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  • [ April 27, 2026 ] Russian submarines targeting British submarine cables question Royal Navy’s operational capability. Europe
  • [ April 27, 2026 ] In 2026, the Indian Air Force lost 11 fighter jets and a helicopter in the biggest peacetime losses. Air Platform
  • [ April 27, 2026 ] Ukraine destroyed three of Russia’s ships and MiG-31 aircraft in Crimea. Europe
  • [ April 27, 2026 ] Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike. East Asia and Pacific Region
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  • Russian Air Force has grounded half the Il-76 planes due to maintenance issues

    August 6, 2024 0
    Russia reported on July 19 that it had lost five of its 18 Il-76 MD-90A aircraft due to poor-quality wheel bearings, according to the state-run media outlet Kommersant and the independent publication Important Stories. Ukrainian [...]
  • Zelensky thinks he’ll win the war before the 2024 US election

    May 20, 2023 0
    Volodymyr Zelensky said he believes Ukraine will win its fight against Russia before the next US presidential election according to comments he made during a recent interview on May 10th.  Russian Troops And Artillery Near [...]
  • $4.28 Billion Boxer Multipurpose Combat Vehicles Are Partly Effective

    December 2, 2020 0
    The tender process for the Australian Army’s new fleet of combat reconnaissance vehicles totalling nearly $4.28 billion was only “partly effective”, learned GDC citing Canberra Times. Rheinmetall completes delivery of first 25 Boxer CRVs to [...]
  • Austal Shipbuilding delivers 20th Guardian-class patrol boat to Australia

    July 30, 2024 0
    According to Austal Shipbuilding, the company delivered the 20th Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel, named Tobwaan Mainiku, is designated for the Republic of Kiribati and was officially handed [...]
  • Israeli IAI Successfully Test Fires Barak ER Missile Interceptors

    March 30, 2021 0
    Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has completed a series of successful live firing trials with the Barak Air Defense System. The trials tested the system’s capabilities in a range of scenarios and threats, including the interception [...]
  • U.S. Air Force Purchasing Add-on Seeker For Ukraine’s JDAM-ER

    August 8, 2024 0
    The US Air Force is buying add-on seekers for its Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) bombs to help the precision-guided munitions take out Russian GPS jammers in Ukraine. Pentagon to equip Ukraine’s F-16 jets [...]
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 […]

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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 […]

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Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

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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 […]

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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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Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

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  • C4iSR

    U.S. State Department approves three E-2D Hawkeye For France

  • Air Platform

    JF-17 Blunder: Myanmar Grounds JF-17 Fighter Jets For Structural Flaws And Engine Problems

  • C4iSR

    American P-8A Poseidon Provides Maritime Intelligence To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force fires AIM-9X missile from MQ-9 Reaper drone

  • Europe

    Germany Delivers AT-2 Anti-tank Mines To Ukraine

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy’s ‘carrier killer’ HALO hypersonic missile to rival those of China and Russia.

  • Europe

    Turkish Hisar-A missile hits target aircraft in test-firing

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Ditches MiG-29K Dud, Trials Rafale M On INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier

  • Europe

    Saab RBS15 MK4: Game Over Once Locked-in To The Target

  • Europe

    Russia’s failure in Bakhmut is inevitable regardless of Wagner mercenary’s efforts

  • Europe

    Serbia unveils new multi-role armored vehicle.

  • Europe

    Putin A ‘Dead Man Walking’: Warned To Be Very Careful What He Eats, Where He Sleeps And Which Aircraft He Flys

  • Europe

    North Korea Sends More Ammo and Artillery To Russia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s modernized Pantsir-SM-SV anti-aircraft missile system days after Russia boost its efficacy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Royal New Zealand Navy Test Fires Penguin Missile for the First Time

  • Europe

    Fifth Russian General Killed in Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s drone strikes destroyed four of Russia’s Su-34 Fullback fighter-bombers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vietnam Ditches Russian Arms Opt For South Korean and American Weapons

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. DoD selects Raytheon for AIM-9X system improvement

  • Air Platform

    Bulgaria Received New F-16V Block 70 Aircraft

  • Europe

    Norway Invites Four Contenders For Frigate Competition

  • Europe

    Poland buys 1400 new infantry fighting vehicles amid Ukraine war

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Israeli 100kw Iron Beam air defense system is fully operational.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s helicopter crash-landed in Rangamati: Report

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed’s F-16 could change the dynamics of the Ukraine war

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Hails Royal Navy For Sending HMS Queen Elizabeth To South China Sea

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy intercepted all Chinese-made CM-302 missiles fired at USS Abraham Lincoln.

  • Naval Weapons

    Phalanx close-in weapon system

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China prepares a shipment of HQ-9B, HQ-16, HQ-7, FN-6, C-802, and tunnel boring machines and ballistic missile launchers to Iran via the CPEC corridor.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroys Soviet-era Uragan Artillery Rockets

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Arrests Two FSB Spy Chiefs and Eight Generals, Blame Them For Stalled Ukraine Invasion

  • Europe

    China test-fires new YJ-21 hypersonic missile

  • Europe

    Turkey Received First T-155 Firtina 155mm Self-propelled Howitzers

  • C4iSR

    Moldovan Army Plans To Buy Thales Ground Master 200 Surveillance Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese ZBD-09 infantry fighting vehicles spotted with metal screens atop to protect against FPV drones

  • South Asia

    India Deploys Chinooks And Apache Helicopters In Ladakh

  • Americas

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Mobilized South Korean Government and Industries to Support Canada’s Patrol Submarine Project.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones destroyed two new Vasily Bykov class patrol boats

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    TAURUS KEPD 350E Precision Strike Stand-Off Missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine strikes Russian forces with US-made ATACMS for the first time

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Crucial undersea internet cables connecting India, Hong Kong and Europe cut amid ongoing clashes in Red Sea

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Don’t Fight A Fighter Jet Armed With Meteor BVRAAM. You Can’t Win, Swedish Flight Engineer’s Advice

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Opens Redeveloped Naval Base in Northern Territory

  • Air Platform

    Here’s Why India’s HAL Bejas and Pakistan’s JF-17 Blunder are nothing, but TEMU fighter jets

  • Americas

    Two Ukrainian pilots are in the U.S. for training assessment on F-16 fighter jets

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine inflicted devastating blow to Russia’s Morozovsk military air base, destroyed Su-34 fighter-bomber

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force Received Upgraded F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets

  • Middle East

    Iran Transfers Technology To Build Kamikaze Drones In Russia

  • Europe

    Cyprus National Guard Received Serbian-made Tamnava MLRS.

  • Europe

    Putin Tastes His Own Medicine As Ukraine Gains Russian Territory

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