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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 […]

  • Thales Unveils Ground Observer 20 Radar that Detects Micro-UAV and Small Ground Targets

    October 25, 2021 0
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  • Israel Confirms That Slain Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah’s Successor Hashem Safieddine And Other Top Leaders Dead In Air Strikes

    October 9, 2024 0
    Israel has claimed that the successor to slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has likely been “eliminated,” while U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris called Tehran the greatest adversary of the United States. Israeli Air Force Bombed [...]
  • Uzbekistan test fires FD-2000 air-defense missiles

    July 11, 2021 0
    Uzbekistan’s Air Defence Force has conducted its first practical test of the Chinese FD-2000 medium-range air-defence system against a target drone, according to a video released by the Uzbek Army. Morocco To Receive First Batch [...]
  • Slovakia Donates Its 11 MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

    August 28, 2022 0
    Slovakia signed a deal on Saturday under which fellow NATO states the Czech Republic and Poland will police its skies as Bratislava withdraws its Soviet-made MiG-29s from service, potentially freeing up the old jets to [...]
  • Poland Purchases GBU-39B Bombs For F-35 and F-16 Fighter Jets.

    October 9, 2025 0
    According to information published by the Polish Ministry of National Defence on September 4, 2025, during the MSPO 2025 defense exhibition held in Kielce, Poland, an agreement was signed between the United States and Poland [...]
  • Indonesia received the Turkish KHAN ballistic missile

    August 4, 2025 0
    The KHAN ballistic missile system, developed by Türkiye’s Roketsan, was spotted at an Indonesian Army installation in East Kalimantan. The missile platform, identified as the ITBM-600, was seen at the Raipur A base of the [...]
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

    Republic of Korea Army Received KUH-1 Surion Transport Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    French DGA Takes Delivery of A400M Capable of Automatic Low Altitude Flight, Releasing Paratroopers

  • Europe

    Ukraine Successfully Destroyed 85% Of Iranian Drones

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Developed AI Powered Command And Control Systems

  • Infantry Weapons

    Chinese And Russian Howitzer Lost To South Korean K9 Thunder Howitzer In Egyptian Army’s Trials

  • Africa

    China More Assertive As It Plans To Build Second Naval Base In West Africa

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Pylons for Gripen C/D Fighter Jets.

  • Air Platform

    Armenian Su-30s turned out to be useless in the Karabakh conflict: Professor Boris Sokolov

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine War: Rocketsan Started Mass Producing Guided Munitions For Drones

  • Europe

    Belarus Cozzies Up With Turkey, A Snab To Russia

  • C4iSR

    Why Russia didn’t use precision-guided munitions in Syria?

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Quietly Grounded All JF-17 Block I Fighters

  • Europe

    Ukraine started mass producing UJ-26 Beaver deep strike kamikaze drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Defense Contractors Must Follow Cybersecurity Guidelines:Melissa Price

  • Europe

    Russian Wagner mercenary shot down two Russian helicopters and IL-22 plane during mutiny

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Slovakia is in discussion with the U.S. to purchase MIM-104 Patriot missile defense system

  • Air Platform

    Japan unveils sixth-generation concept fighter jet

  • C4iSR

    Saab Group awarded contract to support UAE’s GlobalEye AWACS

  • Europe

    Ukraine to receive M1 Abrams tanks from the U.S. as soon as this fall

  • Air Platform

    H160M Guepard Joint Light Helicopter

  • Explore

    BAE, Rheinmetall To Manufacture Challenger 3 Tank For British Army

  • Europe

    Finland’s new Pohjanmaa-class corvette receives advanced composite armor fitted.

  • South Asia

    Leonardo and Baykar to co-produce TB2, TB3, Kizilelma and Akinci UCAV.

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey plans to Export ULAQ Armed USV to Europe

  • Europe

    Marshall Awarded Contract To Produce Command and Control Systems Shelter For Sweden

  • South Asia

    India Sacks Three Officers For Accidentally Firing Missiles At Pakistan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Bans Arms Export To Myanmar Junta

  • Europe

    Franco-Italian Horizon Class Destroyers to Receive Hypersonic and BMD Capability

  • Americas

    AN/APG-77 Multimode Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Singapore and the US sign civil nuclear technology deal

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Biden Administration Sanctions Chinese Comac Jet Ending Chinese Home-grown Commercial Jets Dream

  • South Asia

    1000 students died, and 12,500 were injured as the Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) raped and orchestrated brutal crackdown

  • South Asia

    WHO Director Saima Wazed Putul Received Grease Payment from Indian Shipbuilder to Award Bangladesh Navy’s Lucrative Contract

  • C4iSR

    The Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW&C

  • Americas

    U.S. Congress denied Army’s request to spend $400 million on buying Microsoft HoloLens headsets

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine started negotiating with France to purchase Rafale fighter jets.

  • Europe

    What type of weapons does Ukraine need right now to drive Russia out of Ukraine, including Crimea?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Fired Missiles In Response To North Korean Missile Launches

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo UK secured a contract to supply AW159 wildcat ASW helicopters to Philippine Navy.

  • Europe

    Misinformation in Kremlin grows as Putin’s chef competes with others for brown nose opportunity

  • Middle East

    South Korean and Israeli Defense Companies Benefit from $243 Billion Middle Eastern Defense Spending.

  • Europe

    Russia says two of its commanders killed as Kyiv wages Bakhmut offensive

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Hit Russia’s Several Air Bases

  • Air Platform

    An In-depth Look at Chinese Z-10 Attack Helicopter

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed Russia’s S-400 dud’s 92N2 radar and 96L6 high-altitude radar

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    United States Marine Corps Begins AGM-158A JASSM Integration Work Into F/A-18 Hornet Fleet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The PLAN Declares Type 052D Destroyer and Type 054A Frigate Operational

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Helicopter in Kherson

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri launches Qatari Emiri Navy’s first Doha-class corvette

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN’s sets to upgrade Cape-class OPV with naval communication system

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