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  • [ April 19, 2026 ] The Iran War Exposed British Armed Forces’ Operational Weaknesses and Readiness Problems. Europe
  • [ April 19, 2026 ] Ukraine launched two rockets into space in a wartime rocket test. Europe
  • [ April 19, 2026 ] Trump Admin will unfreeze $20 billion of Iranian assets in the U.S. in exchange for Iran’s enriched Uranium stockpile. Americas
  • [ April 19, 2026 ] President Xi Jinping sacked more political advisors, military Generals, nuclear engineers and scientists amid the Iran war. East Asia and Pacific Region
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Naval Platforms

Iran has requested India and Sri Lanka to take control of Iranian Navy’s ships, not return them to Iran.

March 9, 2026 GDC 0

Indian government sources revealed that India took in the Iranian Navy’s landing ship IRIS Lavan at Kochi. Iran had requested India, days after IRIS Dena was sunk by the U.S. Navy, to urgently dock IRIS […]

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 […]

  • Canada to diversify weapons import and reduce reliance on US weapons

    March 18, 2025 0
    Canada is looking for possible alternatives to its deal to buy U.S. fighter jets in part because it relies too much on the United States for security, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday. Canada [...]
  • F-15EX: The Bombs And Missiles Truck Of The US Air Force

    February 21, 2021 0
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  • DARPA Awards General Atomics ‘LongShot’ Drone Demo Contract

    February 17, 2021 0
    The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) “LongShot” program that aims to develop an air-launched unmanned air vehicle (UAV) that can fire multiple air-to-air weapons. Pentagon’s LongShot Air-launched [...]
  • Canada to join President Trump’s Iron Dome missile shield programme

    February 11, 2025 0
    Canada is prepared to join US President Donald Trump‘s proposed development of an “Iron Dome” missile defense shield, Defense Minister Bill Blair said Thursday. Israeli Missile Defense Agency Test Fires Iron Dome And David’s Sling MissilesDateDecember 30, 2020Israel [...]
  • UAE’s AL TARIQ Completes Initial Integration of AL TARIQ Precision-Guided Munition onto HAL Tejas LCA

    November 24, 2023 0
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  • Putin wants 15 kilometers buffer zone to stop Ukraine’s cross-border incursion by special forces

    December 15, 2024 0
    Putin wants a 15km “buffer zone” along the border with Ukraine to protect them from raids, but it’s an almost impossible request, military experts say. Vladimir Putin meets with commanders as Ukraine advanced in Kursk [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

  • Europe

    Mystery Fires Ripped Through Putin’s Weapons Research Facility 1000km Inside Russia

  • Naval Platforms

    India’s New Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant Starts 2nd Round Of Sea Trials

  • Europe

    Croatia plans to acquire two new multipurpose corvettes.

  • Europe

    The U.S. Urges Serbia To Pull Back Its Forces From Kosovo Border

  • Americas

    US Navy Will Retrofit John F Kennedy Aircraft Carrier To Launch F-35 From Deck

  • Europe

    Despite Economic Downturn, Greece Continues To Modernize Its Military

  • Europe

    Putin considers Russian service members to be expendables, with 279,000 dead in the Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky To Upgrade HH-60W Helicopters Of US Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russian MiG-29s fighter jets at Crimean airbase

  • Europe

    France Donates 12 CEASAR Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Captured Russia’s V2U kamikaze drone exposed Russia’s use of American and Japanese microchips

  • Africa

    Sudan plans to purchase Chinese J-10C fighter jets

  • Europe

    Spain Delivers Apside and Hawk Surface-to-air Missiles To Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • Africa

    Morocco to Buy two Avante 1400 OPV from Spanish Navantia

  • Middle East

    Russian S-400 Watches As The Israeli Air Force Bombs Latakia Port Destroying Iranian Weapons Cache

  • Air Platform

    HAL Tejas MK1A vs JF-17 Block II: What if Tejas MK1A face-off with JF-17 Block II at the next Kashmir skirmish?

  • Anti-air Missiles

    German and U.S. governments are sending Patriot missile defense system

  • Europe

    Putin’s Head Of Conscripts Mobilization Suicides At His Residence

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. To Pass New Legislation Allowing Royal Australian Navy’s Sailors To Train On Nuclear Submarine

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea Cuts Cost of KF-21 Boramae

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands delivered first batch of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea Started Shipping Ammo, Assault Rifles and Artillery Shells To Russia

  • Americas

    Brazilian Army Purchases Turkish M2HB Heavy Machine Guns

  • Europe

    Ukraine is busy blowing up Russia’s oil depots, including tankers on rail links

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RAN receives third and final Hobart-class destroyer

  • Cyber

    Royal Navy Chief Warns Russia Could Cut Underwater Cables Off To Disrupt Global Communication

  • Europe

    Ukraine about to flood the market with homegrown land, air and sea based drones.

  • Europe

    Russia shot down its own Orlan-10 drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Combat Exercise Cobra Gold Reaffirms Ties Between the US and Thailand

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Force Wants Su-57 With Old-Engine

  • Americas

    Raytheon And Kongsberg to build Joint Strike Missile (JSM)

  • Air Platform

    Turkmenistan showcases Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone

  • Middle East

    Iran Unveils New Reconnaissance Combat Drones

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Strikes Destroyed Large Quantities Of Russian Lancet Drones And Killed 450 Conscripts At Cossack Base

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Shot Dead Garment Workers Protesting For Pay Raise

  • Europe

    Russia declares state of emergency near border as Ukrainian drone blows up Putin’s missile storage

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea introduced export restrictions on 700 items to Russia, including aircraft parts and machinery

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China warns Australia against following NATO and America’s footsteps to boost defense spending

  • Europe

    Russian troop losses in Ukraine surpass the one million mark

  • Europe

    Iran delivered first batch of 122mm Arash-series rockets to Russia

  • South Asia

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

  • Air Platform

    Russian Glorified Su-35 Failed to Track J-16 and J-10C in a Simulated Air Battle: PLAAF

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Ends Arms Export Ban , But Who wants to Buy?

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky Australia completes deep maintenance of US Navy’s MH-60R helicopter at Nowra facility

  • Europe

    Ukrainian army retakes east bank of Dnipro river in Kherson region cutting off Russian supply lines

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Ukraine confirms use of laser weapons against Russian forces

  • Land Platform

    China’s Norinco delivers first batch of VT5 light tanks to Bangladesh

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force’s F-15EX Lot 2 Fighter Jets Achieve Key Milestone

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian NASAMS Shot Down Russia’s Over-hyped Su-35 Fighter Jet In Bakhmut

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