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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Several advanced Russian tanks have been deployed by Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine, before being withdrawn, it has been reported.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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  • The US Navy Commissioned It’s Last Virginia-class Block III Submarine

    April 11, 2020 0
    WASHINGTON — The last of the U.S. Navy’s eight Block III Virginia-class submarines has joined the fleet, according to a Navy news release. The attack submarine Delaware didn’t have its formal commissioning ceremony because of the ongoing [...]
  • U.S. congress moves against Egypt over Russian Su-35 fighters

    August 6, 2020 0
    The US Congress is moving against Egypt’s attempts to acquire Russian Sukhoi Su-35 aircraft, despite Washington’s silence for months regarding the significant developments in Cairo’s relations with Moscow. Russia’s Top War website, which focuses on defense [...]
  • More HIMARS Pain For Putin As U.S. Sends 18 HIMARS To Ukraine

    October 22, 2022 0
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  • Indian Mi-17 Helicopter Crash Landed in Northeastern State

    November 20, 2021 0
    An Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17 helicopter crash landed in northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday morning. India’s Russian-made Mi-17 has a poor safety record in India, China and Bangladesh. The Mi-17 crashed several [...]
  • U.S. Donates 90 Stryker Armored Vehicles and 50 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine

    July 4, 2023 0
    The Pentagon has announced that it will send 90 Stryker armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine, the first such transfer of the versatile eight-wheeled weapons from U.S. military stockpiles to a foreign country. U.S. sends more [...]
  • US Army’s Apache Helicopters Armed With Spike NLOS Anti-tank Missiles

    March 10, 2025 0
    U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters were spotted carrying Israeli-made Spike NLOS (Non-Line Of Sight) missiles at Erbil Airbase, Iraq, on March 5, 2025. The deployment marks the first time these missiles have been integrated [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Babcock International Vying to Win South Korean LPX-II Aircraft Carrier Program

  • South Asia

    U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Revealed Khaleda Zia’s Youngest Son Arafat Rahman Koko’s Corruptions And Money Laundering Cases

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems To Provide Next-gen Missile Approach Warning Systems for Apache Helicopters

  • Europe

    Norway allocates additional $5.7 billion to Ukraine until 2030

  • Europe

    Russians Made the Kherson Oblast ‘City Of Death’ As They Flee Like Olympic Sprinters

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s FrankenSAM scored the first kill against Russian forces

  • Europe

    Greek Parliament Releases FDI Frigate’s Specification

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Unveils First Rafale F4 Aircraft For UAE

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Civil War In Myanmar: Peoples Defense Force Is The Biggest Threat For Tatmadaw

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Russia’s S-500 missile, radar complex, ships and Su-30SM in occupied Crimea.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Launched “Plan Galileo” Sustainment Programme

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russian Propagandist Exposed Accuracy Issues With Putin’s Oreshnik Ballistic Missile

  • Europe

    Poland Purchases MQ-9B Sky Guardian Drones Worth $310 Million

  • Europe

    Germany Unveils New Leopard 2A8 Advanced Battle Tank.

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Terrified Russians Watch As Ukrainian Drone Swarms Hit Kerch Bridge

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force’s First Female Captain Lacie Hester Received Silver Star Award

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian Army acquires Israeli Spike LR anti-tank guided missile

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves SM-6 And SM-2 For Australia

  • Naval Platforms

    China Developed Catapult-launched Version J-15T Naval Aircraft

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan fires a Type 88 anti-ship missile during the Balikatan 2026 exercise in the Philippines.

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Completes GE XA100 Sixth-Gen Fighter Jet Engine

  • Air Platform

    Turkey wants to domestically produce GE engines for its KAAN fighter jet

  • Europe

    Hanwha Aerospace set to build armored vehicle factory in Romania

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Will Continue to Work Vertification Programme of Falco Xplorer UAV

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Sea Drones damaged Russia’s tugboat Smirnov and a barge

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia Achieves Initial Operational Capability With ANKA-S Surveillance Drone.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-34 dropped glide bombs on Belgorod apartment due to GLONASS guidance error, not the Ukrainian Tochka-U missile

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia lost 15 batteries of the prized S-400 missile system since the beginning of the war worth $20.5 billion

  • Europe

    Freedom is coming: Dramatic footage shows anti-Putin troops storm FSB building and captured town in Belgorod

  • Middle East

    Iranian Mullahs are the most vulnerable right now to the Israeli Air Force’s attacks

  • Middle East

    The UAE Ordered 50 F-35A Stealth Jets And 18 MQ-9B Drones Worth $23 Billion

  • South Asia

    Indian Hindu Nationalist Godi Media Urges Narendra Modi to Bomb Bangladesh’s Base Hosting Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Europe

    Russian Navy Has Degraded Significantly That It Cannot Defend Crimea Anymore: Igor Girkin

  • Middle East

    Israeli Army and Its Special Forces Started Raids In Gaza Strip

  • Europe

    Nordic Air Defence to trial Kreuger interceptor drone in Ukraine.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Russia Unable To Deliver Second Batch Of S-400 SAM To India, Amid Crippling Western Sanctions

  • Europe

    Hiding truth: Russia creates nationwide internet outage by blocking access to Google and Yandex, Russia finally turned into hermit kingdom

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Shipbuilder Lays Keel for Navy’s New Air Warfare Frigate

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army to acquire AS-9 self-propelled Howitzers

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine turns American-made AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles into homemade air defense

  • C4iSR

    Saab receives Lightning 5 target designator order for Gripen

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea Purchases SM-6 Block 1 Missile For Its Navy

  • South Asia

    Russia started exchanging food from Pakistan amid Western sanctions

  • Europe

    Ukraine becomes the first country to use Caracal air assault vehicles in combat

  • Europe

    Ukraine wants to manufacture Swedish CV90 infantry fighting vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Luftwaffe Set to Acquire 40 New Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 4 Aircrafts

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rheinmetall to export Australian-made turrets to Hungary

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB3 reaches 36,310 feet in an altitude trials

  • Americas

    US Army Unveils $185.9 Billion Capital Expenditure Budget Plan for 2025

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