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USS Gerald R. Ford successfully completes final shock trials

August 10, 2021 GDC 0

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has successfully completed its third and final round of Full Ship Shock Trials. The third explosive event was conducted Sunday off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla., according […]

Americas

USS Gerald R. Ford Completes Shock Tests

June 25, 2021 GDC 0

The US Navy’s new supercarrier is going through shock trials, and that means setting off live explosives near the warship to simulate aspects of actual combat conditions. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the first of […]

Americas

US Navy’s JPALS landing system reaches initial operational capability

May 30, 2021 GDC 0

The Navy declared initial operational capability for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) earlier this month, according to a press release issued Tuesday. According to the Navy, JPALS has been supporting F-35B deployments […]

Air Platform

Watch Cool F-35 Onboard Aircraft Carriers

October 6, 2020 GDC 0

The F-35 is delivering more than just air dominance, it’s simultaneously delivering tens of thousands of high paying, high quality jobs to American workers across the country, and around the world. According to standard industry […]

Naval Platforms

Mighty US Navy: This Is How US Can Take Spratly Islands!

June 17, 2020 GDC 0

The US Navy is the most powerful group of ships, carriers, and sailors on Earth. The Navy is older than the US – founded in 1775 as the Continental Navy – and is currently made […]

  • Ukrainians sell parts of Russia’s new Lancet kamikaze drone as souvenir

    May 3, 2023 0
    When the Russian invasion started in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin could not have imagined that Ukrainians would begin selling parts of Russia’s most capable and secret weapon systems as souvenirs. Russia’s Lancet kamikaze drone destroys mock-up [...]
  • Spanish Navantia Proposed To Build Three More Air Warfare Destroyer For Royal Australian Navy

    October 18, 2022 0
    A $6 billion proposal to acquire three new air warfare destroyers by the end of the decade to dramatically boost the nation’s missile firepower is gaining support in defence circles as strategists grapple with increased [...]
  • Turkey To Produce Missiles Components And Ammunitions Locally

    May 11, 2021 0
    President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said that Turkey will not depend on imports when it comes to components used in many ammunitions, missiles and composite warheads, declaring that the country will manufacture these products [...]
  • Polish Navy’s AW101 Helo Fly For The First Time

    August 16, 2021 0
    Leonardo announced that the Polish Navy’s first AW101 (ZR285) achieved its first flight yesterday at the Company’s site in Yeovil. The flight demonstrated functional checks of the main airframe systems as well as the control [...]
  • Hanwha Started Assembling AS9 Howitzers for Australian Army

    May 30, 2024 0
    Hanwha Aerospace has officially begun assembly of Australia’s first AS9 self-propelled howitzer (SPH) and AS10 armored ammunition resupply vehicle at the company’s facility in Changwon, South Korea. The howitzer, designated Huntsman, began its “mate” process, [...]
  • Russia confirms that the second A-50 early warning aircraft was downed by the Ukrainian Patriot missile defense system

    June 19, 2024 0
    A Moscow court has issued an arrest warrant for Colonel Mykola Dzyaman, commander of Ukraine’s 138th Air Defense Missile Brigade, accusing him of ordering the downing of a Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft. The incident occurred [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

June 5, 2025 0

North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of […]

Europe

CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

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Europe

British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

May 28, 2025 0

The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]

Central Asia

Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

May 26, 2025 0

Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]

Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

Infantry Weapons

India fields Swedish-made Carl-Gustaf M4 launcher ditching locally-made Nag Mk-2 ATGM

May 25, 2025 0

The Indian Army has begun fielding the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle. The deployment follows Saab FFVO India Pvt Ltd, a fully foreign-owned subsidiary of Saab AB, establishing a new production facility in India. According to […]

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  • C4iSR

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  • Infantry Weapons

    Rocketsan developed new OMTAS ATGM and Armor for multipurpose vehicles

  • Europe

    Putin Tastes His Own Medicine As Ukraine Gains Russian Territory

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration Plans To Halt Arms Sale To UAE And Saudi Arabia For Violating Human Rights

  • South Asia

    Fugitive former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Faces 8,500 Pages of Chargesheets, including 1,400 Murders, 3,500 Disappearances, Corruption, Embezzlement and Money Laundering

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Pakistan Tests Ra’ad II Air-launched Stand-off Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine captured strategic town Klishchiivka near Bakhmut as Russian soldiers flee

  • Europe

    Turkey, Greece Vow To End Decades Old Political Anonymity Between Both Nations

  • Land Platform

    United States offers Stryker M-Shorad air defense system to India

  • Europe

    Fincantieri Awarded $463 Million Contract to Build Second LSS for Italian Navy

  • Europe

    Russia Recruiting Opium Addicted Former Afghan Soldiers And Taliban To Fight In Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Ukrainian Fort-221 Assault Rifle

  • Explore

    DSEI 2021: Israeli IAI Unveils New Sea Serpent Anti-Ship Missile

  • Europe

    UK To Boost Defense Exports to APAC Region

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Navy (Thief): A junkyard of Chinese navy but a business entity of Bangladesh military

  • Air Platform

    China Upgrades Russian-made Su-35 To Chinese Standard

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean awarded contract to build two Ulsan-class Batch-IV frigates for South Korean Navy

  • Europe

    Denmark to purchase three Arctic patrol ships

  • Europe

    Hanwha delivers new batch of K9 howitzers to Poland

  • Infantry Weapons

    Russia’s to unveil Buk-M3 air defense system at Victory Day parade 2020

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    Stealth Matter: The USAF F-35A Struck Syrian position protected by S-300 and S-400

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    L3Harris Awarded Contract To Provide Smart Munition Release System For Morocco, Jordan And Bahrain

  • South Asia

    Why the U.S. and UK Should Sanction Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighters?

  • Defense Industry

    Pakistan Navy Ditches Chinese Missiles For MILGEM Corvetter, Opt-in for Albatros NG

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia delayed S-400 missile delivery to India by two years

  • Infantry Weapons

    India Receives First Batch Of S-400 Triumf

  • Europe

    Russia lined up 165 soldiers to parade in front of Major General Oleg Moiseev, then Ukrainian HIMARS strikes killed everyone

  • Europe

    Ukraine launched devastating drone attacks on Russian oil refinery and microchip factory

  • Americas

    U.S. House Approves $1 Billion For Replenishing Israeli IronDome Missiles

  • Defense Industry

    Albania latest country to buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones

  • Ballistic Missile

    Ukraine successfully hit Russia with demestically developed ballistic missile

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Germany Purchases 3,266 Brimstone 3 missiles for Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Defense Industries Expedite Development Of TFX MMU

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea launches fifth FFX II Daegu-class frigate ROKS Daejeon

  • Europe

    Iranian drone operators were killed in Crimea, Kyiv official says

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Buys 12 Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Block III Aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missiles And Beaver Drones Destroyed $1.3 Billion S-400 Triumf SAM In Crimea

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to develop carrier-based KAAN fighter jet

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Sent Mi-17 Hip Helicopters to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina misappropriated $126 million from defense deals, report

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Slovenia to purchase German-made IRIS-T SLM Anti-air Missile System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Third Aircraft Carrier CNS Fujian, But China Has No Fighter Jets To Fill The Deck

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri Launches Third Al Zubarah-Class Air Defense Corvette For Qatar

  • South Asia

    Pakistan increases defense budget by 6% to $8.8 billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean DAPA Delivers Cheongung SAM System to RoKAF

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan Building New Hangars Ahead Of F-16V Delivery

  • Air Platform

    Finland Orders New Maritime Surveillance Aircraft

  • South Asia

    How Indian and Pakistan’s air force compared to each other?

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