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Air Platform

Russian Air Force Wants Su-57 With Old-Engine

November 8, 2020 GDC 0

Russian Sukhoi Design Bureau announced that the second Su-57 took off on 31 October over Komsomolsk after two years. The first serially produced Su-57 crashed two years ago, after which the Su-57 flights were suspended for more than […]

  • Saab Group To Build Two GlobalEye AEW&C For Swedish Air Force

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  • AIR 6500 Project: CEA Technologies Awarded Contract To Build Four Air Defense Radar For Australian Air Force

    November 19, 2022 0
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  • Brazilian Army purchased Czech Zuzana 2 155mm howitzer, ditching Chinese SH-15 howitzer

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  • Russia completely destroyed the city of Avdiivka near Bakhmut

    March 31, 2023 0
    An entire Ukrainian city has reportedly been levelled by Russian attacks, with more than 80 per cent of its housing stock destroyed. Ukraine retakes Avdiivka near the eastern city of Donetsk OblastDateOctober 19, 2023Avdiivka turned [...]
  • Royal Thai Air Force Says Gripen Brought Superior Capability in Southeast Asia

    August 14, 2025 0
    RTAF says five-day Gripen operations against Cambodia prove its air superiority and readiness to defend Thailand. The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) announced on Tuesday that its successful five-day operations with Gripen fighter jets against [...]
  • General Atomics Successfully Trials Lockheed’s Legion Pod On Avengers UAV

    February 5, 2022 0
    General Atomics used two company-owned Avenger Unmanned Aircraft Systems, each equipped with a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod to send long-range air threat data captured passively and fused by an advanced sensor algorithm to a Command Center. [...]
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

    Israeli drone attacks over Syria, Lebanon and Palestine are act of self-defense

  • Europe

    Turkiye to deliver advanced Bayraktar Akinci combat drones to Somalia

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Pursuing South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Jet as a Replacement for Su-30mki, Tejas and Mig-29.

  • Europe

    Russia Lost Its Global Influence Despite Having Formidable Nuclear Arsenal: India’s Chief Of Defense Staff, General Anil Chauhan

  • Europe

    Ukrainian RUBAKA kamikaze drone can hit target at 500km range

  • Europe

    Leonardo Demonstrates swarming drones to RAF

  • Naval Platforms

    Aselsan signed contract to supply combat system for MILGEM project

  • Middle East

    Turkiye and Egypt defence cooperation produces Aqrab unmanned ground vehicle.

  • C4iSR

    TSC 2000 IFF (identification friend or foe) Transponder

  • Middle East

    Bangladesh and Israel’s trade and security cooperation is growing despite not having formal ties

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed Russia’s Kasta-2E2 Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Papua New Guinea Defence Personnel Completes Australian Aviation Medicine Training Course

  • Middle East

    Satellite Images Show Israeli Air Strikes Degraded Iran’s Ballistic Missile Production Capability

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army takes delivery of six Bayraktar TB2 drones

  • Americas

    Saab delivers Curl-Gustaf Ammunition to U.S. armed forces

  • Defense Industry

    American, Israeli And European Arms Makers Making Billions Out Of Ukraine War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Launches Four PKMR Patrol Boats

  • Europe

    Norway, Denmark and Netherlands to Transfer 50 F-16 Fighting Falcon to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad no longer regards Moldova as a sovereign nation in favor of Transdniestria

  • C4iSR

    Saab Oneview PSIM: Eye And Ear Of Urban Security Systems

  • Industry

    Taiwanese Company Joins MIM-104F (PAC3) Supply Chain

  • Europe

    Latvia Builds Next-generation Tactical Catamaran Patrol Boat to Bolster Maritime Defense.

  • Americas

    President Trump Fired African-American and Female Officers From Army, Navy and Air Force

  • Europe

    Lithuania to buy Leopard tanks in record €2 billion order

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands Pledges $164 Million In F-16 Ammunition for Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard (Thief) procures surplus C-130Js of Royal Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Slovakian Air Force’s F-16V Block 70 Takes Maiden Flight In South Carolina

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Slovakia Purchases Barak MX Anti-air Missile System From Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea Unveils Under Construction Nuclear-powered Submarine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russian Defense Exports to Southeast Asia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, UK Sign Formal Agreement To Design And Build Nuclear Submarine

  • Air Platform

    Chinese Commentator Admits J-35 ‘Knockoff F-35’ Fighter Limited to Seven-Minute Combat Operations.

  • Europe

    British Army Received Europe’s Most Modern Battle Tank, The Challenger 3

  • Middle East

    The West watches as corrupt Ali Khamenei killed 2000 protesters.

  • Air Platform

    A mysterious drone attack destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter in Transnistria

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA Storm Shadow/ Scalp Long-Range, Air-Launched, Stand-Off Attack Missile

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16I Destroyed Russian-made S-200 SAM In Syria

  • South Asia

    China lays keel for Pakistan Navy’s second Type 054A class frigate

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Interim Government sent three former DGFI Directors and Army Generals to forced retirement, and one General dismissed amid human rights violations and corruption

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan to Purchase 48 NORA B52 Howitzers From Serbia

  • Europe

    Ukrainian using Switchblade 300 kamikaze drones against Russian soldier’s hideouts, killing hundreds of soldiers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Alleged Military Coup In Myanmar, Suu Kyi Detained

  • Europe

    The Ukrainian military has advanced on the eastern front

  • Europe

    Germany Sends 2,700 Anti-Aircraft Missiles to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Singapore, Australia conducts joint naval exercises

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Falcon-300 (Sokil-300) drone is ready to strike anywhere in Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia Cannot Fund Foreign Nuclear Powerplant Projects Since Ukraine Invasion, Rosatom Goes Bankrupt

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese J-10 jet drops flares in front of Australian Navy’s Sea Hawk helicopter above international waters

  • Ballistic Missile

    Iran Delivers Hundreds of Fath-360 and Fateh-313 Theatre Ballistic Missiles to Russia

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 intercepting incoming Russian drones

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