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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 […]

  • Russia imported Chinese turboprop engine for its locally made kamikaze drones

    September 29, 2024 0
    Russia started producing a new long-range attack drone called the Garpiya-A1 last year using Chinese engines and parts, which it has deployed in the war in Ukraine, according to two sources from a European intelligence [...]
  • MiG-35 Will Have Phased Array Radar Near Future, Says Mikoyan

    June 15, 2021 0
    Russia’s MiG-35 fighter jet may be furnished with a phased array radar in the future, MiG Aircraft Corporation CEO Ilya Tarasenko said on Wednesday. The current generation MiG-29K, MiG-29M2 and MiG-35 are fitted with a [...]
  • Pro-Ukraine partisans blew up Russian railway line carrying North Korean ammunition

    July 7, 2024 0
    Pro-Ukraine partisans claim they have blown up a railway line deep inside Russia that was being used to transport North Korean ammunition to the front line. Russian bridge blown up with homemade bomb planted by [...]
  • Ukraine blows up one of Russia’s electronic warfare system

    March 15, 2024 0
    Ukrainian Special Operations Forces said on Friday that it had destroyed Russia’s advanced R-330 “Zhitel” mobile truck-mounted electronic warfare jamming communication system. During reconnaissance operations in the Zaporizhzhia region, operators from the 3rd Separate Special [...]
  • Saab Awarded A Contract For US Navy’s LCS Sensors Suite

    April 14, 2021 0
    Washington (GDC) – Saab says it will expand its East Syracuse plant and add 50 new jobs after the U.S. Navy selected the company to help upgrade its fleet of small, fast combat ships. US [...]
  • Leonardo Delivers First ECRS Mk2 AESA Radar to UK’s Eurofighter Typhoon

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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 […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey plans to Export ULAQ Armed USV to Europe

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Destroys Iranian Nuclear Bomb Assembly Site Near Tehran in Ongoing Strikes.

  • C4iSR

    Why Russia didn’t use precision-guided munitions in Syria?

  • Europe

    Paranoid Putin installed barricades and sandbags in Crimea beach

  • Europe

    US Approves Possible FMS of MK 54 Torpedoes to Germany

  • Europe

    Boeing will deliver long-range ground-launched small diameter bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine this month

  • Europe

    Swedish Government Pushes Gripen E And GlobalEye To Finland’s HX Competition

  • Europe

    A single Ukrainian Kamikaze drone set a Russian oil depot in a massive blaze in western Russia

  • Africa

    China exports first HJ-12 ATGM to Nigeria

  • Europe

    Latvia To Buy HIMARS Rocket Artillery From U.S.

  • Europe

    Russian deputy defense minister detained on bribery charges

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine War: Rocketsan Started Mass Producing Guided Munitions For Drones

  • C4iSR

    Why Russia’s Soviet-era A2/AD Strategy Doesn’t Work Against NATO Warplanes

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    President Biden Sanctions Myanmar Military Junta

  • Air Platform

    Boeing To Deliver 14 Extended-range Chinook Helicopters To Royal Air Force

  • Europe

    Turkey continues to test 6×6 special ops vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thailand Wants to Buy Chinese Frigate at $480 Million Apiece Raises Alarm in National Anti-Corruption Commission

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Elbit Systems Develops Airborne Laser Weapon for Helicopters and Fighter Jets.

  • Air Platform

    Poorly Trained Russian Pilots Crashed Six MiG-31K Interceptor Aircraft Since February 2022

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine Developed Targeting Systems For Missiles

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force’s T-7A Red Hawk trainer completes taxi tests before maiden flight

  • Middle East

    Russian warships arrived in red sea as Houthis targets commercial ships

  • Europe

    Serbia received four MiG-29 from Belarus

  • Europe

    Huge Explosion Destroys Moscow Mega Shopping Mall

  • Europe

    Russia’s failure in Bakhmut is inevitable regardless of Wagner mercenary’s efforts

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Requests $65.8 Billion to Build 34 Warships Boosting Naval Warfare Capability in the Indo-Pacific.

  • Air Platform

    Turkish MilSoft to Develop AI Powered Software for Drone Swarm

  • Europe

    Turkish Havelsan Test Fires Kamikaze Drone From BARKAN Unmanned Ground Vehicle

  • Americas

    The Silent Predators: US Navy Orders $22.2 Billion Worth of Advanced Virginia-class Submarines

  • South Asia

    Pakistan, a Perfect Puppet State of China!

  • Air Platform

    NHIndustries NH90 multi-role military helicopter

  • South Asia

    The U.S. to standby with Bangladesh about Rohingya crisis

  • Europe

    British Army successfully tested Ajax armored vehicles in extremely cold weather

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army’s Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique sued for embezzlement and siphoning $665 million

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drone Proven Successful: Polish Defense Minister

  • Americas

    U.S., Australia Wraps Up Alaska Red Flag 2021

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s MiG-29 drops American-made GBU-62 on major Russian bridge, cutting off major supply lines.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian government launches strategic review into the Australian defense forces

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Carl-Gustaf M4 Anti-tank Weapons For Australia

  • Europe

    Russia to hike interest rates to 8% as weak rouble adds to high inflation

  • Middle East

    So, Why did Russia send Su-57 fighter jet to Syria?

  • Industry

    Italy Holds Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia And UAE

  • Americas

    Tom Cruise Received US Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award For His Role in Top Gun Movie

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Has Destroyed Syrian MiG-29s Fleet in Air Raids

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KAI Unveils Fifth Generation Combat Aircraft Mockup

  • Africa

    Nigerian Navy received four Leonardo AW139 Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Here’s Why Russia Lost 31 Su-34 Fullback Fighter Bombers in Ukraine War, Some Were Downed By Cheap MANPAD

  • South Asia

    India set to acquire 30 MQ-9 Reaper or Predator-B HALE UAV from US worths $3 billion

  • Europe

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia’s Surface Warships That Protect Its Sovereign Waters

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