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Russia started restoring Soviet-era An-124 transport aircraft for Ukraine war

October 7, 2024 GDC 0

According to Russian media, an Antonov An-124 Ruslan heavy transport aircraft was reported to have been transported to the Aviastar aircraft repair facility at Ulyanovsk-Vostochny airport for restoration and modernization efforts aimed at returning it […]

  • Ballistic Missiles Shrapnel And Debris Destroyed 20 Israeli F-35I Stealth Jets As Israel Intercepts 400 Iranian Ballistic Missiles

    October 2, 2024 0
    400 Iranian ballistic missile strike on targets in Israel launched on October 1 has targeted Nevatim Air Base, among other key targets in the country. As many as 20 F-35I Adir stealth jets were destroyed [...]
  • Sukhoi To Deliver 11 Su-35 To Egypt By Next Year

    June 20, 2021 0
    Russia’s Defense Ministry will receive four Su-57 next-generation fighters by next year, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said during his visit to the Gagarin Aviation Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia’s Far East on Wednesday. [...]
  • The U.S. Stalled Taiwan’s Request to Buy MH-60R ASW Helicopters

    August 12, 2023 0
    The Taiwanese navy established its FY 2022 budget to purchase the ASW helicopters, and on August 31, the Ministry of National Military (MND) submitted a budget request for defense system procurement to the Yuan Parliament, [...]
  • Video footage shows Bangladesh army soldiers beating teenagers in Bangladesh’s Faridpur district

    October 30, 2024 0
    Video footage appeared on social media showing Bangladesh Army soldiers blindfolding a teenager and torturing him in front of the public. Bangladesh’s Former Chief of Army Staff General Moeen Uddin Ahmed Accused Of Sigficant Corruption Fraudulent [...]
  • Baykar Lined Up Ten Prospective Customers Of Bayraktar TB2 Drones, Says Selçuk Bayraktar

    August 6, 2021 0
    Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar is expecting further contracts from ten countries, the company’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Selçuk Bayraktar, said on Wednesday at the Aviation and Space Summit organized by Gebze Technical University’s Aviation and [...]
  • Australian Firm Wins MRO Contract For US F/A-18

    October 4, 2020 0
    A Melbourne-based company has become the first in Australia to win a lucrative contract to overhaul US F/A-18 Hornets under a new initiative between the two countries, writes Stephen Kuper. RUAG Australia will undertake maintenance, [...]
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.

October 4, 2025 0

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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.

September 23, 2025 0

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  • Europe

    Germany sends 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin sends F-35A for evaluation by Finish HX programme

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korean Troops Thought Ukraine War Was an Exercise with Russia

  • Industry

    Russian Rosoboronexport registered its trademark abroad

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar rebels seized key town in major defeat for junta forces

  • Europe

    Ukraine to start fresh offensive during spring as the morale of the Russian army shuttered

  • Middle East

    UAE Plans to Buy Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Royal Marines Training Ukrainian Special Forces on Complex Amphibious Operations

  • Americas

    US Navy To Build Robot Warship

  • Air Platform

    F-36 Kingsnake: A Hypothetical 4.75 Gen Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    Patria and CSM signed an MoU for the supply of armored vehicle

  • Air Platform

    South Korea To Buy 20 F-35B For LPX-II Program

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s Kh-101 cruise missile crashes mid-air due to propulsion malfunction

  • Air Platform

    Germany purchased additional 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets

  • Air Platform

    Hungary, Sweden Sign Gripen Fighter Jets Deal Before NATO Membership Vote

  • Naval Platforms

    South Korean FFX Batch III Frigate to be equipped with the Long-Range Naval L-SAM

  • Europe

    Lithuania will purchase Leopard 2 tanks from Germany

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    How Does Chinese HQ-16 SAM Compare to Western Modern Anti-Air System?

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract For A26 Submarine For Sweden

  • Loitering Munitions

    Pakistan shot down 25 Indian drones and captured unexploded air-launched munitions

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia Shot Down Its Own Ka-29 Helicopter

  • Cruise Missiles

    Pakistan Unveils FTAH-IV Ground-launched Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    KGB Putin reeling as elite 331st airborne regiment decimated, amid Ukrainian fightbacks

  • Air Platform

    U.S. air force tests AI-enabled VISTA X-62A aircraft based on F-16

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Lockheed, Thales to Build LRASM Missile Production Facility in Australia

  • Uncategorized

    COVID-19 Has No Effect On PLA Navy’s Type 003 Aircraft Carrier Construction

  • Middle East

    Israeli Sa’ar-class corvettes conduct exercises with US Navy in Red Sea

  • Europe

    U.S. says Russian propaganda and disinformation campaign breaking into pieces as Russia suffered 300,000 casualties

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwanese Air Force test-fires locally made cruise missiles

  • Europe

    Airbus pursuing Luftwaffe’s maritime P-3C patrol aircraft replacement programme

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan Building New Hangars Ahead Of F-16V Delivery

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad signs decree for second conscription of 147,000 men

  • Europe

    Putin Sacks General Lapin, Later Found General Lapin Dead In Moscow River

  • C4iSR

    Photonis has delivered 18mm image intensifier tubes to Theon Sensors for Australian Army

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt awarded a contract to supply the German Air Force with Pegasus airborne electronic reconnaissance systems

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh military is not fit-for-purpose, cannot defend itself, and certainly sold to the Indian intelligence agency RAW

  • Europe

    U.S. to deliver M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in September

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shoot Down Multiple Mi-35 Attack Helicopters Using Stinger Shoulder-launched Missile

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces Started Ground Operations In Southern Lebanon

  • C4iSR

    CAPTAS 4 Sonar Suite

  • Air Platform

    More Shameful Than Moskva Sinking: Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s MiG-31 Carrying Hypersonic Missile

  • Americas

    Boeing awarded contract to produce 150 km range GLSDB for Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Brazil to purchase 12 Gripen C/D fighter jets replacing ageing Northrop F-5s.

  • Air Platform

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Erratic Behavior And Land Grabbing In Southeast Asia Could Cost Its Economy

  • Europe

    Ukraine Released Details of Crimea Operations By Its Special Forces

  • Africa

    Russia Plans To Open Naval Base In Sudan derailing Sudan, Israel Peace Deal

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s rebel group take control of Chinese company owned rare earth mines

  • Europe

    4,000 ‘Russian Legion’ Volunteers Fighting For Ukraine Plans To Topple Putin In Russia

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-28N Helicopter Using British Starstreak Missile

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