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East Asia and Pacific Region

China Produced Iranian Shahed-136 Copycat Drone ‘Sunflower 200’

August 31, 2023 GDC 0

China appears to have developed its own version of Iran’s much-vaunted HESA ‘Shahed 136’, Ukrainian publisher Defense Express reports. Called the “Sunflower 200,” it is allegedly of “compromised quality” and a very close copy of the original […]

Europe

Australian-made SYPAQ cardboard drones destroyed four Su-30SM, one MiG-29 and two Pantsir air defense in Kursk airfield

August 29, 2023 GDC 0

Several pieces of military equipment were hit on the airfield in the Kursk region. The strike was carried out by Australian-made SYPAQ cardboard drones. The RBC-Ukraine publication, citing its own sources in the Security Service […]

Europe

Ukrainian RUBAKA kamikaze drone can hit target at 500km range

August 6, 2023 GDC 0

The information appeared online about a new Ukrainian development – the kamikaze drone RUBAKA, capable of reaching a range of up to 500 km (310 miles). Ukrainian long-range drone RUBAKA. Image from open sources via […]

Europe

Russia Stop Using Iranian Shahed-136 Drones Due To Technical Defects

June 3, 2023 GDC 0

Russia has stopped using Iranian-made kamikaze drones in Ukraine because they have defects, a Ukrainian official said. Yevgeny Silkin, of the Joint Forces Command for Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that […]

Loitering Munitions

Elbit Systems Unveils Lanius Micro-suicide Drones

May 23, 2023 GDC 0

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Europe

Ukrainians sell parts of Russia’s new Lancet kamikaze drone as souvenir

May 3, 2023 GDC 0

When the Russian invasion started in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin could not have imagined that Ukrainians would begin selling parts of Russia’s most capable and secret weapon systems as souvenirs. One such example is the team […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Chinese peace bluff: China agreed to deliver suicide drones, artillery and ammo to Russia

March 1, 2023 GDC 0

China and Russia are negotiating the sale of loitering munitions, also known as kamikaze drones, a report suggests.  According to the report, Chinese drone manufacturer Xi’an Bingo Intelligent Aviation Technology has agreed to produce and […]

Europe

Chinese peace plan is deception tactics to supply drones and ammo to Russia

February 26, 2023 GDC 0

RUSSIA is set to receive hundreds of Chinese kamikaze drones that will allow it to carry out attacks on Ukrainian cities, it was reported. The two countries are said to be in talks about the […]

Europe

Russia Blames American Raytheon For Upgrading Soviet-era Tu-141 Kamikaze Drones

February 13, 2023 GDC 0

The crash of another Tupolev Tu-141 Strizh drone in Russia’s Kaluga Oblast on February 6 has revealed a new high-explosive warhead, suggesting some additional modification work being carried out by the Ukrainians. Ukraine used Soviet-era […]

Europe

Lithuania Purchases Switchblade 600 Loitering Munitions

February 7, 2023 GDC 0

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  • Pakistan Establishes Chinese Copycat Rocket Forces Command

    August 18, 2025 0
    Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ignited a major shift in Pakistan’s conventional warfighting doctrine with the unveiling of the Army Rocket Forces Command (ARFC), a new formation designed to unify, modernise, and supercharge the [...]
  • US blocks deliveries of engines and flight control systems of Comac C919 to China

    February 17, 2020 0
    The Trump administration may move to block deliveries of General Electric and French Safran SA developed LEAP 1C jet engines to China amid renewed tensions over alleged technology theft, multiple sources said to be familiar [...]
  • Russia’s use of North Korean ballistic missile is a grave concern for South Korea

    January 7, 2024 0
    Russia has launched multiple North Korea-made ballistic missiles at Ukraine recently, the White House said on Thursday, the first time the North’s latest weapons have been used in battle. Russia fired North Korean-made KN-23 short-range [...]
  • U.S. Will Withdraw CAATSA If Turkey Completely Removes S-400 From Its Military: Report

    March 6, 2021 0
    The Biden administration is continuing its predecessor’s policy of excluding Turkey from the international F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby indicated in late February. Ankara Defies Washington: Implement CAATSA Sanctions on Turkey [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit Russia’s second oil refinery

    January 31, 2025 0
    Ukraine early on Tuesday hit with drones an oil refinery near Nizhny Novgorod in western Russia, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said, announcing a second hit at a Russian oil refinery in [...]
  • CSTO member Armenia to normalize ties with Azerbaijan after defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh

    December 9, 2023 0
    EU and US welcome joint statement in which two sides agree to exchange prisoners of war and Armenia backs Azerbaijan COP29 bid. Weak Russia: Azerbaijan says it will continue the Nagorno-Karabakh offensive until Armenian military [...]
Infantry Weapons

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

April 28, 2026 0

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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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    Russian Journalists Exposing Russian Army’s Casualties In Putin’s War

  • Europe

    Baykar Akinci To Integrate 100km Range Cakir Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    Raytheon Awarded $182 Million Contact To Produce NASAMS II For Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force’s T-7A Red Hawk trainer completes taxi tests before maiden flight

  • C4iSR

    U.S. State Department Approves Ground-based Command And Control System To Morocco

  • Middle East

    Ukraine War: U.S. Arms Makers Dominated Dubai Air Show As Failed To Conclude A Single Sale

  • Europe

    Poland to purchase heavy infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukrainian special forces destroy modernized Russian Tor-M2 SAM system

  • Middle East

    Israeli Aerospace Industries supplies Heron UAV to Morocco

  • Air Platform

    China’s FC-31 Fighter Jet Could Have Export Potential, But Can China Build Engine For It?

  • Europe

    RAF and USMC F-35 joins HMS Queen Elizabeth for major exercises

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Slashes 20% Military Modernization Spending To Receive IMF Bailout Packages

  • Infantry Weapons

    Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System

  • Air Platform

    Indonesian Fighter Jets Procurement, Latest French Rafale Report

  • Europe

    Cancer Riddled Vlad Falls Down Stairs and Soils Himself While Doctors Stabilize Him

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Commissions First-in-Class FFM Frigate ‘Mogami ’

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian Army Rejected Locally-made Cheap $300 Krasnopol 155mm Artillery Ammo Due to Poor Quality

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s pioneering drone technology and its growing domestic weapons industry are a “game-changer”

  • Europe

    Zimbabwe looks to enhance defense cooperation with Turkey

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Iran unveils Arman air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM)

  • Middle East

    Lockheed Martin has won $155 million contract to upgrade Moroccan Apache Helicopters

  • Europe

    Russia’s Missiles Flew Over Moldova and Romanian Territories Before Hitting Targets in Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Czech Republic to purchase Spyder LR anti-air missiles from Israel

  • Air Platform

    Russia Lost 621 Fixed-wing and Rotorcraft Air Platforms Since It Invaded Ukraine

  • Central Asia

    Kabul airport bombing leaves 60 dead, including 13 US Marines, Afghan officials say

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy Destroyer USS Barry Sails Through Taiwan Straits

  • Middle East

    Israeli Mosad Struck Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Factory While Russian Engineers Took Cover in Tehran Hotels

  • Middle East

    Shocking Drone Footage Shows Hamas Terrorists Beating Palestinians and Stealing Food Aid

  • Europe

    Royal Navy becomes paper navy, and British PM Starmer is begging President Macron to have the French Navy patrol British waters.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh revokes diplomatic passport of ex-PM Sheikh Hasina

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce CB90 Combat Boat For Sweden

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Rolls Out F-15QA For Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF)

  • Central Asia

    Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul with $169 million in cash

  • Americas

    Raytheon Awarded $321 Million Stinger Missiles Contract For U.S. Army

  • Air Platform

    American Coastal Mechanics Inc to Upgrade India’s MiG-29UPG and MiG-29K Fighter Jets as Russia Refuses to Provide Spare Parts

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received 13 Terradyne Gurkha Special Armoured Ambulances

  • Ballistic Missile

    South Korea Deploys Hyunmoo-5 Ballistic Missile to Strengthen Deterrence Against North Korea.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RAN Warship Joins Multinational Military Exercise In South China Sea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Elbit System Developed Multi-calibre Rocket Launchers For Thailand

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Plans To Issue Fresh Tender For 114 Medium Multi-role Fighter Aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received M60 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridges

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall awarded contract to produce 40mm grenade launcher ammo for Germany

  • Europe

    Top Russian general killed by Ukrainian sniper in major blow for KGB Putin

  • Europe

    Russian Su-27 Fighter Jet Crashed Near Black Sea

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s FPV drone almost intercepts Russian Mi-8 helicopter

  • Europe

    Russia Pulls Out All Aircraft From Crimea Airbase After The Blast

  • Defense Industry

    Australia Orders K-9 Howitzers, K-10 Ammunition Resupply Vehicles Worth $720 Million

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Receives Order For Gripen C/D Capability Enhancement Development

  • Middle East

    An Israeli ADS shot down a Su-22 fighter over Syria

  • South Asia

    Indian Equation About Criminal Hasina Needs to Change or Faces Fourth Conflict Front Against Bangladesh in Favour of China.

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