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Europe

Fincantieri Began Construction of Italian Navy’s U212NFS Submarines

January 16, 2022 GDC 0

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has begun production activities for the first of two next-generation U212NFS submarines for the Italian Navy. The two units will be built at the Muggiano, La Spezia, shipyard. The Near Future Submarine […]

  • Simultaneous Explosions Rocked Russian Cities Destroying Military Base, Gunpowder And Iskander Missile Factories

    November 15, 2023 0
    A Russian military base exploded in flames as a gunpowder plant supplying Putin’s forces in Ukraine was also blasted. Dramatic footage showed a roaring fire at an army engineering barracks at Kurganinsk in Krasnodar region. [...]
  • Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed Orion drone launch site at Taganrog-Central air force base

    August 22, 2023 0
    Russian media on Jul. 30, 2023, reported that a giant drone crashed in the Neklinovsky district of Russia’s Rostov region on Sunday evening. Drone hits Russian Ilyushin aircraft plant in TaganrogDateJuly 15, 2025Ukrainian kamikaze drones [...]
  • Turkmenistan ordered six M-346s and eight AW139s worth 446 million euros

    July 23, 2021 0
    According to the Azeri Defense newspaper, Turkmenistan ordered the M-346 Master advanced training aircraft and eight AW139 multi-role medium helicopters. Both types of aircraft are manufactured by the Leonardo Company. Italian Leonardo Scored Major M-346 [...]
  • Finland Considers Decoupling Its NATO Application From Sweden As Turkey Objects Sweden’s NATO Bid

    February 28, 2023 0
    Finland for the first time opened the door to potentially decoupling its NATO application from that of Sweden, after its neighbor encountered fresh resistance from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. U.S. will withheld F-16 sale [...]
  • Ukrainian special forces sniper achieved the longest kill record

    November 25, 2023 0
    A Ukrainian sniper and special operations serviceman from the Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, successfully hit a Russian soldier at 3,800 meters (2,36 miles), establishing a new global record for a successful sniper shot. The [...]
  • Israeli drone attacks over Syria, Lebanon and Palestine are act of self-defense

    September 27, 2020 0
    Israel’s latest drone attack on a Hezbollah vehicle on the Syrian border with Lebanon April 15 is a reminder that Israel continues to pursue a low-scale deterrent strategy against the militant group, with an eye toward its permanent [...]
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 […]

  • Europe

    Italy Delivers 40 M109L 155MM Self-propelled Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Franco-Italian Horizon Class Destroyers to Receive Hypersonic and BMD Capability

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman Stepping Up B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Testing And Production

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russian Mi-35M Hind Attack Helicopter In Donetsk Region

  • C4iSR

    RAF Awarded A Contract to Upgrade Eurofighter’s Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Received Surface-to-air Missiles For Its Frigates

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea has supplied Russia with 3 million 152mm artillery shells, but half of them are faulty

  • C4iSR

    Airbus ordered Hensoldt AESA radars for German Eurofighters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China built military base in Galwan Valley in just three weeks

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin launches LCS 29, the future USS Beloit

  • Industry

    Leonardo Company’s Naval Capability

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Destroyed More Iranian Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    India purchases locally-made 156 light combat Prachand helicopters

  • Air Platform

    US State Department approves potential sale of 32 F-35 stealth jets to Romania

  • Defense Industry

    China’s Tokamak Nuclear Reactor Generated Whopping 101 Million Degree Celsius

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    LRASM: A Long-range, precision-guided, anti-ship stand-off missile

  • Middle East

    US, UAE finalizing a deal for F-35 stealth jets

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin awarded contract to provide eight MH-60R maritime helicopters for the Spanish Navy

  • Air Platform

    Vietnam is considering French-made Rafale fighter jets to replace its Soviet-era Su-30MK2 aircraft.

  • Ballistic Missile

    Iran Delivers Hundreds of Fath-360 and Fateh-313 Theatre Ballistic Missiles to Russia

  • Air Platform

    Russia confirms loss of two Mi-8s helicopters in drone strikes

  • Europe

    Why Type 212CD Submarine is a pinnacle of stealth technology?

  • Europe

    A significant fire wreck havoc at Russia’s largest Gazprom Omsk oil refinery

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract to Produce 17 CH-47JA Chinook Helicopters for Japan

  • Europe

    U.S. Donates Mi-17 Helicopters, Switchblades Drones And Javelin to Ukraine Worth $800 Million

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Amid China Tensions, Japan, Vietnam Sign Defense Deal

  • South Asia

    Indian Mi-17 Helicopter Crash Landed in Northeastern State

  • Anti-drone System

    Poland signs contract for anti-drone system in wake of Russian incursions

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hypersonic DF-17 ballistic missile can switch targets after launch

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Tests SEAD Missions Using F-35

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The HELWS, PHASER, and THOR weapons system

  • Air Platform

    Aero Vodochody F/A-259 Light Attack Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Receives First Jolly Green II SAR Helicopter

  • Europe

    Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Tatyana Shevtsova Defected To France

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea orders 150 K2 Black Panther Battle Tanks

  • Middle East

    Hamas’s attack was Israeli and American colossal intelligence failure on multiple fronts

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Awarded Contract To Produce Sniper Targeting Pod For Polish FA-50 Jets

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands will deliver 18 F-16 Fighting Falcon to Ukraine next month

  • Air Platform

    The USAF Seriously Considering To Build 4.5 Generation Fighter Jets

  • Africa

    Algerian Navy’s Powerful MEKO-200AN Frigate to Exercise with French Navy

  • South Asia

    Teacher dies saving students from Bangladesh Air Guard’s F-7BJI jet crash inferno

  • Europe

    Paranoid Putin installed barricades and sandbags in Crimea beach

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan deploys Type 88 anti-ship missiles amid China tensions

  • Europe

    Turkey, Russia Failed To Conclude Negotiation Of Second Batch of S-400 SAM

  • Infantry Weapons

    ASELSAN HISAR-O Medium Altitude Air Defense Missile System

  • Europe

    Putin arrested hypersonic missile scientists to cover-up his misleading ‘unstoppable’ comment about Kinzhal missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine wants to manufacture Swedish CV90 infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Cyprus ready to donate T-80U tanks to Ukraine in exchange of Greek Leopard 2 tanks

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Captured Unexploded Intact Chinese-made PL-15E Air-to-air Missile, A Huge Blow to China

  • Europe

    Russia’s aerospace forces took control of Belarusian airspace after drone attacks on aircraft

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