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Americas

U.S. Navy Commissions Its 69th Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer

December 11, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest guided-missile destroyer, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), Dec. 8, 2021 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. DDG 118 is the third of nine Arleigh Burke-class, “Flight IIA: Technology Insertion” variant. “Technology […]

  • Russia Ran Out of Anti-air Missile System, Faces Huge Challenge To Counter Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drone

    January 22, 2025 0
    Recent developments in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine reveal significant shortcomings in Russia’s ability to defend against a growing number of Ukrainian drone strikes targeting critical infrastructure deep within Russian territory. Despite the [...]
  • Saab delivers Curl-Gustaf Ammunition to U.S. armed forces

    August 2, 2021 0
    Saab has received an order for Carl-Gustaf® ammunition from the U.S. Army. The order value is approximately USD 75 million and deliveries will take place in 2022. US Army Awarded A Contract To Buy Carl-Gustaf [...]
  • Afghan Air Force To Fight Back Against Taliban Insurgents Using A-29, AC-208 And Black Hawks

    July 11, 2021 0
    If you think beating back a resurgent Taliban is hard, try doing it while fixing a broken helicopter over Zoom. Biden is betting big on Afghanistan’s air force. The Biden administration requested $3.3 billion to [...]
  • Israeli IAI sold 12 Barak-8 SAM Systems And 75 Missiles to Azerbaijan

    July 10, 2021 0
    The barak-8 system, which is known to the Israeli public primarily due to the cooperation between Israel and India, was apparently sold to Azerbaijan as well reported Israeli defense quoting Armenews. While India possesses a [...]
  • Forget the Clunky Airframe of Su-57, Su-57’s Cockpit Will Never Make It A Fifth-Gen Fighter

    July 15, 2021 0
    There is no comparison between Nokia 1100 phone with Samsung Note 20 Ultra smart phone. In this analogy Su-57 is a Nokia 1100 and F-35 is a Samsung Note 20 Ultra. Russian state-run corporation Rostec [...]
  • Australia down-selected Japanese Mogami-class frigate to replace ageing ANZAC class frigate

    August 5, 2025 0
    Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has won a tight contest to build the Australian navy’s new $10 billion fleet of warships, beating a bid from German rival Thyssen­Krupp Marine Systems. The ABC has confirmed that [...]
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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  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems unveils smart factory that will build the Tempest fighter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese soldiers moved beyond Ladakh border

  • Air Platform

    CAC-PAC JF-17 Thunder Block III Fourth Generation Fighter Aircraft

  • Europe

    Poland, Germany, France, Italy and the UK to jointly develop low-cost air-defense system.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Su-30 aircraft violates Taiwanese airspace

  • Europe

    Notorious, Lone Wolf Canadian Sniper ‘Wali’ is Alive in Ukraine, Report of His Death is Fake

  • Europe

    Dramatic Footage Shows One German Leopard Tank Took Out Column Of Putin’s T-90M Proryv Tanks And BTR-82A Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine received new batch of TB2 drones from Turkey

  • Europe

    Bulgaria selected Lürssen to build two multimission corvettes for Bulgarian Navy

  • Europe

    Turkey to deploy ‘Alpagu’ kamikaze drone at the battle field

  • Europe

    Soviet-era Bomber Fired Missiles At Sea Instead Of Ukrainian Territory In Latest Humiliation

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Launches Anson Submarine At British Worksite

  • Europe

    Russia’s glorified S-300 failed to launch interceptor missile

  • Uncategorized

    Israeli Air Force Will Upgrade F-16I Barak Aircraft to F-16V Block 70 Standard after Successful Iran Strikes.

  • Europe

    Putin’s Ally Serbia Made U-tern On Political And Military Relationships With Russia Over Ukraine War

  • Americas

    No Such Terms as “CAATSA Waiver For India” Under CAATSA Law

  • Air Platform

    Sweden’s Gripen defeat Russia’s Su-35 in a simulated War Game

  • Infantry Weapons

    David’s Sling Missile Defence System

  • South Asia

    Panicked India deploys S-400 missile system and Rafale fighter jets near Bangladesh, which has no meaningful Air Force

  • Middle East

    US, UAE finalizing a deal for F-35 stealth jets

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Selected StandardAero To Assemble BlackHawk Helicopters For British Army

  • C4iSR

    Poland Purchases Four Spy Satellites to Boost Space Defense

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Networks F-15 and F-22 Raptor

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin’s Rare Adminission On State TV That Russian Weapons Are Outdated, Needs Modernization

  • Americas

    US Navy christens future USS Marinette

  • Europe

    Slovakia To Supply Soviet-era Infantry Fighting Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Americas

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

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy to Start Building Constellation-Class Frigate This Year

  • Europe

    Sweden places major artillery ammunitions orders

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pentagon warns growing Chinese naval expansion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Inks Deal with OCEA for 40 Coast Guard Patrol Boats

  • Loitering Munitions

    Myanmar’s Junta Imported European Drones and Spyware to Suppress Rebels

  • C4iSR

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce Arexis Electronic Warfare Suite For German Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attack disrupts vital Russian military sites, causing power blackouts in Kursk region

  • Air Platform

    Poorly Trained Russian Pilots Crashed Six MiG-31K Interceptor Aircraft Since February 2022

  • Naval Weapons

    Sagem VIGY MM electro-optical fire control system for the 76mm cannon

  • Europe

    Bad News For Russia, Saudi Arabia Returns Grom 2 Ballistic Missiles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone struck Russia’s Iskander ballistic missile manufacturing factory.

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Held Keel-laying Ceremony For Fourth MILGEM Corvette

  • Europe

    Russian saboteurs targeting Russian oil refinery to stop Putin’s war in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Rocketsan Test-fires New Coastal Defense Variant Atmaca Anti-ship Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department Approves 30 HIMARS Rocket Artillery For Australia

  • Air Platform

    Images show Argentine insignias on recently purchased F-16 Fighting Falcon

  • Ballistic Missile

    Putin’s unstoppable hypersonic missiles gaining bad reputation as Ukraine shooting them down every time it launched

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 076 LHD Could Be Potent Amphibious Platform In Asia-Pacific Region

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Russia’s easy target T-90M main battle tank

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh replaces director general of infamous military intelligence agency DGFI for abduction, torture and disappearance of thousands of political prisoners

  • Africa

    African Lion 21: U.S. Army teams up with troops in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal for exercise

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed ten Russian tanks in a single strike

  • Middle East

    Hezbollah Terrorist Group Fired Rockets At Israel From Southern Lebanon

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