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Naval Group rolls out second Barracuda submarine

December 3, 2021 GDC 0

French shipbuilder Naval Group rolled out France’s second Suffren-class (Barracuda) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), Duguay-Trouin , during an official ceremony at its yard in Cherbourg, Normandy, on 26 November. Duguay-Trouin was transferred from the construction […]

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

    September 12, 2024 0
    Ukraine is seeking formal permission to use donated Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to strike targets inside Russia. Joining fellow national leaders at NATO’s annual summit on 11 July, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his [...]
  • Ukraine started ‘special sea drone operations’ against Russia hitting second tanker

    August 6, 2023 0
    Ukraine launches second sea drone attack in 24 hours as Russia confirms second tanker was damaged in the Black Sea near occupied Crimea. Ukrainian sea drone blew up Russian oil tankerDateAugust 5, 2023Ukraine’s drone strikes [...]
  • Turkey Risks Further Sanctions if It Buys Second Batch of S-400

    September 28, 2021 0
    In an interview with American broadcaster CBS News, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would make decisions on its defense systems independently. “In the future, nobody will be able to interfere in terms of what [...]
  • Syria’s Russian-made radars reportedly of little use against alleged Israeli and Turkish strikes

    May 9, 2020 0
    Syria said turning to Chinese radars as Russian-made ones fail to spot incoming strikes A Russian-made S-300 air defense system battery located just 60 kilometers away from a Hezbollah arms depot in Syria’s Homs, destroyed in [...]
  • Russia sent a commercial proposal for the delivery of 21 MiG-21 to India

    July 25, 2021 0
    Russia has sent a commercial offer to India for the delivery of 21 MiG-29 fighters in response to a request for proposal from the Indian side, according to a spokesperson for Russia’s Federal Service for [...]
  • Why Did Russia’s S-300 Fail in Syria?

    January 24, 2022 0
    On Friday, May 1 2021, an alleged Syrian military source criticized the S-300 air defense systems supplied by Russia as incapable of stopping Israeli airstrikes and as “backwards,” reported Middle East Monitor, citing Avia.pro, a [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s U212 NFS Submarine Project Reaches New Milestone

  • Europe

    Pilot dies in MiG-29 fighter jet crash in Russia -RIA

  • Europe

    Here’s why Russia lost more than 300,000 troops in 17 months of the Ukraine war

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Plans To Develop Hypersonic Cruise Missile

  • Americas

    United States has strengthened its dominance in the global arms trade, accounting for 43 percent

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan sent experts to revive Myanmar’s grounded JF-17 aircraft as fighting between the junta and rebels intensify

  • Europe

    Putin fired Colonel-General Gennady Anashkin for lying about battlefield gains

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia shot down its own Mi-8 transport helicopter

  • Middle East

    U.S. Navy Strikes Iran’s Command, Control and Surveillance Sites in Tehran.

  • C4iSR

    US-operated AN/TPY-2 radar installation in Turkey aided Israeli Air Force

  • Europe

    Serbia’s SDPR to open ​a drone manufacturing plant with Israel’s ​Elbit ⁠Systems.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force approves use of StormBreaker smart weapons

  • Americas

    U.S. State Department Approved Foreign Military Sale Of $150 Million Hellfire Missiles For Netherlands

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman’s AN/APG-78 LONGBOW Fire Control Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Australia Launches First Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boat for RAN

  • Air Platform

    Airbus to offer Tranche 5 Eurofighters to replace German Tornados

  • Naval Platforms

    Indonesia ordered two Iver Huitfeldt class frigates from Danish Odense Maritime

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to purchase three new C-130J transport aircraft

  • Europe

    U.S. To Supply Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone blasted Russia’s Iskander ballistic missile factory

  • Africa

    Algerian Navy’s Powerful MEKO-200AN Frigate to Exercise with French Navy

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin Started Building F-35A For Denmark

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claims Over 14,000 Russian Troops Killed In Action

  • Middle East

    China is supplying weapons and material support to Iran’s IRGC through Russia, Turkmenistan and Pakistan.

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Fresh Contract To Produce NLAW For British Army

  • Counter-drone System

    EOS Defence Expressed Interest In Producing Counter-drone System In Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia has launched the life extension program for its Collins-class submarines.

  • Europe

    In World First, Ukraine’s Neptune Missile Sunk Kilo Class Submarine And Amphibious Vessels Docked At Sevastopol Naval Base

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish arms exports to the United States jump 56% as gun control looms

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Pakistan’s HQ-16 Missile Shot Down Its Own Mirage Jet, Proving Chinese Copycat HQ-16 Retained Buk Missile’s Characteristics

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Lightning Fast Counteroffensive Forced Russian To Flee Eastern Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    L3Harris Awarded Contract To Provide Smart Munition Release System For Morocco, Jordan And Bahrain

  • Europe

    Russian troops fled from Ukraine frontline, Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin claims

  • AUV Platform

    Israeli Navy’s Blue Whale Unmanned Submarine Participates In NATO Drills

  • Air Platform

    Russia confirms loss of two Mi-8s helicopters in drone strikes

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russia’s Su-35 and Su-34 Fighter Bombers

  • Europe

    Saab Group To Showcase Next-gen Combat Boat-90 At DSEI 2021

  • Europe

    Putin Sacks General Lapin, Later Found General Lapin Dead In Moscow River

  • Air Platform

    China to expedite delivery of Wing Loong drones to Pakistan

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Royal New Zealand Navy Test Fires Penguin Missile for the First Time

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale of Air-to-air Missiles to Saudi Arabia

  • Infantry Weapons

    India Receives First Batch Of S-400 Triumf

  • Europe

    Wagner mercenary group shot down Russia’s airborne command post aircraft and electronic warfare helicopter during mutiny

  • Europe

    Russian Wagner mercenary shot down two Russian helicopters and IL-22 plane during mutiny

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Russia’s easy target T-90M main battle tank

  • Air Platform

    Ni Hao China! U.S. sends F-22 jets to Australia to train alongside RAAF’s F-35A fighters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian industry started maintaining US Navy’s Virginia-class submarine as part of AUKUS agreement

  • Middle East

    Iran’s nuclear, ballistic missile and drone program was wiped out, but with skilled manpower, scientific, engineering, financial and leadership losses, the IRGC cannot rebuild itself in 20 years.

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky delivers first batch of S-70i helicopters to Philippines

  • Air Platform

    General Atomics Successfully Trials Lockheed’s Legion Pod On Avengers UAV

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