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Americas

Barrett To Supply U.S. Army With MK22 Sniper Rifles

April 8, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. Department of Defense announced Wednesday that US-based Barrett Firearms was awarded a $49,977,196 contract for procurement of Multi-Role Adaptive Rifle/MK22 Advanced Sniper Rifles, spare parts, accessories, tools, and conversion kits. The estimated completion […]

Americas

US Military Selected Barrett Multi-caliber MRAD Sniper Rifle to Replace M2010 and M107 sniper rifles

March 1, 2020 GDC 0

The US military’s newest sniper rifle of choice appears to be the Barrett Multi-Role Adaptive Design (MRAD) bolt-action rifle, a weapon in which the Army, Marines, and special operators have all expressed interest, citing budget […]

  • Saab Awarded Contract Torpedo 62 Life Extension

    December 26, 2021 0
    Defense and security company Saab has received another contract from the Swedish Defense Material Organization (FMV) for the next phase of the life extension program of Torpedo 62. Saab Receives Order for Torpedo 62 Life [...]
  • Egypt Plans To Sign Major Technology Transfer Deal With Belarus

    June 4, 2021 0
    According to a number of Egyptian sources, the African country is reportedly considering license production of a number of advanced Belarusian weapons system domestically. Egypt Is The Largest Buyer Of German And French WeaponsDateAugust 5, [...]
  • United Nations To Evict Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) From Peacekeeping Mission For Human Rights Violation

    January 21, 2022 0
    The United Nations Department of Peace Operations should ban Bangladesh’s notoriously abusive paramilitary Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from UN deployment, 12 organizations said in a letter to Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, made public on last year. [...]
  • Raytheon enters full-rate production for SM-3 Block IIA

    November 22, 2024 0
    Raytheon, an RTX business, has reached a new production milestone, entering full-rate manufacturing of its Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptors. As noted by the company, this achievement comes amid rising global demand for advanced [...]
  • Turkish Dearsan lays keel of first of two OPVs for Nigeria

    October 23, 2022 0
    Turkish Dearsan Shipyard laid the keel of the first of two high-endurance offshore patrol vessels (HE OPV 76) for the Nigerian Navy during a ceremony held at Dearsan’s facilities in Istanbul on September 16, 2022. [...]
  • Poland Purchases GBU-39B Bombs For F-35 and F-16 Fighter Jets.

    October 9, 2025 0
    According to information published by the Polish Ministry of National Defence on September 4, 2025, during the MSPO 2025 defense exhibition held in Kielce, Poland, an agreement was signed between the United States and Poland [...]
Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

December 26, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type 90B 122mm Rocket Artillery Exploded and Rolled Over Again.

December 25, 2025 0

Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. That’s what happened in the Thai-Cambodian War. Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm […]

Europe

Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

December 25, 2025 0

Lithuania has signed a 252 million euro contract with KNDS France for a second batch of 30 CAESAR Mk II 155 mm wheeled howitzers, expanding a program first launched in 2022. The move strengthens long-range […]

  • Air Platform

    Australia welcomes more F-35 Lightning II at RAAF base Williamtown

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi extends life of Japan’s Type 10 main battle tanks

  • Defense Industry

    Germany, France, Spain To Sign FCAS Agreement Next Week

  • Europe

    Czech Republic Delivers 45 Upgraded T-72B Tanks To Ukraine

  • Europe

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

  • Americas

    Pentagon Announced Combined Arms Training For Ukrainian Soldiers

  • Americas

    Thank You: June 12 Is Officially Women’s Veterans Day

  • Air Platform

    Russian army’s Belarus-made armed drone was shot down in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Spanish Navantia Proposed To Build Three More Air Warfare Destroyer For Royal Australian Navy

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force To Replace F-22 Raptor With Sixth-generation NGAD Fighters

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Taiwan Deployed Hai Feng Shore-based Anti-Ship Missile Amid China Tension

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Deploys M1A2 Abrams SEP V3 Tanks

  • Europe

    U.S. Asks Turkey To Transfer S-400 To Ukraine And Get F-35 And Patriot System

  • Central Asia

    Three Brothers 2021: Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan start joint military exercises

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Figured Out How To Hit Russia’s S-400 Surface-to-air Missile System, 31 S-400 Batteries Destroyed In Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Kadyrov’s troops using Tesla Cybertrucks in the Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

    Pilot killed in Indian Tejas fighter jet crash due to flight control system malfunction during demo flight at Dubai Air Show.

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed’s F-16, Saab Gripen And Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets Under Consideration For Ukraine

  • Europe

    Corruption, stolen Swedish and German technology, and lack of engine forced Russia to shut down T-14 Armata project

  • Defense Industry

    The Philippines Buys Two Corvettes From South Korea Worth $556 Million

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Awarded Contract to Build Korean Navy’s Next-gen Aegis destroyer

  • Americas

    Pentagon-funded research aided Chinese military, congressional report says.

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Air Force Gets First Gripen E Fighter Jet

  • Air Platform

    HAL Tejas: India’s LCA is worse than you think, comparable to 1950s MiG-21, IAF internal assessment report

  • Air Platform

    Iran Purchases Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 Fighter Jets, IRGC Reported

  • Central Asia

    Israel sent almost 100 cargo flights loaded with weapons to Azerbaijan

  • Anti-air Missiles

    India to shelf Akash and Trishul SAM as the radar can’t see the target

  • Europe

    Finland Purchases K9 Thunder Howitzers From South Korea, Amid Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract Torpedo 62 Life Extension

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Delivers Modernized CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles To Dutch Army

  • Air Platform

    Russia postponed delivery of Su-57 to Russian Aerospace Force (VKS) until 2025

  • Africa

    Algeria acquired Norinco SR-5 MLRS

  • Europe

    Putin backs Iran’s mass missile attacks on Israel

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves F-35 Sale To Czech Republic

  • Infantry Weapons

    Chinese Navy’s YJ-12A/B Anti-surface Warfare Capabilities

  • Europe

    Poland to acquire Korean K2 and German Leopard 2 tanks to replace T-72s donated to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    UK’s Tempest Fighter To Get A Brand New AESA Radar

  • Europe

    Germany lifts embargo on Pandur II armored combat vehicles for Philippines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Beijing’s ability to gain complete control of Taiwan by unilateral military action is limited

  • Americas

    Keel laid for Brazilian Navy’s first Tamandaré-class frigate

  • Europe

    Russian Cargo Ships Stealing Grains From Ukrainian Port

  • Anti-ship Missile

    IAI teams up with Thales to supply Royal Navy with sea serpent missiles

  • Europe

    Finland Received Upgraded Hamina-class Missile Boat

  • Europe

    BYPOL uprising: Poland deploys HIMARS, tanks and troops near the border of Kaliningrad exclave

  • Europe

    Turkey To Negotiate With Biden Administration For The Conditions Of Withdrawal Of CAATSA Against Its Defense Industries

  • Middle East

    Canada to export LAV 700 Armored Vehicles to Saudi Arabia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan and Australia to strengthened bilateral military co-operation

  • Defense Industry

    Japan loosens arms exports control as geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific heats up

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Received F-16 From Netherlands, Mirage 2000 From France

  • Europe

    Russia Lost More Than 11,000 Military Combat Vehicles In The Ukraine War, Degrading Russian Army’s Ground Warfare Capability

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