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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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  • Taiwan’s secretive submarine program progressed

    December 12, 2021 0
     For more than two decades, Taiwan tried to buy a fleet of modern conventional submarines to fend off an existential threat – invasion by China. There were no takers. The United States, Taiwan’s main ally, [...]
  • Azerbaijan sent thousands of servicemen and armored vehicles to Syunik

    May 25, 2021 0
    “There are already more than 1000 Azeris in the region of the lake, with armor equipment. They are doing earth-building works. So they will not withdraw. Now, tell all Armenian madmen that the Azeris are guilty, says former [...]
  • UAE seeks permission from France to transfer 30 Mirage 2000 jets to Morocco

    February 11, 2025 0
    On January 8, 2025, LeDesk reported that discussions are progressing on a possible transfer of 30 Mirage 2000-9E fighter jets from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Morocco, contingent upon France’s agreement. According to Emirati [...]
  • Turkey To Upgrade F-16 Fighters To F-16V Standard

    February 16, 2021 0
    The move will enable Turkish military to prolong the longevity of its F-16 fleet until it will be replaced by homegrown and cutting-edge TF-X fighter jets in the 2030s. Turkey to modernize its own F-16 [...]
  • British-supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Killed Russian General Oleg Tsokov

    July 12, 2023 0
    Vladimir Putin has lost another top general ‘in a strike by British supplied Storm Shadow missiles’, according to both Ukrainian and Russian sources. British-supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Hit Russian Black Sea Fleet HeadquarterDateSeptember 21, [...]
  • North Korea Test Fires Solid Fuel Hwasong-19 ICBM

    November 1, 2024 0
    North Korea on Friday said it fired an “ultimate version” of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-19. USS John Finn Tests SM-3 Block IIA to Intercept ICBMDateNovember 27, 2020Russia assisted North Korea in developing [...]
Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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  • Air Platform

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  • Air Platform

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  • Americas

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  • Air Platform

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  • Air Platform

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  • Air Platform

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  • Air Platform

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  • Europe

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    Turkey closes Bosphorus straits to Russian warships

  • Americas

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  • C4iSR

    Netherlands Purchased Seven Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Radars

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force Gets New S-400 Busting AARGM-ER Missiles

  • Air Platform

    India to Develop Domestic UAV and Helicopter

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  • Anti-air Missiles

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  • Americas

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  • Europe

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