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US Air Force approves use of StormBreaker smart weapons

October 18, 2020 GDC 0

The US Air Force’s (USAF) Air Combat Command (ACC) has approved the fielding of StormBreaker smart weapon on F-15E aircraft. Developed by Raytheon Missiles & Defense, the precision weapon is designed to provide the user […]

  • Bangladesh Air Guard’s Yak-130 Training Aircraft Crashed, Pilots Injured

    March 4, 2021 0
    Yak-130 trainer aircraft of Bangladesh Air Guard (BAG) crashed at Maheshkhali upazila in Cox’s Bazar yesterday evening 292 km southeast of capital Dhaka, the pilots ejected, said Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of Bangladesh military. [...]
  • Russia tasked Mikoyan Design Bureau to build a basic pilot trainer after disastrous Ukraine invasion

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  • Ukrainian troops have crossed the Dnipro River near Kherson

    November 18, 2023 0
    Russia has admitted that “small groups” of Ukrainian troops have crossed the Dnipro River and are holding territory in the country’s southeast near Kherson, which it has occupied since March 2022. However, both President Zelenskyy [...]
  • Iran wants to build submarines and destroyer

    April 5, 2020 0
    The Iranian Navy’s latest homegrown warship projects include submarines and destroyer, Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari, Head of the Iranian Defense Ministry’s Marine Industries Organization, said in a recent interview with Iranian media Iran is experienced at [...]
  • The Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN) Submarine Replacement Programme

    April 20, 2020 0
    The Dutch MoD will have provided more clarity about which shipyard or shipyards will proceed to the next round. While this article is being written, there is still fierce competition going on. Four international shipbuilders [...]
  • China Sends Su-35 To Taiwanese ADIZ For First Time

    June 1, 2022 0
    China has made its second-largest incursion into Taiwan’s air defence zone this year, as Taipei signalled it planned to deepen security ties with the United States. 25 PLAAF Aircraft Fly Through Taiwan’s ADIZ On Monday, [...]
Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    AeroVironment Ramps Up Production Of Switchblades Kamikaze Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Saab Defence to update ISCMMS of Collins Class Submarines

  • Europe

    Ukraine Launches Drone Swarms Over Moscow, Including Putin’s Resident

  • Europe

    Israel Considers Sending Iron Dome To Ukraine After Anti-semitic Remarks By Sergei Lavrov

  • Americas

    New Double-V Hull A1 Stryker variant spotted during exercises

  • Africa

    Turkish ASFAT Awarded Contract To Supply MEMATT Minesweeper For West Africa

  • C4iSR

    Poland selects AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield electronic warfare suite for F-16 Viper upgrade program.

  • Air Platform

    China’s GAIC FTC-2000G AJT/Ground Attack Aircraft

  • Europe

    Putin’s Russia in panic and disarray after armed rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thailand Rejects Chinese Proposal To Build $390 Million Submarine With Underperforming And Noisy Chinese-made CHD620 Diesel Engine

  • Europe

    Russia’s Corvette “Provorny”, which is under construction, caught fire in St. Petersburg

  • Central Asia

    Armenia Turns Away From Russia And Towards The U.S., Amid Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones blitz Russian Belgorod

  • Middle East

    Analysis: Had The U.S. Secretly Approved Sale Of F-22 Raptor To Israel?

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall signs armored vehicle deal with Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Israel to Ask U.S. for Arms to Offset UAE F-35 Sale: Report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PLA Rocket Force Test Fires DF-26 Ballistic Missiles

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys U.S.-made Scorpion Mortar For The First Time

  • Middle East

    Operations Epic Fury degraded Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capability by 70 percent, but the stockpile of IRBMs remains intact in a bunker.

  • Air Platform

    From Israel To China: An In-depth Analysis of The J-10 Vigorous Dragon Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    U.S.-made ATACMS pounding in Crimea as Russia shuts Kerch bridge

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin awarded $4.5 billion contract to produce JAGM and HELLFIRE missiles

  • Americas

    F-16 Video Shows First-Ever Manned F-16 Versus X-62A AI-piloted Aerial Dogfight

  • Americas

    Biden Administration redirects Patriot missile defense system orders to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Putin Struggling To Contain In-fighting Among His Generals And Advisors

  • AUV Platform

    Japan orders HII REMUS 300 uncrewed undersea vehicles

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan conducts successful training launch of ‘Fatah-II’ rocket system

  • C4iSR

    Swedish Air Force Received Sixth and Final GlobalEye Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Sent Gripen Fighter Jets to Poland for NATO Air Policing Mission

  • Europe

    France To Donate Tank Killer AMX-10 Amored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Air Force Receives New Anka-S UAV Configuration

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. Marine Raiders in Taiwan, a warning to China!

  • Europe

    Russian Navy Has Only Seven Warships in Black Sea Fleet

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed: Ukraine’s ATACMS with M39 munition destroyed Russia’s S-400 SAM in Luhansk Oblast

  • Europe

    German Aerospace Employee Union Warns Government About Buying Super Hornet

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia Donates Its 11 MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 has shot down Russia’s Su-35 fighter jet using AMRAAM missile

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Rocket Strike Destroyed Russian Electronic Warfare Vehicle

  • Air Platform

    President Trump Agrees to Sale F-35 Stealth Jets to Türkiye

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia’s Weird Purchases of Disintegrated East-West Air Defense Systems to Counter Modern Threats

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Amid coronavirus insecurity, China opens territorial tensions with Southeast Asian neighbors

  • Europe

    Greece To Purchase American Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) Frigates

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin to Build 128 F-16V Block 72 For Export Customers

  • Air Platform

    U.S. approves F-35 stealth jets for Saudi Arabia; the UAE, Morocco, and Indonesia are next in line to get F-35.

  • Europe

    U.S. State Department Confirms Delivery Of M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery To Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s high-value radio frequency relay station

  • Americas

    Fincantieri to Build the 3rd Constellation-class Frigate for US Navy

  • Americas

    Saab delivers Curl-Gustaf Ammunition to U.S. armed forces

  • Europe

    Ukraine sends Turkish-made Cobra II vehicles to the frontline

  • Air Platform

    Turkiye plans to purchase additional F-16V block 70 fighter jets.

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