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Naval Platforms

The Italian Navy’s Submarine Warfare Capability

March 16, 2020 GDC 0

The Italian Navy currently operates a submarine flotilla comprised of four improved Sauro-class vessels and four modern Type 212A Todaro-class units. The Italian Peninsula hosts several naval bases for the Italian Navy, such as La […]

  • Bayraktar TB3 to perform maiden flight in 2022

    September 6, 2021 0
    Bayraktar announced that an upgraded version of Bayraktar TB2 will perform its maiden flight in 2022, said Baykar’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Selçuk Bayraktar during the induction ceremony Akinci drone. Baykar Defense To Produce Upgraded [...]
  • Boeing to Build Loyal Wingman in Queensland, Australian

    September 26, 2021 0
    Boeing has selected the site in Australia where it is to build the Airpower Teaming System (ATS) ‘loyal wingman’ unmanned aerial vehicle, establishing the company’s first final assembly line outside of North America. Boeing Australia [...]
  • Ukraine’s drone swarms in Russian air bases destroyed ten aircraft and damaged eight aircraft, including Su-34, Su-35 and Be-200 amphibious aircraft

    April 13, 2024 0
    Stung by relentless Russian air strikes on its cities and front-line forces and struggling with shortages of missiles for ground-based air defence batteries, on April 5, Ukraine struck back. Swarms of long-range attack drones targeted [...]
  • Lacroix Defense awarded contract to produce naval decoy for Hellenic Navy

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  • Ukrainian counteroffensive will start before Ukraine receives F-16 fighter jets

    May 2, 2023 0
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian counteroffensive will start before Ukraine receives F-16 fighter jets promised by Western countries. Ukraine to receive first F-16 fighter jets by December 2023DateAugust 23, 2023President Zelenskky welcomes Biden’s [...]
  • Russian Ka-52 helicopter blew up their own MT-LB tracked armored vehicle

    December 3, 2023 0
    New video purportedly shows a Russian helicopter pilot destroying his country’s tank. Ukraine’s single Bradley infantry fighting vehicles destroyed column of Russian MT-LB armored vehiclesDateDecember 17, 2023Russian army’s Soviet-built MT-LB tracked armored vehicles are breaking [...]
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 […]

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The Raytheon PHASER Drone Killing High Energy Radar

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldiers shot down Chinese-manufactured Mugin-5 drone using AK-47 rifle

  • Europe

    Russia stops supplying missile to Turkey and China

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded $4.7 billion contract to build 96 AH-64E Apache helicopters for Poland.

  • Middle East

    Leonardo Flight Tests Land and Maritime NH90 Helicopters For QEAF

  • Americas

    Why Lockheed Martin Selected Raytheon to Build Distributed Aperture Systems

  • Loitering Munitions

    U.S. Army Launched Barrages of Shahed Copycat LUCAS Kamikaze Drones in Iran Destroying Military Installations.

  • Europe

    Turkiye’s Drone Carrier LHD TCG Anadolu Starts Sea Trial

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Air Platform

    Spain Finalizes Deal to Buy Turkish Hurjet Advanced Jet Trainer.

  • South Asia

    Pakistan increases defense budget by 6% to $8.8 billion

  • Naval Weapons

    Phalanx close-in weapon system

  • South Asia

    Ayesha Farooq is the first Pakistani top gun female pilot to down an Indian Rafale fighter

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce NLAW For Finnish Army

  • Air Platform

    RCAF’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) Is On Track To Select Either Gripen, Super Hornet Or F-35

  • Air Platform

    Poland purchases upgraded Rosomak fighting vehicles worth $1 billion

  • Air Platform

    Saab offers Gripen E Fighter Jets For Upcoming Indian Air Force’s Tender

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan’s JF-17 fighter jet export success is driven by corruption and kickbacks to foreign air forces.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Defence Strategic Review 2023 Handed To The Albanese Government

  • 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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Australia Test-Fires Next-Generation ATLAS UGV Automated Turret

  • Europe

    U.S. To Deliver 250 M1117 Armored Vehicles and 1100 Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin submit proposal to Canada’s future fighter capability project (FFCP) programme

  • Middle East

    China’s big reverse-engineering fail in Iran, Pakistan and Venezuela as HQ-9B, HQ-16, CM-302 and YJ-21E destroyed by American air strikes.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Poland purchases AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM missile to arm F-35A fighter jets.

  • C4iSR

    Philippine to share air defense information with Japan

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Ukraine Unveils Cutting-edge Laser Weapons That Can Take Down Russian Jets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UK to invest $1.3 billion to develop hypersonic weapons

  • Air Platform

    HAL Tejas MK1A vs JF-17 Block II: What if Tejas MK1A face-off with JF-17 Block II at the next Kashmir skirmish?

  • Cruise Missiles

    Ukraine’s new 3,000km range cruise missile will hit deep inside Russia

  • South Asia

    American FBI Submitted Evidence of Sheikh Hasina and Sajeeb Wajed Siphoning $300 Million From Bangladesh to the US via Cayman Islands and Hong Kong

  • C4iSR

    Why AESA radar is superior to PESA radar?

  • Europe

    Russia lost four T-90M tanks, 11 BTR-82A APCs and 20 artilleries in one day, reported Ukrainian MoD

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s military officers, who travelled to India for the annual parade, participated in the SAMPRITI exercise were honey-trapped by India’s RAW and received lavish gifts.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Special Air Service (SAS) – Who Dares Wins

  • C4iSR

    Australian MC-55A Peregrines EW aircraft undergoing flight-testing

  • Air Platform

    Boeing begins building P-8A Poseidon for Norway

  • Europe

    Putin will soon receive more NATO as the technologically superior Switzerland military may abandon 500 years of neutrality

  • Defense Industry

    Polish Defense Industry And Its Future Growth

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh inviting Western sanctions for reinstating ‘except Israel’ inscription on passports

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 sea drone destroyed Russia’s Saturn tugboat that towed Admiral Kuznetsov

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan Upgrades 42 F-16A/B To F-16V Standard

  • Europe

    Russian fighter plane crashed near Tver was shot down: Report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Militarizing Ports Around Australia, Defense Minister Peter Dutton

  • Europe

    Ukraine wants to sell arms to Asia, Africa and the Middle East to counter Russia.

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Announced New Consortium to Develop New Sixth-generation Fighter after FCAS Collapsed.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Trump Administration Has Demanded Australia Lift Its Defence Spending to $100 Billion

  • Defense Industry

    Elbit Systems Completes UTACS Acquisition in the UK.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s strikes on Kerch and Chonhar bridges in Crimea are disrupting Russian logistics ISW reports

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