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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 […]

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 […]

  • The Saab Gripen E: Not a fifth-gen aircraft but as stealthy as the F-35 Lightning II

    December 12, 2019 0
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  • The US Navy to order next-generation frigate FFG (X)

    March 4, 2020 0
    WASHINGTON – Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly told conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt that he had tasked Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition James Geurts to look at accelerating the award [...]
  • Digital Arsenals : US Army Deployed Stryker Mounted EW System In Europe

    June 14, 2020 0
    The Army wants to jam, spoof and hack enemy electronics with such subtlety the target doesn’t even realize what’s going wrong. That takes both high-tech equipment and highly trained personnel to use it. But the Army largely disbanded its electronic warfare corps after [...]
  • Russia’s first moon mission in 50 years crashed, another humiliation for Putin

    August 20, 2023 0
    Russia’s first moon mission in 50 years has ended in a catastrophic failure as it’s robot spacecraft spun out of control and crashed. Russia’s Su-25 Fighter Jet Crashed Near Tourist Beach in Latest Humiliation For [...]
  • Taiwanese Military Showcases Preparedness Of Asymmetric Warfare Against China

    February 1, 2021 0
    Taiwan’s military has been the object of growing domestic criticism as increasing Chinese aggression in recent years raises doubts about its ability to defend the island. Believing the 180-kilometer-wide Taiwan Strait provided necessary protection, especially [...]
  • President Trump warned that the airspace above and near Venezuela should be considered closed.

    November 30, 2025 0
    US President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that the airspace above and near Venezuela should be considered closed, the latest escalation in a standoff with leader Nicolas Maduro. President Trump Deploys 10,000 Troops, Warships and [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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  • Air Platform

    South Korea Plans to Procure More F-35A and F-35B Variants Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s fighter option: 16 Gripen E/F jets are a cost-effective, superior alternative to 48 Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Temu jets. 

  • Europe

    Russia Purchased Iranian-made Soldier’s Gear, Bulletproof Vests, Clothing And KL7.62 Assault Rifles

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia orders 18 more Rafale fighter jets worth $2.3 billion

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force’s Hypersonic Missile Will Be Operational In 2023

  • Europe

    British Army Deploys Archer Howitzers In The Field

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Greece considers donating S-300PMU and Tor-M1 missile to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Germany will transfer 120 Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    China Launches 10th Type 055 Destroyer, Increases Production At Dagushan

  • Air Platform

    First French-supplied Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets spotted in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Turkish T-129 ATAK Helicopter Upgraded With Aselsan Recon Pod

  • Europe

    Ukraine Reclaims Entire Kharkiv Region As Russian Retreats

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz Russia’s oil depots and power grids

  • Air Platform

    Taiwanese plane maker AIDC to open F-16 MRO facility in Taiwan

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s BTR-4 Punching Holes In Russia’s BTR-82A And T-72 Tanks In The Battle For Bakhmut

  • Americas

    Anduril signs an agreement with DoW to deliver more than 1000 missiles per year.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine Deploys First Domestic 250 Kg Glide Bomb for Precision Strikes on Russian Targets.

  • Middle East

    Vaccine Diplomacy: China Takes Syria In Its Orbit

  • Europe

    Türkiye delivers 1st batch of marine assault vehicles to marine forces

  • Africa

    Nigeria purchases 24 M-346FA fighter jets after grounding Chinese-made JF-17 blunder fighter jets.

  • Cruise Missiles

    US State Department Approves $2.19 Billion Tomahawk Cruise Missile Sale to Netherlands

  • Land Platform

    Hawkei PMV armor vehicle to enter full-rate production

  • Europe

    F-16 or no F-16, the West is already at war with Russia and China shipped lethal aid to Russia

  • Middle East

    Israeli Aerospace Industries wins $240 million USAF contract

  • Land Platform

    US Army’s M1 Abrams tests fire 120mm canon

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan used TB2 drone to destroy twelve 9K33 Osa short-range anti-aircraft systems of Armenia

  • Air Platform

    India purchases locally-made 156 light combat Prachand helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Army Started Using Taiwan-made Revolver 860 Drones

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Pilot Downs Six Russian Cruise Missiles Making Amazing History

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery strikes destroyed Russia’s mine-laying vehicles

  • South Asia

    IAF Rafale Fighters Started Ferry Flight To India

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz Moscow for the second night

  • Civil Aviation

    Israeli IAI To Convert Ethiopian 767-300 Passenger Aircraft Into Freighter

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s strikes on Kerch and Chonhar bridges in Crimea are disrupting Russian logistics ISW reports

  • Europe

    Explosion in Military Plant: Anti-Putin Troops Sabotage Russian Military Plant in Bryansk

  • Middle East

    Russia Supplied Verba MANPAD to Hezbollah Violating Arms Trade Treaty

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Delivers Third Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian forces shot down Russian Ka-52 helicopters using Swedish-made RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Air Platform

    Japan’s Coast Guard to Purchase MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAV

  • Americas

    North Korean Fake Companies Subcontracted To US Tech Giants To Fund Kim Jong-un’s Missile Program

  • Europe

    The UK to Send Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    The UAE Placed Follow-on Orders Of Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine strikes Russian forces with US-made ATACMS for the first time

  • Middle East

    Israeli Sa’ar-class corvettes conduct exercises with US Navy in Red Sea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan commissioned first Soryu-class Submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries

  • Africa

    Morocco purchased Chinese-made TB-001K “Scorpion” reconnaissance and attack drones

  • Europe

    Crashed IL-76 was not carrying Ukrainian PoW nor it was shot down, IL-76 transport aircraft crashed: analysis

  • Europe

    Pantsir anti-air gun and missile with “Z” sign abandoned by Russian forces

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

  • Naval Platforms

    India’s domestically developed AIP for project 75I submarine

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