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East Asia and Pacific Region

Myanmar junta says historic Gokteik Viaduct railway bridge bombed, destroyed.

August 26, 2025 GDC 0

Standing 102 metres (334 feet) above a gorge, the Gokteik Viaduct is the highest bridge in Myanmar and was the tallest railway trestle in the world when it opened in 1901 during the British colonial […]

  • Christmas in the trenches, Merry Christmas to all servicemen and servicewomen

    December 25, 2021 0
  • KRONOS Naval Multifunctional Radar

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  • Russia to relocate black sea fleet naval base to Georgian breakaway province in Abkhazia

    October 5, 2023 0
    The Kremlin refused to answer questions about Russian naval operations Thursday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Russia had withdrawn the bulk of its Black Sea Fleet from its main base in annexed Crimea. [...]
  • Leonardo Awarded Contract to Manufacture Second C-27J Transport Aircraft for Slovenia

    February 23, 2024 0
    The Purchase Contract comes under the G2G agreement between Italy and Slovenia to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Slovenia procures C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraftDateNovember 28, 2021Slovenia purchased Leonardo C-27J Spartan tactical transport [...]
  • Flying Coffins: Indian Air Force’s MiG-29 Fighter Jet Crashed Near Agra

    November 6, 2024 0
    An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jet crashed near Agra on its way from Adampur, Punjab, to participate in a scheduled exercise. IAF MiG-29 fighter plane crashes in Punjab, pilot ejects safelyDateMay 10, 2020Faulty [...]
  • Greece signs letter of intent with Netherlands for more warships

    November 7, 2021 0
    Greece has signed a letter of intent with the Netherlands to transfer Dutch warships to its navy, being the country’s latest move in its drastically increasing arms purchases in recent years, a French-based military news [...]
Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

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    Hanwha Ocean wants to build submarines for Canada, Philippines, Poland

  • Anti-drone System

    Greece purchases counter-drone system from Israel.

  • Americas

    U.S. Senate may restrict F-35 sales to the United Arab Emirates

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed WinsAwarded $138 Million Contract For Taiwan’s Peace Phoenix Rising Program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s General Min Aung Hlaing Visits Moscow For Arms Shopping And Nuclear Powerplant Deal

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Australian Navy’s Shortfin Barracuda Class Submarine

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Anka UCAV’s Integrated Radar Detects Mines in the Black Sea

  • Anti-drone System

    Saab Awarded $530 Million Contract to Integrate Nimbrix Drone Killer Missile onto Gripen E/F Fighter Jets.

  • Europe

    Russian Military Ran Out of Guided Bombs and Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s Ka-52 Helicopter In Kherson

  • Europe

    Saab Gripen Is The Cost-effective Fire Power, Says Croatia

  • Air Platform

    Ni Hao China! U.S. sends F-22 jets to Australia to train alongside RAAF’s F-35A fighters

  • Defense Industry

    Fincantieri, Naval Group, Navantia Submit European Multirole Patrol Corvette Proposal

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s largest iron ore production plant

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. revoked Hong kong’s special trading status

  • Uncategorized

    Biden Admin To Provide Longer-range Anti-air Missiles To Ukraine Worth $800 Million

  • Europe

    Russia’s helicopter shortages getting bad to worse each day, thanks to RBS-70 and ATACMS

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Paused F-16V Acquisition in Favor of F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force To Receive Lockheed’s F-35 Stealth Jets In 2028

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Tu-22M bombers 1770 km deep inside Russia

  • Air Platform

    US Army’s Apache Helicopters Armed With Spike NLOS Anti-tank Missiles

  • Europe

    Surgical strike: explosions in Russian-occupied Mariupol are suspected of the first use of long-range GLSDB

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Container Launched YJ-12E Supersonic Anti-ship Missiles

  • Europe

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s drones using counter-drone jamming gun

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Russian Airbase In Crimea

  • Europe

    Russian Su-35 risks mid air collision with P-8 Poseidon during aerial encounter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian PT PAL Signs Contract With MBDA to Upgrade Bung Tomo Class Warship

  • C4iSR

    Link 16 Airborne Terminal Technology And Data Net Systems

  • Middle East

    Putin’s troops are humiliated in Syria as locals mock and spit at Russians as they flee Syria

  • Americas

    What is the Monroe Doctrine, which President Trump has cited over Venezuela operations.

  • Americas

    Finland Became 31st Member Of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

  • Middle East

    No Reaction From S-300: The Israeli Air Force F-16 Strikes Near Syrian S-300 Position

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s F-16 Shot Down Russia’s Su-34 Fighter Bomber 50km From Front Line

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Detects Acoustic Signature Of Chinese Noisy Submarines off Amami Oshima

  • Air Platform

    The Phillippines receives first two T129 attack helicopters from Turkey

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Quietly Abandoned Russian Dud Fighter Jets From Its Doctrines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Discloses Details Of New Joint Support Ship

  • Europe

    Russian Military Has Lost 850,000 Troops and 10,000 Tanks In The Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Drunk Putin claimed Ukraine started the war by striking the Crimea bridge

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aerospace Industries opens first Southeast Asian office in Malaysia

  • Europe

    Putin’s ally, former MP and gold medallist died falling from window in wave of mysterious deaths in Russia

  • Air Platform

    KAI developing next-generation high-speed helicopter

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Russia lost Su-34 and Su-25 fighter aircraft in a day

  • South Asia

    India sent troops and equipment to the disputed border with China

  • Air Platform

    Greece Signed A Contract To Buy 18 Rafale Fighters

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Satellite Images Show Aftermath Of ATACMS Strikes In Crimea Airfield, Destroying Several S-300 and S-400 Launchers

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Puts T-7A Red Hawk into Vigorous Testing

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Asalsan Named Among the Top 50 Defense Company in the World

  • Europe

    AERO Vodochody delivers cargo ramps for C-390 transport aircraft to Embraer

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