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US Air Force’s F-35A Drops B61-12 Nuclear Bomb

November 28, 2020 GDC 0

Two major US defense initiatives recently came together as a US Air Force F-35A Lightning II dropped a mock refurbished B61-12 nuclear bomb for the first time. The test, which took place over Sandia National Laboratories’ Tonopah […]

  • Saudi Arabia buys Turkish Karayel tactical UAV

    August 4, 2021 0
    Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) announced on 27 April that the country was procuring six unmanned systems from local firm Intra Defence Technologies for delivery in 2021, and a further 40 systems [...]
  • Russia Boosts Air Defense System In Crimea, Amid Fears Of U.S. Supplying F-16 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

    January 23, 2023 0
    Russia is reportedly working to ramp up its defenses for Crimea as experts predict that Ukraine may retake the occupied peninsula within the next year. Bayraktar TB2 could play a key role if a war [...]
  • Israel sent almost 100 cargo flights loaded with weapons to Azerbaijan

    March 11, 2023 0
    An investigation by Haaretz has found that almost 100 flights loaded with Israeli weapons worth billions of dollars were shipped to Azerbaijan between 2016 and 2021. In exchange, Israel has been granted permission for Mossad [...]
  • South Korean FFX Batch III Frigate to be equipped with the Long-Range Naval L-SAM

    July 3, 2021 0
    According to the Agency for Defense Development, the upcoming FFX Batch-III frigates will be equipped with the future “Long-Range Naval SAM” (Naval L-SAM) and have BMD capability. Since FFX Batch-III frigates will enter service before [...]
  • Ukraine is developing a new supersonic missile, Bliskavka (“Lightning”)

    November 25, 2019 0
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  • Northrop Grumman to modernize US Navy’s E-6B Mercury Fleet

    March 13, 2022 0
    Northrop Grumman Corporation announced it was recently awarded the Integrated Modification and Maintenance Contract for the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury platform, a derivative of the commercial Boeing 707 aircraft. The work will be performed at [...]
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 […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea to upgrade K1A2 main battle tank

  • Air Platform

    Poland To Buy 48 FA-50 Fighter Jets And 180 K2 Tanks From South Korea

  • Air Platform

    Israel Sent Formal Request To U.S. State Department To Purchase 25 F-15EX Fighter Jets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia purchases 60 AGM-88G Missiles For F-35 Jets

  • Europe

    Russia retreats all fighter jets from the Crimean airbase, amid Ukraine’s F-16 arrival

  • Europe

    Hanwha delivers new batch of K9 howitzers to Poland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Most components of the Chinese J-16, J-10C, J-20, FC-31, J-35, J-36, and J-50 fighters are sourced from the US, the UK, Germany, Sweden, Italy, France, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Russia and South Korea.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S., Australia and Japan complete exercise Southern Jackaroo

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. to Sale Bunker Busting GBU-57 Bombs to Israel

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Royal Navy Will Use Artificial Intelligence To Counter Anti-ship Missile

  • Middle East

    Iran has agreed to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium as part of framework agreement.

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Shows Off Mass C-17 Air Mobility For European Missions, A Clear Signal Putin’s Regime

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    East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Awarded Contract to Build Six Cape-class Patrol Boats for Royal Australian Navy

  • C4iSR

    Malaysia purchases Thales GroundMaster 400A Long-range Surveillance Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysian Army to purchase EVA M2 155mm howitzer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy’s Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan Starts Sea Trials In Shanghai.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Should Be Allowed To Strike Targets Deep Inside Russia, Latvian Foreign Minister Says

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Indian Air Force is so bad using Western tech that French SCALP-EG ended up 37km off target

  • Anti-air Missiles

    France considers delivering ASTER 30 long-range anti-air missiles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Armenian Su-30s turned out to be useless in the Karabakh conflict: Professor Boris Sokolov

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s rainy day friend Iran to get Su-35 and Mi-28 helicopters

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine blows up one of Russia’s electronic warfare system

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Firm Converted Manned Helicopter into Unmanned Helicopter

  • Middle East

    UAE, Israeli Air Force to Conduct Joint Training Exercises

  • Air Platform

    China’s Domestic Engine Problems Continue to Become A Headache For PLA-AF

  • Europe

    Russia’s Belbek air base near Sevastopol is no longer operable after ATACMS strikes

  • Europe

    Russia Lost Its Global Influence Despite Having Formidable Nuclear Arsenal: India’s Chief Of Defense Staff, General Anil Chauhan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia unveiled $36.8 billion defense budget for 2024 fiscal year

  • Europe

    Ukraine Formally Requests To Buy Israeli Iron Dome Anti-air Missiles

  • Land Platform

    US Army’s M1 Abrams tests fire 120mm canon

  • Zarb Anti-ship Missile
    Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan’s Zarb (Blow) Anti-ship Cruise Missile

  • Uncategorized

    Sarılmaz delivers the PMT 7.62 / SAR 240 machine gun to Turkish Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China escalates tensions with Taiwan by sending 52 aircraft to Taiwanese airspace

  • Europe

    Kadyrov’s troops using Tesla Cybertrucks in the Ukraine war

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia purchases Turkish Anka-S drones worth $103 million.

  • Europe

    Russian troops fled from Ukraine frontline, Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin claims

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Awarded Contract to Produce Falcon Albatros Maritime Surveillance Aircraft.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian $100,000 sea drone blew up Putin’s $400 million landing warship BDK-91 Olenegorskiy Gornyak

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Suspends Aids And High-level Contacts With Myanmar’s Junta

  • South Asia

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale of 31 MQ-9B Predator Drones, Missiles and Support Equipment to India

  • 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

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Donates Four Cessna Aircraft to Philippines Navy

  • Air Platform

    Norway To Purchase Leopard and K2 Tanks Worth $1.8 Billion

  • South Asia

    Pakistan extended delivery date of T129 attack helicopter

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • Uncategorized

    South Korea Awarded A Contract to Integrate MBDA Meteor onto KF-X Fighter Aircraft

  • Europe

    Russia Left Behind Its Army Personnel’s Dead Bodies In Kherson, Putin Sacks Army General

  • Air Platform

    Germany Agreed to Deliver First Eurofighter Typhoon to Turkiye in 2028.

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin begins production of F-35 for Royal Danish Air Force

  • Europe

    Beretta Defence Proposes Next-gen GRAYBURN Rifle for British Armed Forces.

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