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  • [ June 5, 2026 ] Ukraine’s long-range kamikaze drone hit Russia’s Svetlyak-class patrol vessel in the Sea of Azov. Europe
  • [ June 5, 2026 ] Sweden’s Gripen faces moment of truth in Ukraine’s air combat with Russia. Air Platform
  • [ June 5, 2026 ] Armenia armed its Su-30 fighters with Iranian glide bombs as Russia failed to deliver missiles. Air Platform
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Air-Launched Weapons

AIM-174B ‘Gunslinger’ Nickname Hinted at by Commander, Naval Air Forces and U.S. Pacific Fleet

May 16, 2025 GDC 0

The AIM-174B ‘SM-6 ALC’ has been given a first official nickname by Commander, Naval Air Forces, marking the first time the missile has been acknowledged with a name since Naval News originally broke the news […]

Air Platform

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: The Ultimate Stealth Engineering

January 4, 2022 GDC 0

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Americas

Watch F-35 takes off without afterburner

September 19, 2020 GDC 0

Syracuse (GDC) — It’s not every day you see a plane zoom straight up seconds after taking off from Syracuse Hancock International Airport. So when it happens, it’s pretty cool. An F-35 Lightning II, the […]

Americas

Secretary Esper Unveils new military symbols banning confederate flags

July 22, 2020 GDC 0

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper issued a new Defense Department policy last Friday that will act as a de facto ban on the display of the Confederate flag. The new guidance governs the display and depiction of […]

Americas

Elbit Systems won US Air Force contract worth up to $476 million

March 13, 2020 GDC 0

Israeli defense firm Elbit said that its US subsidiary, Elbit America, had won a US Air Force contract worth up to $471 million. The company will supply a missile warning system to F-16 fighter jets […]

  • Russia faces critical shortage of anti-air missiles to defend Russian cities

    March 4, 2024 0
    Andrey Kartapolov, the chair of the Russian parliament’s defense committee, has made a statement regarding the Russian army’s inability to defend St. Petersburg, the second-largest city in Russia, from attacks by Ukrainian kamikaze drones. In [...]
  • Ukraine just hit Russia’s Ropucha-class landing ship Konstantin Olshansky with a Neptune R-360 anti-ship missile

    March 26, 2024 0
    Ukraine hit the Konstantin Olshansky landing ship, which Russia captured from Ukraine in 2014, with a missile, Ukrainian navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on Tuesday morning. Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missile Upgrades Put Putin’s Black Sea [...]
  • Portugal Donates M113 Armored Personnel Carrier To Ukraine

    June 24, 2023 0
    The Portuguese Defense Ministry has announced a new military assistance package for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It will include US armoured personnel carriers and howitzers. The U.S. to donate 200 M113 armored personnel carriers to [...]
  • Hamas talks about Islam, but its leaders steal billions of dollars in aid funds depriving Gazans of basics

    November 5, 2023 0
    Hamas talks about religion and privately steals billions of dollars of international aid from the U.S., EU, and Middle East. Hamas leader’s net worth: Abu Marzuk $3 billion, Khaled Mashal $5 billion, Mahmoud Abbas $1.5 [...]
  • Putin’s Head Of Conscripts Mobilization Suicides At His Residence

    October 18, 2022 0
    Military commissar Lt. Colonel Roman Malyk, in charge of Vladimir Putin’s military mobilisation effort in Ukraine was found dead under “suspicious” circumstances, reports claimed. Russia Loses Eighth General and 34th Colonel in Botched Ukraine InvasionDateApril [...]
  • PLA Air Force’s Biggest Threat Is India’s Rafale Armed With Meteor BVRAAM

    September 11, 2021 0
    Indian Airforce recently inducted 26 Rafale a few days ago. This french aircraft will surely boost the power of IAF. But what makes this aircraft the number one choice for the fourth largest air force- [...]
Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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  • C4iSR

    Land 4140: Hanwha Defense Signed MoU With Australia For SATCOMS

  • Air Platform

    IPHR and NAKO published 84 pages comprehensive report exposing that Russia’s fighter jets are fitted with Western components

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems Received $26.7 Billion Orders In Six Months, Amid Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Anadolu Shipyard delivers four landing ships to Qatari Navy

  • Ballistic Missile

    South Korea’s new Hyunmoo-V monster missile carries nine tons warhead

  • Europe

    Russian nuclear missile failure makes Putin’s threats of the use of nukes more vague than actual

  • Air Platform

    Australia released RFI for RAAF’s Advanced Jet Training Aircraft

  • Europe

    Turkey launches television channel in Russian as diplomatic relationship strains over Syria and Libya

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia orders 18 more Rafale fighter jets worth $2.3 billion

  • Cruise Missiles

    KONGSBERG acquires Zone 5 and enters development and high-volume production of affordable missiles.

  • Europe

    CSTO Member Belarus Purchased Chinese M20 Ballistic Missile Instead of Iskander-M Missile

  • Europe

    Putin Appoints General Valery Gerasimov As New Commander For Ukraine War, Blames Everyone Except Himself

  • Air Platform

    Russia started restoring Soviet-era An-124 transport aircraft for Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

    Fire Scout MQ-8C ASW UAV, US Navy’s New ASW Strategy

  • Air Platform

    Turkey orders additional 57 locally-made T626 Gökbey transport helicopters

  • Europe

    Mastercard, Visa and American Express Payment Networks Blocked in Russia

  • Europe

    Norway Received First Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tank.

  • Europe

    Ukraine received M109A6 Paladin 155mm self-propelled howitzers

  • Americas

    U.S. Launches Nuclear-Capable Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.

  • Middle East

    Azerbaijani State-owned Oil Company Purchases 10 Percent Stakes In Israeli Tamar Gas Field

  • Europe

    Poland To Acquire 500 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) With Domestic Production Facility

  • Air Platform

    Breaking News: Sweden Considers Supplying Advanced Gripen Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Americas

    Canada’s new Senator MRAP armored vehicle passes blast testing

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract Torpedo 62 Life Extension

  • Air Platform

    In Trans-pacific First, U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Arrived in Williamtown Australia For Exercises

  • Europe

    Poland Received General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper UCAV

  • South Asia

    China Directly Assisted Pakistan with Satellite Intelligence, Air Defense Radar Coverage and Military Expert Advice During Recent Kashmir Conflict

  • Defense Industry

    German Companies Worries €100 Billion Defense Budget May Be Awarded To Foreign Companies

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed key Kursk bridge

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea launches a ballistic missile from under the water platform

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UAE’s AL TARIQ Completes Initial Integration of AL TARIQ Precision-Guided Munition onto HAL Tejas LCA

  • Americas

    Fincantieri Delivers 21st LCS to the U.S. Navy

  • C4iSR

    Polish-made kamikaze ‘Warmate’ drone destroyed Russia’s Podlyot radar complex

  • Middle East

    Israel’s New Dolphin-II Submarine Could Have VLS

  • Cruise Missiles

    Taiwan to develop 1000km range stealth Cruise Missile

  • Middle East

    Bangladesh Navy withdraws corvettes from peacekeeping mission in Lebanon after UN terminates UNIFIL mandate.

  • Central Asia

    Armenia is not an ally of Russia on “Ukraine invasion”, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Military Receives ScanEagle Drone and Bell Utility Helicopter from US

  • C4iSR

    French Navy Tests E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aboard Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier

  • Air Platform

    Russian air force stops flying over Kherson after losing three Su-34 aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s SpetsTekhnoEksport developed MAGURA V5 sea drone capability of hitting warships at 830km range

  • Air Platform

    J-20 exposed: new photos reveal China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon has visible screws, rivets and quality issues on the airframe.  

  • Americas

    HII Launches Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ted Stevens

  • Middle East

    US warns Iran to stay 100 metres away from its warships or interpreted as threat: President Trump

  • C4iSR

    NATO Sets Out Future Electronic Warfare Capability

  • Land Platform

    India criticized Russian T-90 tanks for poor performance

  • South Asia

    Indian CAG Blast Hindustan Aeronautics For Cost Blowout of Su-30MKI

  • Defense Industry

    Netherlands and Belgium agree on building $4.4 billion ASW frigates

  • Europe

    UK invests $4.8 billion in next phase of AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine project

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    President Trump’s Christmas Gift to Taiwan, Which No Other American President Gave, by Sending the Chinese Dragon Back to the Cave After the Iran Bombing.

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