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Europe

Ukrainian forces fired ground-launched small diameter bombs for the first time

February 16, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine’s American-made, ground-launched glide-bombs are in action—and at a critical time. The 600-pound, 90-mile-range glide-bombs might help to compensate for a dire shortage of 155-millimeter howitzer shells. But only somewhat. The glide munitions aren’t artillery. […]

Europe

Boeing will deliver long-range ground-launched small diameter bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine this month

February 1, 2024 GDC 0

After successful testing in the U.S., Ukraine will soon receive it first big batch of long-range missiles made by Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab that promise to extend its range deep into Russian-held territory, according […]

Air-Launched Weapons

F-35 Launched Stormbreaker Small Diameter Bombs

December 4, 2020 GDC 0

The Air Force is preparing to arm its F-35 with a new, all-weather course-correcting air-dropped precision bomb able to destroy moving targets from distances as far as 40 miles. It uses a data link and multi-mode targeting seeker to follow […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Raytheon awarded contract to upgrade Small Diameter Bomb

April 16, 2020 GDC 0

Raytheon has been awarded a $450 million contract for engineering changes and development of the Small Diameter Bomb II, an update for the U.S. Air Force. The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is for […]

  • Thyssenkrupp unveils powerful MEKO A300 class frigate

    October 22, 2021 0
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  • 50 RAAF Aircraft Joins Exercise Arnhem Thunder 2021

    May 28, 2021 0
    Fifty RAAF aircraft including the F-35, Super Hornet and Wedgetail have begun one of the largest domestic training exercises of 2021. RAAF F-35A Takes Off With Full Complement Of WeaponsDateJune 11, 2021Royal Australian Air Force [...]
  • Syrian Rebels Used Kamikaze and FPV Drones Against Assad Regime

    December 4, 2024 0
    As Syrian rebels gain more ground in key government areas in northwestern Syria, an advanced locally made drone is being credited as a vital element behind the success of a lightning offensive. In just a [...]
  • India nails Russia’s defense industries coffin by selecting German submarines

    February 7, 2025 0
    Germany’s Thyssenkrupp will build six submarines for the Indian Navy along with its Indian partner. However, the deal does not necessarily mean New Delhi will end its defense sector dependence on Russia. France’s Naval Group [...]
  • US Sate Department approves $2.3bn refurbishment package for 43 of Egypt’s AH-64E Apaches

    May 9, 2020 0
    The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of a refurbishment package for 43 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters owned by Egypt. The estimated $2.3 billion deal is not final, but was [...]
  • Why India and China should be given secondary sanctions?

    April 7, 2022 0
    As the war in Ukraine drags on, lawmakers in the U.S. are seeking ways to ratchet up the economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin. The hundreds of sanctions imposed so far on Russian industries, [...]
Infantry Weapons

India’s DRDO developed 155mm howitzer ammo exploded inside gun turret

July 29, 2025 0

The Indian Army is set to test a new mounted gun system (MGS) designed to fire six rounds in a minute and reposition in just 85 seconds, a shoot-and-scoot capability meant to dodge counter-fire and […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

June 5, 2025 0

North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of […]

Europe

CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

June 2, 2025 0

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Europe

British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

May 28, 2025 0

The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]

Central Asia

Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

May 26, 2025 0

Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]

Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

  • Europe

    Greece to transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine in exchange of Italian Leopard tanks

  • Air Platform

    France Acquires 42 Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Putin stored hundreds of thousands of dead bodies in the secret morgue all over Russia

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Plans To Issue Fresh Tender For 114 Medium Multi-role Fighter Aircraft

  • Europe

    British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF’s C27J aircraft put on problem project watchlist

  • Central Asia

    Turkmenistan ordered six M-346s and eight AW139s worth 446 million euros

  • Europe

    Putin Would Be Signing ‘Suicide Note’ If He Nukes Ukraine, Says John Bolton

  • Europe

    Turkey continues to test 6×6 special ops vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Send 30 Additional Bushmaster Vehicles To Ukraine, Train Ukrainian Soldiers In UK

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China sending private military contractors to protect Myanmar’s Junta is a grave concern for Bangladesh, India and Thailand

  • Middle East

    Iranian General Abolfazl Alijani Killed In Syria

  • Middle East

    Israelis are armed to the teeth, ready to fire at Hamas terrorists

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems proposed a new large area display (LAD) cockpit for Finland’s HX bid

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA Deutschland increasing production capacity and developing new capabilities

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Begins Shipbuilding of the Philippine Navy’s First Corvette

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korean Troops Committing Suicide to Avoid Capture in Kursk Region

  • Europe

    French Navy’s Final ASW FREMM Frigate ‘Normandie’ Enters Active Service

  • Air Platform

    Three More Rafale Fighters To Arrive In India On November 5

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Air Force scrambles F-16 again to warn off Chinese J-11 jets

  • Air Platform

    Saab Gripen E: An unique opportunity for Indian Defense Industry

  • Middle East

    Israel seems determined to tackle Hezbollah decisively inside Lebanon

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship is ready, but China can’t make an aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 should be allowed to strike inside Russia, the same way Iran allowed its missiles to strike inside Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    HENSOLDT Developed Multifunctional Jammer Combining AI and AESA

  • Europe

    Australia bans exports of alumina, aluminium ores, bauxite to Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. state department approves the sale of F-35 to Singapore

  • Europe

    Turkey is focused on joining the BRICS economic alliance

  • Air Platform

    Denmark Receives Four Additional F-35s From US

  • Europe

    Germany Sent MATADOR ATGM And Ammo To Ukraine

  • Americas

    Ukrainian startup Himera supplies secure radios to the US Air Force

  • South Asia

    Rape and Abduction by Bangladesh Military: An Account of Indigenous Bangladeshi Girl

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why US Should Sanction Chinese Defense Entities?

  • Europe

    Netherlands, Italy and Belgium Send 155mm Tracked Howitzers to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s nuclear submarines welcome to dock in Singapore

  • Europe

    Russia lost 69 artillery systems in three days totalling 3137 different pieces of artillery destroyed since invasion

  • Naval Weapons

    Japan Developing Hypersonic Anti-ship Missile

  • Air Platform

    Germany Wants to Buy F-35 Stealth Jets, Report Deutsche Press

  • Air Platform

    India ditches Russian missile and chooses MBDA MICA as the medium-range missile

  • Europe

    Russia Exposed: Kazan nuclear submarine’s Soviet-era anechoic tile cracked during Cuba voyage

  • Middle East

    Royal Navy captured large cache of Iranian-made missiles shipment to Hezbollah

  • Europe

    IAI And Rafael Are Competing For Polish Air Defense Requirement

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s laser targeting system and laser-guided bombs have low efficacy, missing their targets

  • Air Platform

    China Worries As Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s Ka-52 Helicopter Using Stinger Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar rebels hit Chinese consulate in Yangon

  • Europe

    Turkey And Russia To Sign Space Cooperation Pact

  • Americas

    U.S. Marine Corps Purchases 44 Iron Dome Launchers and 1840 Missiles

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Commentators Admit Russian Military Weren’t Ready For Full-scale Military Operations

  • Europe

    Avdiivka turned into new Bakhmut for Russia as it lost an entire brigade to Ukraine’s offensive

  • Anti-air Missiles

    IRIS-T SLM Proved Hundred Percent Efficacy Against Missiles, Drones, And Aircraft: Ukrainian MoD

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