The German Armed Forces have again placed an order with Rheinmetall for 30mm ammunition for the Puma infantry fighting vehicle, extending a framework contract concluded in December 2022.
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team completed a week of day and night 30mm gunnery at Yakima Training Center using an experimental Stryker variant.
Royal Air Force aircraft have carried out successful strikes against Daesh in Syria as part of a joint operation with France, the UK Ministry of Defence said on 3 January.
Late on Friday at 10:46 p.m. EST, President Donald Trump authorised a plan to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro after months of escalating tensions and failed diplomatic efforts.
A report by the Congressional Research Service outlines how the US Army is reshaping the future of its Abrams tank fleet through the new M-1E3 modernisation programme.
The People’s Liberation Army of China released in late December 2025 the first footage showing live firing of the new YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile.
In the early hours of 3 January, at around 2.00 a.m. local time, United States forces launched an operation against Venezuela, striking airports, key military barracks and centres of state authority.
The United States carried out military strikes on sites inside Venezuela, including military facilities, after President Donald Trump ordered the action as part of an escalating campaign against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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Aselsan’s Winged Guidance Kit-84 (KGK-84), developed for 2,000-pound bombs, has scored a direct hit on a defined maritime target during its first drop test involving a target.
On 29 December, Bollinger Shipyards signed a contract with the U.S. Coast Guard to construct four Arctic Security Cutters, a new class of medium polar icebreakers intended to expand the United States’ operational presence in the Arctic.
The U.S. Department of War said on Wednesday that defence contractor Lockheed Martin had been awarded a contract linked to foreign military sales to Taiwan to address what Washington described as an urgent requirement for the island’s air force.
A newly published Congressional Research Service (CRS) report offers a comprehensive overview of the controversial U.S. Navy initiative to build a new class of guided-missile battleships.
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