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UK MoD signs £65 million contract for Protector UAS

September 10, 2020 GDC 0

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace today announced the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a £65m contract for its first three Protector Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS). Announcing the contract at 2020 Air and Space […]

  • Thailand selects Elbit Systems Hermes 900 for maritime surveillance UAV requirement​

    September 14, 2022 0
    The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has selected the offer from Israel’s Elbit Systems, winning an international tender to supply maritime surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The Philippines Air Force receives Israeli Hermes 900 UASDateJanuary 21, [...]
  • Israeli F-35I “Adir” Entered Iranian Airspace For The First Time In History

    January 31, 2021 0
    For the first time in history, two Israeli Air Force’s F-35I “Adir” also known as the “strong one” have entered in the Iranian airspace proving all the critics of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters [...]
  • Missile defence gaps made Great Britain small Britain.

    April 14, 2026 0
    Great Britain becomes small Britain without any anti-ballistic or cruise-missile defence. British military bases and vital infrastructure are vulnerable to drone and missile attacks. A $1,000 drone can blow up a $100 million F-35A stealth [...]
  • China is replacing Russia as a major arms exporter, offering J-10C fighters and HQ-9B anti-air missiles to Iran

    July 12, 2025 0
    If recent reports are accurate, China has begun to give Russia significant competition in the lucrative Middle Eastern and North African arms market, especially when it comes to exports of air defense systems. Iran pivots [...]
  • New Bangladesh passport fuels speculation over normalization of ties between Bangladesh and Israel

    April 7, 2022 0
    Bangladeshi passports will no longer bear the text “valid for all countries of the world except Israel,” officials confirmed. Bangladesh inviting Western sanctions for reinstating ‘except Israel’ inscription on passportsDateApril 15, 2025Bangladesh and Israel’s trade [...]
  • India purchases locally-made 156 light combat Prachand helicopters

    March 31, 2025 0
    India on Friday announced a $7.3 billion deal to purchase 156 locally made light combat Prachand helicopters for its air force and army, part of its ongoing push to become self-reliant on defense. India’s HAL [...]
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

    Hellenic Navy Buys Three FDI (Belharra-class) Frigates

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Buys 12 Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Block III Aircraft

  • Europe

    Portugal Donates M113 Armored Personnel Carrier To Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian Patriot missile shot down Russian Air Force’s A-50 Early Warning Aircraft

  • Europe

    Putin wants 15 kilometers buffer zone to stop Ukraine’s cross-border incursion by special forces

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US bans arms exports to Hongkong

  • Industry

    Can Turkey Repeat Drone Success In TFX Programme?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s General Min Aung Hlaing Visits Moscow For Arms Shopping And Nuclear Powerplant Deal

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Approves Deadly MQ-9 Reaper Armed Drones For Ukraine

  • Europe

    The Royal Air Force receives second P-8 Poseidon MPA

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration Set To Approve 50 F-15 Fighter Jet Sale To Israel Worth $18 Billion

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin sends F-35A for evaluation by Finish HX programme

  • South Asia

    Japan to sign security pact with Bangladesh.

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine Captured Russian BRM-1K Reconnaissance Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Qatari F-15QA Received Israeli Sky Shield EW Pod

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    What’s so fuss about supplying arms to Myanmar?

  • Europe

    Ukraine launched the biggest drone attacks on Crimea and Shaykovka air base

  • Europe

    France Test-fires M51 Nuclear Ballistic Missile

  • Uncategorized

    Indonesia proposes receiving foreign credit for defense acquisitions worth $20 billion

  • Middle East

    Leader Of Notorious Al Qassem Brigades, El Deif Or The Guest Was The Mastermind Behind The Massacre In Israel

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkiye unveils $6.5 billion steel dome integrated air defense system.

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Grounds Tejas Fleet After Third Crash Due to Flight Control System Malfunction.

  • Europe

    Navantia Starts Combat Systems Trial of Spanish S-81 Submarine “Isaac Peral”

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Navy Commissioned Seven Warships And One Submarine

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Delivers First F-16V Block 70 To Bulgaria

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Column Of Russian 1960s D-30 Howitzers Before It Fired Any Rounds

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Destroys $16 Million Russian Ka-52 Alligator Helicopter in Drone Strike

  • Europe

    Thales Joins Hellenic Navy’s FDI Frigate Project

  • Europe

    Poland sent 150 refurbished BTR-70 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Denmark votes overwhelmingly to join EU’s common defense policy

  • Europe

    Russia lost more than 600 troops in a single day in Avdiivka

  • Anti-ship Missile

    China’s Overhyped YJ-21 is Nothing But Air-launched SY-400 Ballistic Missile.

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration Approves $23 Billion F-35 And MQ-9B Sales To UAE

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon Received $736 Million Contract To Produce AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    How Does Chinese HQ-16 SAM Compare to Western Modern Anti-Air System?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russian-made MiG-29K crashed in India due to engine fires

  • Europe

    British-supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Hit Russian Black Sea Fleet Headquarter

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery destroys Russian rocket launchers with precision strike

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    France’s new laser rifle silently melts electronics at 500 meters

  • Europe

    U.S. Vows To Expedite NASAMS Delivery To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Turkey Jumps On To Another War, This Time Donbass, Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Completes First Engine Test For T-929 Atak-II Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    A Team of Argentine Air Force Officers Visited Denmark To Purchase Second-hand F-16 Warplanes

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Received First F-16 Fighter Jets From NATO Ally

  • Europe

    What Do The Z Symbols On Russian Tanks Mean?

  • South Asia

    Shivangi Singh is the first woman set to fly a Rafale for IAF

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s R-77 Proved A Dud In Kashmir Skirmish and Syria

  • South Asia

    Retired Bangladesh Army Major Sinha was involved in drug dealing and militant training

  • Europe

    Belarus unveils new low-cost precision missile ‘Ascalon’

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Developed and Exported Modern Air-to-surface Missiles

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