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16 July

India Test-Fires New Mach 8 Hypersonic Missile

India has reportedly test-fired a new hypersonic missile capable of reaching speeds up to Mach 8, or eight times the speed of sound.

15 July

Arms

North Korean soldiers attend a mass rally to celebrate the declaration that it had achieved full nuclear statehood in Pyongyang

Rojoef Manuel

Russia Sources Almost Half of War Ammo From N.Korea, Ukraine Spy Chief Claims

North Korea is supplying approximately 40 percent of the ammunition that Russia uses in its conflict with Ukraine, according to Kyiv’s spy chief.

10 July

Arms

Tactical drones and vehicles. Photo: Ukrainian Ministry of Defence

Rojoef Manuel

Ukraine Greenlights New Weapons, Drones for Operational Use

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has approved new weapons and unmanned systems for military fielding.

9 July

Americas

The U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 program achieved Milestone C approval on July 2, 2025, signaling the program’s transition into the Production and Deployment phase.

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Precision Strike Missile Program Enters Production, Deployment Phase

The US Army is moving its Precision Strike Missile program into production and deployment, advancing efforts to strengthen long-range strike capabilities.

9 July

Arms

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Detains Chinese Father and Son for Alleged Espionage

Ukraine's SBU security service said Wednesday it had detained a Chinese father and his son who had allegedly tried to smuggle navy missile technology out of the war-torn country.

8 July

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

Poland Earmarks $660M to Boost 155mm Ammo Production Through Local Companies

Poland’s Armaments Group is investing in state-owned companies to increase the production of 155-millimeter ammunition for its armed forces.

7 July

Americas

Ethan M. Encarnacion

US Army’s HIMARS to Go Hypersonic

The US Army is gearing up to give its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System a hypersonic boost with the development of the Blackbeard Ground Launch weapon system.

4 July

Americas

A U.S. Navy Corpsman with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Central Command fires the M240L machine gun during exercise Bright Star 23 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base (MNMB), Egypt, Sept. 5, 2023. Bright Star 23 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command exercise held with the Arab Republic of Egypt across air, land, and sea domains that promotes and enhances regional security and cooperation, and improves interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Qin)

Rojoef Manuel

FN America to Supply US Army With Light Medium Machine Guns

FN America has received a $4.9-million deal to deliver its flagship M240L lightweight medium machine guns to the US Army.

4 July

Air

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Rojoef Manuel

Ukrainian Intel Chief Says Russian Pantsir Missile Defense System Fielded in N. Korea

Ukraine has claimed that North Korea is currently operating Russian-provided Pantsir-S1 defense systems to secure its airspace.

3 July

Arms

A target missile was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii during Flight Test Standard Missile-45. The USS JOHN FINN (DDG-113) detected and tracked the target missile with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar using the Aegis Baseline 9.C2 weapon system. Upon acquiring and tracking the target, the ship launched an SM-3 Block IIA guided missile which intercepted the target.

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Secures Up to $3B for Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract worth up to $2.97 billion to extend its role as the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Combat Systems Engineering Agent.

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