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Europe

Turkey Launched Second Ada-class Corvette For Ukrainian Navy

August 4, 2024 GDC 0

According to information published by Dumskaya on August 1, 2024, the second Ada-class corvette for the Ukrainian Navy, named Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky (F-212), was launched at the Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş. (STM) shipyard […]

Europe

Ukraine’s first Turkish-built corvette ‘Hetman Ivan Mazepa’ starts sea trials

July 13, 2024 GDC 0

According to the video released by the Ukrainian Navy, the ships appeared to be in good condition, well-painted, with active radars and some systems operational, including the Smart S Mk 2 air surveillance radar, Gökdeniz […]

Defense Industry

Pakistan Navy Ditches Chinese Missiles For MILGEM Corvetter, Opt-in for Albatros NG

July 19, 2021 GDC 0

In 2018, Turkey announced a deal to supply four warships to Pakistan valued at around $1.5 billion. The contract was among the largest arms export deals signed by Turkey and involved the supply of a […]

Naval Platforms

Turkey begins construction of fourth Ada-class corvette for Pakistan

June 26, 2021 GDC 0

The steel cutting ceremony for the fourth Turkey-made corvette tailored for Pakistan’s navy was held in the southern port city of Karachi Tuesday. The ceremony at the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works – Pakistan Navy’s […]

  • Ukrainian HIMARS strikes destroyed five Russian MSTA-S howitzers in key counteroffensive

    June 18, 2023 0
    In recent unfolding events from the enduring strife in Ukraine, a video surfaced on Telegram on June 14, revealing the Ukrainian army’s successful counter-battery operation using American HIMARS Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) against Russian artillery in [...]
  • Ukraine launches its biggest drone attack on Russian Rosneft’s fourth-largest oil refinery

    May 19, 2024 0
    Ukraine appears to have conducted its largest-ever drone strike against Russia, causing a massive fire to break out at an oil refinery hundreds of miles behind the front line. Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed oil refinery [...]
  • Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 kamikaze sea drones destroyed Russia’s corvette Ivanovets.

    October 7, 2025 0
     Ukraine’s military intelligence says it sank a Russian warship off the coast of Crimea overnight, landing the latest in a series of blows to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet after mounting a “massive” missile attack on [...]
  • Indonesia To Buy 36 Rafale And 8 F-15EX Fighter Jets: Report

    February 21, 2021 0
    Indonesia will purchase F-15EX jets from Boeing and Rafale fighter aircraft from France between 2021 and 2024, the head of its air force said on Thursday. After years of discussions with several manufacturers, Indonesia concluded [...]
  • Azerbaijan extensively used Israeli LORA SRBM against Armenia

    October 6, 2020 0
    A video shared from the clashes between Armenian and Azeri forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh region show Azerbaijani forces using an Israeli “LORA” missile to shell a bridge in Armenia, according to Channel 12 News. Azerbaijan Bought A Large [...]
  • Russian men escaped to Alaska by boat to avoid Putin’s draft

    January 30, 2023 0
    The two Russian men from Chukotka arrived in a 16-foot fishing boat in the St. Lawrence Island village of Gambell in October, hoping to avoid being drafted to fight in Ukraine. Turkey Confirms Delivery Of [...]
Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

  • Europe

    Damen, Thales signed a contract to build four Dutch and Belgian ASW frigates

  • Europe

    The Netherlands to extend the life of Walrus class submarines

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Captured Unexploded Iranian-made Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drones

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Advances Talks With Saudi Arabia to Sell KAAN Fighter Jets.

  • Cruise Missiles

    Saab Awarded Contract To Upgrade Taurus KEPD Long-range Missile

  • Air Platform

    Israel Still Opposes F-35 Sale to UAE, Despite Diplomatic Agreement, Senior Officials Say

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Approves $100 Million To Train Ukrainian Pilots On F-15 And F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones hit two oil refineries in Russia’s Samara region spiking oil price in Russia

  • Europe

    Sweden Ordered More NLAW For Its Army

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Ireland Plans to Purchase 14 Fighter Jets Worth $3 Billion

  • Europe

    Russian Tu-22 Backfire Crashes In Kaluga Region

  • Air Platform

    F-15QA Ababil: Boeing Delivers the Most Technologically Advanced Fighter Jets to Qatar

  • Europe

    Sweden Hikes Defense Spending Amid Russia Tensions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    $400 million for retention bonuses for Australian Defence Personnel: Richard Marles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Army targets Beijing with its newly developed long-range Dark Eagle hypersonic missile from Japan

  • Infantry Weapons

    China using Egypt as military hub to supply ammo, spare parts and artillery to Russia and Africa

  • C4iSR

    Elbit Systems awarded $70 million contract to provide EW solution to an undisclosed Customer

  • South Asia

    Video footages show the Bangladesh Army, BGB and Rapid Action Batelleon directly shooting at student protesters using Indian-made weapons

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Sukhoi Flanker And Mikoyan Fulcrum Have Some Worse Features You Didn’t Know

  • C4iSR

    Swedish Air Force orders third GlobalEye radar plane from Saab

  • South Asia

    Pakistan extended delivery date of T129 attack helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Russian Fighter Jets and Helicopters Are Blown Out Of Sky By British-made Starstreak Missiles

  • C4iSR

    Russia To Supply Myanmar With Orlan-10E Surveillance Drones And Pantsir-S1

  • Air Platform

    Russia confirms loss of two Mi-8s helicopters in drone strikes

  • Europe

    A Turkish F-16 shot down an Armenian Su-25

  • Europe

    15 Tugboats: What Russia Didn’t Tell The World About HMS Defender Incident?

  • Middle East

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korean Soldiers Crossed The DMZ But Returned After South Korea Fired Warning Shots

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s raging civil war creates human catastrophe for displaced Karen, Kachin and Rohingya

  • Europe

    Turkey, Russia Failed To Conclude Negotiation Of Second Batch of S-400 SAM

  • Air Platform

    The Chinese J-20 fighter flew with a domestic engine

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Aleppo Airport After Reports Of Weapons Shipment From Iran

  • Europe

    Ukraine breaks through Russian front and now faces even more massive obstacles

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Received First Four Rafale F4 Fighter Jets.

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad prepares FSB task force to invade Moldova from Russian occupied Transnistria

  • Americas

    US Navy sets to order F-35 for USS JFK

  • Americas

    L3Harris Invests $125 million in building production facility for Trump’s Golden Dome

  • Europe

    South Africa Facilitating Delivery Of Chinese-made Arms To Russia

  • Defense Industry

    Russian Defense Manufacturer Buying Semiconductor And Chips From China And America Bypassing Sanctions

  • Americas

    Raytheon Standard Missile 6 is the most versatile missile ever deployed by the U.S.

  • Americas

    Trump administration approves first arms sale to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Proposes New Security Organization Involving China, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korea Purchased MBDA Meteor BVRAAM For Homegrown KF-21 Fighter Jet

  • Americas

    U.S. mourns death of ‘trailblazer’ Colin Powell as tributes pour in

  • Americas

    Brazilian Army Purchases Turkish M2HB Heavy Machine Guns

  • C4iSR

    Su-35’s Irbis-E FCR: A Glorified Soviet-era Phased Array Radar

  • Europe

    Turkey excels Russian military personnel accessing S-400 system in Turkish bases

  • C4iSR

    Saab receives orders for Arexis EW system for German Eurofighter Typhoon.

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