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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 […]

  • Leonardo Company Test Flies Second Prototype AW249 Attack Helicopters

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  • Australia plans to boost MRO facility for aircraft

    November 15, 2020 0
    The Australian government has launched a plan to promote the development of domestic capability to support military aircraft. RAAF’s F-35 Will Start Diversion Training Over CanberraDateJanuary 29, 2021The Boeing P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)DateSeptember [...]
  • Turkish Defense Industries Export Surges By 12%

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  • The US Navy Commissioned It’s Last Virginia-class Block III Submarine

    April 11, 2020 0
    WASHINGTON — The last of the U.S. Navy’s eight Block III Virginia-class submarines has joined the fleet, according to a Navy news release. The attack submarine Delaware didn’t have its formal commissioning ceremony because of the ongoing [...]
  • Brazil rejects Indian-made Akash SAM, citing accuracy issues with the missile

    July 3, 2025 0
    Brazil has rejected India’s offer to buy the Indian-made Akash surface-to-air missile and Garuda self-propelled howitzer, according to local Indian media. India deploys indigenous Akash SAM in LadakhDateJuly 1, 2020India to shelf Akash and Trishul [...]
  • Thanks to Turkish F-16, only four fighters remained in service with Armenia

    October 3, 2020 0
    Armenia has only four fighters left. Turkish F-16 has successfully destroyed Russian-made Su-25 and MiG-25 of Armenia. According to Azerbaijani news, at least four F-16 fighters have been transferred to Azerbaijan from Turkey to date. [...]
Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

  • Europe

    Finnish Border Guard orders two OPVs from Meyer Turku

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy To Continue Patrolling In South China Sea

  • Americas

    L3Harris Invests $125 million in building production facility for Trump’s Golden Dome

  • Air Platform

    The first KC-46A constructed for Japan recently refueled another KC-46A

  • Europe

    Naval Group Lays Down First Block Of Hellenic Navy’s FDI Frigate

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Taps GKN Aerospace To Produce Future Fighter Propulsion

  • Europe

    Russian Defense Major Heading Towards Bankruptcy Due To Underpayment, High Interest Rate, Oligarchical Corruption And No Foreign Orders

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    ‘Martlet’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM)

  • Europe

    France Donates A Large Batch Of Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Americas

    US Marines Corps purchases more TRV-150C cargo drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Air Force Showcases Upgraded F-16 In New Livery Paint Scheme

  • Europe

    Russian United Ship Building Corporation plans to build two Ivan Gren-class amphibious assault ships

  • Europe

    The British MoD Committed On F-35, FCAS, New Frigates And Drones

  • Europe

    Russia Losing 40-50 Tanks Per Week, 45% Spikes Since Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Turkiye, South Korea agree to deepen defense, nuclear, green energy cooperation

  • Africa

    Syrian and Emirati Army Officers Fighting Alongside Haftar Militants

  • Europe

    Ukraine Fires Polish-made Howitzers To Fight Off Russians

  • Air Platform

    UAE seeks permission from France to transfer 30 Mirage 2000 jets to Morocco

  • Europe

    Finland Received Upgraded Hamina-class Missile Boat

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Proposes New Security Organization Involving China, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Ronald Reagan and Nimitz head towards South China Sea

  • Europe

    Ukraine Struck Russian Rescue Tugboat With British-made Brimstone Anti-ship Missile

  • C4iSR

    U.S. State Department approves $304 million sale of AN/TPS-78 long-range radar to Egypt

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Sent Formal Request To Buy 40 F-16V and 80 Upgrade Kits Worth $6 Billion

  • Europe

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

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA Deutschland Enhanced Capability of Shoulder-launched Enforcer Missile

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Unveils Plan To Procure Gripen Jets, Drones, GlobalEye AEW&C And Air Defense System

  • Middle East

    Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard deputy commander General Abbas Nilforoushan killed in Israeli air strikes in Beirut

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Russian Airbase In Crimea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean wants to build submarines for Canada, Philippines, Poland

  • Cruise Missiles

    Russia Assisted Hezbollah Converting Tu-143 UAV Into DR-3 Cruise Missiles That Israel Destroyed

  • Europe

    Ukraine peace deal will not last long without US backing: UK minister

  • Europe

    Ukraine to receive Bastion armored vehicles from France

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia seeks to calm ASEAN concerns over AUKUS nuclear submarine deal

  • Americas

    Dwindling NORAD: Why Canadian Don’t Think Defense Procurement Like Ice Hokey?

  • Middle East

    Turkey-Qatar military cooperation could stabilize the region

  • Americas

    The President Biden would have only 12 minutes to decide nuclear launch-under-attack option

  • Africa

    Pakistan has struck a $4 billion arms deal with Libyan National Army, including JF-17 fighter jets, Super Mushak trainer and other equipment.

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin’s Power Weaken After Wagner Mercenary Group’s Armed Rebellion, President Zelensky Says

  • Air Platform

    Russia lost 35 Su-24M ground attack aircraft Since the Ukraine invasion, 17 aircraft were destroyed in Crimea drone strikes 

  • South Asia

    Cargo Terminal Fire, Now Metro Rail Bearing Fell Apart: Bangladesh’s DGFI Spy Agency Caught Off-Guard by Indian RAW’s Sabotage Operations Inside Bangladesh.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Prymary Unit Destroyed $1.2 Billion Worth of Russian S-400, P-18, Nebo-U Radars and BK-16 Boat in Crimea.

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish arms exports to the United States jump 56% as gun control looms

  • Cyber

    Ukraine launched the biggest cyber offensive against Russian military bases

  • Air Platform

    Germany Set to Order Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighters for Luftwaffe

  • Europe

    Ukraine captured the Russian T-90M main battle tank in a daring raid

  • Europe

    Russia dropped FAB-250 bomb on its own territory Belgorod

  • Air Platform

    DARPA Flys Unmanned Black Hawk Helicopters

  • Americas

    Boeing Started Manufacturing E-7A AWACS for US Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Anschütz Acheived Design Milestone with Australia’s Hunter-class Frigate Program

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