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  • [ March 5, 2026 ] Chinese military officers and commentators lambast Chinese military hardware failure in Iran, Pakistan and Venezuela. Middle East
  • [ March 5, 2026 ] U.S. Navy’s HMAS Stirling-based AUKUS Rotational Virginia-class Nuclear Submarine USS Minnesota Torpedoed Iranian Frigate off Sri Lanka. Middle East
  • [ March 5, 2026 ] Iran fumed after Chinese-made Shahed copycat SF-200 drones were intercepted by America’s Patriot missile system. Loitering Munitions
  • [ March 5, 2026 ] Israeli F-35I Adir Shot Down Iranian Yak-130 Advanced Jet Trainer. Air Platform
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Middle East

U.S. Navy’s HMAS Stirling-based AUKUS Rotational Virginia-class Nuclear Submarine USS Minnesota Torpedoed Iranian Frigate off Sri Lanka.

March 5, 2026 GDC 0

A ⁠United States submarine has sunk an Iranian warship with a torpedo in international waters off Sri Lanka’s coast, says US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. USS Minnesota (SSN 783) became the first Virginia-class submarine based […]

  • Turkey says it tested new Tayfun short-range ballistic missile

    June 5, 2023 0
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  • Raytheon Received $736 Million Contract To Produce AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile

    December 7, 2024 0
    Raytheon, an RTX business, was awarded a $736 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce AIM-9X SIDEWINDER missiles. Raytheon Awarded Contract To Produce 571 AIM-9X Sidewinder MissilesDateJuly 16, 2023Raytheon’s AIM-9X infrared-guided Sidewinder air-to-air missileDateApril 16, 2020Saab Gripen Fires [...]
  • Royal Navy Begin Upgrading Type 23 Frigate With NSM Missiles

    March 29, 2023 0
    The Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset announced the commencement of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) upgrade work. Royal Canadian Navy Unveils Detailed Specifications Of Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC)DateNovember 18, 2020Norwegian Kongsberg wins a contract [...]
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries Develops Indigenous KSS III Submarine For Export Markets

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  • Egypt unveils domestically developed 40km range Raad 200 multiple rocket launcher

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  • Swiss Military Shows Off Israeli Starliner ISR UAV

    September 25, 2022 0
    The Swiss Air Force is looking toward future threats with its new fleet of Hermes Starliner unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) manufactured by Israel’s Elbit Systems. In-depth Look At China’s WJ-700 Armed Reconnaissance DroneDateJanuary 16, 2021Raytheon [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

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 […]

  • Americas

    New Double-V Hull A1 Stryker variant spotted during exercises

  • Europe

    Russian Army General Fanil Sarvarov Killed in Car Bomb in Moscow.

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Rafael’s Releases Animated Promo Video of New Missile Hitting Russian Ship

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-27 Released Missile Near RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Aircraft

  • Middle East

    Iran begins evacuating military personnel from Syria: Report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese military base in Vanuatu would be a great concern for Australia

  • Air Platform

    South Korea buys 20 more KF-21 Boramae fighter jet

  • Americas

    Poland Orders Three more Kormoran II MCM Vessels

  • Africa

    Poor battlefield performance and sanctions on Russia forced African countries to seek military hardware from China

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian HIMARS Destroys Convoy of Russia’s BM-21 Grad Artillery Rockets

  • Air Platform

    TAI Unveils New T629 Unmanned Helicopter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Shipbuilder Lays Keel for Navy’s New Air Warfare Frigate

  • Europe

    Over 400,000 Russians killed, wounded for 0.8 percent of Ukraine’s territory in 2025.

  • Europe

    Russian soldiers gears are not suitable for winter combat, Russian former defense minister Igor Sergeyev says

  • Europe

    Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) awarded contract to upgrade Swedish Stridsvagn 122 tanks

  • Europe

    Embarrassing Russian Army, Drunk Russian Troops Ditches BMD-2 IFV

  • Air Platform

    Thai Air Force’s Gripen Fighter Jets Launched Precision Strikes Against Cambodian Artillery Positions

  • Europe

    Russia used paintings to reassemble fighter jets at Crimea airbase after evacuating jets from the peninsula

  • Americas

    Boeing awarded contract to produce 150 km range GLSDB for Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine intercepts Russian Kh-22 cruise missiles for the first time

  • Europe

    Czech Republic replaces Russian SAM with Israeli Spyder ADS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Shipyard Receives 12 Missile Tubes For HMS Dreadnought

  • Europe

    Russia’s $300 billion frozen assets in the West must be used to rearm and rebuild Ukraine

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall awarded €1.04 billion contract to upgrade Puma IFV of Bundeswehr

  • C4iSR

    AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield Next-generation EW System For F-16V

  • Americas

    US Army Selected Swiss Designed APC9K Submachine Gun

  • Air Platform

    China Debuts MH-60R Copycat Z-20 Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Aggressive Act: Chinese Spy Ship Spotted In Australian EEZ

  • Americas

    Argentine Army Received First Stryker Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

  • C4iSR

    China’s CETC Unveils S-band YLC-48 Radar

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan Completes Type 12 Land-based Anti-ship Missile Trials.

  • Europe

    Denmark will shoot first and ask question later if the US tries to invade Greenland.

  • Europe

    Fincantieri Started Working On Next-generation Offshore Patrol Boats For Italian Navy

  • Americas

    Israel Delivers Second Batch Of Iron Dome To US Army

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI: A Symbol of Abuse, Corruptions and Impunity

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale Of Israeli Arrow-3 Missile Defense System To Germany

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Pilot Downs Six Russian Cruise Missiles Making Amazing History

  • Middle East

    Israeli special forces have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

  • Americas

    Russian reconnaissance aircraft intercepted by NORAD while spying on US ICEX submarine exercise again

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Army Received Israeli-made Sabrah Light Tanks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kim Jong Un to visit Moscow to sign reciprocal deal for North Korea receives spy satellites and Russia receives Hwasal-2 cruise and KN-23 ballistic missiles

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces have struck and destroyed a Russian military train carrying fuel.

  • Europe

    Russia Moves Warship and Landing Craft in Baltic Sea, Would Gotland Invasion Repeat?

  • Central Asia

    Amid tensions with Iran, Azerbaijan purchases Israeli Arrow-3 (Hetz 3) anti-ballistic missile

  • Europe

    Russian forces destroyed their own T-90M tank using kamikaze drone

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s F-7 Crashed into Milestone School Attributed to Pilot Error, Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam Reported.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Struck Inside Russia For First Time, Blowing Up Oil Depot in Belgorod

  • Africa

    TPLF Captured S-300PMU1 Air Defense System

  • Europe

    Russia Failed To Launch Satan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

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