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President Bashar al-Assad killed in a plane crash while trying to flee Syria aboard Russian-made IL-76 aircraft

December 8, 2024 GDC 0

Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was probably killed as his plane crashed, according to media reports on Sunday. Open-source data from online tracker Flightradar24.com shows a Syrian Air flight took off from Damascus airport around […]

Middle East

Vaccine Diplomacy: China Takes Syria In Its Orbit

July 18, 2021 GDC 0

Syria supports China unconditionally on the issues related to Taiwan, Xinjiang and Hong Kong, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said at a meeting on Saturday with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Wang […]

  • U.S. Air Force successfully launched unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile

    June 5, 2024 0
    The United States launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California early Tuesday morning — the first of two test launches scheduled for this week. The Air Force Global [...]
  • Turkish Aselsan Bagged $2 Billion Orders From Turkish Aerospace Industries

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  • Zero design changes is the way forward for Royal Australian Navy’s tier 2 frigates

    July 14, 2025 0
    The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) two-star capability head has made a robust defence of the ‘shrink-wrapped’ procurement strategy being pursued for the accelerated acquisition of 11 new Tier 2 general purpose frigates. Hunter Class Frigates [...]
  • Lockheed Martin Modernize F-22 Raptor’s Head-up Display (HUD)

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  • Indian Army’s HAL Dhruv Helicopter crashes into Ranjit Sagar Dam

    August 7, 2021 0
    Today an ALH Dhruv helicopter of the Indian Army crashed into the Ranjit Sagar Dam located in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Initial reports suggested at least five were on board the chopper, [...]
  • Here’s Why, The Russian Kalibr Cruise Missiles Hitting The Beach Toilet, And Pilots Are Using Garmin Gps Navigator?

    July 23, 2022 0
    You have seen Russian cruise missiles hitting shopping centers and beach toilets. Have you ever wondered why Russian missiles hit shopping centers and beach toilets? Inaccurate GLONASS: Russia Replaces GLONASS Guidance Kit With GPS Navigator [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Launches 2021–35 Defense Technology Plan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

  • Middle East

    Israeli IAI Unveils “Fire Storm 250” Armed Drone.

  • South Asia

    Former Director of Bangladesh’s DGFI Lieutenant General (Retired) Saiful Alam Arrested For Human Rights Violation, Corruption and Assisting Sheikh Hasina in Laundering Money

  • Naval Weapons

    Raytheon to develop Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers 400th V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Prepared Storyline Blaming US-made HIMARS For Kherson Loss

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Plans To Issue Fresh Tender For 114 Medium Multi-role Fighter Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Greece will train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets

  • South Asia

    India set to acquire 30 MQ-9 Reaper or Predator-B HALE UAV from US worths $3 billion

  • Land Platform

    Israel, US sign $3.1B deal for transport helicopters, refueling planes

  • Europe

    NATO deploys Turkish Navy’s amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu (L400) in the Baltic Sea.

  • Africa

    Morocco to Buy Lockheed’s F-35 Stealth Jet

  • Naval Platforms

    India Downselects German Type 214 Submarine Design for Future Submarine Fleet.

  • Europe

    Turkey, Greece Vow To End Decades Old Political Anonymity Between Both Nations

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys French LRU Artillery Rockets in Counteroffensive Against Russia

  • C4iSR

    BAE Systems AN/ASQ-239 Advanced Electronic Warfare System

  • Air Platform

    Poland receives two new FA-50 light combat jet

  • Air Platform

    Airbus A330 MRTT Completes Automated Refuelling Trials

  • Europe

    Turkey rejects Russian Su-57 fighter jet

  • Europe

    British MoD To Compensate For Damages Caused By RAF Typhoon’s Sonic Boom

  • Europe

    Kosovo purchased Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine: Stealthy Menacing Nightmare For Adversary

  • Air Platform

    Japan to launch sixth generation fighter F-3 in 2031

  • Europe

    US State Department Approves AMRAAM-ER to Hungary

  • Africa

    Algeria to receive Su-34 fighter-bomber from Russia.

  • Africa

    Egypt signed agreement with China to purchase J-10C fighter jets

  • Europe

    U.S. To Send Hawk Medium-range Anti-air Missile To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian firm uses US subsidiary to evade Western sanctions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austral Awarded Contract To Produce Two More Guardian-Class Boats For Royal Australian Navy

  • Americas

    The US Marine Corp Wants Ship Killing NSM and Tomahawk Antiship Missiles

  • Middle East

    Russian Spetsnaz special forces surrendered to Syrian rebels

  • Central Asia

    China Quietly Supplying Arms To Central Asian Nations

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    16 PLA Air Force Aircraft Intrudes In Malaysian Airspace

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s oil refineries in Krasnodar Krai and Roslavl district

  • Air Platform

    China Sent J-10C And J-11B To Sino-Pak Air Combat Exercise

  • Europe

    1000 North Koreans Killed Since Russia Deployed North Korean Troops in Kursk Counteroffensive

  • Air Platform

    Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Super Hercules Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight Test

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy’s P-8I Neptune MPA Commence Operations from INS Hansa

  • C4iSR

    Saab Oneview PSIM: Eye And Ear Of Urban Security Systems

  • South Asia

    Disgraced Dictator Sheikh Hasina Received $8 Million (BDT 100 Crore) Grease Payment From Simin Rahman.

  • Europe

    General Oleksandr Syrsky replaces General Valery Zaluzhny as Ukraine’s new army chief

  • Americas

    Gibbs & Cox Awarded Contract Worth $319 Billion for US Navy’s Future DDG(X) Destroyer

  • Air Platform

    British army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopters achieved full operational capability

  • Europe

    Polish WZU SA has completed the first Lockheed Martin production readiness review

  • Air Platform

    Saab Will Produce Future Fighter Jet As Gripen E Sale Discussions Continued in Peru, Colombia, Philippines and Thailand

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Wants AI-operated Autonomous Drones

  • Europe

    Satellite imagery shows Russian dug in anti-tank position in occupied locations in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys U.S.-made Scorpion Mortar For The First Time

  • Europe

    Humiliating Defeat: Putin’s Army Withdraws From Kherson City And Surrendering Areas

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