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Americas

U.S. Air Force Shoots Down Chinese Spy Ballon

February 5, 2023 GDC 0

The US military has shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, a US official said Saturday. The spy balloon was first spotted in the sky over Montana […]

  • Azerbaijan Shot Down Armenian Su-25 Using MANPAD

    June 1, 2021 0
    Azerbaijan has published a video of the destruction of the Armenian Su-25 attack aircraft. Azerbaijan Deployed Ten Thousand Troops And Artillery Near ArmeniaDateMarch 16, 2021Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systemsDateNovember 10, 2020Russian Peacekeepers Watch [...]
  • IAI to unveil new long-endurance Heron MK II UAV

    January 30, 2020 0
    Israel Aerospace Industries will unveil its latest multi-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, Heron MK II, at the Singapore Airshow next month.Using the most advanced technologies developed by IAI to date, the Heron MK II is a [...]
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Started Fitting Out Mk41 Vertical Launching System on Mogami-class Friday

    April 17, 2025 0
    Japan has started installing the first Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS) for a planned fleet of 12 Mogami-class multirole frigates (also known as FFM) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Japan Commissions First-in-Class [...]
  • Australian Electro Optic Systems Developed New Directed-energy counter-drone technology

    September 3, 2023 0
    Australian company Electro Optic Systems has announced that Ukrainian ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko take part in the company’s kinetic and directed energy counter-drone live fire demonstration at the Lightforce Group Klondyke Range. Australian Company EOS To [...]
  • Swedish DMA Extends Gripen Maintenance Contract With Saab

    April 3, 2021 0
    Saab and the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) have today extended a contract to provide support and maintenance services for Gripen. The order value amounts to approximately SEK 1.6 billion for the period from 1 [...]
  • Pakistan’s military court sentenced Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed to 14 years in prison.

    December 12, 2025 0
    A Pakistani military court on Thursday announced that it had sentenced Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, the former head of the country’s intelligence agency, to 14 years in prison after convicting him on charges of corruption, [...]
Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Canadian Navy Accepts HMCS Harry DeWolf Artic OPV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Deploys M1A2 Abrams SEP V3 Tanks

  • Europe

    German Police Arrested Man For Supply Engines Worth $3 Million For Russian Orlan-10 Drone

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Gets French Mirage 2000 Fighter Jet Boost From NATO Ally

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    HGK and KGK integration into Turkish ANKA+ and AKSUNGUR UAV begins

  • Europe

    Lithuania to buy Leopard tanks in record €2 billion order

  • Europe

    Putin warns NATO that Russia could revoke test ban treaty

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    Will AUKUS Bring B-21 Raider Long-Range Stealth Bombers To Australia?

  • Europe

    Lithuania Purchases Switchblade 600 Loitering Munitions

  • Europe

    Russia lost four T-90M tanks, 11 BTR-82A APCs and 20 artilleries in one day, reported Ukrainian MoD

  • C4iSR

    Australia deploys high-tech E-7A Wedgetail spy plane to protect the United Arab Emirates.

  • Europe

    North Korea to deliver ammunitions, tanks and artillery to Russia in return of military satellite

  • Europe

    Russia’s Black Sea fleet operations have been greatly complicated and paralyzed

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish ASELSAN, Baykar and TUSAS named top 100 global arms dealers

  • Infantry Weapons

    National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) II: The Most Advanced Ground Based Air Defence Systems In The World

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea is considering joining the AUKUS alliance to share military technology with Australia, the US and the UK

  • Defense Industry

    First smoothbore gun enters production for Challenger 3 upgrade program

  • Infantry Weapons

    The KM-SAM surface-to-air missile system

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine unveils new domestic surface-to-air missile.

  • Europe

    Russian Defense Contractor Oleg Volkov Enjoys Luxury Life In The USA Despite American Sanctions

  • Air Platform

    Boeing completed delivery of Chinook helicopters to the Indian Air Force

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems To Provide Next-gen Missile Approach Warning Systems for Apache Helicopters

  • Europe

    Moldova enforced European Union sanctions on Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Offers KAAN Fifth-gen Fighter Jets to European and Asian countries

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh replaces director general of infamous military intelligence agency DGFI for abduction, torture and disappearance of thousands of political prisoners

  • Infantry Weapons

    Bangladesh plans to purchase 40,000 rounds 155mm shells from Pakistan

  • Defense Industry

    Indian Navy signs contract for construction of 17 naval vessels

  • Air Platform

    Boeing, MHI Partner on State of the Art Upgrades to Japan’s F-15J fleet

  • Europe

    U.S. designates Wagner mercenary as transnational criminal organization

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Rebels Cracks Junta’s Chinese-made Jamming Systems, Launches Ukrainian Style Kamikaze Drones At Army’s Positions

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia deploys latest S-500 air defense systems to Crimea, Ukraine’s HUR says

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive 200 MaxxPro MRAP From The U.S.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China to launch eighth Type 055 Destroyer next year

  • Air Platform

    JF-17 Blunder: Myanmar Grounds JF-17 Fighter Jets For Structural Flaws And Engine Problems

  • Europe

    Australia delivered new batch of Bushmaster armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia stops supplying missile to Turkey and China

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army (Theif): The Thief In Green Uniform

  • Europe

    Ukraine Receives PT-91 Twardy Tanks From Poland

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s Advanced F-15EX / F-15X Fighter Jet

  • C4iSR

    Taiwan’s F-16V fighters to receive IRST21 sensors that can track Chinese J-20

  • Africa

    Egypt Plans To Sign Major Technology Transfer Deal With Belarus

  • Europe

    314,290 Dead: Russia’s Third Mass Mobilization Is Imminent As Soldier’s Families Plan To Protest

  • Europe

    Breaking News: U.S. Law Makers Introduces Bill To Train Ukrainian Pilots On F-15 And F-16 Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rolls Royce’s nuclear reactors to power Australian SSN AUKUS submarines

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia used Kh-69 cruise missiles for the first time in Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone struck Russian oil installation 500km inside Russia

  • Europe

    Turkish first national frigate fires first missile from indigenous VLS

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s Su-25 Fighter Jet Using Anti-air Gun

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