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Europe

Russian commander Colonel Pavel Kropotov killed in Ukraine’s storm shadow missile strikes

April 21, 2024 GDC 0

Ukrainian missile strike in occupied Luhansk last week killed Russian Colonel Pavel Kropotov, local Russian media reported on April 19. Kropotov, the commander of the 59th Guards Communications Brigade, was killed in a Ukrainian strike […]

  • India test fires 1500 kilometers range missile from the Eastern coast

    November 19, 2024 0
    India has successfully tested its first long-range missile after its strategic competitor China revealed its design of a similar advanced weapon. The BrahMos Hypersonic Cruise MissileDateMarch 6, 2018PLA Air Force’s Biggest Threat Is India’s Rafale [...]
  • Latvia Purchases Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defence Systems

    May 11, 2024 0
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  • Russia Forming Battalion of Food-Starved And Malnourished North Korean Soldiers to Fight in Ukraine

    October 17, 2024 0
    The Russian military is forming a battalion of North Korean soldiers to reinforce its frontline units in Ukraine, sources from Kyiv’s military intelligence unit (HUR) have claimed. North Korea Sending 10,000 Troops To Russia As [...]
  • South Korean KAI Aims To Export KF-21 Fighter At $65 Million Apiece

    April 13, 2021 0
    From flying cars to private satellites, the paradigm of global aerospace industry is shifting faster than ever. After SpaceX ushered in the dawn of the “new space” age, private players are now making an aggressive [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drone blow up Russia’s Tu-22M3 bomber

    April 14, 2025 0
    Ukrainian forces have successfully destroyed a Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bomber using a drone strike, according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi. The attack took place just moments after [...]
  • Belarusian Forces Will Soon Join Ukraine Invasion, Says President Alexander Lukashenko

    March 24, 2022 0
    The US and NATO believe that Belarus could “soon” join Russia in its war against Ukraine, US and NATO officials said, and that the country is already taking steps to do so. EU, U.S. Must [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

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

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

  • Infantry Weapons

    Sweden tests new RBS 98 surface-to-air missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    ‘A real blow for the junta’: Myanmar’s ethnic groups captured 135km long trading zone in unprecedented armed resistance

  • Middle East

    Dubai Welcomes Israeli Entrepreneurs And Tourists

  • Infantry Weapons

    Taiwan to develop land-based point defense system

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down two Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Defense Industry

    Raytheon Awarded Contract For SeaRAM Block 2 For Egyptian Navy

  • South Asia

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

  • Air Platform

    Saab delivered second GlobalEye AEW&C to UAE

  • C4iSR

    UAE Demonstrates Saab GlobalEye’s Advanced EW Capability

  • Middle East

    Russia Contemplates Opening Second Front As Vladimir Putin Welcomes Hamas and Iranian Leader in Moscow

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship caught fire

  • Middle East

    No Country Would Have Survived Iranian Onslaught, Only Israeli Cutting-edge Arrow-2 And Arrow-3 Anti-ballistic Missile System Saved Israel

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian troops blew up three Russian Buk missile systems with kamikaze drones

  • Anti-air Missiles

    GDELS-Steyr to unveil new short-range air defense system

  • Air Platform

    Brazil Started Serial Production of Gripen E Under Technology Transfer

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Germany Purchases 3,266 Brimstone 3 missiles for Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Europe

    Saab Offered 12 Gripen C/D With MRO Facility To Croatia

  • Air Platform

    New Zealand Received Its Final P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft

  • South Asia

    Corruption, mismanagement, and poor training made the Indian military a paper tiger

  • South Asia

    Pakistan steps up fighter jets and AEW&C activities near Pakistani border with India

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel Aerospace Industries unveils LAHAT ALPHA missile with 20km range.

  • Europe

    Otokar delivers 278 COBRA II armored vehicle, prepares Romanian facility launch

  • Middle East

    Pakistan warned the IRGC that it cannot fend off the U.S./Israel air strikes using Chinese-made anti-air missiles.  

  • Europe

    Russian Wagner mercenary shot down two Russian helicopters and IL-22 plane during mutiny

  • Air Platform

    Britain Donates Sea King Helicopters To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia’s Shahed-136 kamikaze drone crashes in Moldova

  • Air Platform

    Boeing UCAV For Royal Australian Air Force

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems Awarded $82 Million Contract to Supply Protection Systems and Electro-Optical Sights to the Netherlands

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Navy’s Type 31 Arrowhead 140 Frigate

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vietnam Plans To Procure South Korean K9 Howitzer Ending Russia-centric Weapons Procurement Policy

  • Europe

    Russia Had ‘Strategic Defeat’ In Ukraine War, Former Russian Military Intelligence Officer Says

  • Europe

    Russian Missile Developer Mikhail Shatsky Found Dead Near Moscow, A Huge Setback For Russia, India and China

  • Ballistic Missile

    US Navy Destroyer USS Carney Shot Down Three Toufan Ballistic Missiles Fired At Israel

  • 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

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Tu-141 Drone Struck Third Russian Airbase

  • C4iSR

    France Purchases Two Saab GlobalEye Early Warning and Control Aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroys Soviet-era Uragan Artillery Rockets

  • Europe

    Germany Approves Refurbished Leopard 1 Tanks For Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Turkish Rocketsan Delivers Food Aid To Covid Hit Bangladesh

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China unveils next-gen ZTZ-201 light tank

  • Middle East

    U.S. Sending Carrier Strike Group Near Israel And Will Supply Ammunitions

  • Middle East

    73 Percent of Iranians Want a Secular Government, 7.9 Percent of Iranian Women Want To Wear Hijab

  • Europe

    Baykar Akinci To Integrate 100km Range Cakir Cruise Missile

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Humiliating Russian military, Russia has asked China for missiles, drones, armoured vehicles: Financial Times

  • Middle East

    Israeli Female Soldiers Killed More Than 100 Hamas Terrorists

  • Air Platform

    Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone Development

  • C4iSR

    Swedish MoD Issued RFI to Procure GlobalEye Early Warning Aircraft

  • Middle East

    Iran retains half of its drone and missile capacity inside the bunker at the start of the ceasefire.

  • Middle East

    China is helping General Ahmad Vahidi detonate Iran’s first nuke in months, not years.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Shortlisted Four Designs For Its Frigate Requirement

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