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U.S. Navy Plans To Deploy USS Gerald R. Ford By 2022

February 10, 2022 GDC 0

According to the latest report published on the US Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Program, the lead ship of the new Ford-class, USS Gerald R. Ford, is expected to be deployed by fall 2022. The […]

Americas

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 […]

  • 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 [...]
  • Ukraine-Russia War: Russia’s Weapons Export Plummets to Record Low

    March 12, 2022 0
    In the wake of the Ukraine crisis, India is keeping a close eye on its defense imports from Russia. Here’s a look at how India’s defense imports from Russia have fallen in recent years. Ukraine [...]
  • China’s Growing Arsenal Of Conventional And Nuclear Ballistic Missiles Pose Serious Threat To Australia, Japan, And India

    January 7, 2024 0
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  • Austal Shipyard awarded contract to produce two evolved Cape-class patrol ships

    January 5, 2025 0
    Shipbuilder Austal Australia has been awarded a contract extension for the construction of two additional evolved Cape-class patrol boats (ECCPBs) to be delivered to the Australian Border Force (ABF). Austal to build two more evolved [...]
  • Kongsberg to provide propulsion system for new Colombian Navy’s PES frigate

    June 29, 2025 0
    Norwegian equipment supplier Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Damen Naval to supply twin controllable pitch propellers (CPP) and shaftlines as part of a contract with the Colombian Navy for the new PES frigate. [...]
  • Swedish DMA Extends Gripen Maintenance Contract With Saab

    April 3, 2021 0
    Saab and the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) have today extended a contract to provide support and maintenance services for Gripen. The order value amounts to approximately SEK 1.6 billion for the period from 1 [...]
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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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 […]

  • Europe

    US, Canada, Norway Set to Join EU Military Mobility Projects

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers Blow Up Russia’s BM-27 Rocket Launchers

  • Infantry Weapons

    Raytheon’s National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) GBAD

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Receives Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 Anti-air System

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Awarded Contract to Integrate AGM-158C LRASM into RAAF’s Super Hornet

  • Europe

    What can Finland’s armed forces and arsenal offer the trans-Atlantic alliance?

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia expressed its interest in joining the Turkish KAAN fighter jet program

  • Europe

    Kuwait transferred 150 M-84AB tanks to Croatia for repair and transfer to Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Unveils GMJ9500 Man-Portable Jammer System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pentagon warns growing Chinese naval expansion

  • Americas

    US Army Scraps Patriot Missile Replacement After Ukraine Success

  • Air Platform

    H160M Guepard Joint Light Helicopter

  • Europe

    U.S. delivers M1117 ASV 4×4 armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    How Does Chinese HQ-16 SAM Compare to Western Modern Anti-Air System?

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Received Record Orders from Domestic and International Customers

  • South Asia

    Contested Sky: Bangladesh Air Guard’s (Thief) Uncertain Future

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia buys Turkey’s armed drones

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine’s New Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) Rockets Wreaking Havoc On Russian Troops

  • Americas

    United States lifts decades-old arms embargo on Cyprus

  • Europe

    Russia’s FM Sergei Lavrov Claims Hitler Was A Jew, Sparking Sharp Criticism From Israel

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Debuts Akinci B UCAV With Upgraded Engines

  • Americas

    Australia transfers Adelaide-class frigates to Chilean Navy

  • Loitering Munitions

    Israel’s Aeronautics Group Unveils Orbiter 2 Strike And Surveillance Drone

  • Defense Industry

    India’s BHEL Signs Engine Deal With Ukroboronprom

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Invites Malaysia for “Hurjet” Combat-Trainer Project as the U.S. Sanctioned Turkey

  • Air Platform

    Polish MiG-29 Crashed, Pilots Flee The Scene

  • Middle East

    Saudi-UAE Axis To Dominate Middle East

  • South Asia

    The U.S. to standby with Bangladesh about Rohingya crisis

  • Africa

    Kenyan Air Force Received All Three C-27J Spartan Transport Aircraft

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman To Modernize Cockpit and Mission Computers For E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Officially Enters Sixth-generation Fighter Jet Race

  • Africa

    Turkey Deploys T-122 Sakarya and T-155 Firtina in Libya

  • Air Platform

    Germin Company Says It Will Investigate Use Of GPS Tech In Bayraktar TB

  • Europe

    Incredible Footage Shows Ukrainian Forces Blew Up $7 Million TOS-1A Using $500 FPV Drone

  • Air Platform

    Russian Il-76 transport aircraft exploded after the failed pressure test

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan extensively used Israeli LORA SRBM against Armenia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The PRC should take Gripen E as a template, says Senior Colonel Li Chunghua Hua of the PLAAF

  • Air Platform

    Former CSTO member Uzbekistan in talks with France to purchase 24 Rafale jets

  • Europe

    Greece prepares for bilateral security agreement with Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s F-16 fitted with advanced electronic warfare suite

  • Europe

    Ukrainian parliament to legalise pornography to fund its war efforts

  • Americas

    US Coast Guard Commissions 44th Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter

  • Europe

    Putin’s Oligarch Spy Buddy Mysteriously Dies After Falling From Stairs And Breaking His Neck

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Could Strike Deep Inside Bangladesh Using SY-400 SRBM

  • Europe

    FDI HN: Naval Group Cuts Steel for Second Frigate

  • Europe

    South Korea’s DAPA to Develop Naval L-SAM Program for KDDX Destroyer

  • Europe

    Poland Buys M1A2 Abrams Tanks To Replace PT-91 Tanks

  • Air Platform

    Boeing receives $265 million orders for nine Chinook helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Joy Ride: Israeli F-35 Pilot Grounded For Creating Sonic Boom Over Residential Area

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Patriot, NASAMS and Iris-T showing 100 percent success rate in Ukraine as Russia using long-range bombers instead of fighter jets to strike Kyiv

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