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U.S. Navy Achieves First F-35B Fighter Jet Landing on Amphibious Assault Ship USS Kearsarge.

February 20, 2026 GDC 0

The U.S. Navy USS Kearsarge, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, completed its first F-35 B Lightning II short takeoff vertical landing operations in the Atlantic Ocean on February 10, 2026, according to U.S. Fleet Forces […]

  • Russia’s Su-30SM crashed in Petrozavodsk due to pilot error.

    November 14, 2025 0
    In the Prionezhsky district of the Republic of Karelia, a Russian Su-30SM fighter jet crashed near Petrozavodsk due to pilot error. Kazakh Air Force’s Su-30SME Crashed In Karaganda RegionDateApril 20, 2021Unconscious Russian Pilots Crashed Su-30SM [...]
  • Japan will transfer PAC-3 interceptor missiles to the U.S. to backfill U.S. stocks

    December 24, 2023 0
    Ukraine may receive interceptor missiles from Japan for the US Patriot air defence system. US Army Scraps Patriot Missile Replacement After Ukraine SuccessDateOctober 17, 2024Netherlands Purchase 96 PAC3 Interceptor Missiles For Patriot Missile SystemDateAugust 16, [...]
  • U.S.-made ATACMS pounding in Crimea as Russia shuts Kerch bridge

    May 1, 2024 0
    Traffic on the main bridge linking the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea was temporarily halted as Moscow said Ukraine attacked the peninsula with U.S.-supplied missiles (Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS) missiles. Ukrainian ATACMS tactical [...]
  • Germany sends more ammunitions to Ukraine worth $700 million 

    December 26, 2023 0
    As part of the latest military aid package, Germany has supplied more ammunition and weapons to Ukraine.  Rheinmetall to supply Ukraine with artillery ammunition worth $232 millionDateMay 5, 2024Germany approves $400 million ammunition for UkraineDateMay [...]
  • Argentina selected South Korean FA-50 as the Interim Fighter Aircraft

    July 22, 2019 0
    FA-50 The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina – FAA) has selected the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 Fighting Eagle to be its new interim fighter aircraft, Jane’s reported on July 23 2019. Argentina will procure [...]
  • French Aster 30 Missile Intercepts Supersonic Projectile

    June 3, 2021 0
    During a NATO exercise off the Scottish coast a sea skimming target was destroyed by the French Aster 30 missile. This being the missile’s first combat-armed use and was fired from the French anti-missile ship [...]
Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy’s DDG 51 Destroyer Starts SPY-6 Radar Testing

  • Air Platform

    India to Develop Domestic UAV and Helicopter

  • C4iSR

    The Saab’s Giraffe Radar Family

  • Africa

    Donald Trump brokers peace deal between Israel and Arab league member Sudan

  • South Asia

    New Book Reveals that the Indian RAW had a hand in the assassination of former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Mujib in 1975.

  • Defense Industry

    Larsen and Navantia team up on India’s Project 75 submarines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to spend $366 million to create naval nuclear safety regulator

  • Middle East

    ‘We will turn them into rubble’, Israeli PM Netanyahu vows vengeance

  • Europe

    More than 8,000 Russian soldiers were killed in 2023 in the battle for Soledar and Bakhmut

  • Middle East

    Russian Spetsnaz special forces surrendered to Syrian rebels

  • C4iSR

    Raytheon Offers Intelligent Platform For RoKAF ISTAR Requirement

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Hezbollah Bunker Possibly Killing Hassan Nasrallah Successor Hashem Safieddine

  • Africa

    Egypt signed agreement with China to purchase J-10C fighter jets

  • South Asia

    Indian spy agency RAW is behind the killing of anti-Indian protester Sharif Osman Hadi in Bangladesh.

  • C4iSR

    British Army Orders More XACT NV33 Night Vision Goggles

  • Air Platform

    Indian Armed Forces Quietly Grounded More Than 100 HAL Dhruv Helicopters Due to Mechanical Failure

  • Air Platform

    German-made IRIS-T SLM shot down $50 million Su-34 fighter bombers

  • Europe

    Turkey And Russia To Sign Space Cooperation Pact

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has obligation to sign security pact and civil nuclear agreement with the US, Germany, France, Australia and the UK to guard democracy in Bangladesh, get Bangladesh’s military out of Indian RAW’s shadow

  • Anti-air Missiles

    India to shelf Akash and Trishul SAM as the radar can’t see the target

  • Europe

    A significant fire wreck havoc at Russia’s largest Gazprom Omsk oil refinery

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea Unveils Nuclear-powered Submarine With Help From Russia And China.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s ATACMS strikes destroyed two Russian duds S-400 surface-to-air missiles, 96L6E radar and command center

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Iran Unveils Buk-M2 Reverse-engineered Khordad Anti-air Missile

  • Europe

    Greek Parliament Releases FDI Frigate’s Specification

  • Americas

    US Army’s M4 Carbine Replacement Program

  • Air Platform

    Turkey supplied Bayraktar TB2 drone to the Syrian opposition group

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman’s AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)

  • Europe

    Ukraine just hit Russia’s Ropucha-class landing ship Konstantin Olshansky with a Neptune R-360 anti-ship missile

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwanese company TRC aiding Russia in modifying dumb bomb into glide bomb

  • Air Platform

    Inept Russian Ground Crew Rammed Fuel Truck Into Su-25 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Poland Asks Germany To Transfer Long-range Patriot Missile Defense System To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israel sent captured Russian arms in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    France, Israel And Cyprus Conduct Noble Dina Exercises

  • Europe

    Germany offers new aid package of various weapons to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Images show Ukraine’s kamikaze drones damaged four Su-24M and two Su-34 bombers at Morozovsk airfield in Russia’s Rostov Oblast

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Roketsan Smart Micro Munition (MAM-L)

  • C4iSR

    In-depth Look At Saab 340 Erieye AEW&C

  • Air Platform

    Czech Republic Plans To Buy 24 F-35A Stealth Jets

  • C4iSR

    Hanwha Systems to provide combat systems for six Philippine Navy’s OPV

  • Civil Aviation

    Lufthansa Expands Widebody Aircraft Order By 10 Jets

  • Europe

    Turkey To Use South Korean Engine For Altay Tank

  • C4iSR

    Thales to Deliver Second Air Defense System and Radars to Ukraine

  • Europe

    U.S. and Germany sent more artillery to Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Lockheed Martin to deliver more F-35 stealth jets to Australia

  • Middle East

    Britain suspended 30 out of 350 arms export licences to Israel

  • Americas

    General Atomics Integrates Sea Spray 7500E V2 Radar onto MQ-9 Drone

  • Europe

    Ukraine to receive M1 Abrams tanks from the U.S. as soon as this fall

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Wants To Replace MQ-9 Reaper Drones

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems To Provide Next-gen Missile Approach Warning Systems for Apache Helicopters

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