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  • [ July 31, 2026 ] Türkiye launches the sixth Istanbul-class frigate, TCG Karadeniz, at Sedef Shipyard. Europe
  • [ July 31, 2026 ] U.S. firm built autonomous platform that enables drones to launch and recover from moving unmanned ground vehicles. Americas
  • [ July 31, 2026 ] Ukraine’s AI-enabled counter-drone system will automatically choose Shahed-type drones as its own targets. Counter-drone System
  • [ July 31, 2026 ] U.S. Agrees to Provide Export License for GE Engine for Turkish KAAN Fighter Jet. Air Platform
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Counter-drone System

Ukraine’s AI-enabled counter-drone system will automatically choose Shahed-type drones as its own targets.

July 31, 2026 GDC 0

The next evolution of attack drones like Russia’s Shaheds will feature AI that allows the drone to independently recognize targets and choose to strike them, said one of Ukraine’s top drone analysts. “Analyzing targets by […]

Europe

Ukraine destroyed S-400 launchers, radars, and a drone warehouse in Crimea.

July 28, 2026 GDC 0

 S-400 radars, S-400 launchers, Tor SAM systems, and two FPV drone warehouses were hit. Strikes were also carried out in the Caspian Sea — against an oil production platform, a Molniya-class missile boat, and the […]

Middle East

Ukraine’s long-range kamikaze drone hit a Russian cargo ship transporting weapons to Iran.

July 26, 2026 GDC 0

Zelensky hailed a long-range operation in the Caspian Sea, claiming Ukrainian forces struck a Russian warship and vessels tied to Iran-linked military logistics. Ukraine’s forces struck a Russian warship and vessels used for transporting Iran-linked […]

Ballistic Missile

North Korea Sent Hundreds of KN-23 Ballistic Missiles to Russia.

July 25, 2026 GDC 0

North Korea has resumed sending Russia one of its deadliest ballistic missiles, a weapon that started this war as a punchline for its terrible aim and has since become one of the most accurate short-range […]

Anti-air Missiles

Ukraine to Co-Produce Patriot Interceptors with Raytheon.

July 24, 2026 GDC 0

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine will partner with U.S. firm Raytheon to produce Patriot air defense interceptors, a key weapon against Russian ballistic missiles. The agreement follows talks with President Trump at the NATO […]

Cruise Missiles

Germany Looks Towards Ukraine for Flamingo Long-range Strike Missile.

July 23, 2026 GDC 0

Global shortages of Patriot missiles are putting air defence systems under pressure. Germany’s IRIS-T offers one answer, but Berlin still lacks the long-range firepower needed for deep strikes. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion […]

Cruise Missiles

MBDA will help build Ukraine’s next-generation Neptune cruise missile.

July 23, 2026 GDC 0

Europe’s biggest missile maker has agreed to help Ukraine build a successor to the weapon that sank Russia’s cruiser Moskva, the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet. MBDA signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukrainian […]

Air Platform

Satellite image appears to confirm Ukraine destroyed a Tu-95MS at Engels base.

July 22, 2026 GDC 0

A satellite photograph taken Sunday appears to confirm what Ukraine’s president claimed just two days earlier: a Russian strategic bomber sitting at Engels air base did not survive a recent drone strike. The open-source monitoring […]

Americas

Iran war forced the Pentagon to import kamikaze sea drones from Ukraine.

July 22, 2026 GDC 0

Ukraine and the Pentagon signed a landmark agreement allowing export of Ukrainian sea drones and airborne drones for American military evaluation, confirmed by sources to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Separately, The Wall Street Journal reports […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Xi Jinping hatched a $250 billion debt trap to convert Russia into Pakistan, Laos, or Sri Lanka after troubled Putin dies or is removed from power.

July 19, 2026 GDC 0

China-Russia friendship with ‘no limits’ has reached its limit. Xi Jinping began allocating a $250 billion budget to rebuild Russia after Putin left power or died, and peace came to Europe. As a permanent member […]

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  • German-speaking Countries will collaborate in the military space program.

    May 22, 2026 0
    Defence ministers for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg pledged on Monday to strengthen their cooperation when it comes to space assets. “Space capabilities are playing an ever-greater, ever-more vital and increasingly indispensable role in every [...]
  • Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Upgrade Singapore’s F-16 Fighter Jets

    January 22, 2025 0
    Lockheed Martin has secured an $8.7-million contract to upgrade Singapore’s F-16 fighter jets. Hellenic Air Force Received Upgraded F-16V Block 70 Fighter JetsDateNovember 8, 2023Lockheed Martin Awarded $7.8 Billion Contract To Produce 126 F-35 Stealth [...]
  • Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman spoke with Israeli PM Netanyahu during the Iran war and offered the Abraham Accords with Pakistan.

    May 15, 2026 0
    Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman spoke by phone during the Iran war with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of “very complex” negotiations on launching Israeli combat sorties over Saudi airspace to strike Iranian [...]
  • US State Department approves the sale of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany.

    July 12, 2026 0
    The United States has approved the sale of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday, despite previous doubts over a planned deployment. US Deploys Tomahawk Long-range cruise missiles in GermanyDateAugust [...]
  • Malaysia Purchases FA-50 Fighter Jets And ATR-72MP MPA Worth $2.2 Billion

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  • Mad Vlad Started Show Treason Trials Of Russian Hypersonic Missile Scientists

    June 2, 2023 0
    Anatoly Maslov is one of three scientists involved in Russia’s hypersonic missile programme that are standing trial for treason. A prominent Russian scientist involved in the country’s hypersonic missile programme has gone on trial accused of state treason [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    South Korea displays K3 next-gen concept main battle tank

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN Upgrades Air Warfare Destroyers With Baseline 9 Aegis combat system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

  • C4iSR

    HENSOLDT and Thales join forces to upgrade F126 frigates

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Aerospace unveiled High-Power Multiple Rocket Launcher (HPMRL) system for the Republic of Korea Marine Corps.

  • Europe

    British Type 31 Frigate Passes Critical Design Phase

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mass Exodus From Myanmar To Bangladesh, India and Thailand After Junta Declared Mandatory Conscription

  • Air Platform

    Brazil Orders Additional 36 Gripen Fighters

  • Infantry Weapons

    China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Student Getting Better At Military Modernization, China Showcases J-20 In Sino-Russia Exercises

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt to produce 200 ECRS Mk1 AESA Radar.

  • Europe

    Putin warns NATO that Russia could revoke test ban treaty

  • C4iSR

    CAPTAS 4 Sonar Suite

  • Americas

    DARPA’s Mobile Force Protection Knocks Drones Out Of Sky

  • Air Platform

    British Tempest Fighter Could Be The Most Advanced Six-Generation Fighters In Europe

  • Europe

    HIMARS Destroying Russian Logisitics And High-value Targets

  • Europe

    After losing 60,000 tons of ammunition in two days, Putin will violate the nuclear non-proliferation treaty to get missiles, drones and ammo from Iran

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Beaver Kamikaze Drone Just Destroyed Oil Depot In Sochi Near Putin’s Billion Dollars Mansion

  • Middle East

    Israeli special forces ‘Sayeret Matkal’ raided and destroyed Iranian chemical weapons factory in Syria, reports say

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Captured Indian-made AK-47 and INSAS Rifles from the Terrorist Group United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF).

  • Europe

    Vlad is the most ‘harmful and toxic’ person on earth, Belarusian President Lukashenko says

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Coronavirus was biological weapon developed at Wuhan lab for Peoples Liberation Army, U.S. State Department reports

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes Destroyed Four of Putin’s Choppers Worth $75 Million

  • C4iSR

    Israeli Air Force destroyed Iran’s Shiraz Electronics Industries, a painful blow to Iranian Mullahs

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Sea Baby Drone Destroyed Another Russian Shadow Oil Tanker.

  • Middle East

    Satellite Images Show Iran Rebuilding Missile Factory Hit By Israeli Air Strike.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Major Humiliation For Putin, Ukraine’s ATACMS Strikes Destroyed Russia’s Newest S-500 Prometey Surface-to-air Missile

  • Europe

    Russia shot down its own S-70 Okhotnik heavy combat drone

  • Middle East

    Iran Financed, Trained, Provided Material Support And Authorized Hamas’s Attack On Israel To Sabotage Israel-Saudi Peace Deal

  • Naval Platforms

    Lockheed Martin awarded $375 million contract to customize Indian Navy’s MH-60R

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    United States Marine Corps Begins AGM-158A JASSM Integration Work Into F/A-18 Hornet Fleet

  • Europe

    The U.S. and Ukraine sign ten-year bilateral security pact in Italy

  • C4iSR

    Australia signed $2.5 billion defence export deal to provide Canada with world-leading radar technology.

  • Air Platform

    Russia shot down its own Su-57 fighter jet, proving the Su-57 is not a stealth jet.  

  • Middle East

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

  • Infantry Weapons

    Saudi Arabia Purchases THAAD Anti-ballistic Missile System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PT PAL Indonesia and Naval Group have begun manufacturing the Evolved Scorpene-class Submarine.

  • Air Platform

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

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Struck Chemical Weapons Storage Facility in Syria

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Proved Full Potential Of Patriot Missile Defense System Than The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

  • Europe

    Sweden Joins Multinational Armored Vehicle Project

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian PzH2000 artillery blows up Russia’s new electronic warfare system

  • Cruise Missiles

    Australia purchased 220 long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s fighter jets, tanks, armoured vehicles, missiles, and radars face export challenges following reports of recurring failures by international operators.

  • Americas

    President Trump to Favor Big Defense Spenders Establishing ‘America First Arms Transfer Strategy’.

  • Europe

    Australia to deliver 30 more Bushmaster armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Belgian Company Sells 64 Second-hand M109A4BE Self-propelled Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Germany Considers Cancelling F-35 Contract Over Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Software Controlled ‘Kill Switch’

  • Europe

    Several ATACMS strikes at Dzhankoy airbase destroyed five S-400 launchers, 15 helicopters and killed 30 Russian airmen

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan to Purchase 48 NORA B52 Howitzers From Serbia

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