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Italian Navy ordered 36 amphibious armored vehicles from IDV

April 11, 2023 GDC 0

The Italian Navy has placed an order for 36 amphibious armored vehicles (VBA) from IDV, a brand of Iveco Group dedicated to providing automotive and protection solutions to militaries. On 22 December, the Directorate of […]

  • Ukrainian Drone Strikes Destroyed Russia’s Fighter Jets In Crimea Airbase

    March 31, 2023 0
    A blast reportedly rocked a Russian fighter jet airbase in Crimea today following a suspected Ukrainian drone strike. Ukraine uses Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone with MAM-L munition in NATO drillDateJuly 3, 2021Russia lost 35 Su-24M [...]
  • Saab Accused Canada Of Favoring Lockheed Martin’s F-35 FFCP Competition

    October 19, 2022 0
    Saab has accused the Canadian government of disrespecting the terms of a tender that saw the country choose the US-made Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter over the Swedish Gripen.  Saab Announces Partners For Gripen E Campaign [...]
  • Japan offers lethal arms to the Indo-Pacific nations.

    April 26, 2026 0
    The Japanese Cabinet this week transformed the nation’s arms export policies, greatly expanding Japan’s opportunities to contribute to the promotion and protection of international peace and security. Fears that this move is a radical shift [...]
  • Pakistan’s PM and Field Marshal Asim Munir Backs President Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan.

    September 30, 2025 0
    Trump says Pakistan PM, field marshal back his plan to end Gaza conflict ‘100 per cent’. What Field Marshall Asim Munir achieved at the Whitehouse, Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman failed to achieve?DateOctober 10, 2025Pakistan’s [...]
  • Myanmar Air Force Using Chinese-made FTC-2000G Ground Attack Aircraft To Bomb Civilians

    October 12, 2024 0
    Local media in Myanmar are reporting that six FTC-2000G fighter jets purchased from China have arrived, and observers are concerned that Chinese military support for the Myanmar military is prolonging the conflict and worsening civilian [...]
  • Russia Plans To Expand Its Military To 1.15 Million Soldiers, But Can It Pay Salary?

    August 26, 2022 0
    According to DW News, Russia has a record 40% unemployment rate due to mass exodus of foreign companies from Russia amid Western sanctions. Russia was unable repay its foreign debt due to SWIFT payment system [...]
Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

  • Loitering Munitions

    Iranian Shahed Drones Contains American And German Components

  • Europe

    Ukraine Liberates Andriivka Village Near Bakhmut in Counteroffensive Milestone

  • Air Platform

    Australia to purchase MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drone

  • Air Platform

    History repeats itself as Russian Army faces Stinger missile after four decades in Ukraine

  • Americas

    US Air Force withdraws height restrictions for applicants

  • Defense Industry

    Russia Will Supply S-400 To India In December, The Looming CAATSA Sanctions On India

  • Industry

    Chinese Military Aviation Industry

  • Air Platform

    Single Seat FA-50 will have 30% more combat range than twin seat trainer

  • Air Platform

    DARPA Flys Unmanned Black Hawk Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Amid Tensions with China, Australia to Acquire Two More P-8A Poseidon MPA

  • Europe

    UK must spend 2.5 percent of GDP on defense, says departing armed forces minister

  • The Thief
    South Asia

    Bangladesh hikes defense spends by 8% in budget for FY2021

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel Considers Sending Iron Dome Anti-air Missiles To Ukraine

  • Land Platform

    Russian paratroopers to get high-speed buggies based on armored vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Looking An Alternative Submarine Than French Barracuda Submarine

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh Air Guard chief Shaikh Abdul Hannan (Thief) and His Family Members Banned From Leaving Bangladesh to Face Corruption Charges

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands sent three more F-16 to Romania to train Ukrainian pilots

  • Air Platform

    MQ-9 Reaper Flying With Eight Hellfire Missiles

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Received Next-generation Squad Weapon XM7 Rifle and XM250 Automatic Rifle

  • C4iSR

    Russia lacks the industrial capability to manufacture an active protection system, according to a Russian defence expert.

  • Middle East

    US Sate Department approves $2.3bn refurbishment package for 43 of Egypt’s AH-64E Apaches

  • Europe

    Finland’s new Pohjanmaa-class corvette receives advanced composite armor fitted.

  • Middle East

    UAE, Israel Build Close Military Ties in The Middle East

  • Europe

    Swiss F/A-18 Hornet To Guard Its Airspace Round The Clock

  • Europe

    A Russian Deserter Escaped With Machine Gun, Became Rambo And Fighting His Own War

  • Europe

    U.S. Donates Mi-17 Helicopters, Switchblades Drones And Javelin to Ukraine Worth $800 Million

  • Americas

    U.S. considers sending M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Royal Navy Will Use Artificial Intelligence To Counter Anti-ship Missile

  • Europe

    Germany Sends 2,700 Anti-Aircraft Missiles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Saab RBS15 MK4: Game Over Once Locked-in To The Target

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Shows off KF-21 Fighter Jet as Its Arms Sales Surge

  • C4iSR

    Xian developed two prototype KJ-600 AEW aircraft for PLA Navy

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar 6 corvettes used to strike Gaza ground targets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Saab Awarded Security Systems Contract For Sydney Opera House

  • Americas

    American Tech Firm Extreme Networks Supplied Networking Equipment For Russia’s S-400 Missiles

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian Patriot missile shot down Russian Air Force’s A-50 Early Warning Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Alexandria heads towards western pacific

  • C4iSR

    China purposely kept a backdoor in Huawei systems and the Beidou-3 satellite constellation for navigation trap.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Dubai Airshow: EDGE expands Al-Tariq guidance kit capabilities

  • Americas

    Pentagon seeks counter-drone system that’s safe for civilians

  • Americas

    Indonesia and USA sign major defense cooperation agreement.

  • Europe

    Belarus asked all Russians to leave Minsk

  • Europe

    Ukraine, Denmark Signs MoU On Developing Multipurpose Naval Vessel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Ukraine could be the proxy war between North and South Korea

  • Europe

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Acquire Nuclear-powered Submarine, Scraps Conventional Submarine Project

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman turn to Australia to keep the production of Triton UAV running

  • Europe

    Putin deploys presidential regiment to Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts amid troop shortage

  • C4iSR

    Saab Unveils Deployable 5G Network at UMEX 2022

  • Europe

    Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

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