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Thales Australia awarded $160 million contract to build more Bushmasters after donating 90 to Ukraine

May 19, 2023 GDC 0

The federal government has announced a $160 million dollar contract for Bendigo defence manufacturer Thales Australia to build another order of Bushmaster protected vehicles for the Australian Army.  The contract, for the manufacture of 78 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia To Build Eight Minesweepers And Hydrographic Ships

January 27, 2021 GDC 0

The ability to successfully locate and then destroy enemy mines at sea is an important role and requirement of all modern navies. To enable it to achieve its mine countermeasures functions the Royal Australian Navy […]

  • U.S. and Australia plan to send 41 retired RAAF’s F/A-18 Hornets to Ukraine

    June 7, 2023 0
    Australia should send Ukraine our 41 retired RAAF jets instead of letting them “sit in a shed and rot”, reported Sky news. Australia to transfer RAAF’s classic Hornets aircraft to UkraineDateJuly 11, 2023Only French Rafale [...]
  • Iran’s new nuclear site is 80 meters deep underground

    October 16, 2024 0
    Near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, workers are building a nuclear facility so deep in the earth that it is likely beyond the range of a last-ditch U.S. weapon designed to [...]
  • Switzerland broke century-old neutrality traditions to supply arms to Ukraine

    February 11, 2023 0
    Switzerland is close to breaking with centuries of tradition as a neutral state, as a pro-Ukraine shift in the public and political mood puts pressure on the government to end a ban on exports of [...]
  • Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Three Russian Su-34 Fighter Bombers

    December 23, 2023 0
    Ukraine shot down three Russian Su-34 fighter bombers over the southern front on Friday morning, its air force said. Ukrainian Patriot missile system shot down two Su-34 fighter-bombers and one Su-35 fighter jetDateFebruary 18, 2024Ukrainian [...]
  • Raytheon Received $392.4 Million Contract to Manufacture AIM-9X Tactical Missiles

    March 21, 2020 0
    The Pentagon has awarded Raytheon a $392.4 million modification contract to supply tactical missiles to the US military, Turkey, South Korea, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries. The AIM-9X modification contract includes production [...]
  • Saab Gripen Achieved Final Operational Capability With The Brazilian Air Force

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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 […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down the 25th Su-34 Fighter Bomber Of the Russian Air Force In Lyman

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pete Hegseth warns allies over imminent China threat in the region

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia Stockpiles AARGM-ER Anti-radiation Missiles, Amid China Tensions

  • Europe

    Romania Starts Domestic Production of Piranha V APC

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Donates Second Guardian Class OPV To Papua New Guinea

  • Europe

    Germany Sends First Iris-T SLM Anti-air Missile To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-57 conducts 40 strike missions on Ukrainian targets

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Shipyard Receives 12 Missile Tubes For HMS Dreadnought

  • Middle East

    Russia Supplied Verba MANPAD to Hezbollah Violating Arms Trade Treaty

  • Europe

    South Korea to establish technical cooperation with Poland on Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles

  • South Asia

    Indian Defense Ministry approves purchase of 100 ASTRA BVRAAM and upgrade of MiG-29 aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics flew first combat ready Tejas LCA

  • Zarb Anti-ship Missile
    Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan’s Zarb (Blow) Anti-ship Cruise Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    United States and Japan unveiled plans to strengthen security cooperation in the face of shared worries about China.

  • Europe

    Russian Arms Maker Almaz-Antey Supplies Cooling System For Bangladesh And Turkish Nuclear Power Plant

  • Infantry Weapons

    Norinco’s Sky Dragon 12 SHORAD

  • Americas

    Canada to replace US-made M777 howitzers with new 155mm howitzers

  • Naval Weapons

    In-depth analysis of current sonar technology

  • Air Platform

    British Tempest Fighter Could Be The Most Advanced Six-Generation Fighters In Europe

  • Americas

    Amentum to modernize launch operations through $4 billion Space Force contract.

  • Europe

    Germany would not block Leopard 2 tanks delivery to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Launches New Aviation Command

  • Air Platform

    The Brazilian Air Force Officially Inducts Gripen E Into Service

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force’s Fighter Jets Flew Low Over Saudi Airspace To Bomb Houthis

  • South Asia

    Handing Over Magisterial Power To General Waker-uz-Zaman Led Army Will Deteriorate Democracy In Bangladesh As Waker Himself A Corrupt Gangster Who Has Financial Interest Overseas

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Rafale to Compliment Lockheed’s F-35, says UAE Air Force

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers Captured Russian Command Vehicle In Kherson

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Kongsberg awarded contract to produce NASAMS and NOMADS air defense for Netherlands

  • Americas

    US Navy’s Columbia-class submarine project moves forward

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saab receivesRBS70 NG MSHORAD air defence order from Lithuania

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan purchased 10,962 Kestrel HEAT anti-tank missiles

  • South Asia

    এয়ার চিফ মার্শাল সেরনিয়াবাত বলেছেন, অযোগ্যতা এবং আমলাতন্ত্র বাংলাদেশ এয়ার গার্ডের সম্পূর্ণ ব্যর্থতার দিকে পরিচালিত করেছে (Translated)

  • Americas

    Babcock and HHI partnered to develop patrol submarines for Canada

  • Civil Aviation

    Dassault Aviation Falcon 10X: Luxury In The Sky

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Russian Ministry Of Finance Requested $225 For 289,700 Families With Deceased Ukraine War Veterans

  • Middle East

    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems hands over fourth S44 submarine to Egyptian Navy

  • Europe

    U.S. Army To Deploy IronDome in Ukraine

  • Europe

    7,684 Armored Vehicles Destroyed In Ukraine War, Desperate Russia Wants To Replenish Armored Vehicles Inventory

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 15 (ZTQ‑15 or VT5) light tank is worse than you think.

  • Central Asia

    Goodbye CSTO: Armenia Absent From Russia-led CSTO War Game

  • South Asia

    Indian Navy to house INS Vikrant at a private shipyard

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive Vampire Counter Drone Rockets From USA

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Army Plans To Purchase Additional BrahMos Cruise Missile

  • Americas

    Mitch McConnell endorsed President Biden’s $106 billion aid proposal to Israel and Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    IAF will place firm order of 83 Tejas Mk1A jets by end of 2020

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Overhauls HMAS Canberra’s IFF Antennas

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed 50 Ammunition Depots Using HIMARS Rocket Artillery

  • Air Platform

    Sec. Blinken says U.S. ready to move forward with sale of F-35s, drones to UAE

  • Air Platform

    AESA Radar Equipped J-11B Enters Service With PLA Air Force

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