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U.S. air force tests AI-enabled VISTA X-62A aircraft based on F-16

April 2, 2023 GDC 0

Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. announced on Monday that the VISTA X-62A recently completed a series of flight tests, where the aircraft was flown entirely by Artificial Intelligence (AI) for incredible 17-plus  hours. […]

  • Russian commander using captive punishment to clamp down poor discipline and alcohol abuse

    May 12, 2023 0
    The Russian military is using “improvised cells” and medieval punishment techniques to clamp down on poor discipline and alcohol abuse, according to a new assessment. A large number of Russian casualties related to alcohol abuse, [...]
  • Ukraine’s MiG-29 drops American-made GBU-62 on major Russian bridge, cutting off major supply lines.

    November 17, 2025 0
    A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 dropped two US-supplied GBU-62 guided bombs with JDAM-ER kits on a Russian road bridge near Kamianske in occupied Zaporizhzhia, collapsing a key logistics crossing. The strike, documented by the Soniashnyk [...]
  • BAE Systems Stops Eurofighter Typhoon Production As International And Domestic Orders Dried Up

    November 16, 2024 0
    Production of UK-made Typhoon jets has “essentially stopped” amid fears the Royal Air Force will buy US-made aircraft instead. BAE Systems Awarded £220 Million Contract For Ten Eurofighter SimulatorsDateNovember 15, 2021BAE Systems to develop next-gen [...]
  • Norwegian F-35A Stealth Jets Trialed Hotpit Landing On Highway In Finland

    September 30, 2023 0
    A pair of Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets have landed on a motorway for the first time, footage from the Norwegian military showed, a step that enables them to reduce vulnerable time on the ground [...]
  • How sanctions are affecting Russian defense industrial complex

    August 6, 2023 0
    The U.S. shouldn’t count on economic sanctions to cripple Russia’s defense industrial base or to prevent Russia from replacing military equipment lost or expended in Ukraine, according to a panel of experts. Ukraine War: Kremlin [...]
  • Turkey plans to Export ULAQ Armed USV to Europe

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Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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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 […]

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