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Americas

U.S. Navy Commissions 21st Virginia-class Submarine USS Montana (SSN 794)

July 16, 2022 GDC 0

Gov. Greg Gianforte of Montana delivered the principal address. Additional speakers included U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia’s 3rd District; Undersecretary of the Navy Erik Raven; Adm. James Caldwell, director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program; and […]

  • Russia Calling For Retired Pilots To Join The War In Ukraine, British Intelligence Report

    July 14, 2022 0
    The Russians are forced to employ retired pilots to operate warplanes over the high death toll in the air force during the invasion of Ukraine. Bayraktar TB2 could play a key role if a war [...]
  • Israeli Air Force Dropped GBU-72 Bunker Busting Bomb On Hezbollah Headquarter, Possibly Killing Terrorist Group’s Leader Hassan Nasrallah

    September 28, 2024 0
    Hezbollah’s senior leadership is unreachable following Israeli Air Force’s F-16 dropped GBU-72 bunker busting bomb on Beirut’s southern suburbs, a source close to the Lebanese terror group tells Reuters. Earth Shattering Explosion In Beirut As [...]
  • Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar 6 corvettes used to strike Gaza ground targets

    October 26, 2023 0
    Although Israel’s ongoing retaliation for Hamas’ incursion has predominantly been through the air and ground, naval assets have also been utilised. Sa’ar 6: A Modern Corvette of Israeli NavyDateNovember 10, 2020Thyssenkrupp Delivers Last Two Corvettes [...]
  • Brazil Unveils First Locally Produced Gripen E/F Fighter Jet.

    March 26, 2026 0
    Brazil became the first Latin American nation to build a ​supersonic fighter jet on Wednesday when it ‌unveiled the first Gripen plane assembled in the country. Brazil first signed the contract for Saab’s, Gripen in [...]
  • Senior Ukrainian officials meet Raytheon officials for the delivery of Tomahawk cruise missiles.

    October 18, 2025 0
    Senior Ukrainian officials visiting the U.S. have met with major U.S. defense companies, including the manufacturer of the Tomahawk missile that Kyiv has repeatedly requested. Tomahawk Block V Cruise Missile Entered Service With The U.S. [...]
  • Armenia Turned Down Russian Offer to Buy More Weapons

    November 30, 2020 0
    Armenia refused to buy Russian weapons and electronic warfare systems because of their ineffectiveness in the war in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian authorities demonstratively refused to buy Russian-made weapons and electronic countermeasures to combat unmanned aerial [...]
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 […]

  • Defense Industry

    Poland discloses details of Bayraktar TB2 deals

  • Africa

    Sudan’s Army Destroyed Chinese-made FK-2000 air defense system.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s high-tech stealth shortfin Barracuda can dismantle Chinese Jin-class submarine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Buys Eight P-50U FAC From Babcock Worth $1.9 Billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rheinmetall Unveils Lynx KF-41 IFV For Australian Army

  • Europe

    Russia To Buy North Korean KN-09 And Chinese PCL191 Rocket Artillery To Counter HIMARS

  • Air Platform

    Italy to purchase 25 more F-35 stealth jets

  • Americas

    Lockheed’s F-16V Block 70 Achieves Networked Targetting Capability with Real-time Sensor Data.

  • C4iSR

    Norwegian Kongsberg To Deliver Counter Drone Networks To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    The Philippines Approved To Buy 12 F-16V Block 70/72 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Major Explosion Rocks Russian Oil Depot In Long-Range Ukrainian Strike

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Introduces New Camouflage Uniform

  • Europe

    The Russian Su-57 is not ready to fly, says Russian defense expert

  • Air Platform

    India ditches Russian missile and chooses MBDA MICA as the medium-range missile

  • Air Platform

    Belgium will send 30 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2024

  • Americas

    Top 40 Global Defense Spenders

  • Defense Industry

    Japan loosens arms exports control as geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific heats up

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Long-range missiles and stealth fighters, Japan Ready to fight China

  • Middle East

    U.S. Warships launch missiles to bomb Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen

  • Europe

    Biden Admin Sends More Ammo For HIMARS Rocket Artillery To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Israel’s unique version of the F-35I Adir showing highest level of combat readiness

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Launches Nuclear Sub, Destroyer, Landing Ship On Same Day

  • Europe

    Leaked Video Proves That Moskva Was Indeed Hit By Ukrainian Neptune Missiles

  • Air Platform

    AI pilot defeats human in a VR dogfight flying F-16 fighters

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 becomes the first drone to refuel aircraft mid-air

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Akinci drone flew at world record 11,594 meters altitude

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China escalates tensions with Taiwan by sending 52 aircraft to Taiwanese airspace

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA Deutschland to integrate Meteor BVRAAM into Lockheed’s F-35 stealth jets

  • C4iSR

    Raytheon’s Shipboard Modular AN/SPY-6 Radar

  • Air Platform

    GE Delivers F414 Engines For South Korean KFX Fifth-Gen Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    IPHR and NAKO published 84 pages comprehensive report exposing that Russia’s fighter jets are fitted with Western components

  • Americas

    Saab’s Gripen C/D shines in Alaska Red Flag exercise

  • Europe

    Turkish ASFAT delivers first warship to Romania.

  • Middle East

    Israeli, Saudi Arabia inching closer to normalize diplomatic relations

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    ‘A real blow for the junta’: Myanmar’s ethnic groups captured 135km long trading zone in unprecedented armed resistance

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Shows Off Mass C-17 Air Mobility For European Missions, A Clear Signal Putin’s Regime

  • Americas

    General Atomics completes first flight of Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aerial system

  • Europe

    Patria and CSM signed an MoU for the supply of armored vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s AOR Supply Ship Starts Sea Trials

  • Middle East

    Israel Won’t Oppose F-35 Sale To UAE

  • Europe

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

  • Middle East

    Israel Seized Russian-made missiles and rockets at Hezbollah possession

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army’s BELL-206 Helicopter Crashed Due To Pilot Error

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Rafael Peralta, a US Navy Destroyer spotted off coast of Shanghai as PLA Navy begins 11-week exercise in Yellow Sea

  • Air Platform

    Why Su-57E is A $100 Million Dud?

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Encircles Crimea with SIGINT Kit

  • Uncategorized

    Royal Thai Navy Receives Domestically Produced 155mm Howitzers.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Developed and Exported Modern Air-to-surface Missiles

  • Europe

    Putin admits Russia lost more than 54 modernized T-90M battle tanks since Ukraine’s counteroffensive

  • Europe

    Epic Fail: Putin’s Forces Are Pushed Out Of Donbas Before Russian Victory Day Parade

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