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  • [ April 18, 2026 ] Russia halts Su-57 production after major fires, derailed export potential in India. Air Platform
  • [ April 18, 2026 ] Israeli Defense Forces Confirmed That It had Destroyed Iran’s Caspian Sea Naval Base and 5 Frigates Before Ceasefire. Middle East
  • [ April 18, 2026 ] Australia Test Fires Locally-made Multiple Launch Rocket System. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ April 18, 2026 ] Australia purchases three Mogami-class frigates worth $10 billion. East Asia and Pacific Region
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Europe

Royal Navy’s operational F-35 jets mark first landing on HMS Queen Elizabeth

June 11, 2020 GDC 0

The decks of HMS Queen Elizabeth are roaring with the sound of F-35 Lightning jets as the famous Dambusters squadron landed on the aircraft carrier for the first time today. Pilots, engineers, cyberspace and mission […]

Naval Platforms

F-35B STOVL Fighter Jet: Air Superiority Over South China Sea

June 2, 2020 GDC 0

F-35B is a stealthy aircraft carrying long-range sensors and ability to internally carry Raytheon’s AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile make it the world’s most effective air supremacy fighter, after the F-22. The Joint Strike Missile (JSM), […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

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

January 13, 2020 GDC 0

The US State Department has approved the sale of up to 12 F-35 fighter jets and related equipment to Singapore at an estimated cost of $US2.75 billion ($A18.57 billion), pending approval from Congress, the US […]

  • China is selling Russian knockoff military gear back to Russia

    April 23, 2025 0
    The authorities have told Russia’s Izvestia newspaper that Chinese nationals have been caught smuggling Russian military gear out of the country before reselling knockoffs back to Russia. Syria war: What did Russia accomplish?DateMarch 13, 2018Ever [...]
  • FrankenSAM program: Ukraine to retrofit AIM-9X Sidewinder On To Soviet-era Buk Launcher

    November 30, 2023 0
    Ukraine and the United States have engineered “hybrid” air defense systems allowing modern Western missiles to be fired from retrofitted Soviet launchers, The New York Times reported on 28 October. Ukrainian Engineers To Retrofit Sea Sparrow Missiles [...]
  • President Trump Asked US Air Force to Prepare for Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Facility

    March 29, 2025 0
    The United States is quietly preparing for a possible military operation targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, according to multiple indicators observed across the region. The movements of strategic assets and recent diplomatic communications point to growing [...]
  • Ukrainian Security Services Releases Photos Of James Bond Style Raids In Occupied Crimea

    October 3, 2023 0
    This is the moment that Ukrainian jet ski commandos launched a raid that struck at the heart of Vladimir Putin’s naval stronghold. Bayraktar TB2 could play a key role if a war break over Crimea, [...]
  • Lockheed Martin TPS-77 Multi-Role Radar (MRR)

    May 20, 2018 0
    The TPS-77 Multi-Role Radar (MRR) is designed for ultra-low power consumption and is the most mobile version of Lockheed Martin’s successful TPS-77 product line. This high-performing radar, configurable for long or medium range, can be [...]
  • Russia started exchanging food from Pakistan amid Western sanctions

    October 9, 2024 0
    A Russian company will barter chickpeas and lentils for Pakistani tangerines and rice. Russia has struggled to make payments across borders amid mounting sanctions from the US and its allies. Russia to accept mandarins instead [...]
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 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

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 […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Transfers Cyclone-class Patrol Ships to Philippine Navy

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS artillery struck Russian ammunition depots in occupied Makiivka.

  • Air Platform

    India purchases locally-made 156 light combat Prachand helicopters

  • Europe

    U.S. delivers M1117 ASV 4×4 armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy’s Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan Starts Sea Trials In Shanghai.

  • Americas

    The US Army extends up-gunned Stryker ICV competition to August 2020

  • Defense Industry

    Germany purchases 227 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles

  • Europe

    Finish Authority Arrested A Group For Exporting Millions of Dollars Of Drones And Anti-drone Tech To Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Ultra Maritime to provide hull mounted sonar for RAN’s Hunter-class Frigates

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army’s Cessna 152 Training Aircraft Crashed

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands received its first MQ-9A Reaper drones

  • Americas

    Raytheon Awarded $358 Million Contract For Evolved Seasparrow Missile Block 2

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s Chairman Tarique Rahman: The Original Graft King And Drug Lord Announced his Return To Politics After Surrendering His Bangladeshi Passport

  • Middle East

    Bangladesh Navy’s BNS Bijoy destroyed in Beirut explosion

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin Frames Alexei Navalny To Remain In Power Indefinitely As The New Tsar Of Russia

  • Europe

    Why Azerbaijani Wins In Nagorno-karabakh Is A Win For Israel?

  • Americas

    General Dynamics Awarded Contract to Produce Next-Generation Battle Tank Design.

  • Air Platform

    Canada purchases 16 Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces struck HIMARS at mining plant in Russian-controlled Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Turkey seeks approval to locally produce GE F404 engines for KAAN and Hurjet fighter jets

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles From The U.S.

  • Air Platform

    MQ-9B SeaGuardian Demonstrates Maritime Capabilities

  • Infantry Weapons

    Chinese And Russian Howitzer Lost To South Korean K9 Thunder Howitzer In Egyptian Army’s Trials

  • Air Platform

    RAAF F-35A Takes Off With Full Complement Of Weapons

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s MiG-35 fighter is being briefly used against Ukraine, UAC reported

  • Europe

    UK, Greece Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Air Force Pilots Who Trained In USA Says F-16 Much Better Than Sukhoi And Mikoyan Built Aircraft

  • Middle East

    Why is the US Army removing military assets from Saudi Kingdom?

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $7.8 Billion Contract To Produce 126 F-35 Stealth Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Naval Group Awarded Contract To Produce Scorpene Evolved Class Submarines For Indonesian Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russian air force bombed its own territory with FAB-250 bombs due to GLONASS errors

  • Air Platform

    Sweden’s Gripen defeat Russia’s Su-35 in a simulated War Game

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Cheaply Built Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Destroying Russia’s Mult-billion Warships And Naval Infrastructure

  • Europe

    Uk will invest over $8.13 billion in its submarine building capacity

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Indian Air Force is so bad using Western tech that French SCALP-EG ended up 37km off target

  • Middle East

    Analysis: UAE And Israeli Diplomatic Relationships

  • Americas

    Epirus shows its drone-killing HPM phased array microwave weapon in action

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman to produce Hydra-70 illuminating flares for US Army

  • C4iSR

    U.S. State Department Approves Ground-based Command And Control System To Morocco

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lack of Leadership in Australia and New Zealand Emboldened Chinese Navy

  • Europe

    Australia To Build Six New Patrol Vessels, Amid Laser Attack On RAAF’S Poseidon Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s first homegrown TFX fighter jet began taxi trials

  • Europe

    The Russian Su-57 is not ready to fly, says Russian defense expert

  • Middle East

    Israel seems determined to tackle Hezbollah decisively inside Lebanon

  • Africa

    South African Army Displays New Badger 8×8 Armored Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Russian Fighter Bombers Running Out Of Service Life, F-16 And Gripen Will Make Putin’s Forces Life Miserable

  • Americas

    US, Ukraine sign critical minerals deal two months after Oval Office clash over war aid

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s $5 billion military parade is a direct warning to the Indo-Pacific regions.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Turns to The West For Defense and Security Needs

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    JASSM-ER: Long-range air-launched standoff cruise missile

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