goals than the opposing team. Players are not allowed to kick the puck into the net or purposely direct it in with any part of their body. [...]
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. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

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 […]

  • Uncategorized

    Canada’s defense giant Bombardier Defense, General Dynamics unite to export new Maritime Surveillance Aircraft

  • Cruise Missiles

    KONGSBERG acquires Zone 5 and enters development and high-volume production of affordable missiles.

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Modernize F-22 Raptor’s Head-up Display (HUD)

  • C4iSR

    Israeli IAI unveils Scorpius electronic warfare system for multi-threat countermeasures

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone destroyed the S-300 SAM of Armenia

  • Middle East

    Turkish Anadolu Shipyard Delivered “Al Doha” OPV To Qatar Navy

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured Russian POWs, Tanks And Weapons In Lyman As Russian Fleeing Occupied Territories

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Prymary Unit Destroyed $1.2 Billion Worth of Russian S-400, P-18, Nebo-U Radars and BK-16 Boat in Crimea.

  • Americas

    US Navy christens newest Freedom-variant LCS USS Beloit

  • Industry

    Saudi Arabia Largest Importer Of Arms, U.S. Largest Exporter Of Arms

  • Europe

    Russia suffered 1630 troops losses in a day totalling 685,910 dead troops in Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Slovenia Donates Soviet-era M-84 Tanks to Ukraine.

  • Middle East

    Expanding Sino-Saudi Military Cooperation Concerning For US

  • C4iSR

    Rheinmetall To Upgrade Norwegian NASAMS Anti-air Missiles System Sensors

  • Europe

    Why Type 212CD Submarine is a pinnacle of stealth technology?

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Says It Stands Ready To Supply F-16 Block 50/52 From Dutch And Norwegian Inventories To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Ukraine War: Polish Soccer Team Was Escorted By Qatari Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    British Army Received Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank

  • Americas

    US Army secures $322 million for M10 Booker lite tank production

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RTAF announced procurement programme in “White Paper 2020”

  • Air Platform

    Australian P-8A Poseidon Makes Inaugural Visit To French Réunion Island

  • Europe

    France and Germany ask European Union to stay out of arms exports policy

  • Americas

    US Navy’s new Landing Craft Completes Tests with USS Carter Hall

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS Alliance Progressed On Nuclear-powered Submarines For Australia

  • C4iSR

    The Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD): An Antidote to S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler)

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces Tasked With COVID19 Assistance In Cities

  • Air Platform

    Russian air force stops flying over Kherson after losing three Su-34 aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force destroys rare Iranian F-14 fighter jets and shahed drone launchers

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Defense Companies Backlog Hits Record High to $80 Billion.

  • Europe

    Turkey successfully test-fires domestically produced long-range Siper missile

  • Europe

    President Erdogan Visits Nagorno-Karabakh To Sign Defense Pact With Azerbaijan

  • Air Platform

    Vietnam is considering French-made Rafale fighter jets to replace its Soviet-era Su-30MK2 aircraft.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Destroys Three S-400 Launchers and 96L6 Radar Using ATACMS Cluster Munitions In Donetsk

  • Europe

    Russia Lost 54 Artillery Systems, 54 Armored Vehicles and 27 Tanks in a Day

  • Industry

    India is the second largest arms importer in the world: Report SIPRI

  • Industry

    The top 10 countries exporting arms around the world

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Showcases F-35 Stealth Jets At Aero India 2023

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone Destroyed Putin’s S-400 Surface-to-air Missile In Belgorod Region

  • Americas

    Pentagon Announced Top Ten Contenders For Counter-drone Technology

  • Defense Industry

    Germany to buy Israeli Arrow 3 missile defense system worth $4.3 billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thai Army Secured Disputed Temple, Barricade Cambodian Access

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Plans to Buy 24 JF-17 Block II Fighters

  • Europe

    U.S. Approves F-35, Super Hornet And Patriot Missile Defense System For Switzerland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kim Jong Un Tours Major Ballistic Missile Factory Near Pyongyang.

  • Middle East

    U.S. Forces In Iraq Scrambled F-15 Jet To Shot Down Iranian Drone

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli IAI Successfully Test Fires Barak ER Missile Interceptors

  • C4iSR

    Indra Unveils New Digital Self-protection Suite For Faster Missile Approach Alerts for Air Platforms

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s Aksungur UCAV Hits Target At 30km Distance

  • Air Platform

    Saab Awarded Contract To Upgrade Gripen C/D With New AESA Radar And Software

  • Americas

    L3Harris Awarded Contract to Join US Air Forces’s AN/ALQ-172 Countermeasures Program

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