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Air Platform

Flying coffin: Indian Air Force will retire Russian-dud MiG-21 in 2025 after 400 crashes and 200 dead pilots

March 17, 2024 GDC 0

After half of the fleet crashing over the years, the last of India’s 40 MiG-21s are expected to retire in 2025. The MiG-21 first flew in 1955 and was retired in 1985 by the Soviet […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Why Did China Send Soviet-era J-7 To Taiwan Strait?

July 13, 2021 GDC 0

The Chinese military’s use of ageing J-7 jets in a Taiwan fly-past last month has raised questions about why the second-generation fighters were deployed alongside more modern warplanes, Taipei-based newspaper the Liberty Times reported. The […]

Air Platform

PLA Air Force Retires All J-7 Aircraft And Replaces With J-10, J-11 And J-16

March 15, 2021 GDC 0

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force decommissioned its fleet of J-7 fighter jets and replace them with more advanced, next generation ones, learned GDC citing CCP run media Global Times. The last J-7 […]

  • Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems hands over third HDW Class 209/1400mod submarine to Egyptian Navy

    April 18, 2020 0
    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has handed over “S43”, the third of four new HDW Class 209/1400mod submarines to the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The event took place in Kiel with only the [...]
  • Mystery Fires Ripped Through Putin’s Weapons Research Facility 1000km Inside Russia

    March 25, 2023 0
    A MYSTERY fire has broke out at one of Putin’s alleged weapons research facilities in another major blow to the Kremlin. The inferno has ripped through the renowned VPM factory in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, according [...]
  • Russia’s high-value 96L6 radar system burnt in occupied Crimea

    March 7, 2025 0
    A high-value Russian air defense radar was engulfed in flames in occupied Crimea. Footage shared online shows the burning 96L6 radar system, which supports S-300 and S-400 missile batteries, on the Yevpatoria highway’s roadside near [...]
  • Austal Delivers Third Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat

    November 5, 2022 0
    The vessel, ADV Cape Naturaliste, was officially accepted by the Commonwealth of Australia. Austal Delivers 4th Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boat To Royal Australian NavyDateFebruary 25, 2023Austal delivers 2nd Evolved Cape-class patrol boat to RANDateMay 1, 2023Austal [...]
  • NATO to boost military expenditures in fiscal year 2021

    July 22, 2021 0
    The military budgets of NATO’s European nations and Canada increased to an estimated 1.73% of gross domestic product in 2020, up from 1.55% in 2019, the alliance said in an annual report released on Tuesday. [...]
  • China Militarizing Ports Around Australia, Defense Minister Peter Dutton

    April 25, 2021 0
    Defence Minister Peter Dutton has issued a stern warning for Australians this Anzac Day, saying it’s time the Defence Force turned its attention to nearer shores amid a growing threat from China. Australia has the right to send [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

June 5, 2025 0

North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of […]

Europe

CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

June 2, 2025 0

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Europe

British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

May 28, 2025 0

The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]

Central Asia

Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

May 26, 2025 0

Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]

Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

Infantry Weapons

India fields Swedish-made Carl-Gustaf M4 launcher ditching locally-made Nag Mk-2 ATGM

May 25, 2025 0

The Indian Army has begun fielding the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle. The deployment follows Saab FFVO India Pvt Ltd, a fully foreign-owned subsidiary of Saab AB, establishing a new production facility in India. According to […]

  • South Asia

    United Nations To Evict Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) From Peacekeeping Mission For Human Rights Violation

  • Europe

    The West misinterpreted Ukraine’s need to strike anywhere inside Russia not allowing Russia to regroup

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy’s ‘Shayetet 13’ Elite Commandos Thwarted Hamas Terrorists Boat Infiltrating Israeli Coast

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Confirms MBS Met With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine War: Rocketsan Started Mass Producing Guided Munitions For Drones

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Orders Airbus A400 Airlifters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy To Install C-Dome Missiles Onto Arafura Class OPV

  • Infantry Weapons

    Egypt unveils domestically developed 40km range Raad 200 multiple rocket launcher

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Retires F/A-18 Hornet This Week

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    U.S. approves sale of 38 Danish F-16 and Norwegian 4 P-3 Orion aircraft to Argentina deterring Chinese influence

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Shoots Down Third Unidentified Object Over US-Canada Border

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Inaccurate FAB-500 is the primary reason Russia lost so many aircraft in Ukraine war

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Germany to receive Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile this year

  • Americas

    U.S. Senator Seeks to Bolster Taiwan’s Asymmetric Defense With New Bill

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Czech Republic to purchase Spyder LR anti-air missiles from Israel

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed A-50 AWACS manufacturing plant

  • Europe

    Retired Turkish Army General Rebukes S-400 Purchase As Greece Seeks Approval For F-35

  • C4iSR

    Thales Bushmaster Electronic Warfare Vehicle

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey, Pakistan to enhance military cooperation

  • Middle East

    Leader Of Notorious Al Qassem Brigades, El Deif Or The Guest Was The Mastermind Behind The Massacre In Israel

  • Europe

    Eurosam Signs Contract to Develop Next- Gen SAMP/T Air Defence Systems

  • Africa

    Tunisia ordered Turkish Anka-S Drone

  • Europe

    Russian Aerospace Force crashed another aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics flew first combat ready Tejas LCA

  • Naval Platforms

    Leonardo’s AW159 Wildcat Maritime Helicopter

  • Europe

    German Arms Export Reaches $8.01 Billion, 30% Growth In Six Months

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s armed rebels captured Laukkaing city in Shan state as Myanmar army’s 1000 troops surrendered

  • Europe

    Turkish HISAR-O Medium-range Surface-to-air Missile Passes High Altitude Tests

  • Land Platform

    General Dynamics LAV 700 Armoured Vehicle

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine in talks with Western weapons makers about setting up production line in Kyiv

  • Americas

    Panama to Cut Ties With China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Grant US Ships Free Passage Through Panama Canal

  • Europe

    Belarus Faces More EU Sanctions For Hosting Russia’s Nuclear Missile

  • C4iSR

    Saab Unveils GlobalEye AEW&C For Poland

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman Successfully Test-fires Long-range AARGM-ER

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Negotiating With The U.S. For Patriot Missile Defense System And F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighter Jet Is Doomed, Amid Crippling Sanctions On Russia

  • Air Platform

    US ‘Ghost’ drones will help fight in Donbas, Pentagon says

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korean Troops Committing Suicide to Avoid Capture in Kursk Region

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    Middle East

    Russia developed Su-30SM2 with new AL-41F-1S engine

  • Air Platform

    Russia will deliver North Korea with MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter jets in exchange for more troops

  • Air Platform

    Saab Integrates Mixed Reality into Gripen Simulators

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Donald Trump Made Labor Party Great Again in Australia’s Election 2025

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany purchases Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 short-range air defense system

  • Europe

    Britain to Send StarStreak Anti-air Missiles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS artillery rocket strikes killed 350 Chechen soldiers resting at night

  • Infantry Weapons

    US Approves Possible Sale of 1,000 TOW Missiles to Saudi Arabia

  • Land Platform

    Russian Propagandist Editing T-90M Blow-Up Video In Ukraine With Merkava Tank Fitted With Trophy Active Protection System

  • Europe

    NATO Allies Intercept Russian Aircraft Over Europe

  • Cruise Missiles

    Australia purchased 220 long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles

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