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Putin tastes his own medicine as Ukraine’s SBU destroyed 40 of Putin’s prized Tu-22M, Tu-95 and A-50 Beriev AWACS

June 2, 2025 GDC 0

FOUR Russian airfields housing Putin’s nuke bombers have reportedly been blitzed in an extraordinary drone strike – wiping out at least 40 aircraft. Ukrainian security sources told the Kyiv Post a special operation – codenamed […]

C4iSR

Russia confirms that the second A-50 early warning aircraft was downed by the Ukrainian Patriot missile defense system

June 19, 2024 GDC 0

A Moscow court has issued an arrest warrant for Colonel Mykola Dzyaman, commander of Ukraine’s 138th Air Defense Missile Brigade, accusing him of ordering the downing of a Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft. The incident occurred […]

C4iSR

Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed A-50 AWACS manufacturing plant

April 3, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine carried out drone strikes on an aircraft plant in southern Russia, reports say.  The plant is reportedly refurbishing A-50 spy planes, which play a crucial role in Russia’s operations over Ukraine.  A Ukrainian lawmaker […]

C4iSR

Drones hit Russian aviation plant in Taganrog, destroying $350 million Beriev A-50 early warning aircraft

March 10, 2024 GDC 0

Explosions resonated through the night in the Russian city of Taganrog, with the potential target being a local aviation plant specifically engaged in the repair of A-50 aircraft, Rostov Oblast governor Vasily Golubev said on […]

Europe

Nine reasons the Russian Air Force lost more than 26 Su-35, 36 Su-34 and 2 A-50 Early Warning Aircraft

February 27, 2024 GDC 0

One of the greatest surprises from the initial phase of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been the inability of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) fighter and fighter-bomber fleets to establish air superiority or to […]

C4iSR

Ukrainian Patriot missile shot down Russian Air Force’s A-50 Early Warning Aircraft

February 24, 2024 GDC 0

Incredibly, the Russian air force has lost another one of its rare Beriev A-50M/U Mainstay radar early-warning planes. Video that circulated online on Friday reportedly depicts the A-50’s burning wreckage in Krasnodar Krai, in Russia […]

Europe

Putin’s phobia: fear of flying and being poisoned, Vladimir Putin remains very anxious after Ukraine shot down IL-22 command post and Beriev A-50, IL-96-300PU presidential plane proved unreliable

February 5, 2024 GDC 0

A paranoid Vladimir Putin is now travelling in a specially-made armoured train instead of his usual Flying Kremlin plane. The Russian leader has taken to the railways as he is reportedly scared of being tracked […]

C4iSR

Ukraine shot down Russia’s IL-22M Command Post and A-50 AWACS

January 15, 2024 GDC 0

TWO of Vladimir Putin’s most crucial warplanes worth $350 million have been shot down in the most recent blow to the despot’s failing war in Ukraine. One of the Russian dictator’s $350 million spy planes […]

Europe

Russia’s aerospace forces took control of Belarusian airspace after drone attacks on aircraft

March 5, 2023 GDC 0

Russia’s aerospace forces have taken over command of the country’s air defense in a reshuffle that follows reports that saboteurs attacked an aircraft key to Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine. The Belarusian opposition has touted […]

C4iSR

Belarusian Partisan Fighting With Ukrainian Troops Struck Russian A-50U AEW&C With Drones

February 28, 2023 GDC 0

Reports are emerging that Belarusian partisans reportedly carried out a successful attack on a Russian A-50 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft while it was stationed at the Machulyshche airbase. According to the Belarusian […]

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  • Ukraine Retakes South Of Bakhmut With Lightening Fast Counteroffensive

    June 9, 2023 0
    Battles are raging across Ukraine’s front lines, which suggest Ukraine’s long-awaited counter-offensive is finally underway. Ukraine pinned down Russia’s special forces unit in BakhmutDateMarch 11, 2023Russia’s Donbas offensive ‘has failed’ after 100,000 casualties in five [...]
  • U.S. Wants Commitment From Australia that It Would Engage AUKUS Nuclear Submarines If A Conflict With China Breaks Out.

    August 27, 2025 0
    A leading American think tank has urged Australia to provide the US with “concrete” pledges on how it would deploy nuclear-powered submarines if conflict breaks out. AUKUS Alliance Progressed On Nuclear-powered Submarines For AustraliaDateSeptember 26, [...]
  • Boko Haram Destroyed Chinese-made VT-4 Temu Tanks in Nigeria using RPG

    April 28, 2025 0
    The Chinese VT-4 is touted as an advanced main battle tank, but the Nigerian Army questions its performance. Pakistan and Nigeria reported significant mechanical failures by both export customers. The Nigerian Army purchased 35 VT-4 [...]
  • CAC-PAC JF-17 Thunder Block III Fourth Generation Fighter Aircraft

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  • British Eurofighter Typhoon Joins Air Combat Exercises With Swedish Gripen And Finish F/A-18 Hornet

    July 13, 2022 0
    The exercises come just weeks after Finland and Sweden applied to join military alliance NATO, in the face of an increasing threat from Russia. Finland Receives Multi-vendors Bids For $12 Billion HX CompetitionDateMay 15, 2021Finland’s [...]
  • Lockheed Martin successfully tests precision strike missile

    December 14, 2019 0
    On December 10, 2019, a PrSM was launched from a Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher and flew downrange for 240 km (149 mi) to strike the target area, Meanwhile, engineers tracked [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher.

October 13, 2025 0

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher during a major military parade in Pyongyang on October 11, 2025. The system’s close resemblance to the American platform has raised concern over Pyongyang’s […]

Europe

Kosovo received Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones.

October 11, 2025 0

Containers carrying thousands of Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones have already arrived in Kosovo, marking an early delivery under a contract with Turkish defense firm Baykar, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced on Wednesday. Dozens of […]

Europe

Serbia Unveils NORA next-gen 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

October 10, 2025 0

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Europe

Cyprus National Guard Received Serbian-made Tamnava MLRS.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia Purchases 48 New HIMARS Rocket Artillery For Ship-killer Role.

October 4, 2025 0

The Australian Army’s appetite for the M142 HIMARS is proving voracious. With the first two of 42 units arriving in Australia only in March, the country is already eyeing another 48 of these U.S.-built rocket […]

Europe

Serbia Unveils 300km Range Sumadija Rocket Artillery.

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  • Middle East

    Chinese Foreign Minister Criticised Israel For Defending Its Sovereignty

  • South Asia

    An-12 Cargo Aircraft Carrying 11 Tons Munitions For Bangladesh Army Crashed In Greece

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Confirms Killing Of Two More Generals In Eastern Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Australia’s Nuclear Submarines Will Deter China?

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded $299 Million Contact To Build Combat Vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received M777 Howitzers and Cluster Bombs From The U.S.

  • Air Platform

    German firm developed AI backbone for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Beijing’s ability to gain complete control of Taiwan by unilateral military action is limited

  • Europe

    Turkey accused Russia of fraud, discloses fatal flaws in Russian-made S-400 SAM system, calling it a “chimney”

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Transfers Cyclone-class Patrol Ships to Philippine Navy

  • Europe

    French to build six new patrol boats for New Caledonia

  • Air Platform

    U.S. approves sale of 38 Danish F-16 and Norwegian 4 P-3 Orion aircraft to Argentina deterring Chinese influence

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman’s AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin to integrate augmented reality on T-50 trainer aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea successfully launches homegrown SLBM, report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Soviet-era Kiev-class Aircraft Carrier Used as Theme Park in China Catches Fire Again

  • Defense Industry

    Russia Plans To Expand Its Military To 1.15 Million Soldiers, But Can It Pay Salary?

  • C4iSR

    Asalsan Awarded Contract to Produce Communication System For Undisclosed Customer

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Sets Out Ambitious Rafale F4 Upgrade Path

  • Defense Industry

    The Philippines Plans To Buy Saab’s Gripen Fighters In 2022

  • Middle East

    China delivers HQ-16 and HQ-17AE anti-aircraft missile systems and ammunitions to Iran

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Korean New Infantry Fighting Vehicle (K-NIFV) as K21 Successor

  • South Asia

    16,000 people killed in former Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s last five years of rule: report

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian patriot missile downed one Su-35 and one Su-24 fighter bomber, and Russia shot down its own Su-35, with seven aircraft losses in three days

  • Land Platform

    Hanwha Defence AS21 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle

  • Defense Industry

    Denmark To Invest $5.5 Billion In Danish Navy

  • Europe

    Putin started wearing bulletproof vests in public appearance over assassination fears

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Reveals Four Tail Numbers of Indian Rafale Jets Downed During Operation Sindoor.

  • Europe

    Nagorno-Karabakh War: A Modern Warfare Of Drone Age

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Swarming Navies In South China Sea, Accidental War Is Plausible

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Luftwaffe Eurofighters Get Meteor BVRAAM

  • Americas

    U.S. donates $500 million in military aid to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russian air force stops flying over Kherson after losing three Su-34 aircraft

  • Infantry Weapons

    NORINCO Delivers SR-5 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems To Bahrain

  • Naval Platforms

    Mighty US Navy: This Is How US Can Take Spratly Islands!

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Slovakia is in discussion with the U.S. to purchase MIM-104 Patriot missile defense system

  • Americas

    U.S. Marines successfully fired a new NMESIS anti-ship missile

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s first fighter jet KAAN conducts maiden test flight

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman laid flowers at the tomb of Russian war criminals in Moscow

  • Europe

    Putin started removing Russian Generals who spoke up against inept and inadequate support from the Kremlin

  • C4iSR

    Thales Unveils Ground Observer 20 Radar that Detects Micro-UAV and Small Ground Targets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea is considering joining the AUKUS alliance to share military technology with Australia, the US and the UK

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rocketsan Showcases MIDLAS Quad-pack Verticle Launching System

  • Europe

    U.S. Starts Deploying Aegis Ashore Battery in Poland

  • Europe

    Turkish MoD Unveils Next-gen Fast Attack Craft

  • Infantry Weapons

    Iran used Chinese derivatives M-7 AKA Fateh-313 and Qiam-1 missile to attack US-base in Iraq

  • Europe

    Russia lost all North Korean Ammunition in Recent Drone Attacks

  • Middle East

    Ukraine’s President Zelensky to visit Israel next week

  • Europe

    Russian media called BMP-2 and BMP-3 IFVs are a death trap for troops

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Australia Purchases SM6 Ballistic Missile Interceptor For Hobart Class Destroyer Worth $7 Billion

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