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East Asia and Pacific Region

Kim Jong Un to visit Moscow to sign reciprocal deal for North Korea receives spy satellites and Russia receives Hwasal-2 cruise and KN-23 ballistic missiles

November 27, 2024 GDC 0

South Korea’s defense chief Shin Won-sik said on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could visit Russia soon. North Korea is preparing a mass shipment of cruise missiles and ballistic missiles as Russia […]

Ballistic Missile

North Korean Ballistic Missiles Contain Components From United States, United Kingdom, Japan, China, and Switzerland

November 27, 2024 GDC 0

A new report has revealed that North Korean ballistic missiles used by Russian forces in attacks on Ukraine contain numerous components of foreign manufacture, including parts made by companies from the United States, United Kingdom, […]

Europe

Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blew up Russia’s warehouse storing North Korean KN-23 missiles, tanks and ammunitions

September 22, 2024 GDC 0

Four days after blowing up a huge Russian ammunition stockpile in the town of Toropets, in western Russia 470km from Ukraine, Ukrainian drones struck again—landing a second blow on arsenals in Toropets on Saturday morning […]

Ballistic Missile

Russian-launched North Korean KN-23 (Hwasong-11) missiles explode mid-air

June 18, 2024 GDC 0

The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine has disclosed that approximately half of the North Korean missiles fired by Russia toward Ukraine from December to February 2024 detonated in the atmosphere. The investigation, conducted […]

Ballistic Missile

North Korean missile failure in the Ukraine war explains why Iranian missiles failed during the attacks on Israel

May 21, 2024 GDC 0

Russia has been deploying North Korean-developed short-range ballistic missiles on the battlefields of Ukraine that are showing a remarkably high failure rate, according to Ukrainian officials. The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s office said it had recovered […]

Ballistic Missile

Russia fired North Korean-made KN-23 short-range ballistic missiles on Ukraine

March 4, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine’s Attorney General, Andriy Kostin, has revealed that Russian Armed Forces used at least 24 North Korean-made ballistic missiles during missile strikes on Ukrainian territory. Kostin said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine that these missiles, […]

Ballistic Missile

North Korean KN-23, KN-24 and KN-25 ballistic missiles fired by Russia contains American, European and Japanese components

February 22, 2024 GDC 0

A North Korean KN-23 and KN-25 ballistic missile fired last month by the Russian military in Ukraine contained hundreds of components that trace back to companies in the US and Europe, according to a new […]

Ballistic Missile

North Korea started mass producing KN-24 ballistic missiles to fulfil Russia’s order

January 24, 2024 GDC 0

Newly released images from the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) indicate that North Korea has ramped up the production of its KN-24 short-range ballistic missiles. These missiles are being mounted on both tracked armored […]

Ballistic Missile

Russia strikes Ukraine with North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles

January 8, 2024 GDC 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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Russia’s use of North Korean ballistic missile is a grave concern for South Korea

January 7, 2024 GDC 0

Russia has launched multiple North Korea-made ballistic missiles at Ukraine recently, the White House said on Thursday, the first time the North’s latest weapons have been used in battle. WHAT MISSILES DID RUSSIA USE? While […]

  • Barrett To Supply U.S. Army With MK22 Sniper Rifles

    April 8, 2021 0
    The U.S. Department of Defense announced Wednesday that US-based Barrett Firearms was awarded a $49,977,196 contract for procurement of Multi-Role Adaptive Rifle/MK22 Advanced Sniper Rifles, spare parts, accessories, tools, and conversion kits. The estimated completion [...]
  • India, China Proxy War Raging in Myanmar’s Rakhine State for Chinese-build Port.

    August 23, 2025 0
    China and India are funding and supplying arms to the Myanmar Army and the Arakan Army as Myanmar rebels advance on strategic western frontier. While China arming the Junta and India arming the Arakan Army [...]
  • Ukrainian artillery destroys Russian rocket launchers with precision strike

    March 20, 2023 0
    The Ukrainian military has released ariel footage showing Ukraine’s artillery destroying Russian Uragan self-propelled multiple rocket launcher systems with precision strikes. Ukrainian Soldiers Blow Up Russia’s BM-27 Rocket LaunchersDateOctober 31, 2022Ukraine destroyed Russia’s Uragan 9P140 [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz Moscow for the second night

    March 15, 2025 0
    Ukraine has blitzed Moscow for the second time in days with a major Russian oil refinery exploding in a huge fireball blast. Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s oil refinery in the Kaluga region in fifth [...]
  • Ecuador Grounds Indian-made HAL Dhruv Junk Helicopters After Four Crashes

    June 4, 2025 0
    Ecuador grounded its entire fleet of seven HAL Dhruv helicopters in 2015 after experiencing four crashes, leading to the termination of the contract with HAL. The Ecuadorian Air Force cited safety concerns, non-delivery of parts, [...]
  • Bangladesh Air Guard’s Former Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan (Thief) Sued For Money Laundering and Corruption

    February 6, 2025 0
    On Wednesday, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed three cases on corruption charges against nine people, including Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan. On 17 December 2022, former Air Chief Marshal Hannan, a convicted criminal, said that [...]
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, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rheinmetall to export Australian-made turrets to Hungary

  • C4iSR

    Iran Unveils New Air Defense Systems

  • Americas

    Former Intelligence Officer Alnur Mussayev Claims KGB Recruited Donald Trump Under Codename ‘Agent Krasnov’, Trump Serving USSR and Russia for 37 Years

  • Land Platform

    Aselsan to mass produce unmanned ground vehicle

  • Middle East

    Thyssenkrupp Delivers Last Two Corvettes To The Israeli Navy

  • Europe

    Slovakia Considers Selling Zuzana Self-propelled Howitzers to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Drones Destroyed Upgraded T-72B Tanks Using Grenade

  • Europe

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMAS Arunta Departs For Three Months Overseas Deployment

  • Europe

    Russia May Run Of Kalibr Cruise Missiles In January 2023 If It Continues To Mass Strike

  • Central Asia

    Goodbye CSTO: Armenia Absent From Russia-led CSTO War Game

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian Army’s Dhanush artillery gun fails in trial due to counterfeit Chinese bearings supplied by corrupt officials

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan Bought Israeli Iron Dome Missile System

  • Middle East

    Iran Unveils New Reconnaissance Combat Drones

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration green light European allies to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 jets

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Skunk Works unveils Vectis stealth drone for future air combat.

  • Europe

    Russian Casualties To Reach 110,000 Before This Christmas

  • Europe

    Huge Explosion Destroys Moscow Mega Shopping Mall

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lieutenant Colonel Boniface Aruma of PNG army to serve as deputy commander of the Australian Army’s 3rd Brigade in Townsville

  • Air Platform

    Germany purchases F-35 stealth jets worth €10 billion

  • Air Platform

    HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft: Too Late, Too Little and Too Expense

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian HIMARS Strikes Destroyed Russia’s S-400 SAM in Donetsk Oblast

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi Su-35, A Disaster Fighter Jets for Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine Approves Defense Framework With The UK

  • Europe

    Netherlands to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets as soon as possible

  • Africa

    Damen delivers FCS 3307 patrol vessel to Nigeria’s Homeland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China unveiled two new Type 094A (Jin-class) submarines

  • Europe

    Ukraine Wiped Out Russia’s Elite Spetsnaz Unit

  • Air Platform

    Why You Shouldn’t Compare Fighter Jets?

  • Naval Platforms

    China’s Type 056 Jiangdao Class Corvette

  • Air Platform

    Dassault CEO Frustrated With Airbus Over FCAS Delays

  • Europe

    Turkey decided to remove the S-400 missile system to re-enter the F-35 program.

  • Europe

    Europe lifts constraints on striking inside Russia using Western weapons

  • Americas

    Raytheon to build ground-based terminals for US Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Army is on the verge of collapse as ‘three Brotherhood’ rebels took of three northern states

  • Air Platform

    Pentagon Wants To Equip MQ-9 Reaper With Directed-Energy Weapons

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Sanctions bite: Russia accepts six elephants as payments for six Su-30 fighter jets from Myanmar’s junta

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery strike damaged Russian ‘Velikiy Ustyug’ missile corvette

  • Air Platform

    Belgium Request To Join Franco-German FCAS Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets Project

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Deliveres Six Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 (TB2) UAVs To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Receives Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 Anti-air System

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot missile shot down Su-34 fighter-bomber again

  • Europe

    Turkiye Test-Fires 76mm Naval Guns For Milgem Corvette

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Repeat Incursions By PLA Air Force Into Taiwanese Airspace

  • Air Platform

    China’s Domestic Engine Problems Continue to Become A Headache For PLA-AF

  • Air Platform

    Russian Fighter Jets and Helicopters Are Blown Out Of Sky By British-made Starstreak Missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany will provide additional IRIS-T SLM air defense systems to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Recaptures Ten More Areas In Kherson Offensive

  • Air Platform

    B-2 Stealth Bomber Proved the Limitation of Elon Musk’s Drone Swarms Theory

  • Middle East

    China’s L-15 advanced jet trainer showcased at Dubai Airshow

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