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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 […]

  • U.S. Approves $8.5 Billion Sale Of 60 CH-47F Chinook Helicopters To Germany

    July 25, 2023 0
    The United States on Thursday announced the approval of an $8.5 billion sale of 60 CH-47F Chinook helicopters and other equipment to Germany. “The proposed sale will improve Germany’s heavy lift capability. Germany intends to use this [...]
  • Germany purchases Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 short-range air defense system

    January 23, 2024 0
    The German budget committee has approved the procurement of a short-range air defense system for some 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion). Germany Receives Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 Anti-air SystemDateFebruary 8, 2025Rheinmetall awarded contract to deliver Skyranger [...]
  • China Launched 9th Type 056 Corvette In 2020

    June 21, 2020 0
    The 9th Type 056 corvette has joined the People Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) since the beginning of 2020. The “Jingdezhen” (617) was admitted to active service in the PLAN East Sea Fleet and assigned to [...]
  • South Korean LIG Nex1 Unveils Sea Sword USV

    December 11, 2020 0
    South Korean defence contractor LIG Nex1 unveiled the latest iteration of its unmanned surface vehicle (USV) family, Hae Gum 3 (Sea Sword 3), at the Defense and Security Expo Korea (DX Korea) 2020 exhibition in [...]
  • Turkish Famous Bayraktar TB2 Joins Fight Against Al-shabab

    October 5, 2022 0
    Turkey has trained thousands of Somali troops, mainly special forces, but has not been actively involved in the fight against al-Shabab, until now. Turkiye Delivers T129 Attack Helicopters to Somalian ArmyDateJune 9, 2025Ukraine Plans To [...]
  • U.S. Troops Are Training Ukrainian Troops in Poland

    May 6, 2022 0
    US troops in Poland have been providing Ukrainians with some instruction on how to use the weapons the West has been shipping into Ukraine, reported CNN. President Joe Biden said on Monday that US troops [...]
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. […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    French Navy’s First H160 SAR Helicopter Starts Flight Tests

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Bangladesh Army Plans to Setup Joint Venture with American Eleris Energy

  • C4iSR

    Rafael Drone Dome (C-UAS) System

  • Air Platform

    Turkey To Co-Produce Anka Drone With Kazakhstan

  • C4iSR

    A Long Road Ahead of Russia’s Phazotron-NIIR Zhuk AESA Radar to Pass the Test

  • Defense Industry

    Australia Orders K-9 Howitzers, K-10 Ammunition Resupply Vehicles Worth $720 Million

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Type 022 Houbei-Class, Designed And Built For Missile Swarms

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Delivers Mission Master Unmanned Ground Vehicles To British Army

  • Europe

    Finland To Train Ukrainian Troops On Winter Warfare Against Russia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The AGM-154A/B/C Joint stand-off weapon (JSOW)

  • Americas

    Brazilian Army purchased Czech Zuzana 2 155mm howitzer, ditching Chinese SH-15 howitzer

  • South Asia

    Indian RAW involved in political meddling, wiretapping, and intercepting military communications in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, reported Washington Post

  • Americas

    Elbit Systems Awarded $585 Million Contract to Produce Helmet Mounted Display for the US Navy.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh taking steps to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India

  • C4iSR

    Israeli IAI unveils Scorpius electronic warfare system for multi-threat countermeasures

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Australia Select Naval Strike Missiles To Replace Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Plans to Procure More F-35A and F-35B Variants Aircraft

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese-made PL-15 missile missed its target and debris found in India

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine can retake Crimea using F-16 and stand-off JASSM missiles

  • Europe

    UK and Norway join multinational CAVS armoured vehicle research and development project led by Finland.

  • Defense Industry

    France Replaces China As The Third Largest Arms Exporter

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Warns Canada as Canada Weighs in Mixed Fleet with F-35 and Saab Gripen.

  • Europe

    US Navy And Hellenic Navy Conduct Naval Exercises

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Baykar Defense To Manufacture Unmanned Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    Turkish-made P235 MPA Joins Dynamic Manta NATO Drill

  • Africa

    Morocco purchases Skylock anti-drone system

  • South Asia

    United Nations finds former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina authorised killing of 1,400 people in bid to stay in power

  • Europe

    Sweden Weighs Saab-Babcock Arrowhead 140 Frigate.

  • Americas

    First Brazilian Gripen E arrives in Brazil

  • South Asia

    The U.S. to standby with Bangladesh about Rohingya crisis

  • Europe

    Slovakia And Finland To Jointly Develop Armored Combat Vehicle

  • Europe

    Italy Sending Sophisticated SAM/T Long-range Anti-ballistic Missiles To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    French engine maker Safran is ready to build an engine in India if India purchases 114 Rafale.

  • Middle East

    Israel and the U.S. Air Force destroyed 5,500 Iranian Targets and 60 ships.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s F-16 Shot Down Second Su-34 Fighter-bomber

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroyed 15 S-400 and S-300 air defense systems in Crimea since April 2024

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70/72: 5th Generation Technology in 4th Generation

  • Air Platform

    Electronic Warfare Killed Russian-made Weapons In Nagorno-karabakh Conflict

  • Europe

    Soviet-era Bomber Fired Missiles At Sea Instead Of Ukrainian Territory In Latest Humiliation

  • Americas

    U.S. Army to equip Stryker armored vehicles with 50kw laser weapons

  • Europe

    Turkey successfully test-fires domestically produced long-range Siper missile

  • C4iSR

    UAE Confirms Second Batch Order For Saab GlobalEye

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-35I “Adir” Entered Iranian Airspace For The First Time In History

  • Middle East

    The Iran war exposed Chinese clandestine involvement in Iran’s nuclear and missile projects. 300 Chinese ZTE and Huawei experts are dead in Iran.

  • Middle East

    Ali Khamenei (thief), Mojtaba Khamenei (thief) and IRGC goons built multi-billion-dollar luxurious property portfolio and hotel businesses in Europe.  

  • Americas

    Brazil Issues RFP To Upgrade Leopard 1A Tank

  • Defense Industry

    Croatia Purchases 12 Dassault Rafale Jets From France

  • C4iSR

    France purchases Saab GlobalEye Early Warning And Control Aircraft

  • South Asia

    U.S. State Department Blacklists Bangladesh’s Ex-Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed For Significant Corruption

  • Air Platform

    Australian Army Selects Boeing AH-64E Apache Helicopters To Replace Tigers

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