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  • [ June 17, 2026 ] Singaporean Air Force’s F-16 Received Israeli ELTA EL/L-8212 Electronic Warfare Pod. C4iSR
  • [ June 17, 2026 ] Anduril Industries awarded a contract to produce military-grade sensing masts to the US Customs and Border Protection. Americas
  • [ June 17, 2026 ] Shield AI brings its X-BAT VTOL autonomous fighter jet to Eurosatory. Americas
  • [ June 17, 2026 ] Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strike set the oil refinery ablaze, cutting off 70 percent of the fuel supply to Moscow. Europe
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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Several advanced Russian tanks have been deployed by Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine, before being withdrawn, it has been reported.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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  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz Russian ammunition depots 600km from frontlines

    September 30, 2024 0
    Ukraine on Sunday said it sent more than 100 drones deep inside Russia to hit a major weapons depot, as it stepped up attacks further inside Russian territory. Ukraine’s kamikaze drones strike Russian ammunition depotDateAugust [...]
  • Myanmar’s Junta Extends State Of Emergency

    August 1, 2022 0
    Myanmar’s military leadership has announced it will extend the state of emergency in the country by six months. Myanmar junta declared mandatory conscription for young men and womenDateFebruary 12, 2024Bangladesh needs to wake up to [...]
  • Meghan Quinn promoted the Chinese-made Comac Jet in Australia and was appointed Secretary of Defence.

    April 29, 2026 0
    Meghan Quinn is a mate of Glyn Davis, the China-friendly former head of the Prime Minister’s Office. She worked on the Asian Century White paper. Davis put pressure on PM Albanese because Beijing doesn’t like [...]
  • Ukrainian Security Services Releases Photos Of James Bond Style Raids In Occupied Crimea

    October 3, 2023 0
    This is the moment that Ukrainian jet ski commandos launched a raid that struck at the heart of Vladimir Putin’s naval stronghold. Bayraktar TB2 could play a key role if a war break over Crimea, [...]
  • Algerian Air Force To Receive Four C-130J Hercules Strategic Airlift Aircraft

    March 25, 2021 0
    According to mena defense, the Algerian air forces is about to receive first Hercules C-130J cargo planes to join air force in the closed club of African nations with Lockheed’s C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft. Turkey’s [...]
  • Singaporean Air Force’s F-16 Received Israeli ELTA EL/L-8212 Electronic Warfare Pod.

    June 17, 2026 0
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East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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  • Americas

    The US Army extends up-gunned Stryker ICV competition to August 2020

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Raytheon Awarded Contract to Produce NASAMS Anti-air Missile System for Taiwan.

  • Air Platform

    Russian Warship Fired at German Maritime Helicopter in NATO Lake

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Senate Approves $6.5 Military Aid Package For Taiwan

  • Europe

    Come Back Alive Foundation donates Mk19 grenade launchers to Ukrainian forces

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Plans to Procure More F-35A and F-35B Variants Aircraft

  • Europe

    Hyundai Rotem favored to land $9 billion K2 tank deal with Poland

  • Europe

    British Army successfully tested Ajax armored vehicles in extremely cold weather

  • South Asia

    Why did the Bangladesh Army, with a $4.1 billion defense budget, fail to contain a small Kuki-chin militant group?

  • Europe

    Russian ships ‘high activity’ in the channel

  • Middle East

    Beyond Antipathy Towards Iran, logic Behind Arab-Israeli Peace Deal

  • Middle East

    Israel F-15I Escorts American B-52 Bombers Over Gulf Of Oman

  • Air Platform

    China rolls out new J-20B fighters with TVC

  • Europe

    Leonardo Company set to boost European drone firepower in tie-up with Baykar

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman Stepping Up B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Testing And Production

  • South Asia

    Rape and Abduction by Bangladesh Military: An Account of Indigenous Bangladeshi Girl

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Building Missiles Mega-base Near Vietnam

  • C4iSR

    Naval Group showcases new drone management solution

  • Europe

    Putin’s grim milestone of death as Russian death toll passes 110,000

  • Industry

    Lockheed Martin Is Awarded A Contract Worth $601M to Support Trident II Missile Program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Coronavirus was biological weapon developed at Wuhan lab for Peoples Liberation Army, U.S. State Department reports

  • C4iSR

    Thales SMART-S 3D Radar

  • South Asia

    India’s Siliguri Corridor is the reason India wants the Bangladesh military paralyzed.

  • Air Platform

    Polish MiG-29 Crashed, Pilots Flee The Scene

  • Europe

    Turkish STM Completes Design Phase of Preveze Submarine Modernization Project

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Achieves Major Milestone on Upgrading Hobart-class Destroyer.

  • Air Platform

    HAL Tejas MK1A vs JF-17 Block II: What if Tejas MK1A face-off with JF-17 Block II at the next Kashmir skirmish?

  • Africa

    Turkey Deploys T-122 Sakarya and T-155 Firtina in Libya

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Whiskey Project Group will build two new Light Landing Craft for the Royal Australian Navy

  • Middle East

    Iran’s space ambition is a covert ICBM programme

  • Defense Industry

    Pakistan’s NESCOM to manufacturer parts for Turkish Anka drone

  • Europe

    Norwegian Coast Guard Named First Jan Mayen-class OPV

  • Middle East

    Russian S-400 Watches As The Israeli Air Force Bombs Latakia Port Destroying Iranian Weapons Cache

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS blew up the Russian BUK air defense system

  • Europe

    Russia retreats all fighter jets from the Crimean airbase, amid Ukraine’s F-16 arrival

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Signed Contract to build 56 C-295MW Aircraft for Indian Air Force

  • Europe

    Casualties of S-400 Deal: Turkish Albayraklar Defence seized operations

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijani used TB2 drone to destroy second S-300 SAM of Armenia

  • Central Asia

    Pakistan deploys JF-17 fighter jets to Azerbaijan for combat exercises.

  • Naval Platforms

    VARD Marine Awarded Contract To Design LCT For Bangladesh Navy

  • Naval Platforms

    Spanish Shipbuilder Navantia Proposed Advanced Derivative of S80 Submarine to Indian Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Abandoned Plans to Build Fifth and Sixth Aircraft Carrier

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian DRDO Tests High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target Drone ABHYAS

  • Europe

    Ukraine handed over T-90M tanks and BTR-82A armored vehicles to British Intelligence agencies

  • Middle East

    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems hands over fourth S44 submarine to Egyptian Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rheinmetall completes delivery of first 25 Boxer CRVs to Australian Army

  • Central Asia

    Turkmenistan becomes as launch customer for Leonardo M-346FA light combat aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Maritime Aggression: Chinese Carrier Group Conducts Naval Exercise In Taiwan Straits

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroys Soviet-era Uragan Artillery Rockets

  • Air Platform

    India’s HAL Tejas Light Fighter Jet Plagued With Safety Issues, Quality Issues, Delays and Cost Overrun

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