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  • [ December 25, 2025 ] Hanwha Systems awarded contract to produce multi-function AESA radar for the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. C4iSR
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Russia’s Sukhoi Flanker And Mikoyan Fulcrum Have Some Worse Features You Didn’t Know

February 12, 2024 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Ukraine War: Hyped Up Su-75 Checkmate Remained As A Pipe-dream For Russian Air Force

November 14, 2023 GDC 0

To hype their Su-75 “Checkmate” aircraft at the Dubai Air Show last month, Russia’s Sukhoi Design Bureau officials offered up bottles of a limited-edition Checkmate perfume. No fragrance, however, will mask how the Su-75 isn’t a […]

Air Platform

Su-57 Has The Highest RCS Amongst Sukhoi Aircraft, Russian Propaganda Still Claimed Its Stealth Aircraft

August 3, 2023 GDC 0

The Su-57 is nowhere near F-35 for similar reasons as to why F-16 are nowhere near F-35. The gap in Stealth and ultimately Situational Awareness is just overwhelming. The Sukhoi Su-57 (NATO reporting name: Felon) is […]

Europe

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

June 12, 2023 GDC 0

The Russian cruiser Moskva was attacked in the Black Sea on April 13th. There are unconfirmed reports also that the Russian frigate Admiral Makarov was attacked on May 6th.  As details emerge, four important questions […]

Europe

Vladimir Putin’s Rare Adminission On State TV That Russian Weapons Are Outdated, Needs Modernization

November 21, 2022 GDC 0

Drone warfare forced the Russian military to retreat from Snake Island and other occupied territories. The unmanned surface vessels signal a sea change in Ukrainian naval strategy. When Russia widened its war in Ukraine starting […]

Air Platform

Ukrainian NASAMS Shot Down Russia’s Over-hyped Su-35 Fighter Jet In Bakhmut

November 20, 2022 GDC 0

On November 17, Global Defense Corp wrote that American-Norwegian NASAMS interceptors are operationally ready in Ukraine. The information about the readiness of NASAMS was confirmed by the Secretary of Defense of the United States, Mr. […]

Air Platform

24 Su-35 Downed in Ukraine War, Russia’s Over-hyped Su-35 Fighter Jet is Doomed

November 12, 2022 GDC 0

Brig. Gen. Oleksiy Gromov, deputy chief of the Ukrainian General Staff, had some hot gossip to spill about the Russian aviation industry in a briefing to the Ukrainian Media Center on August 11. Reporting that Russia was […]

Air Platform

Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet Crashed In Izium, Ukraine

September 15, 2022 GDC 0

Ukrainian armed forces shared images of a crashed Russian fighter, later identified as the Sukhoi Su-35 “Flanker-E.” The Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft crashed in the country’s eastern Kharkiv region, reportedly near the town of Izium. It has not been […]

Europe

Russia Running Out Trained Soldiers, Offers Cash Bonus To Russians For Joining Ukraine War

August 14, 2022 GDC 0

Russia is planning to expand its forces by offering “lucrative” cash bonuses to volunteers once they head to fight in Ukraine, said the British Ministry of Defense. The ministry tweeted an intelligence briefing on Wednesday […]

Europe

Crimea Bridge Jammed With Traffic As Russians Flee After Airbase Blast

August 13, 2022 GDC 0

Videos posted to social media show Russian vacationers fleeing Crimea following blasts at a military air base in the region that Moscow seized from Ukraine in 2014. Black smoke from the Saki air base located […]

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  • Damen selects Rheinmetall to supply next-generation MLG27-4.0 gun systems for F126 frigates

    December 19, 2022 0
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  • Drunk Ukranian Officer Rams His Car Into MiG-29 Aircraft

    March 18, 2021 0
    On March 10, an emergency occurred in the 40th tactical aviation brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force stationed in the city of Vasilkov. Being in a state of alcoholic intoxication, an unnamed Ukrainian Armed Forces [...]
  • KNDS unveils Colibri suicide drone at Eurosatory 2024

    September 3, 2024 0
    KNDS has introduced its new Colibri one-way attack drone, also known as a ‘suicide drone’, at the Eurosatory 2024 exhibition in Paris. KNDS unveils Leclerc Evolution tank at EurosatoryDateSeptember 3, 2024KNDS to unveil next-gen main [...]
  • Czech Republic Purchases 44 Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tanks.

    September 25, 2025 0
    Czech Republic approves €1.4bn purchase of 44 Leopard tanks from Germany. The move comes just months after the NATO member announced that its military spending would increase to 3% of GDP by the end of [...]
  • South Korea’s KAI and HHI Sign MOU for CVX Aircraft Carrier Project

    October 29, 2021 0
    KAI told the media that it signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) on CVX project, with presence of the Vice Chairman of HHI, Mr. Young-seok Han and the President of KAI, Mr. Hyun-ho Ahn, during [...]
  • Ukraine’s F-16 Pilot Downs Six Russian Cruise Missiles Making Amazing History

    January 8, 2025 0
    Ukrainian pilot of a Western-supplied F-16 fighter jet shot down a barrage of Russian cruise missiles last month in what has been described as a historic first by Kyiv. Ukraine’s F-16 launches ground strikes on [...]
Europe

Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

December 25, 2025 0

Lithuania has signed a 252 million euro contract with KNDS France for a second batch of 30 CAESAR Mk II 155 mm wheeled howitzers, expanding a program first launched in 2022. The move strengthens long-range […]

Europe

Elbit Systems Awarded Contract to Produce PULS Rocket Artillery for Greece.

December 22, 2025 0

Elbit Systems said on Tuesday that Greece has taken a key step toward acquiring the Israeli company’s PULS rocket artillery system, after the Hellenic Parliament and the Government Council for National Security approved a dedicated […]

Infantry Weapons

Israeli Elbit Systems Awarded $2.3 Billion Arms Contract by the United Arab Emirates.

December 21, 2025 0

The $2.3-billion deal between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv calls for the delivery of advanced defense systems over eight years. The UAE has been identified as the undisclosed buyer behind a $2.3-billion contract signed last […]

Europe

Ukraine partnered with Germany to produce Bohdana self-propelled artillery system.

December 20, 2025 0

Ukraine has partnered with Germany to produce Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems using Mercedes-Benz Zetros tactical transport trucks. Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the project will cost 750 million euros ($879.9 million) and targets […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Temu rockets: The Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type-90B rocket artillery exploded after heavy fire.

December 18, 2025 0

Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm and PHL-03 300 mm multiple launch rocket systems into Thai border areas, according to Reuters. On 18 December 2025, a […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Royal Thai Army captured Chinese-made GAM-102LR guided anti-tank missile system.

December 15, 2025 0

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  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    NZ Army Ordered 43 Bushmaster Armored Vehicles

  • Americas

    US Army Selected Swiss Designed APC9K Submachine Gun

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Announced $9 Billion Defense Budget Amid Tensions With India

  • Europe

    Hugh mushroom cloud appears over Luhansk region Ukrainian drones destroyed Russian ammo depot

  • Europe

    U.S. Delivers Avenger Surface-to-air Missiles And Stinger MANPAD To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones wiped out the military airfield in Crimea, destroying 15 Mi-35 and Mi2-28 helicopters

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Jordan Asks U.S. To Deploy Patriot Missile Defense System In Amman, Amid Tensions With Iran

  • Ballistic Missile

    Ukraine successfully hit Russia with demestically developed ballistic missile

  • Air Platform

    Portuguese Air Force Adopt Embraer C-390 Millennium For Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Missions

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy’s Virginia Block V Has One Mission: Kill Chinese Warships and Submarines

  • Europe

    Russian Cargo Ships Stealing Grains From Ukrainian Port

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missiles And Beaver Drones Destroyed $1.3 Billion S-400 Triumf SAM In Crimea

  • Europe

    North Korea Sending 10,000 Troops To Russia As North Korean Soldiers Started To Surrender And Desert In Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) Launched Fourth Invincible-class Submarine

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Lowered Interest Rate For Royal Thai Air Force’s F-16V Block 70 Acquisition

  • Europe

    Russia To Buy North Korean KN-09 And Chinese PCL191 Rocket Artillery To Counter HIMARS

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwanese company TRC aiding Russia in modifying dumb bomb into glide bomb

  • Europe

    Turkish STM Completes Design Phase of Preveze Submarine Modernization Project

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Offers Eurofighter Tranche 4 to Switzerland

  • Air Platform

    The F-47 NGAD will be delivered under budget with advanced stealth and armaments capabilities.

  • Air Platform

    Saab Conducts Cold Climate Tests of Gripen E Fighter Jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Started Assembling AS9 Howitzers for Australian Army

  • Europe

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

  • Middle East

    UK And Qatar Signs Defense Cooperation Agreement

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vestdavit wins contract to supply boat-launch and recovery system for RAN

  • Defense Industry

    Elbit Systems awarded $1.65 billion contract to establish pilots training center in Greece

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Rockets Hit Russian Training Ground Killing Hundreds of Russian Soldiers

  • Europe

    Serbia ditches military alliance with Russia and opt-in for European fighter jets

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Confirms MBS Met With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

  • Defense Industry

    Saab offered to lease 24 Gripen and 2 GlobalEye to Malaysia

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan conducts successful training launch of ‘Fatah-II’ rocket system

  • Air Platform

    Spain Purchases Hurjet Trainer Aircraft From NATO Ally Turkey

  • Air Platform

    Russia pulls back fighter jets hundreds of kilometers inside Russia amid fear of Storm Shadow and ATACMS strikes

  • Europe

    Russian Casualties To Reach 110,000 Before This Christmas

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Australia Purchases SM6 Ballistic Missile Interceptor For Hobart Class Destroyer Worth $7 Billion

  • Europe

    Turkey Could Get Militarily Involved In Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Disputes?

  • Middle East

    Israeli special forces ‘Sayeret Matkal’ raided and destroyed Iranian chemical weapons factory in Syria, reports say

  • C4iSR

    CETC Group’s Type 305A and Type 305B AESA Radar

  • Air Platform

    Turkish fifth-gen TFX to make first flight in 2026

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Russia Sale Military Hardware To China Knowing China Will Reverse Engineer Its Technology?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Puzzled At US Navy’s Intention To Build Sixth-generation Fighter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy accepts 2nd Supply-class Replenishment ship

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel Considers Sending Iron Dome Anti-air Missiles To Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s laser targeting system and laser-guided bombs have low efficacy, missing their targets

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aselsan Inks $50.7 Million Export Deal With Morocco For Koral-EW

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea indirectly sent 330,000 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    what are Iran’s ballistic, cruise missile and drones capabilities?

  • Europe

    Putin orders mass surveillance on Russian citizens who escaped conscription to Europe and Central Asia

  • Air Platform

    Australia To Invest In Long-range Weapons Systems To Counter China

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Deploys Six THAAD Batteries in Guam Amid China Tensions

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