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Finish Air Force quietly drops Nazi swastika from its emblem

July 3, 2020 GDC 0

It was long a rather surprising choice of imagery for Finland’s Air Force Command – a swastika and pair of wings. The symbol will always be intrinsically linked with Nazi Germany and its crimes, even […]

  • Royal Navy Will Use Artificial Intelligence To Counter Anti-ship Missile

    November 13, 2024 0
    The Royal Navy is using artificial intelligence for the first time at sea in a bid to defeat missile attacks. Leading-edge software is being tested at sea against live missiles during the largest exercise of its [...]
  • RAN upgrades Anzac-class frigates with new sonar processing system

    July 30, 2020 0
    The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) project to upgrade its Anzac-class frigates with the sovereign designed Broadband Sonar Advanced Processing System (BSAPS) under the SEA 1408 Phase 2 programme is almost complete. Under the project, the [...]
  • Netherlands, Italy and Belgium Send 155mm Tracked Howitzers to Ukraine

    May 13, 2022 0
     According to information provided by the Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby during an interview on May 9, 2022, Ukraine is specifically asked for self-propelled howitzers like the M109 because they don’t provide them with [...]
  • Israeli military says it killed Iran’s wartime chief of staff

    June 18, 2025 0
    Israel’s military said on Tuesday it had killed Ali Shadmani, who it identified as Iran’s wartime chief of staff and said was the most senior military commander. Israel wipes out Iranian Tabriz International airport in [...]
  • Australia Receives Last Batch of F-35A

    November 29, 2021 0
    The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received the last three new Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters scheduled for delivery in 2021, bringing the in-country total to 44. Royal Australian Air Force [...]
  • Pentagon considers sending an additional 10,000 ground troops to the Middle East for Trump amid the Iran war.

    March 28, 2026 0
    The Pentagon is expected to send ​10,000 soldiers from the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, adding to a massive U.S. [...]
Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

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. […]

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed’s F-16 could change the dynamics of the Ukraine war

  • South Asia

    How Indian and Pakistan’s air force compared to each other?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The CAATSA And Its Implementation On Turkey, Egypt, China and India

  • Americas

    U.S. President Joe Biden Lifts All Restrictions On Using American-made Weapons To Strike Inside Russia

  • Europe

    Sweden Joins Multinational Armored Vehicle Project

  • Europe

    HİSAR-A Goes Into Serial Production For Turkish Military

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    RTX (formerly Raytheon) to increase AIM-9X Sidewinder production to 2500 missiles per year

  • Europe

    TKMS signs preliminary agreement for Germany’s MEKO A-200 frigate project

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received Turkish Firtana 155mm Self-propelled Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    China will deliver 30 J-35A Temu fighter jets to Pakistan by 2026

  • Air Platform

    New Zealand Received Its Final P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft

  • Europe

    Russia suffered significant losses in Krasnohorivka, includes 63 BTR-82A armored vehicles, 55 T-90 tanks and 700 servicemen

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army’s Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique sued for embezzlement and siphoning $665 million

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Bank of China stops facilitating yuan-denominated transfers from UAE, Kazakhstan, and Saudi Arabia to Russia, huge economic blow to Putin

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon’s AIM-7 Sparrow Radar Guided Air-to-Air Missile

  • Defense Industry

    UAC Failed To Score An Export Customer For IL-112V Transport Aircraft

  • Middle East

    Iranian Mullahs are the most vulnerable right now to the Israeli Air Force’s attacks

  • Defense Industry

    German Companies Worries €100 Billion Defense Budget May Be Awarded To Foreign Companies

  • South Asia

    Indian RAW and Bangladeshi corrupt government officials issued counterfeit European visas to Indian nationals from Bangladesh.

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy’s second P15B destroyer INS Mormugao starts sea trials

  • Europe

    Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 Drone Destroyed Russian Patrol Boat in Black Sea

  • Americas

    Trump Admin Sanctioned China’s largest oil refinery tied to Iran’s shadow oil business.

  • Europe

    Sweden moves to fortify strategic Gotland Island, which is a prime target for Putin

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli IAI Awarded $1.2 Billion Contract To Produce Air Defense System For Undisclosed Customer

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops blow up Russian BTR-82A armored vehicles convoy in Skadovsk

  • Middle East

    Pakistan Navy Seized $1 Billion Worth of Narcotics in Arabian Sea.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Armed Forces Conduct Large-Scale Exercises Against Simulated Invasion By Chinese Military

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Defense Department cancels US Marines annual training deployment to northern territory Australia amid COVID19 concerns

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean Unveils All-unmanned Aircraft Carrier Concept

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone struck Russian oil installation 500km inside Russia

  • Europe

    Turkey transferred six F-16 fighters, twenty TB2 drones and eight T-129 attack helicopters to Azerbaijan

  • Europe

    Russia used Iranian-made 122mm HE-FRAG rockets in Ukraine

  • Europe

    A Car Bomb Killed Russian Senior General-lieutenant Yaroslav Moskalik in Moscow

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Shipping Captured Arms to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, A Banned Terrorist Group In Kashmir, India

  • Europe

    Russian lost 263,000 manpower and $140 Billion in equipment in the Ukraine war, here’s why?

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin gets $447M to build 12 MH-60R helicopters for South Korean Navy

  • C4iSR

    Three Spanish companies to develop radar, optronics and radio frequency to counter drones

  • South Asia

    India and Pakistan’s nuclear arms purchase networks

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Approves FMS of EMALS and AAG to French Navy’s Next-gen Aircraft Carrier Program

  • Europe

    Russian General Yuri Afanasevskii Severely Injured After Ukraine’s Secret Services Gave Him An Exploding Mobile Phone

  • Uncategorized

    Russia to relocate black sea fleet naval base to Georgian breakaway province in Abkhazia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Negotiations Breakthrough After Naval Group Submits Revised Proposal For Australian Submarine Programme

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Company Repkon to Supply Ammunition Parts to German Rheinmetall

  • Americas

    Pentagon Formally Removes Turkey From F-35 JSF Program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Temu rockets: The Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type-90B rocket artillery exploded after heavy fire.

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Offers F-16V Block 70 to Philippines Air Force with Skilled Manpower Development Opportunity in Philippines

  • Middle East

    Corrupt Yasser Arafat Stole $8 Billion from Palestine Authority and Left Property Empire in France and the UK for his Family Members.

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands received its first MQ-9A Reaper drones

  • Americas

    Oshkosh Defense Awarded $942.9 Million Contract For Stryker Armaments

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. revoked Hong kong’s special trading status

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