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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 leased Russia’s rotten submarine for $2 billion, left at a berth for 2 decades after failed repairs.

    December 15, 2025 0
    After two decades of failed overhauls, Moscow is exporting advanced weapons systems it can no longer maintain to generate foreign currency for its war in Ukraine. Syria war: What did Russia accomplish?DateMarch 13, 2018India tests [...]
  • The mighty American military is useless without Australia’s Pine Gap, Tindal airbase and North West Cape space warfare centers

    February 11, 2025 0
    Red dust rises in Australia’s Northern Territory as tractors churn the earth to build facilities for U.S. forces deployed to bolster a longtime ally threatened by China’s rapid military buildup. Major construction, funded by the [...]
  • French attack submarine Suffren begins sea trials:Report

    May 2, 2020 0
    The French Navy’s new nuclear-powered attack submarine Suffren has started first sea trials. Suffren is the first of six new Barracuda generation of navy boats built by Naval Group to replace the ageing Rubis-class. The [...]
  • Russian army is no longer capable of ground-based tactical warfare, UK defense intelligence report

    December 27, 2022 0
    The Russian military has veered away from an integral part of its military doctrine the past decade, according to a new intelligence report from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD). Putin’s forces already lost [...]
  • Myanmar to receive first Su-30SME this year

    January 27, 2020 0
    The Burmese ordered 6 Su-30SME back in 2018 for $34 million per unit which will be delivered by this year. Some experts believe Myanmar might order additional Su-30SMEs. Currently, the Myanmar Air Force’s Su-30SME is [...]
  • US military buildup in Bangladesh’s strategic Chittagong region will strengthen Bangladesh military.

    September 16, 2025 0
    The US military buildup in Bangladesh’s strategic Chittagong region will strengthen Bangladesh’s armed forces, according to Global Defence Corp, which aims to foster security ties between the two nations. Bangladesh is one of the recipients [...]
Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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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 […]

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  • Industry

    China joins International Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

  • Europe

    Here’s why Russia lost more than 300,000 troops in 17 months of the Ukraine war

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    Ukraine started mass producing UJ-26 Beaver deep strike kamikaze drones

  • Europe

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  • Americas

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  • Europe

    Wives Of Dead Russian Soldiers Receive Fur Coat As Compensation From Russian Federation

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    Russia forced to use T-90S tanks intended for Algeria

  • Air Platform

    Greece to purchase 49 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for its armed forces

  • Europe

    Turkey to deploy ‘Alpagu’ kamikaze drone at the battle field

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    India learnt lessons dealing with Russian mafia of Sukhoi and Mikoyan

  • Europe

    Croatia Purchases 89 M2A2 Bradley IFV For NATO Mission

  • Africa

    The U.S. Builds Drone Mega-base In North African Country Niger

  • Americas

    General Dynamics Lays Keel of Sixth US Navy Expeditionary Sea Base Ship

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian Army Rejected Locally-made Cheap $300 Krasnopol 155mm Artillery Ammo Due to Poor Quality

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Prymary Unit Destroyed $1.2 Billion Worth of Russian S-400, P-18, Nebo-U Radars and BK-16 Boat in Crimea.

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

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    Russian Mi-28 Attack Helicopter Crashed in Crimea

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    Ukraine will operate Western F-16 jets from May

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    Ali Khamenei asked his close confidant to move his family members to Russia

  • Europe

    Russians Flee From Front-line Of Kherson, Moved Back To Dnieper River

  • Europe

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  • Americas

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  • Europe

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  • C4iSR

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  • Air-Launched Weapons

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    Kyrgyzstan purchased four different types of drones from Turkey

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  • Americas

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