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  • [ March 8, 2026 ] Ali Khamenei (thief), Mojtaba Khamenei (thief) and IRGC goons built multi-billion-dollar luxurious property portfolio and hotel businesses in Europe.   Middle East
  • [ March 8, 2026 ] Russia has provided Iran with intelligence to help strike the U.S. and Israeli military assets. Middle East
  • [ March 8, 2026 ] Israeli 100kw Iron Beam air defense system is fully operational. Direct-energy Weapons
  • [ March 8, 2026 ] A Pakistani JF-17 fighter jet crashed in Jalalabad suffered fuel pump failure in mid-flight. Air Platform
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Air Platform

Hydraulic fluid and engine oil leaks at the Dubai air show will stain HAL Tejas and destroy its export potential.

November 19, 2025 GDC 0

The Indian Air Force has refused to ground Tejas aircraft despite serious flaws. While the indigenous Tejas jet flew over Dubai, it was an international embarrassment that cannot be understated. Hydraulic fluid and engine oil […]

Air Platform

Russia’s Sukhoi Flanker And Mikoyan Fulcrum Have Some Worse Features You Didn’t Know

February 12, 2024 GDC 0

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Europe

Russia briefly deploys T-14 Armata tanks in Ukraine then withdraw, amid engine problem

July 26, 2023 GDC 0

Several advanced Russian tanks have been deployed by Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine, before being withdrawn, it has been reported. Engine Problems According to Russian state media outlet TASS, the tank has had issues with […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Russia’s failure prompted China to head hunt globally to teach them air combat tactics and manoeuvres

June 28, 2023 GDC 0

China has long had a reputation for stealing technology. Now it has gone a step further by copying Western air combat tactics and manoeuvres — or rather, paying Westerners to teach them those tactics. Chinese […]

Europe

Corruption, stolen Swedish and German technology, and lack of engine forced Russia to shut down T-14 Armata project

April 2, 2023 GDC 0

When the T-14 Armata tank was sensationally unveiled at the 9 May Victory Day parade in 2015, it embarrassingly broke down in front of thousands of onlookers during rehearsals.  This proved an augury.  Seven years […]

Air Platform

Egypt And Algeria Received 1980s MiG-29 Airframes, Because MiG-35 Was Propaganda Jet

February 12, 2023 GDC 0

Russia’s MiG-35 is currently being viewed as an increasingly hard to sell combat jet, not only to the domestic military, but also to export customers. The only known series-production order for the classic MiG-35 fighter, […]

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 […]

Air Platform

Here’s why Russia’s MiG-35 is absent from Ukraine War

October 1, 2022 GDC 0

Almost seven months into the Ukraine war, Russia’s MiG-35 has been no show in combat. Russia used its Soviet-era Su-25, Su-24, Su-27, Su-30SM and Su-35S, but not the over-hyped MiG-35. The MiG-35 “Fulcrum-F” is a […]

Europe

No Semiconductor No Su-75 Or Su-57: Russian Propaganda Vapourized In Thin Air, Amid Crippling Sanctions

September 5, 2022 GDC 0

The hype their Su-75 “Checkmate” and Su-57 aircraft at the Dubai Air Show, officials from Russia’s Sukhoi Design Bureau offered up bottles of a limited-edition Checkmate perfume. No fragrance, however, will mask how the Su-75 isn’t […]

Europe

Russia To Buy North Korean KN-09 And Chinese PCL191 Rocket Artillery To Counter HIMARS

July 27, 2022 GDC 0

In the face of significant Russian losses in Ukraine from the late spring of 2022, one of the most notable new classes of weapons system supplied to the Ukrainian Military by its NATO allies has […]

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  • Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems

    November 10, 2020 0
    On November 9, at 15:50, the Tor-M2KM Surface-to-air missile (SAM), which was used against Azerbaijani aircraft and placed between the private houses by the Armenia in the Khojavend direction of the front was destroyed by [...]
  • Germany lifts embargo on Pandur II armored combat vehicles for Philippines

    January 20, 2024 0
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  • China lays keel for Pakistan Navy’s second Type 054A class frigate

    March 26, 2020 0
    China held a keel-laying ceremony on 23 March at the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai for the second of four Type 054A-class frigates on order for the Pakistan Navy (PN). The contract for the first [...]
  • Myanmar signs a North Korean-style security pact with Russia to deploy 10,000 Myanmar soldiers in the Ukraine war.

    February 4, 2026 0
    Myanmar and Russia have signed a five-year security pact, Moscow said Tuesday, sealing an alliance analysts say has been crucial to the junta’s grip on power. Myanmar agreed on North Korean-style soldiers’ deployment in the [...]
  • Azerbaijan Confirms Use of Israeli Spike ATGM in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

    December 25, 2020 0
    Azerbaijan has published a video of the use of the Israeli anti-tank missile system “Spike” against the T-72 tank. Israeli IAI sold 12 Barak-8 SAM Systems And 75 Missiles to AzerbaijanDateJuly 10, 2021Iskander missiles were [...]
  • Lockheed Martin And Raytheon Jointly Win $7.2 Billion Javelin Production Contract

    June 21, 2023 0
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Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • Europe

    Russia increases defense budget to $125 billion amid Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

    Russia delivers second-hand MiG-29s fighter jets to Iran.

  • Europe

    Slovenia Donates Soviet-era M-84 Tanks to Ukraine.

  • Europe

    Russian Army General Fighting For His Life After Ukraine’s Drone Strikes

  • Europe

    U.S. Confirmed Delivery Of Two NASAMS Anti-air Missiles and Radars To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Army 2021: Russia to deliver Pantsir missile systems and Su-30SM2 to Myanmar junta as scheduled

  • Europe

    Russia launches Shahed kamikaze drones with wooden warhead without explosive charges

  • Defense Industry

    Germany To Invest €17 Billion In Air Defense System

  • South Asia

    The U.S. zero tariff on Bangladeshi garment products ushers in a new era in U.S.-Bangladesh relations, as pro-Indian dictator Sheikh Hasina fled the country.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Trump Administration Has Demanded Australia Lift Its Defence Spending to $100 Billion

  • Europe

    Putin Admits Russia Lacks Precision-guided Bombs, Drones and Communication Equipment

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Kamikaze Harop Drones Capable of Destroying Russian Krasukha-4 EW Systems

  • Air Platform

    U.S. pledged to expedite delivery of Black Hawk helicopters to Australian Army

  • Air Platform

    Portuguese Air Force Adopt Embraer C-390 Millennium For Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Missions

  • Air Platform

    Denmark announced its readiness to donate 30 F-16 fighters to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Vietnam Turning Cold War Era MiG-21 mothballs into target drones

  • Infantry Weapons

    Elbit Systems successfully tests new self-propelled howitzer

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s Su-24 Fighter Jet In Kherson

  • Americas

    Chinese jets ‘buzzed’ Canadian CP-140 Aurora EW aircraft, risking mid-air collision

  • Air Platform

    Norway agrees to donate its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Destroyed Russia’s S-400 Missile Defense System in Crimea and Belgorod.

  • Defense Industry

    Malaysia Negotiating With Kuwait to Buy Legacy F/A-18 Hornet

  • Infantry Weapons

    Czech Republic to buy 52 Nexter Caesar Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    Turkiye progressed with Eurofighter Typhoon acquisition

  • Europe

    Serbia unveils new M-84AS3 tank with active protection system.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to Invest $4.3 Billion Shipbuilding Capacity in Henderson Shipyard

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Wreck Havoc In Russia’s Largest Oil Refinery in Volgograd

  • C4iSR

    Polish-made kamikaze ‘Warmate’ drone destroyed Russia’s Podlyot radar complex

  • Infantry Weapons

    Swedish Defense Giant Saab to Setup Carl-gustaf Manufacturing Facility In India

  • Europe

    Russian Shahed-136 kamikaze drones hit NATO member Latvia and Romania

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Air Force faces public opposition to its F-35 deal, prompting SAF to look for European jets

  • Middle East

    Iran-backed Terrorists Group Claimed Responsibility Of Drone Attacks That Injured 24 U.S. Soldiers In Iraq And Syria

  • Africa

    The U.S.-Morocco Defense Cooperation Treaty Should be Cloned To Southeast Asian Countries To Counter China

  • Europe

    Cyprus ready to donate T-80U tanks to Ukraine in exchange of Greek Leopard 2 tanks

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Will Purchase Ex-Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornets After Years Of Corruption And Mismanagement Of Its Air Wing

  • Middle East

    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems hands over third HDW Class 209/1400mod submarine to Egyptian Navy

  • Europe

    We can make Russia’s defeat ‘irreversible’: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

  • Americas

    President Trump Seeking $1.5 Trillion Defense Spending in 2027.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey To Produce Missiles Components And Ammunitions Locally

  • Defense Industry

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

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ace pilot ‘ghost of Kyiv’ killed in plane crash

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar 6 corvettes used to strike Gaza ground targets

  • Europe

    Leaked phone calls revealed Russian politician Akhmedov referred to Putin as “Satan” and “dwarf”

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkey and Greece join European Sky Shield missile defense project

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Jakarta is negotiating with the US to procure Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

  • Americas

    The U.S. to Boost 2023 Defense Budget, Amid Ukraine Invasion

  • Americas

    Fincantieri allocates three U.S. Shipyards to build Constellation class frigates

  • Industry

    BlueScope Awarded A Contract To Supply Steel For Hunter-class Frigate

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force destroys rare Iranian F-14 fighter jets and shahed drone launchers

  • Air Platform

    Turkish firm develops satellite terminal for UAV

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