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  • [ July 24, 2026 ] Ukraine to Co-Produce Patriot Interceptors with Raytheon. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ July 24, 2026 ] Russia shot down its own Su-57 fighter jet, proving the Su-57 is not a stealth jet.   Air Platform
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Middle East

U.S. air strike destroyed Iran’s anti-ship missile site housing CM-302 and YJ-21E after a YJ-21E missile launch malfunction was detected by a satellite.  

April 3, 2026 GDC 0

As of late March 2026, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed airstrikes targeting Iranian anti-ship cruise missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz, using 5,000-pound bunker-buster bombs. This missile site houses more than 100 CM-302 and […]

Anti-ship Missile

China’s Overhyped YJ-21 is Nothing But Air-launched SY-400 Ballistic Missile.

February 4, 2026 GDC 0

Recent images circulated on social media and analysed by specialised observers indicate that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China may have begun integrating an air-launched variant of the SY-400 ballistic missile, also […]

Anti-ship Missile

Chinese Navy Focuses On Ship-borne Hypersonic Anti-ship Missile ‘Eagle Strike 21’ To Counter U.S. Navy

April 15, 2024 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

China poses a real threat to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region

September 8, 2023 GDC 0

China’s push for its military forces to be stationed in the Solomon Islands is another sign of the “constant pressure” being applied in the Pacific region. The Solomon Islands signed a security cooperation agreement with China to […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Chinese Navy’s Type 055 Destroyer To Be Armed With YJ-21 Anti-ship Ballistic Missile

September 2, 2023 GDC 0

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Europe

China test-fires new YJ-21 hypersonic missile

April 28, 2022 GDC 0

The PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy) just released a video showing the launch of a new hypersonic missile from a Type 055 cruiser. The missile is likely the Eagle Strike YJ-21. Naval News regular contributor […]

  • Netherlands Purchase 96 PAC3 Interceptor Missiles For Patriot Missile System

    August 16, 2022 0
    The U.S. Department of State cleared a possible foreign military sale of 96 Raytheon-made Patriot surface-to-air missiles to the Netherlands in a deal estimated to be worth $1.2 billion. Lockheed Martin-Raytheon MIM-104 Patriot PAC3 Successfully [...]
  • Ukrainian troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha in the Kursk region

    August 16, 2024 0
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the country’s troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha in the Kursk region in their incursion into Russian territory. State Of Emergency Declared In Russia’s Kursk Region [...]
  • Russia’s UAC to manufacture a downgraded variant of the Yak-130 trainer jet.

    October 18, 2025 0
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  • BAE Systems developed digital twin and 3D printing techniques for Tempest fighter

    August 27, 2020 0
    BAE Systems has unveiled the digital techniques that are being used to design Britain’s Tempest sixth-generation fighter jet. By using a combination of computer-simulated digital twins and 3D-printed models, the goal is to simplify and speed up [...]
  • U.S. Deployed 2500 More Marines in the Middle East as IRGC and Basij on the Brink of Collapse.

    March 15, 2026 0
    The US-Israel war with Iran entered its third week on Saturday as a missile struck a helipad inside the US Embassy compound in Baghdad and debris from an intercepted Iranian drone hit an oil facility [...]
  • What Field Marshall Asim Munir achieved at the Whitehouse, Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman failed to achieve?

    October 10, 2025 0
    Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, demonstrated a capacity for negotiating with foreign leaders that astounded many veteran politicians. Pakistan Promotes General Syed Asim Munir to Field Marshal, A Significant Event in India-Pakistan Geopolitical [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

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 […]

  • Americas

    General Dynamics Proposes Bullup Rifles for US Army’s NGSW Program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean Showcases FFX Batch II For Royal Australian Navy’s SEA 3000 Requirements

  • Middle East

    Israel declares state of war after Hamas killed more than 700 hundreds civilians and abducted 100 citizens

  • Air Platform

    India received the last batch of AH-64E Apache helicopters

  • Central Asia

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

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo UK secured a contract to supply AW159 wildcat ASW helicopters to Philippine Navy.

  • Europe

    Russian Aerospace Forces Failed in Ukraine War Due To Poor Planning, No Pilot Training, Ageing Fighter Fleets and No Airborne Early Warning System

  • Europe

    Ukraine gains foothold in Belgorod as Chechen units surrender to Ukrainian forces

  • Europe

    Greece will purchase four Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships from the U.S.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin’s AGM-114R Hellfire II Air-to-ground Missile

  • C4iSR

    Taiwan Air Force considers buying 6 additional E-2D Hawkeye early warning aircraft

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwanese Air Force test-fires locally made cruise missiles

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s Su-25 fighter jet, destroyed one S-300 surface-to-air missile

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia, France, UK, Japan and USA to send experts to India to examine captured Chinese-made PL-15E missile

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman Anti-Radiation Missile Enters Full-rate Production

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. to expedite the sale of drones, missiles, fighter jets and rockets to Taiwan

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Beaver Kamikaze Drones Destroyed Two Tu-22M Nuclear Bombers

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Unveils French Army’s NH90 Caïman Special Operations Helicopter Prototype

  • C4iSR

    Defeating the S-400 Triumf is not rocket science but SEAD science

  • Naval Platforms

    Keel Laid for Indian Navy’s Third Project 17A Frigate

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Delivers 4th Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boat To Royal Australian Navy

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian drone captured the moment HIMARS destroys Russian S-300V4 Antey Surface-to-air Missile

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Lockheed Martin to establish PAC-3 missile’s ground depot in Saudi Arabia.

  • Europe

    Ukraine keeps finding Western parts in Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik Drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Defense Department cancels US Marines annual training deployment to northern territory Australia amid COVID19 concerns

  • Europe

    Ukraine blitzed Russian forces in the Kursk region as Russian forces surrendered to Ukrainian forces

  • Europe

    Ukraine captures more Russian territory in a week than Russia captured Ukraine’s territory in eight months

  • C4iSR

    Elbit Systems awarded contract to deliver EW suite for German Chinook helicopters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Amid Tensions With China, Taiwan Started Building Submarines

  • Air Platform

    Israeli IAI Sold Two Heron MKII UAV To Kazakhstan

  • C4iSR

    Pakistan’s ISI and Bangladesh’s DGFI covertly cooperate with Israeli Mossad and purchase technologies from Israeli tech firms.

  • Europe

    Lithuania to buy Leopard tanks in record €2 billion order

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Elbit Systems Awarded $200 Million Contract to Produce Ammo for Israeli Air Force.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s $55 million MiG-35 Fulcrum-F with PESA radar is a total failure even in Chinese standard

  • Air Platform

    MQ-9 Reaper Flying With Eight Hellfire Missiles

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Awarded Minuteman ICBM’s Propulsion Contract

  • Infantry Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves MLRS Upgrade Package For Bahrain

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army undergoes major reshuffle after Sheikh Hasina fled to India

  • Europe

    Turkey Jumps On To Another War, This Time Donbass, Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli defense industry tracks Indo-Pakistan war as Israel expects a multi-billion-dollar defense order for Barak and Arrow-3 missiles

  • Middle East

    U.S. air strike destroyed Iran’s anti-ship missile site housing CM-302 and YJ-21E after a YJ-21E missile launch malfunction was detected by a satellite.  

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Purchases FA-50 Fighter Jets And ATR-72MP MPA Worth $2.2 Billion

  • Naval Platforms

    After some embarrassing display of submarine incidents, China copy Virginia-class SSN for next-generation submarine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan Army inducts HQ-9/P air-defense system

  • Europe

    Russian Colonel Vadim Boyko Shot Dead At Naval College Office

  • Europe

    Russia retreated its forces from ATACMS ranges in the Kherson region

  • Europe

    Ukrainian TB2 drone destroys Russian ammo store in Snake Island

  • Europe

    The Netherlands sent PzH 2000 Self-propelled Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Cyber

    Russia Shuts Down Internet to Prevent Drone Attacks and Limit Access to Independent Information.

  • Americas

    HII Started Building Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129)

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