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  • [ April 25, 2026 ] Saab and Bombardier awarded contract to produce 14 GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft for NATO. C4iSR
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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Several advanced Russian tanks have been deployed by Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine, before being withdrawn, it has been reported.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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  • President Biden To Explore His Ancestors In Irish County Louth

    April 12, 2023 0
    President Joe Biden will visit Ireland next week where he’s expected to explore his Irish roots while commemorating a landmark peace agreement signed 25 years ago. President Zelenskyy Visits White House In First Post-Invasion TripDateDecember [...]
  • Turkey Tests Bunker Busting SARB-83 Munition

    June 26, 2020 0
    SARB-83, a domestically developed concrete-piercing aircraft ammunition with warhead technology produced by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), has been successfully tested, Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank said Wednesday. Varank also [...]
  • German arms exports surged to $8.9 billions

    January 19, 2020 0
    The German government for the first time approved arms exports worth over 8 billion euros ($8.9 billion) in 2019, official data shows. The value of export licenses jumped from 4.824 billion euros in 2018 to [...]
  • Indonesia purchased 12 second-hand Mirage 2000 fighter jets from Qatar worth $800 million

    June 18, 2023 0
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  • Kremlin’s inner circle Oligarchs planning another coup to oust Putin

    July 24, 2023 0
    Vladimir Putin’s inner circle are plotting to oust the tyrant to end his disastrous war in Ukraine, a former Russian officer warned. Putin’s Inner Circle Unese About Faltering Ukraine War, Plans To Remove Him From [...]
  • Saab Awarded Contract for Combat Training Centre Support from Norway

    October 27, 2020 0
    Saab has received an order for service and maintenance of the Norwegian Combat Training Centre. The order value is approximately 200 MSEK and the contract is valid between October 2020 and October 2024 with the [...]
Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

  • Naval Weapons

    RBS15 MK3 Heavy Anti-ship Missile

  • Europe

    Putin Fired Four Deputy Defense Ministers, Appoints Relatives As Deputy Defense Minister

  • Cruise Missiles

    MBDA expands its Deep Precision Strike capabilities with the Land Cruise Missile system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Detects Acoustic Signature Of Chinese Noisy Submarines off Amami Oshima

  • Americas

    Raytheon Awarded $867 Million Contract For SM-3 Block IIA Missiles

  • Europe

    Ever Declining Sales Order & Reputation of Russia’s MiG

  • Europe

    French-German KNDS unveils Leopard 2 tank with unmanned turret

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Completed delivery of the German AFBM “Boxer”

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin says F-35 stealth jets plays central role in Canada’s air combat strategy.

  • Naval Platforms

    Finish Navy’s Hamina-class tests fire torpedoes

  • Europe

    Why Did Russia’s Navy Repeatedly Fail To Defend Its Warship?

  • C4iSR

    Exposed! Sukhoi Su-57’s X-band N036 Byelka And N036L L Band Radars Are Not What You Think?

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Magura V5 kamikaze sea drone destroyed Russian warship Sergei Kotov

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal hands over 16th Guardian-Class patrol boat to Australian DoD

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha to supply combat systems for the Philippine Navy’s new corvette

  • Europe

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

  • Central Asia

    Armenia to purchase South Korean K2 Black Panther main battle tanks

  • Europe

    Ukraine and the UK to co-produce Octopus-100 interceptor drones.

  • Americas

    US Army Successfully Tests Future Missile Defense Radar For Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor

  • Europe

    Ukrainian $100,000 sea drone blew up Putin’s $400 million landing warship BDK-91 Olenegorskiy Gornyak

  • Europe

    Iran unveils clone of U.S.-made Switchblade kamikaze drone

  • Air Platform

    Chinese Defence Ministry Spokesperson Denies Reports of J-10C Sale to Egypt

  • Europe

    A list of Russian equipment, manpower and infrastructure losses in the Ukraine War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Started Manufacturing 700 KM Range Ballistic Missiles Based On North Korean Rodong-1 Missiles

  • Americas

    U.S., Japan to collaborate on next-gen drone and AI project

  • Uncategorized

    Norwegian F-35A Successfully Launches Joint Strike Missile

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Army Training Ukrainian Troops With Electronic Jamming Kit

  • Americas

    First UH-60V Black Hawk inducted into service by US Army

  • Europe

    South Korea Rolls Out New K9 Howitzers And K2 Tanks For Poland

  • Europe

    Russian commander Colonel Pavel Kropotov killed in Ukraine’s storm shadow missile strikes

  • Europe

    16 feared dead as plane carrying Russian paratroopers crashes in Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    CNS Kaifeng Enters Service With PLA Navy

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Received Five CH-4 Drones From China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Scott Morrison unveils whopping $270 billion defense funds to counter China

  • Europe

    Naval Group Launches Second FDI Class Frigate

  • Air Platform

    Portugal Purchases Sixth Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon awarded $192 million contract to produce AMRAAM missile for Ukraine

  • Americas

    President Trump announced $175 billion in funds for Golden Dome missile defence for America

  • Europe

    “Ghost of Kyiv”: Ukraine Says It Shot Down Five Russian Fighter Jets Including Su-35

  • Air Platform

    Will Germany Ever Replace Panavia Tornado?

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Unveils Mobile 3D Printer to Manufacture Airborne Jamming Pod.

  • Europe

    Ukraine uses a new type of kamikaze drone to strike Russian targets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems sends UK’s Type 26 frigate design document to Australia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Air Force shot down 11 out of 11 Iskander ballistic missiles using Patriot missile system

  • Air Platform

    Colombia purchases undisclosed number of Gripen E, Peru next in line to purchase Gripen

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract For 28 Super Hornet Of Kuwait

  • Air Platform

    Australia cannot deliver F/A-18 Hornet aircraft to Ukraine until 2024

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Skunk Works unveils Vectis stealth drone for future air combat.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing upgrades Apache version 6 with UAV and ship hunting capability

  • Defense Industry

    The Philippines Cancels Mi-17 Helicopter Deals With Russia

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