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  • [ May 12, 2026 ] Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea, carrying a nuclear reactor to North Korea. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ May 12, 2026 ] South Korea’s new KF-21 Boramae fighter jet cleared for active combat. Air Platform
  • [ May 12, 2026 ] Israeli Air Force’s first KC-46 aerial refuelling tanker completes maiden flight. Air Platform
  • [ May 12, 2026 ] The inept Bangladesh military (thief) steals its defence budget to manufacture sweets while Myanmar’s Su-30 bombs the Naf River and flies over Cox Bazar airport. South Asia
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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Several advanced Russian tanks have been deployed by Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine, before being withdrawn, it has been reported.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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  • CAC-PAC JF-17 Thunder Block III Fourth Generation Fighter Aircraft

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  • South Korea declassifies its Hyunmoo-V strategic missile system

    October 20, 2024 0
    South Korea has publicly revealed its strategic missile complex, the Hyunmoo-V, showcasing what is reportedly the world’s most powerful non-nuclear ballistic missile. Weighing 36 tons, the Hyunmoo-V missile is equipped with a specially designed 8-9 [...]
  • German Arms Export Reaches $8.01 Billion, 30% Growth In Six Months

    July 1, 2024 0
    Russia’s war in Ukraine and increased sales to Saudi Arabia helped German arms exports to reach $8.01 billion in the first half of the year. German arms exports surged to $8.9 billionsDateJanuary 19, 2020Israel Arms [...]
  • U.S. Navy’s DDG 51 Destroyer Starts SPY-6 Radar Testing

    December 27, 2021 0
    Raytheon Missiles & Defense’s SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar attained another milestone when the future USS Jack H. Lucas achieved “light off” on its Aegis Combat System, marking the beginning of on-board system testing [...]
  • Ukrainian Counter Strikes Forced Russian Retreats From So Called ‘Proclaimed Donetsk’

    October 2, 2022 0
    Russian forces have retreated from the city of Lyman in the region of Donetsk after Ukrainian forces launched strikes. Ukrainian troops are advancing in parts of DonbasDateDecember 31, 2022Why Putin Doesn’t Care About 100,000 Dead [...]
  • Sino-India War: Thousands of Indian and Chinese Troops Take Positions in Pagong Lake

    June 22, 2020 0
     Separated by only a few metres, over a thousand men stand on each side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at present, days after India and Chinese troops engaged in a fierce, fatal clash [...]
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 […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

  • Europe

    Russia moves towards quantity rather than quality amid mass production of military equipment

  • Europe

    Thanks to Turkish F-16, only four fighters remained in service with Armenia

  • Middle East

    Israel Agrees To Help Mohammed bin Salman In Fulfilling Saudi Vision 2030

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany approved $3 billion missile purchases for IRIS-T SLM and Patriot air defense system

  • Ballistic Missile

    South Korea’s new Hyunmoo-V monster missile carries nine tons warhead

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Donates Type 035B Submarine To Myanmar

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin to Produce 650 PAC-3 Patriot Missiles Annually

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s UN Envoy Courageously Appealed International Community To Stop The Military Coup

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine has shared Russia’s missile intelligence with Patriot maker Lockheed Martin.

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina knew in advance about the Border Guard Mutiny in 2009, India planned to destroy morale of Army

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed 50 Ammunition Depots Using HIMARS Rocket Artillery

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    South Asia

    Bangladesh Army (Thief) receives BTR 80 simulator

  • Industry

    South Africa Bans On Arms Export To Arab Countries Hurting Its Economy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar junta detained six high-ranking army officers after surrendering towns to rebels

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale Of P-8 Poseidon MPA For Germany

  • Air Platform

    France Started Engine Testing For Sixth-Gen FCAS Fighter Jets

  • C4iSR

    LIG Nex1 Signs $145M Contract To Supply Maritime Radars To South Korean Military

  • Europe

    HİSAR-A Goes Into Serial Production For Turkish Military

  • Naval Platforms

    Japan to fund $348 million for Six Vietnamese Patrol Boats

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Developed and Exported Modern Air-to-surface Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Air Force (UAF) Should Buy Boeing F-15EX, Says Former Chief Designer of Antonov

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Says 2783 Soldiers Killed In Nagorno-karabakh Conflict

  • Europe

    Norway purchases British-made Type 26 frigates to patrol the North Atlantic ocean.

  • C4iSR

    RAF conducted SEAD mission against S-300 and S-400 SAM over Crimean peninsula

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina’s Indian passport is circulating on social media

  • Infantry Weapons

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

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s artillery strikes destroyed Russia’s Buk-M1 air defense system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian military to buy Switchblade 300 suicide drones being used by Ukrainian forces

  • Europe

    Belarusian anti-Lukashenko BYPOL and Cyber Partisans are preparing major sabotages in Belarus and Kaliningrad

  • Air Platform

    Germany signs contract with Lockheed Martin to purchase F-35 stealth jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    MiG-29K Pilot Missing, Indian Navy Conducting SAR Missions

  • Africa

    Saudi Arabia will buy JF-17 Blunder aircraft for Sudan, not for Saudi Air Force.

  • Europe

    Desperate Putin To Meet Tyrant Kim Jong Un For New Shipment Of Ammunitions, Tanks And Missiles

  • Naval Platforms

    Russia Delivers Indian Navy’s Warship ‘INS Tushil’ After Eight Years, Explains Soviet-era Shipbuilding Still Ongoing In Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s SBU Blew Up Baikal–Amur Rail Bridge in Buryatia Sabotaging Russia’s Major Rail Link to China

  • C4iSR

    SR2410C 3D Multifunctional Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rheinmetall win a contract to supply 225 Boxer CRVs to Australian Army

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Singapore’s upgraded F-16C/D can fire Israeli Python-5 infrared guided missile

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Has Approved Spare Parts For Taiwan’s F-16 Fighter Jet Valued At $385 Million

  • Europe

    Russia declares state of emergency near border as Ukrainian drone blows up Putin’s missile storage

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys T-84U Oplot Tanks In Kharkiv Region

  • Defense Industry

    Lockheed Wins Major F-35A Sustainment Contract From Australia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Sanctions bite: Russia accepts six elephants as payments for six Su-30 fighter jets from Myanmar’s junta

  • Europe

    Russia’s glorified S-300 failed to launch interceptor missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Storm Shadow Missile Strikes Killed Russian Army General and Eighteen Officers In Kursk Region

  • Naval Platforms

    India’s Indigenously Built Aircraft Carrier ‘INS Vikrant’ Completes Maiden Sea Trial

  • Europe

    The British MoD Committed On F-35, FCAS, New Frigates And Drones

  • Americas

    What Attributes Make A Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet?

  • South Asia

    India recruited and deployed 100,000 RAW agents in Bangladesh to control ousted Sheikh Hasina regime

  • Europe

    Autocratic Erdogan: Turkey seems to be heading towards war

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