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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 […]

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    Russia Deploys Su-30SM2 Fighters In Kaliningrad

    February 3, 2022 0
    Russian state TV showed the country’s new Sukhoi SU-30SM2 fighter jets on Sunday being deployed to the Kaliningrad region amid geopolitical tensions with Western countries. The four fighter jets delivered to the Chernyakhovsk Air Base [...]
  • Netanyahu tells Israel ‘We are at war’ after Hamas fired 5000 rockets at Israel

    October 7, 2023 0
    Hamas has carried out a surprise attack on Israel – launching 5000 rockets from the Gaza strip.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Israel that it is “at war” with Hamas militants that rule the [...]
  • Northrop Grumman Anti-Radiation Missile Enters Full-rate Production

    February 20, 2022 0
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  • Brazilian Pilot Takes Domestically Made Gripen E to Sky For the First Time

    August 21, 2020 0
    Supported by Sweden, Saab partnered with Brazillian Embraer and manufactured Gripen E fighters in Brazil for the Brazilian Air Force. The Saab Group will produce up to 72 Gripen E/F for Brazil. The current contract [...]
  • South Korea To Develop High Altitude Interceptor Missile For KM-SAM

    June 14, 2024 0
    South Korea has greenlit a plan to develop advanced missile systems designed to intercept higher-altitude targets, enhancing its air defense capabilities against North Korean threats. South Korean DAPA Delivers Cheongung SAM System to RoKAFDateApril 29, [...]
  • Putin fires ‘The Butcher of Mariupol’ Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev

    April 30, 2023 0
    Vladimir Putin has fired the Russian general known as ‘The Butcher of Mariupol’ just months after he was put in charge of Moscow’s faltering logistics operations in Ukraine. Russian commander killed in Mariupol by a [...]
Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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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

    High In Spirit And Morale: Ukrainian Pilot Dressed As Santa Fires HARM Anti-radiation Missiles Destroying Russian SAM

  • Americas

    F-16 Video Shows First-Ever Manned F-16 Versus X-62A AI-piloted Aerial Dogfight

  • Americas

    US Navy’s destroyer USS Paul Ignatius Used Dutch Navy’s SMART-L Radar To Engage Standard Missile 3 Missile

  • Defense Industry

    Airbus Awarded Contract to Supply A330 MRTT Aircraft to Spain

  • Middle East

    Pakistan Navy Seized $1 Billion Worth of Narcotics in Arabian Sea.

  • C4iSR

    The US Space Force Tests Space Telescope in Western Australia

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Royal Navy Begin Upgrading Type 23 Frigate With NSM Missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Azerbaijan purchased the Israeli Iron Dome missile system

  • Middle East

    Navantia starts construction of new corvettes for Saudi Arabia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Air Force flying F-16 with live Harpoon missiles

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy’s New Type 054 AP Frigate Started Sea Trials In China

  • Europe

    U.S. Starts Deploying Aegis Ashore Battery in Poland

  • Defense Industry

    Seven European Nations Increases Defense Budget, Amid Ukraine Crisis

  • Europe

    Pandora papers: Why Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is the richest person in the world?

  • Europe

    Moldova enforced European Union sanctions on Russia

  • C4iSR

    Turkey develops and deploys acoustic deceptor and jammer

  • Africa

    Algerian Air Force Became the First Export Customer of Su-57 Despite Aircraft’s Numerous Shortcomings

  • Uncategorized

    Turkish Aselsan awarded $13.3 million contract for software based radios

  • Europe

    NATO Allies Intercept Russian Aircraft Over Europe

  • Explore

    BAE, Rheinmetall To Manufacture Challenger 3 Tank For British Army

  • Air Platform

    France to finance Rafale F5 development alone after UAE co-funding talks collapsed.

  • Middle East

    Shocking Drone Footage Shows Hamas Terrorists Beating Palestinians and Stealing Food Aid

  • Europe

    Russian General Yuri Afanasevskii Severely Injured After Ukraine’s Secret Services Gave Him An Exploding Mobile Phone

  • Americas

    Brazil’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine Project SN-BR Making Progress

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo Awarded Contract To Upgrade NATO E-3A AEW&C

  • Infantry Weapons

    HQ-9 Long-Range Air Defense Missile System

  • Europe

    Russian submarine sunk in Crimean port, four S-400 missile systems destroyed worth $2 billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean Unveils All-unmanned Aircraft Carrier Concept

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian forces blew up the Russian modernized Buk-M3 missile system

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces Gathering Intelligence From Intact Iranian Ballistic Missile That Landed In Israeli Desert

  • Europe

    South Africa Facilitating Delivery Of Chinese-made Arms To Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s new ‘invisible’ suicide submarines set to be unleashed on Russia’s navy

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Government Announced Plans For Gripen, UCAV And GlobalEye AEW&C

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Launches Arafura-Class OPV (SEA 1180) Programme

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Purchases Israeli Spice GPS-guided Bombs.

  • Europe

    #Buymeafighterjet: Ukrainian Pilots Launch Crowdfunding To Buy Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Iskandar Tactical Missiles Were Useless in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Says Armenian Prime Minister

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine War: Hyped Up Su-75 Checkmate Remained As A Pipe-dream For Russian Air Force

  • Europe

    Putin Sacks General Ivan Popov For Exposing Russian Army’s Failure In Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    China’s first prototype unmanned helicopter successfully flew

  • Air Platform

    Will Germany Ever Replace Panavia Tornado?

  • South Asia

    Retired Indian Army Officer Discloses India Wanted to Invade Bangladesh in 2009 to Rescue Dictator Hasina

  • C4iSR

    The USAF taps Boeing to select new F-15 sensor supplier

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA to manufacture Patriot Missile at Bavarian Factory in Europe.

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish TAI, Motor Sich ink deal for Atak 2 helicopter engines

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia wants to buy back the Turkish S-400 air defence system, amid air defence shortages.

  • Europe

    Ukraine receives advanced light howitzer from AM General

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Air Force To Practice Highway Takeoff And Landing After Three Decades

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China warns Australia against following NATO and America’s footsteps to boost defense spending

  • Europe

    Russia Might Run Out Of Ammo, Armored Vehicles And Shells Unless North Korea Supplies Russia With Ammo

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