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Air Platform

Ukraine Shot Down Su-24 fighter bomber using Swedish-made RBS-70 MANPAD

Ukraine’s Air Force reported a downed Russian Su-24M bomber aircraft as it attempted to launch missiles towards targets in Odesa Oblast, the Commander of Ukraine’s Air Force said in a post on Telegram on December [...]
South Asia

Myanmar’s military junta appears to be in terminal decline as rebels started nationwide offensives

Myanmar’s military has lost control of substantial sections of the country’s border with China in recent days, as forces fighting the coup regime coordinate their attacks in an unprecedented way. The immediate aim of the [...]
Anti-air Missiles

Ukrainian troops blow up Russian SA-8 Gecko air defense system

Ukrainian artillery units successfully targeted and destroyed a Russian SA-8 Gecko mobile short-range air defense system deployed in the Kherson region. The strike, executed by Ukrainian troops, marks a significant tactical achievement amid ongoing tensions [...]
Europe

China delivers a batch of Desertcross 1000 all-terrain vehicles to Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently inspected the newly acquired Desertcross 1000-3 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) at the Southern Military District headquarters in Rostov-on-Don. The acquisition of these vehicles from the Chinese company Odes Industries signals significant [...]