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  • [ January 27, 2026 ] Indonesia Received First Four Rafale F4 Fighter Jets. Air Platform
  • [ January 27, 2026 ] Russia’s S-400 Missile Hits Russia’s Apartment Block Due to a Malfunction. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ January 27, 2026 ] The Philippine Navy Receoved First Rajah Sulayman-class Offshore Patrol Vessel From South Korea. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ January 27, 2026 ] Italian Army has received its first new-generation SAMP/T NG and GRIFO air defense systems. Anti-air Missiles
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Saudi Arabia Rejected Chinese J-35A Fighter Jets Concerning Its Stealth Feature, Engine, Radar and Avionics

March 20, 2025 GDC 0

In what is seen as a significant setback to China’s strategic ambitions in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has reportedly declined Beijing’s offer to sell its J-35A fighter jets, a fourth-generation warplane that China hoped […]

Air Platform

Taiwan’s F-16 Fighter Jet Locks on China’s J-15 as Chinese Pilot Desperately Tries to Escape Sidewinder’s Locks

October 15, 2024 GDC 0

Officials said Hina employed a record 125 aircraft, and its Liaoning aircraft carrier and ships were involved in large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands on Monday. The exercises simulated the sealing off of […]

Air Platform

Here’s Why Egypt Purchased Chinese J-10C Vigorous Dragon Junk Fighter Jets

September 15, 2024 GDC 0

Moving away from Egypt’s traditional reliance on Western, particularly American, military equipment is a political and financial decision. A dictatorial regime, poor human rights records, geopolitics and a cash-strapped country, Egypt does not have a […]

Air Platform

Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russia’s Su-57 fighter jets in latest embarrassment for Putin

June 10, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines. Kyiv’s main military intelligence service shared satellite photos it said […]

Air Platform

Ukraine War: Hyped Up Su-75 Checkmate Remained As A Pipe-dream For Russian Air Force

November 14, 2023 GDC 0

To hype their Su-75 “Checkmate” aircraft at the Dubai Air Show last month, Russia’s Sukhoi Design Bureau officials offered up bottles of a limited-edition Checkmate perfume. No fragrance, however, will mask how the Su-75 isn’t a […]

Air Platform

Russia’s modernized Su-30SM crashed in Kalingrad due to engine malfunction

August 13, 2023 GDC 0

A Russian Su-30SM fighter jet has crashed during a training mission in the enclave of Kaliningrad , killing both pilots on board. “The Su-30SM aircraft crashed in a deserted area. The flight was carried out […]

Air Platform

Su-57 Has The Highest RCS Amongst Sukhoi Aircraft, Russian Propaganda Still Claimed Its Stealth Aircraft

August 3, 2023 GDC 0

The Su-57 is nowhere near F-35 for similar reasons as to why F-16 are nowhere near F-35. The gap in Stealth and ultimately Situational Awareness is just overwhelming. The Sukhoi Su-57 (NATO reporting name: Felon) is […]

Air Platform

Indian Air Force Quietly Abandoned Russian Dud Fighter Jets From Its Doctrines

December 19, 2022 GDC 0

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Air Platform

JF-17 Blunder: Myanmar Grounds JF-17 Fighter Jets For Structural Flaws And Engine Problems

November 26, 2022 GDC 0

Most of the newly acquired Chinese and Pakistan-made JF-17 fighter jets that the Myanmar regime has delivered have been grounded due to technical malfunctions, according to analysts and former Myanmar Air Force pilots who monitor […]

Air Platform

Su-57 Exposed: Why Do Russia’s Su-75 Checkmate And Su-57 Have Visible Screws (Part 2)?

November 3, 2022 GDC 0

Recently, Su 57’s picture has attracted everyone’s attention because it was taken very clearly, and even the details of aircraft manufacturing processes commonly used by the outside world can be seen clearly. Su 57’s invisibility […]

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  • Argentina selected South Korean FA-50 as the Interim Fighter Aircraft

    July 22, 2019 0
    FA-50 The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina – FAA) has selected the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 Fighting Eagle to be its new interim fighter aircraft, Jane’s reported on July 23 2019. Argentina will procure [...]
  • Russia completely destroyed the city of Avdiivka near Bakhmut

    March 31, 2023 0
    An entire Ukrainian city has reportedly been levelled by Russian attacks, with more than 80 per cent of its housing stock destroyed. Ukraine retakes Avdiivka near the eastern city of Donetsk OblastDateOctober 19, 2023Avdiivka turned [...]
  • Ukraine destroyed Russian navy’s missile boat Ivanovets in Crimea

    February 2, 2024 0
    Ukraine has said it used sea drones to attack and destroy a Russian warship in the Black Sea near the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula. Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 kamikaze sea drones destroyed Russia’s corvette Ivanovets.DateOctober 7, 2025Ukrainian [...]
  • Turkey Develops Local Manufacturing Capabilities As It Inducts New Akinci Drones

    September 6, 2021 0
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  • U.S. Approves SLAM-ER And MS-110 Reconnaissance Pods For Taiwan

    April 21, 2021 0
    The U.S. State Department has approved the sales of a series of arms to Taiwan, including a large stock of 135 Boeing AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) missiles and six Collins Aerospace MS-110 [...]
  • Taiwanese Army trials CM-32 armored vehicles

    May 2, 2020 0
    on April 26, 2020, Taiwan has performed trials and firing tests with the CM-32 8×8 armored vehicle fitted with a 120mm mortar system mounted at the rear of the vehicle. The 120mm self-propelled mortar carrier [...]
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 […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

December 26, 2025 0

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  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems delivers four new Eurofighter Typhoon to Kuwait

  • Defense Industry

    Finland, Sweden Jointly Procure Armed Vehicles

  • Europe

    Wagner Group recruited 49,000 convicts, 32,000 were dead within weeks of deployment in Bakhmut

  • South Asia

    India Seized Chinese-made Industrial Autoclave bound for Pakistan

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Potential Sale Of JASSM, AIM-120 AMRAAM And AIM-9X Sidewinder To Poland

  • Infantry Weapons

    South Korea showcases K239 Chunmoo long-range rocket artillery system in Saudi Arabia and UAE

  • Air Platform

    Sweden sent Gripen spare parts to Ukraine as precursor to Gripen C/D jets

  • Air Platform

    AH-64E Apache received ability to detect, track, and defeat hostile drones.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea to invest $218 million to improve Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missiles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Navy’s Super Hornet adopts StormBreaker Smart Weapons

  • Americas

    US orders 78 new F-35 combat aircraft for three forces

  • Europe

    Turkey To Build Three More Istanbul Class Frigates

  • C4iSR

    Thales to Supply FLASH Dipping Sonar to German Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Orders Two More Evolved Cape Patrol Boats

  • Air Platform

    J-8 (Jian-8) /F-8 Fighter aircraft

  • Europe

    Serbia, Poland To Buy Israeli Spike LR Anti-tank Missiles

  • Europe

    Poland delivers 18 Krab self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Build Eight Minesweepers And Hydrographic Ships

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s rebels take control of Myawaddy town as junta troops surrenders

  • Europe

    Russian navy is completely inactive in the Ukraine war except occasionally launching Kalibr missiles from Sevastopol

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers Blow Up Russia’s BM-27 Rocket Launchers

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel Considers Sending Iron Dome Anti-air Missiles To Ukraine

  • Ballistic Missile

    Iran fires ballistic missiles camouflaged in containers from warship

  • Naval Platforms

    Type 039A/B/C AKA Type 041 (S26T): Soveit-era Kilo-class submarine, make in China

  • South Asia

    If Israel, UAE, Bahrain can make peace, why can’t India, Pakistan?

  • Europe

    25 Percent of Russian Businesses Declared Bankruptcy Due to High Inflation, High Interest Rates and No Export Customers

  • Europe

    Poland, Bulgaria and Slovakia Backflipped on Fighter Jets Transfer to Ukraine

  • Europe

    U.S. State Department Approves 183 Stryker Armored Vehicles For Bulgaria

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Saab Offers Gripen and GlobalEye Production in Canada with Technology Transfer.

  • Europe

    Germany would not block Leopard 2 tanks delivery to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian special forces blew up Russia’s mining platform in Black Sea

  • Europe

    Inflation Killing Russian Economy And Manufacturing Industries

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Poland Purchases GBU-39B Bombs For F-35 and F-16 Fighter Jets.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin Opens Hypersonic Weapons Production Facility

  • Europe

    Romania purchased South Korean K9 Howitzers Worth $715 million

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Navy’s Underwater Warfare Capability

  • Europe

    Ukraine launched largest-ever drone strikes inside Russia

  • Europe

    Ukrainian UJ-22 kamikaze drones struck Russian Kh-59 anti-ship missile factory

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves Harpoon Test Kits For P-8I Neptune

  • Americas

    U.S. DSCA To Amend Upfront Payment Condition For Cash-strapped Partners

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi Delayed Delivery Of Su-57 Fighters To VKS

  • Air Platform

    President Trump agrees to sale F-35 stealth jets to India in a multi-billion deal

  • Air Platform

    Indian Armed Forces Quietly Grounded More Than 100 HAL Dhruv Helicopters Due to Mechanical Failure

  • Americas

    President Zelenskyy Visits White House In First Post-Invasion Trip

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Wants Unmanned Technology In KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Russia’s attempts to occupy Donbas has failed by Ukrainian resistance

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Military Bases In The Pacific Is Crucial To Counter China’s Hegemony

  • Europe

    Simultaneous Explosions Rocked Russian Cities Destroying Military Base, Gunpowder And Iskander Missile Factories

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia’s Weird Purchases of Disintegrated East-West Air Defense Systems to Counter Modern Threats

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