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  • [ June 29, 2026 ] MBDA conducted the second development firing of the MICA NG from a Rafale. Air-Launched Weapons
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Peoples Liberation Army’s Subsidiary Owns London-based Data Center Hosting British Military’s Information.

May 4, 2026 GDC 0

British data centres at the heart of national security scandal, part-owned by a Chinese arms manufacturer. The 2nd part of UKCT’s investigation into Global Switch examines the company’s ultimate owners and probes the nature of […]

Air Platform

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 […]

  • Austria considers purchasing M-346 light combat aircraft and trainers from Italy

    September 2, 2024 0
    Austria is considering a joint procurement with Italy of Leonardo M-346 trainers to replace the Saab 105 aircraft it retired in 2020. Austria considers purchasing M-346 advanced jet trainers from ItalyDateSeptember 9, 2024Austria acquired 12 [...]
  • Pentagon Formally Removes Turkey From F-35 JSF Program

    April 23, 2021 0
    The Pentagon has updated the Joint Memorandum of Understanding that says the other participants – US, UK, Italy, Netherlands, Australia, Denmark, Canada and Norway – will remain in the programme. The US Department of Defense [...]
  • Danish F-16 Fighting Falcon starts patrolling over Greenland amid US tensions.

    January 19, 2026 0
    Denmark has officially begun a significant reinforcement of its military presence in Greenland. The move comes as diplomatic relations between Copenhagen and Washington reach their most precarious point in decades, following repeated threats by U.S. [...]
  • Putin’s FSB setup explosive charge aboard Wagner chief’s plane killing Yevgeny Prigozhin

    August 24, 2023 0
    Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military earlier this year, was aboard a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, according [...]
  • The Czech Republic plans to buy new Leopard A28 tanks

    August 26, 2023 0
    The Czech Ministry of Defense has announced his country is in talks with Germany to purchase Leopard 2 tanks in the newest 2A8 configuration. Czech Republic Purchases 44 Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tanks.DateSeptember 25, 2025Leopard [...]
  • Corruption-riddled Bangladesh Navy’s second-hand Chinese-made ships and submarines are inoperable.

    May 29, 2026 0
    There have been repeated allegations and media reports concerning the Bangladesh Navy purchasing second-hand or refurbished Chinese naval vessels at inflated prices, with claims of corruption, kickbacks, and poor equipment quality. Bangladesh Navy (Thief): A [...]
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 […]

  • Air Platform

    PLA Air Force Retires All J-7 Aircraft And Replaces With J-10, J-11 And J-16

  • Defense Industry

    Boeing Offers $3.6 Billion Economic Benefits Under ‘Make-in-India’ Initiatives If Indian Navy Buys 57 Super Hornet

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Elbit Systems Profit Surges Amid Global Arms Demand

  • Air Platform

    How Russia Rebrand Same Fighter Jets And Sale Soviet-era Su-27 As Su-30 and Su-35?

  • Americas

    Boeing Awarded $2.7 Billion Contract to Produce Patriot PAC-3 Missile.

  • Air Platform

    Thailand’s Defense Minister Recommends Saab Gripen Over F-16 Fighting Falcon

  • Land Platform

    Indian army’s T-90 tanks appear with cope cage defense on top of turret

  • Air Platform

    British Intelligence Gathers Data From Destroyed Russian Mi-35 Hind helicopter

  • Europe

    Destination Transnistria: Putin Aiming An Wider Conflict in Europe

  • Air Platform

    US Space Force to Launch X-37B Spy Plane on May 16

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UK Donates Hundreds Of AMRAAM Missiles For Ukraine’s NASAMS MK2 Launchers

  • Central Asia

    Arms sales opportunity: China moves into Central Asia as the U.S. withdraw from Afghanistan

  • Europe

    Kremlin’s Iner Circle, Oligarchs and FSB Are Plotting to Depose KGB Putin, Report

  • Air Platform

    The Phillippines receives first two T129 attack helicopters from Turkey

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian patriot missile downed one Su-35 and one Su-24 fighter bomber, and Russia shot down its own Su-35, with seven aircraft losses in three days

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems to build artillery ammunition factory for undisclosed buyer

  • Europe

    Russia’s Budget Surplus Wiped Out To Finance Putin’s War In Ukraine

  • Uncategorized

    Russia Says It Can’t Afford To Buy Or Build T-14 Armata Tanks, Amid Crippling Sanctions

  • C4iSR

    Elbit Systems Awarded $600 Million Contract To Produce Active Protection And EOTS For Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman Successfully Integrated Lightning II Targeting Pod Into Super Hornet

  • Air Platform

    Denmark to donate 30 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by summer: acting defense chief

  • Europe

    Notorious Wagner Group Recruited African Prisoners To Fight In Ukraine War For Russia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Receives Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 Anti-air System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force will increase B-21 Raider stealth bomber production capacity.

  • AUV Platform

    An Indonesian fisherman catches a Chinese underwater spy drone between Australian and Indonesian waters.

  • Europe

    Russian invasion in Ukraine is not going according to plan, says Jens Stoltenberg

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine War: Severe Impact on Russia’s Arms Exports 

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Purchases Additional Arrow-3 Missile Defense System Worth $3.1 Billion.

  • Industry

    Saudi Arabia To Manufacture Kalashnikov Rifles

  • South Asia

    China launches fourth and final Type C13B corvette for Bangladesh Navy (Thief)

  • Middle East

    Pakistan warned the IRGC that it cannot fend off the U.S./Israel air strikes using Chinese-made anti-air missiles.  

  • Air Platform

    AeroVironment Ramps Up Production Of Switchblades Kamikaze Drones

  • Americas

    U.S. Senate may restrict F-35 sales to the United Arab Emirates

  • Europe

    Wagner Mercenary Group’s Untrained Convicts Dead Bodies Are Litered In Frontline

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems To Provide Next-gen Missile Approach Warning Systems for Apache Helicopters

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. Army Deploys Second THAAD Missile Defense System to Israel

  • Defense Industry

    Switzerland Purchases 36 F-35 Stealth Jets Worth $6.25 Billion

  • Naval Weapons

    SM-2 standard missile Block IIIA & IIIB

  • Europe

    Italy Expels Two Russian Embassy Officials Over Spying

  • Europe

    A Quadcopter Drone Crashed Into Russia’s S-400 Surface-to-air Missiles Manufacturing Facility

  • Air Platform

    Poland Purchases 48 FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft From South Korea

  • Americas

    US Military’s Apache Helicopter Jammed Russian-made Igla Missile in Venezuela.

  • Defense Industry

    Russia copies a feature of Northrop YF-23 into Checkmate LCA

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia and Australia sign new bilateral defense treaty

  • Industry

    Denel Dynamics Military Industrial Capability

  • Europe

    U.S. State Department Approves 250 M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 Tanks For Poland Worth $6 Billion

  • Europe

    Russian soldiers calling Ukrainian hotline to surrender with armored vehicles

  • Europe

    Russia counterattacks Ukrainian forces in Avdiivka despite losing 6000 troops and 400 vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsui Unveils OPV Design Proposal For JMSDF OPV Requirement

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