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  • [ June 19, 2026 ] Russia’s S-500, S-400, S-300, Pantsir, and Pechora have completely failed against Ukraine’s saturated drone and missile attacks. Europe
  • [ June 19, 2026 ] Castellion Awarded Contract to Produce Blackbeard Hypersonic Missiles for the U.S. Navy. Americas
  • [ June 19, 2026 ] Ukraine’s drone attacks on Moscow’s oil refinery embarrass Putin for the second time in a row. Europe
  • [ June 19, 2026 ] India’s DRDO Test Fires Locally-produced Cruise Missiles Based on Soviet-era Kh-31 and Kh-55 missiles. Cruise Missiles
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East Asia and Pacific Region

China Formally Name QBZ191 Rifle As Type 20 Assault Rifle

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  • CSM Industry Debuts At IDEX With Its Military Exacavator Together With IGG UAE

    February 25, 2021 0
    Abu Dhabi (GDC) — The history of CSM INDUSTRY began in Czechoslovakia in 1967. In 1976, the production of the legendary universal finishing machine UDS started. In 50 years, more than 30,000 UDS machines and construction mechanisms have been manufactured [...]
  • The F-47 NGAD will be delivered under budget with advanced stealth and armaments capabilities.

    August 8, 2025 0
    The Air Force is promising upgrades in range, stealth, schedule, cost, and number of airframes for its Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter—newly christened the F-47—compared to the F-22 aircraft it is succeeding. Boeing Started Building Second [...]
  • Saab’s Gripen E is Leading IAF’s latest MMRCA Contest for 110 Fighter Jets

    April 26, 2018 0
    The Ministry of Defence, Government of India, intends to procure Fighter Aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) which is to be “Made in India”. The proposal is to procure approximately 110 fighter aircraft (about [...]
  • Russia’s An-26 transport plane and Su-34 bomber crashed in a disaster, killing 29 people.

    April 4, 2026 0
    Vladimir Putin has been dealt a double blow after two of his prized Russian military aircraft crashed with one disaster killing 29 people. Russian Air Force’s Non-combat Losses During The Ukraine War Accounts 84 AircraftDateAugust [...]
  • Philippines Started Negotiating with Saab for Gripen E/F Fighter Jets after Successful Combat Operations in Thai-Combobia Conflict.

    August 28, 2025 0
    In an interview with Dagens Industri (DI), Saab’s chief executive, Micael Johansson, confirmed that the company is engaged in discussions with the Philippines regarding the Gripen multirole fighter. He noted during the interview that while [...]
  • South Korean Fighter Jets Escort Russian Fighter Jets Out of Its ADIZ

    August 26, 2022 0
    South Korea took unspecified “tactical action” to deter Russian jets after they crossed its air buffer zone unannounced Tuesday, in a move that could suggest Seoul responded by sending its own planes to the sky. South Korea [...]
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 […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    Ukrainians sell parts of Russia’s new Lancet kamikaze drone as souvenir

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Baykar Defense To Manufacture Unmanned Fighter Jet

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish TAI Signs MoU with GE Marine on Co-production of Marine Propulsion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Approves the Delivery of Three Virginia-class Submarines to Australia.

  • Naval Platforms

    Construction Of RAN’s Hunter-class Frigate Is On Track

  • Europe

    Facebook’s parent company Meta bans Russian state media outlets for spreading disinformation and propaganda

  • Europe

    Germany will transfer 120 Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Australia, France To Jointly Produce Ammunitions For Ukraine

  • Naval Platforms

    Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Start Construction of French Navy’s Chevallier-Class Replenishment Tanker

  • Air Platform

    Japan unveils sixth-generation concept fighter jet

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Serbia purchased Soviet-era KUB anti-air missiles from Hungary

  • C4iSR

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

  • Land Platform

    KAPLAN MT Medium-Weight Tank And IFV

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Vietnam unveils VCS-01 Truong Son coastal defence missile system

  • Europe

    Retired Turkish Army General Rebukes S-400 Purchase As Greece Seeks Approval For F-35

  • Europe

    Serbia tests M-84 AS1 upgraded tanks

  • Americas

    Textron Systems Awarded Contract to Build Tsunami USV for the US Navy.

  • Naval Platforms

    HMAS Arunta tests fire evolved sea sparrow missile

  • Europe

    Sweden And Finland Deliver Additional Ammunitions To Ukraine

  • Industry

    Singaporean Defense Industries

  • Industry

    India May Take More Than Decades To Develop Turbofan Engines

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    CAES Awarded Contract To Produce Advanced Electronics Worth $172 Million

  • Europe

    Ukraine hits Russian shipyard in Crimea port, destroying cruise missile carrier the Askold

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to invest $1 billion to recruit more reservists

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan destroyed another S-300 battery using Israeli-made LORA Tactical Missile

  • Industry

    Turkish defense industry continues to boosting its capabilities

  • Europe

    Sweden orders more ARCHER wheeled artillery systems

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkish STM Engineering and ASFAT to cooperate on MILGEM project for Pakistan Navy’s corvettes

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    BAE Systems Awarded £2.4 Billion Contract To Manufacture Munitions For British Military

  • Europe

    Greece Trials German-made KF41 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Americas

    Naval Group Delivers Offshore Patrol Boats To Argentina

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwan Purchases MICA And Magic Missiles From France

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine plans to buy 48 Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Ballistic Missile

    Iran Fired Ballistic Missiles at UK-U.S. Base in Diego Garcia Days After Tulsi Gabbard Denied Iran has Missile Capable of Hitting America.

  • Europe

    Greece signs letter of intent with Netherlands for more warships

  • Air Platform

    Peru to Receive First An-178 Military Transport Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Incompetent Russian Pilot Crashed MiG-31 Foxhound After Take-off

  • Middle East

    Sa’ar 6: A Modern Corvette of Israeli Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RoKAF received fourth and final Global Hawk UAV

  • Air Platform

    Germany signs contract with Lockheed Martin to purchase F-35 stealth jets

  • Europe

    UK Signs Security Pact With Sweden and Finland, Amid Russia tensions

  • Americas

    Christmas in the trenches, Merry Christmas to all servicemen and servicewomen

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s tenth and final FREMM frigate launched

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Cluster of Chinese coast guard vessels spotted near Russian oil rig off Vietnam

  • Americas

    U.S. Defense Innovation Unit Wants Ukraine-like Environment to Test Drone Warfare.

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Increase THAAD Interceptor Missile Production.

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy takes delivery of Aster-30 Missiles and Vulcano Munitions for FREMM frigates

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine Collides With Commercial Ship

  • Air Platform

    A spectacular Centenary Flypast Of RAAF

  • Uncategorized

    Russian Orion combat drone wreckage found near Kherson

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