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  • [ March 20, 2026 ] J-20 fighter jet’s chief designer Yang Wei was found dead after removal. Air Platform
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Europe

Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set Russia’s Su-25 aircraft, Kh-55 and Kh-59 missiles factory in fires

January 23, 2025 GDC 0

A fire was reported at a factory that produces Su-25 ground attack aircraft in Russia’s Smolensk region, shortly after Ukraine launched a massive drone strike on Tuesday morning. The drone barrage is reported to have […]

Cruise Missiles

Russian Kh-55 cruise missile headed for Ukraine using Polish airspace to avoid Ukrainian IRIS-T and Patriot missiles

March 25, 2024 GDC 0

The Kremlin has launched its third massive missile attack on Ukraine in the past four days. Poland’s military has said that a Russian missile fired at Ukraine briefly entered its airspace on Sunday. Warsaw has […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Russia used Kh-69 cruise missiles for the first time in Ukraine war

February 24, 2024 GDC 0

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Europe

Ukrainian UJ-22 kamikaze drones struck Russian Kh-59 anti-ship missile factory

October 3, 2023 GDC 0

Russian media reports that the Smolensk plant was attacked by Ukrainian-made UJ-22 Airborne kamikaze drones. The fact of the strike itself has been officially confirmed by Ukraine. The strike on the aircraft factory was carried […]

Anti-air Missiles

Ukrainian IRIS-T SLM Shot Down 44 Kh-55 Cruise Missiles Launched From Tu-95MS Bombers

September 14, 2023 GDC 0

On the night of 12 September, Russia launched another massive missile and drone attack on Ukrainian territory. Thanks to the Ukrainian air defence system, almost all aerial targets were shot down. The Ukrainian air force […]

Anti-air Missiles

Ukrainian Air Force Shot Down 157 Russian Cruise Missiles Using Patriot Missile System

July 2, 2023 GDC 0

The Ukrainian Defense Forces have managed to destroy more than a hundred Russian missiles of various types over the past month. These included the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic/aeroballistic missiles. As usual, the Ukrainian Air Force has […]

Anti-air Missiles

Ukrainian Air Force Shot Down 40 Kh-55, Kh-101 and 28 Kalibr Cruise Missiles Using NASAMS Anti-air Missiles

June 25, 2023 GDC 0

Despite Russia’s looming military coup, it has not forgotten to launch a missile attack on Ukraine. And it was the most powerful in months. The Russian Federation has deployed ships as well as Tu-95MS and […]

Defense Industry

Russia imports 80 percent of its missile components from Taiwan, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, USA and South Korea

June 17, 2023 GDC 0

Western microchips and other components coming largely via China are being used to manufacture Russian cruise and ballistic missiles that are being launched at Ukraine, Kyiv has said in a presentation prepared for G7 members […]

Europe

Ukrainian IRIS-T SLM intercepting Russian strategic cruise missiles Kh-101, Kh-55 and Kh-555

May 15, 2023 GDC 0

On the night of May 14, Ukraine was subjected to a massive attack by missiles and drones. The air force managed to destroy 25 drones of various types and 3 strategic cruise missiles. According to […]

  • President Trump, Prime Minister Takaichi sign deal to secure rare earths supply.

    October 29, 2025 0
    President Donald J. Trump visited Japan on October 27, 2025, meeting Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to strengthen bilateral ties. The leaders signed an agreement granting U.S. access to Japanese rare earth minerals [...]
  • Brazilian Gripen E Starts Supersonic Flight Test

    March 8, 2021 0
    The Brazilian air force’s Saab F-39E Gripen fighter has started a supersonic flight test phase. The aircraft will be flying from the Gripen Flight Test Center at Embraer’s facilities in Gaviao Peixoto in southeast Brazil, [...]
  • Russia’s Putin says ready for dialogue with Trump

    November 8, 2024 0
    The Russian leader congratulated Trump on winning the US election and said he was ready for talks with the Republican president-elect. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump on his US election victory in his [...]
  • USS Tripoli and 5000 Marines Head Towards the Middle East from Japan.

    March 14, 2026 0
    US media outlets say a US military amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli and a Marine expeditionary unit with 5000 marines both based in Japan, are being sent to the Middle East. U.S. Deployed 2500 More [...]
  • U.S. Army Training Ukrainian Troops With Electronic Jamming Kit

    June 23, 2022 0
    Ukrainian forces are training to use electronic jamming equipment provided by the U.S. in their bloody battle against Russia. U.S. Sending Electronic Warfare Equipment To Ukraine Worth $150 MillionDateJune 23, 2022Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 Drone Destroyed [...]
  • Germany Set to Receive Super Hornet By 2025 and Retire Tornado by 2030

    April 24, 2020 0
    While Germany is with France and Spain jointly developing a future combat air system (FCAS), this will not arrive until the 2040s. “Therefore, there must be a bridge solution based on models available on the [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

  • Air Platform

    IAI to unveil new long-endurance Heron MK II UAV

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh, USA Sign Historic Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Deals

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attacks damaged two MiG-31K fighter jets at Savasleyka airbase in Nizhny Novgorod

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri delivered the amphibious vessel Al Fulk to Qatari Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMAS Toowoomba returns to service after AMCAP upgrade

  • Defense Industry

    The Philippines Buys Two Corvettes From South Korea Worth $556 Million

  • Europe

    Germany awarded a contract to acquire Damen MKS 180 Frigates

  • Air Platform

    Can Cash-strapped Pakistan Afford To Buy 40 J-35 Fourth-gen Fighter Jets From China?

  • Americas

    Boeing Proposes T-7A Red Hawk For U.S. Navy’s Jet Trainer Bid

  • Air Platform

    Soviet-built Bulgarian Air Force’s MiG-29 Crashed

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    EDGE Group Awarded Contract To Produce MANSUP-ER Anti-ship Missile For Emirati Air Force

  • Naval Platforms

    Australia begins construction of six Cape-class OPV

  • Europe

    Polish Coast Guard to procure OPV from France

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Stepped Up The Arrest Of Citizens Involved In Attacking Israel In Social Media

  • Air Platform

    China aiming Turkey as the potential export customer of the FC-31: report

  • Land Platform

    Israel to accelerate Merkava tank and armored vehicle production.

  • Air Platform

    Rafale Bonanza: Saudi Arabia Mulls Buying Up To 200 Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Russia’s Howitzers Flawed With Accuracy and Range Issues

  • Infantry Weapons

    China’s Discontent with Russian S-400: China abandoned the Russian S-400 discovering its vulnerabilities and weaknesses

  • Naval Platforms

    Abengoa has inked a contract with Navantia to supply its AIP system

  • C4iSR

    Hanwha Systems awarded contract to produce multi-function AESA radar for the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman’s AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)

  • Europe

    Russia’s Shahed-136 kamikaze drone crashes in Moldova

  • C4iSR

    Turkey Replaces Canadian Electro-Optics System With Domestic Optics in Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Europe

    Serbia Unveils New Armored Vehicle Fitted With Russian 57mm Combat Module

  • Europe

    Fincantieri Awarded $463 Million Contract to Build Second LSS for Italian Navy

  • Europe

    Polish Army wants to buy new Rosomak armored personnel carriers

  • Europe

    Breaking: Putin Surprisingly Announced In A Televised Speech That Russia Deployed 700,000 Troops In Ukraine War, Secretly Mobilized 244,000 Troops

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    MiG-29K Pilot Missing, Indian Navy Conducting SAR Missions

  • Naval Platforms

    The Boeing P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)

  • C4iSR

    Mitsubishi Electric Landed First Australian Contract To Produce Laser Surveillance For RAAF

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian HIMARS Destroys Convoy of Russia’s BM-21 Grad Artillery Rockets

  • Air Platform

    Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 5 – The Modern Marvel Of Europe

  • Air Platform

    Su-57 Exposed: Why Do Russia’s Su-75 Checkmate And Su-57 Have Visible Screws (Part 2)?

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-27 fighter jet dumped fuel on American MQ-9 Reaper drone over Black Sea forcing it crash

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia deploys S-400 surface-to-air missiles in Belarus

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi court sentenced former army chief General Harunur Rashid and 18 others to 12 years in prison for embezzlement and money laundering

  • Europe

    A Russian Tu-95 Pilot Behind Strikes on Ukraine Shot Dead Inside Russia’s Engels Airbase

  • Uncategorized

    Denmark Helped NSA To Spy On Chancellor Angela Merkel

  • Europe

    Colonel Vadim Boiko Suicides Because He Feared He’d Blame For Ukraine Error, Widow Says

  • Naval Platforms

    Sikorsky S-70 Naval Hawk Specialized Maritime Helicopter

  • Africa

    When Su-27 Fought MiG-29 in Africa, As Always MiG-29 Became The Loser

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy’s INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier To Start Basin Tests

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Bulgaria purchases Naval Strike Missile for Coastal Defense System.

  • Americas

    Russian FSB human trafficking Cubans to fight Putin’s war in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia’s glorified S-400 SAM failed to launch 40N6E missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rising Maritime Ambitions Of China, Where Does The West Stand?

  • Infantry Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves NASAMS Anti-air System For Kuwait

  • Europe

    Russia Ran Out of Anti-air Missile System, Faces Huge Challenge To Counter Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drone

  • Europe

    Russia Admits That It Suffered Significant Losses in Ukraine

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