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  • Russia Denies Selling Su-34ME To Algerian Air Force

    June 29, 2023 0
    A Russian military official denied manufacturing Su-34 fighters for the Algerian Air Force this year. Algeria Plans to Purchase 14 Sukhoi Su-57 FightersDateNovember 27, 2020Sukhoi Delayed Delivery Of Su-57 Fighters To VKSDateMarch 27, 2021Russian Su-57 [...]
  • US Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber made successful loads calibration test

    June 28, 2022 0
    Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. announced on Wednesday that the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber aircraft has made a successful loads calibration test. Northrop Grumman Stepping Up B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Testing And ProductionDateSeptember 26, 2024U.S. [...]
  • Royal Thai Air Force Boosts Upgraded Alpha Jets.

    September 14, 2025 0
    Royal Thai Air Force unveils upgraded Alpha Jet squadron with new weapons, avionics and data link, ready to defend Thai sovereignty. The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) announced on Tuesday that its modernised and upgraded [...]
  • Russian Buyan-M Corvette Sustained Significant Damage By Ukrainian Drone Strikes

    June 26, 2022 0
    Photos of the damaged Russian missile vessel Veliky Ustyug corvette popped up on the Internet. Veliky Ustyug is Buyan class Corvette armed with anti-air and anti-ship weapons systems, but failed to detect Ukrainian drone. Ukraine [...]
  • Bad News For Ukraine: Putin Learning To Value Competent Andrei Belousov And Removing Incompetent Idiots From Ministry Of Defense

    May 16, 2024 0
    Appointing an economist to helm a defence ministry during a war may sound like a recipe for disaster. President Putin has replaced fishing buddy Sergei Shoigu as the country’s defense ministerDateMay 13, 2024Russian Defense Minister [...]
  • Ukrainian TB2 drone destroys Russian ammo store in Snake Island

    May 11, 2022 0
    Ukraine’s military released drone footage on May 8 showing what it said were attacks on Russian ammunition depots at Russia’s occupied Zmiinyi Island, or Snake Island, in the western Black Sea. Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 combat [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy accepts 2nd Supply-class Replenishment ship

  • Europe

    Russia Loses 32 APVs, Nearly 1,300 Soldiers in a Day

  • Americas

    USS Abraham Lincoln captain becomes the first woman to take a US aircraft carrier to sea

  • Defense Industry

    Polish Defense Industry And Its Future Growth

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UAE’s EDGE to equip Turkish Bayraktar drones with precision-guided bombs

  • Air Platform

    Saab selects Canada as Gripen manufacturing hub for Ukrainian Air Force.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing trials F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III fighter aircraft

  • Americas

    Lockheed unveils new Sentinel A4 radar for US Army

  • South Asia

    GE Aerospace to power Indian Navy’s next-gen missile vessel ditching Russian propulsions

  • Africa

    Kenyan Air Force Received All Three C-27J Spartan Transport Aircraft

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh inviting Western sanctions for reinstating ‘except Israel’ inscription on passports

  • Americas

    US Navy To Build Robot Warship

  • Europe

    Russia lost more than 20,000 troops in January 2023

  • Air Platform

    Russia Reverse Engineered IAI Searcher II Drone, Exported Drone to Iran

  • Americas

    US Army Scraps Patriot Missile Replacement After Ukraine Success

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkey begins construction of fourth Ada-class corvette for Pakistan

  • Air Platform

    No GLONASS, No Targeting Pod, Russia’s Newly-built Su-35 Bombs its Own Train Station in Belgorod.

  • Europe

    Lack Of IFF: Russia Shot Down Its Own Su-35 And Su-34 Fighter Jets In Kherson

  • Air Platform

    Smoky Bandit: The Malaysian Air Force Retires All Russian Aircraft

  • Americas

    Boeing delivers 100th P-8A Poseidon to US Navy

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia Completed First Flight Of Royal Wingman UCAV

  • Europe

    Germany Selects Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet to Replace Aging Tornado

  • C4iSR

    Poland purchases Sniper targeting pod and advanced data link for FA-50PL fighter jets

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN’s sets to upgrade Cape-class OPV with naval communication system

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Ordered Two Columbia-class nuclear Submarine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    UK delivers 200 Starstreak man-portable missiles to Ukraine after Russia’s mass missile blitz

  • Defense Industry

    Saab’s Order Bookings Rose by 141 Percent Amid Gripen Fighter Jets and GlobalEye AEW&C Sales.

  • Air Platform

    An American Billionaire Who Owns A MiG-29 Says, MiGs Aren’t Useful in Actual Combat

  • Europe

    Russian Black Sea Aviation Fleet Completely Inoperable , Reports Western Intelligence

  • Europe

    U.S. Starts Deploying Aegis Ashore Battery in Poland

  • Industry

    The top 10 countries exporting arms around the world

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Unveils Mobile 3D Printer to Manufacture Airborne Jamming Pod.

  • Americas

    NATO Link 16 data link that shaped the operation Epic Fury during the Iran War.

  • Europe

    Russian Missile Developer Mikhail Shatsky Found Dead Near Moscow, A Huge Setback For Russia, India and China

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Air Force Flying Triton HALE UAV over Taiwan Straits

  • Europe

    Soviet-era Mindset: Russia’s death toll to rise 500,000 by sending poorly trained and AK-47 equipped soldiers to Ukrainian slaughterhouse

  • Air Platform

    Why Dassault Rafale Makes More Sales In Southeast Asia And Middle East?

  • Europe

    Ukraine Started 40 Days Blitz of St Petersburg, Moscow and Crimea.

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Started Negotiating With UK And Spain To Purchase 40 Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Air Platform

    Russia to Deliver 2 Mi-171A2 helicopters to Bangladesh Police

  • Americas

    The US Navy Ordered 18 New P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Worth $1.5 Billion

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration To Review Weapons Sale To Saudi Arabia And UAE

  • C4iSR

    Japan will deploy space-based sensors to counter China.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany signs $2.5 billion deal to supply Ukraine with IRIS-T systems

  • Europe

    Britain and Turkey Agreed to Provide Further Lethal Aid to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian F-16 Pilots Learned How to Unlearn Soviet-Era Tactics and Relearn Western Flying Mindset at the British Academy.

  • Europe

    Russia’s S-500, S-400, S-300, Buk, Pantsir, Tor and Pechora have completely failed against Ukraine’s saturated drone and missile attacks.

  • Explore

    Russian army is no longer capable of ground-based tactical warfare, UK defense intelligence report

  • Europe

    Russian FSB investigated Rosatom-owned company for corruption, selling shoddy equipment to reactors at home and abroad, pocketing profits – Carnegie Endowment finds

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s oil refinery in the Kaluga region in fifth successful attacks

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