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  • [ October 22, 2025 ] Turkiye Increased Defense Budget to $51 Billion in 2026. Europe
  • [ October 21, 2025 ] Corruption Scandals Erupted in the Russian Media for Buying Golf Buggies for War Instead of Armoured Vehicles. Europe
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Myanmar’s Rebels Shot Down Karakorum-8 (K-8) Ground-attack Jet

January 24, 2024 GDC 0

A Myanmar military K-8 ground-attack fighter jet crashed Saturday in a combat zone in the eastern state of Kayah, a military officer and a member of an anti-military resistance organization said. The resistance group said […]

  • U.S. approves the sale of NSM Coastal Defense Systems to Romania

    October 19, 2020 0
    According to a press release published on October 16, 2020, the United States State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Romania of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) [...]
  • Russia strikes Ukraine with North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles

    January 8, 2024 0
    The Ukrainian outlet Defense Express released a report suggesting that Russia used North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles during massive attacks on December 29, 2023, targeting Zaporizhzhia, and on January 2, 2024, aimed at Kharkiv. According [...]
  • Russian Defense Major Heading Towards Bankruptcy Due To Underpayment, High Interest Rate, Oligarchical Corruption And No Foreign Orders

    November 12, 2024 0
    Russia almost tripled its defense spending to finance its invasion of Ukraine. Defense firms are busy — but high inflation and interest rates past 20% have left them struggling. Russia may end up having to [...]
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne awarded contract to produce propulsion for next-generation interceptor

    May 16, 2024 0
    L3Harris segment Aerojet Rocketdyne has partnered with Lockheed Martin to provide propulsion capabilities for the US Missile Defense Agency’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program. The Raytheon Awarded $1 Billion Contract to Aerojet RocketdyneDateApril 11, 2020U.S. [...]
  • South Korea to upgrade K1A2 main battle tank

    April 9, 2020 0
    The South Korean Defense Agency for Technology and Quality (DATQ) announced in March that it will conduct “advanced research” between June and October 2020 to determine how best to enhance the Republic of Korea Army’s [...]
  • Pakistan Promotes General Syed Asim Munir to Field Marshal, A Significant Event in India-Pakistan Geopolitical Tensions

    May 22, 2025 0
    Pakistan’s government says it is recognising his leadership in the India-Pakistan confrontation. But critics caution that the move could further entrench the military’s control over the country. Pakistan’s cabinet on Tuesday promoted Syed Asim Munir, [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher.

October 13, 2025 0

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher during a major military parade in Pyongyang on October 11, 2025. The system’s close resemblance to the American platform has raised concern over Pyongyang’s […]

Europe

Kosovo received Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones.

October 11, 2025 0

Containers carrying thousands of Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones have already arrived in Kosovo, marking an early delivery under a contract with Turkish defense firm Baykar, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced on Wednesday. Dozens of […]

Europe

Serbia Unveils NORA next-gen 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

October 10, 2025 0

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Cyprus National Guard Received Serbian-made Tamnava MLRS.

October 4, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia Purchases 48 New HIMARS Rocket Artillery For Ship-killer Role.

October 4, 2025 0

The Australian Army’s appetite for the M142 HIMARS is proving voracious. With the first two of 42 units arriving in Australia only in March, the country is already eyeing another 48 of these U.S.-built rocket […]

Europe

Serbia Unveils 300km Range Sumadija Rocket Artillery.

September 23, 2025 0

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  • Air Platform

    Inept Russian Ground Crew Rammed Fuel Truck Into Su-25 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Azerbaijani army shot down Armenian Su-25 fighter jet

  • Europe

    Poland to acquire Korean K2 and German Leopard 2 tanks to replace T-72s donated to Ukraine

  • Europe

    HIMARS Artillery Rocket Strikes Forced Russian To Retreat From Key Military Outposts Of Kherson

  • Europe

    Turkey Trials Bayraktar TB3 Drone Aboard TCG Anadolu Carrier

  • Europe

    Swedish Air Force seeking new basic training aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone attacks Russian intelligence headquarters

  • C4iSR

    Turkey to modernize its own F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets with domestic AESA radar

  • Air Platform

    Czech Republic Plans To Buy 24 F-35A Stealth Jets

  • Air Platform

    Russian specialty: A RuAF pilot crashes L-39 light attack aircraft in Krasnodar killing himself

  • Europe

    Turkey will be amongst the top military spenders in 2024

  • South Asia

    Ukraine war: Indian Army will replace all Russian-origin tanks, IFV and armored vehicles with domestic vehicles

  • Air Platform

    History repeats itself as Russian Army faces Stinger missile after four decades in Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract To Carl-Gustaf M4 For Undisclosed Customer

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman to upgrade U.S. Air Force’s LITENING targeting pod

  • Europe

    Turkish Baykar Defence Started Flight Trials of Bayraktar TB3 UCAV

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    Middle East

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Boeing Australia Trials MQ-28 Ghost Bat’s Collaborative Combat Capability.

  • Middle East

    Ukraine War: U.S. Arms Makers Dominated Dubai Air Show As Failed To Conclude A Single Sale

  • Weapons

    Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) missile systems

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Is High Demand In Europe

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina always lived in the shadow of the Indian intelligence agency RAW from 1975 to 2024

  • Europe

    US Reaffirmed Support for Greece Acquiring F-35

  • Africa

    Abu Dhabi Ship Building awarded contract to build three BR71 MKII corvettes for the Angolan navy

  • Europe

    Russian IL-76 Military Aircraft Crashed Due To Engine Fire

  • Air Platform

    Saab Group And Canada Sign MoU on Gripen Research Centre In Quebec

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia purchases three Anka drones from Turkish Aerospace Industries

  • Europe

    Ukraine wants to manufacture Swedish CV90 infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Leaked FSB document shows childhood trauma made KGB Putin a narcissistic lair

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea to deliver Pokpung-ho main battle tanks to Russia

  • Europe

    Russia’s Largest Tank Manufacturer Halts Tank Production and Repair, Amid Crippling Sanctions

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Taiwan Unveils 8kw fiber-optic laser weapon system.

  • Defense Industry

    Saab offered to lease 24 Gripen and 2 GlobalEye to Malaysia

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Another Su-35 Fighter Jet In Kherson, 28th Su-35 Downed In Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Missing Russian Su-30SM may have been downed by Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jet

  • Europe

    EU Pledges Fighter Jets Transfers to Ukraine, Sweden Breaks Neutrality

  • Europe

    Russia lost more than 8,144 main battle tanks of T-54, T-64, T-72, T-80 and T-90 models

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia faces critical shortage of anti-air missiles to defend Russian cities

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India’s Biggest Problem Is Not Dokhlam, But China’s Silk Road

  • Europe

    Ukraine started ‘special sea drone operations’ against Russia hitting second tanker

  • Europe

    Russian Navy frigate collided with Swiss reefer in Oresund, Denmark

  • Europe

    Russian will not gain any territory deploying 40 T-14 Armata tanks with engine problem

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Denmark to purchase Naval Strike Missile (NSM) as a replacement for Harpoon missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Ukraine War: Myanmar Remains the Last True Friend of Russia in Southeast Asia

  • Middle East

    Israel intercepts hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Telaviv

  • Land Platform

    IDF Deploys Jaguar Unmanned Ground Vehicles In Gaza

  • Europe

    UK To Retire Eurofighter Typhoon, Puma Helo And C-130J Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Boeing submits response for RCAF’s future fighter capability project (FFCP) programme

  • Americas

    U.S. Sends ScanEagle Drones, Howitzers And Carl Gustaf Recoil Rifles To Ukraine

  • Uncategorized

    South Korea Awarded A Contract to Integrate MBDA Meteor onto KF-X Fighter Aircraft

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