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  • [ April 17, 2026 ] Serbia’s SDPR to open ​a drone manufacturing plant with Israel’s ​Elbit ⁠Systems. Europe
  • [ April 17, 2026 ] Ukraine unveils new domestic surface-to-air missile. Anti-air Missiles
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Air Platform

Russian Il-76 transport aircraft exploded after the failed pressure test

March 8, 2023 GDC 0

The Aviastar factory in Ulyanovsk, home of Russian military transport planes, was the site of an incident during which one worker was killed, and six were injured. A new-made Il-76 ‘Candid’ cargo plane exploded after […]

  • Rheinmetall ramps up Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicles production at Hungarian factory

    August 27, 2023 0
    Rheinmetall, on August 25, 2023, announced an expansion of the production of its Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV). The opening of a brand-new manufacturing plant in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary, marks a major milestone in the company’s [...]
  • Syrian Rebels Captures Towns Near Aleppo Without Any Counteroffensive From Russia

    December 1, 2024 0
    Damascus ally Moscow responded with its first air strikes on Aleppo since 2016 as the jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies pressed a lightning offensive they launched on Wednesday as a ceasefire took effect in neighbouring [...]
  • North Korea Agreed To Supply Half Of Its Ammunition To Russia After Ukraine Blew Up Russia’s Largest Ammunition Warehouse

    October 16, 2024 0
    North Korea is providing up to half of the artillery shells used by Russia in Ukraine. Experts warn of growing cooperation, including potential transfers of advanced weapons systems. North Korea has supplied Russia with 3 [...]
  • Norinco delivers airdrop-capable armored vehicle to PLA

    May 11, 2020 0
    China’s first batch of homemade airdrop-capable four-wheeled armored vehicles have entered service, which will boost the all-terrain mobilization capacity of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force and provide paratroopers enhanced firepower, mobility and protection. [...]
  • Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Jet Crashes

    October 5, 2020 0
    A Pakistani Air Force (PAF) JF-17 fighter jet crashed earlier today marking the fifth such crash for a PAF aircraft this year. In five crashes since  January 2020, three pilots have died in two crashes [...]
  • Iran, China 25-years secret Petrochemicals and military deals

    August 11, 2020 0
    Last August, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Zarif, paid a visit to his China counterpart, Wang Li, to present a roadmap on a comprehensive 25-year China-Iran strategic partnership that built upon a previous agreement signed in [...]
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 […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

  • Middle East

    Tehran dumps Russian Su-30SME and MiG-35 in favor of Chinese J-10C fighter jet

  • Middle East

    Iran fired land-attack cruise missile at U.S. base in Iraq

  • Europe

    Desperate time: Russian retrofit air-launched rocket launcher onto UAZ pickup truck

  • C4iSR

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

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Cyprus purchases Israeli Barak MX air defense system.

  • Europe

    Swedish Navy Receives HSwMS Gävle After Mid-Life Upgrade

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Pilots Started Training on F-16 Fighting Falcon in Denmark

  • Europe

    Wagner Group recruited 49,000 convicts, 32,000 were dead within weeks of deployment in Bakhmut

  • Africa

    Russia Denies Selling Su-34ME To Algerian Air Force

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    U.S. Army Deploys Stryker Armored Vehicle Mounted Laser M-Shorad In The Middle East

  • Americas

    U.S. military advances compact nuclear reactor program.

  • Europe

    Russian Diplomat Resigned Publicly And Critized Putin For Ukraine Invasion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy Chases Philippines News Crew In Disputed Waters

  • Americas

    President Trump to lift ban on aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israeli Kamikaze Drones Struck Iranian Drone Manufacturing Factory

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received VAB Armored Vehicle From France

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Drops South Korean Submarine In Favor Of French Scorpene Class Submarine Worth $2.16 Billion

  • Europe

    Canada Sends Senator Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    India Finally Decommissions Soviet-era MiG-21 Fighter Jet Nickname “the Flying Coffin”

  • Europe

    Germany sends 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Finland Acquires Munitions For HIMARS Rockets Launchers

  • Middle East

    Satellite Images Show Israeli Air Strikes Have Damaged Iranian Missile Bases and Air Fields

  • Americas

    Raytheon Awarded Contract to Supply AESA Radar for Canadian CF-18 Fleet

  • Europe

    Ukraine used autonomous FPV drone for the first time

  • Air Platform

    German-made IRIS-T SLM scored first Su-34 fighter-bomber kill

  • Europe

    Russian nuclear missile failure makes Putin’s threats of the use of nukes more vague than actual

  • Europe

    Australia announces new $12.7 million defense package to Ukraine that includes 3D printing equipment

  • South Asia

    U.S. FBI Arrested Bangladeshi National Zobaidul Amin in Malaysia for Child Sexual Abuse.

  • Europe

    TEKEVER Signs Maritime Surveillance Contract with European Maritime Safety Agency

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan Building New Hangars Ahead Of F-16V Delivery

  • Middle East

    Russia helped Yemeni Houthi terrorists with British and American cargo ships tracking data

  • Europe

    Putin’s salary is $110,568 annually, but he wears $8,820 Brioni Italian suit while sending pensioners to fight his war at $48.50 weekly

  • Anti-air Missiles

    UK and Poland to develop 100km range CAMM-MR anti-air missile

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine received decomissioned Israeli Patriot missile defense system.

  • Europe

    Su-35 doomed: Sweden considers training Ukrainian pilots on Gripen jets

  • Africa

    U.S. Warns Algeria of Sanctions Over Russian Su-57 Jet Purchases.

  • South Asia

    Kashmir is a disputed territory: General Qamar Javed Bajwa

  • Air Platform

    Akinci PT-3: A new and more advanced addition to Turkey’s drone inventory

  • Europe

    Polish WZU SA has completed the first Lockheed Martin production readiness review

  • Europe

    Poland makes progress on future air defense system under ‘Mała NAREW’ program

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia Completed First Flight Of Royal Wingman UCAV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Peoples Liberation Army has a big problem, and its systemic corruption from Generals to Privates.

  • South Asia

    Former Director of Bangladesh’s DGFI Lieutenant General (Retired) Saiful Alam Arrested For Human Rights Violation, Corruption and Assisting Sheikh Hasina in Laundering Money

  • Europe

    UK Defense company unveils Baby Raptor and Raptor XL interceptor drones.

  • Europe

    UK will send starstreak, NLAW, howitzer and loitering munitions worth £100 million to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Navy’s AGM-88G AARGM-ER Missile Enters Production Phase

  • Americas

    US, Ukraine sign critical minerals deal two months after Oval Office clash over war aid

  • Land Platform

    Plasan provides armored vehicles to IDF amid war with Hamas

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad planned ethnic cleansing in Ukraine, leaked FSB document

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