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Middle East

Syrian Rebels Capture Russian Pantsir System, Helicopter, L-39 Albatros Aircraft and Syrian Army General Malik Hassan Muhaybar

December 2, 2024 GDC 0

Insurgents in Syria appear to have captured an advanced Russian air-defense system, according to images widely circulating on social media, after rebel forces launched a surprise offensive last week in the north of the country […]

Air Platform

Lithuania transfers L-39 attack aircraft to Ukraine

July 21, 2024 GDC 0

Lithuania has handed over another military aid to Ukraine. It is an L-39ZA Albatross training attack aircraft. Another batch of military support prepared by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has arrived in Ukraine. Today, a […]

Europe

Korean KAI Offers FA-50 as Slovakia’s L-39 Trainer Replacement

November 6, 2021 GDC 0

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Slovak state defense company, LOTN as part of its effort to pitch its FA-50 advanced trainer jet for the Central European country’s L-39 […]

Europe

Russian Aerospace Force crashed another aircraft

August 16, 2020 GDC 0

A few days ago, the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu said that the Russian defense department is very seriously concerned about the increased frequency of accidents involving Russian […]

Middle East

Turkish Military Demonstrated Firepower Using Fighter Jets, Drones, EW and Artillery Neutralizing Assad’s Forces In Idlib

March 27, 2020 GDC 0

On Sunday, Turkish Air Force F-16 jet fighters shot down two Syrian Air Force Su-24MK2 bombers over Idlib province. The air battle is the latest clash in a mounting conflict between the Turkish military and forces […]

Middle East

Turkish F-16 shot down Syrian L-39 aircraft

March 4, 2020 GDC 0

Turkish F-16 on Tuesday shot down a Syrian L-39 warplane over the northwest Idlib province, the Turkish defense ministry said, the third such downing in three days. Over the weekend Turkey launched the “Operation Spring Shield” military […]

  • PLA Rocket Force Test Fires DF-26 Ballistic Missiles

    June 15, 2021 0
    China’s rocket force has conducted firing exercises involving “carrier killer” DF-26 ballistic missiles. China parades DF-26 ballistic missilesDateAugust 9, 2020China fires DF-21 and DF-26B ballistic missilesDateAugust 29, 2020U.S. Approves SLAM-ER And MS-110 Reconnaissance Pods For TaiwanDateApril [...]
  • Russia relocates all military assets from Chinese border to Eastern Ukraine

    July 14, 2024 0
    Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Kyiv has left his country’s southern border with quasi-ally China exposed, satellite imagery has revealed, with several air defense missile systems likely relocated to the Ukraine front. Ukraine destroys [...]
  • Washington is pressuring Delhi to abandon Russian S-400 missile systems

    May 21, 2020 0
    WASHINGTON (GDC) – India needs to choose whether it will buy American or Russian air defense systems, said the acting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells, learned GDC citing the [...]
  • Rheinmetall awarded $1.20 billion contract to produce 50 Puma infantry fighting vehicle

    September 2, 2023 0
    Germany has placed an order worth 1.087 billion euros ($1.20 billion) for a further 50 Puma infantry fighting vehicles with Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), the Frankfurt-listed German arms maker said on Monday. Rheinmetall awarded [...]
  • BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Provide IFF for US Navy’s E-2D Hawkeye Aircraft

    October 2, 2021 0
    BAE Systems has secured a contract to provide identification friend-or-foe (IFF) spares for the US Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. Why does Russian-made missile shot down commercial airlines repeatedly?DateJanuary 12, 2020U.S. State Department approves three [...]
  • Diehl Defence Unveils 100km Range IRIS-T SLM/X Air Defense System.

    February 26, 2026 0
    Diehl Defence unveiled the IRIS-T SLM/X air defense system at Enforce Tac 2026, introducing a common eight-canister launcher capable of firing both SLM and SLX interceptors. On February 24, 2026, at Enforce Tac 2026, Germany’s [...]
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

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

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

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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  • Cruise Missiles

    Ukraine unveils domestically developed 1,000km range Neptune cruise missile.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s gift to the West: Russia now has major air defense problem after S-400, S-300, Buk and Pantsir embarrassments

  • Europe

    Ukraine Thwarts 32 Russian Air Attacks Over Kyiv

  • Americas

    US Army test fired extended-Range munitions for HIMARS

  • Europe

    Turkey is likely to buy second batch of S-400

  • Europe

    Denmark will shoot first and ask question later if the US tries to invade Greenland.

  • Europe

    Germany Delivers AT-2 Anti-tank Mines To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Breaks Altitude Records Of 33,000 Feet

  • Europe

    French-German KNDS unveils Leopard 2 tank with unmanned turret

  • Americas

    Raytheon Completes Testing of SPY-6 Radar’s Cooperative Engagement Capability

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles Destroying Russian T-90 Proryv Tanks

  • Europe

    Doctors Evacute Putin From Meeting, Putin May Have Diagnosed With Abdominal Cancer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia has announced a $310 million payment to the UK for the acquisition of nuclear reactor for SSN AUKUS.

  • Air Platform

    Drunk Ukranian Officer Rams His Car Into MiG-29 Aircraft

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese Indigenous Air-to-Air Missile

  • Europe

    Armenia Opts For Rheinmetall Oerlikon SHORAD, Ditches Failed Pantsir

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS destroys Russian Pantsir air defense system

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $492.7 Million Modification Contract For F-35

  • Europe

    Finland shut its land borders with Russia indefinitely

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Australian Army Purchases Fractl 2 Portable Laser Weapons

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard (Thief) procures surplus C-130Js of Royal Air Force

  • Air Platform

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Building Up Maritime Capability to Counter China

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aerospace Industries opens first Southeast Asian office in Malaysia

  • Europe

    Russia Demonstrates New Remote-Controlled Combat Module on BTR-82 APC

  • Anti-air Missiles

    German Army Purchases 600 Skyranger Short-range Air Defence System.

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Navy Unveils Sixth-Gen F/A-XX Fighter Aircraft Concept

  • Europe

    Turkey Trials Bayraktar TB3 Drone Aboard TCG Anadolu Carrier

  • Europe

    Denmark to field unmanned surface vessels for monitoring busy shipping routes

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Wants AI-operated Autonomous Drones

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Begins Building New Zealand’s P-8A Poseidon Aircraft

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Approves FMS of EMALS and AAG to French Navy’s Next-gen Aircraft Carrier Program

  • Europe

    Ukraine seeks deeper defense ties with Raytheon

  • Europe

    Poland Delivers Additional T-72 Tanks To Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Germany Purchases Meteor BVRAAM For Its F-35 Stealth Jets.

  • Europe

    Russia counterattacks Ukrainian forces in Avdiivka despite losing 6000 troops and 400 vehicles

  • Air Platform

    India postponed order of another batch of Rafale due to COVID-19

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-57 will carry two missiles in the internal weapons bay

  • Air Platform

    Peru has overturned the decision to buy Gripen in favor of F-16V Block 70 to become major non-NATO ally.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN SEA5000 Hunter-class FFG Project Is On Track Despite COVID19

  • Europe

    UK to buy German-made new artillery system

  • Air Platform

    Russian Warship Fired at German Maritime Helicopter in NATO Lake

  • Europe

    Drunk Putin claimed Ukraine started the war by striking the Crimea bridge

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Deploys For The First Time Abrams Tanks During Sea Explorer Exercise

  • Air Platform

    47th President Trump awards Boeing the contract to build sixth-generation F-47 NGAD fighter jets

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission Seized $200,000 From Lieutenant General Saiful Alam’s Residence

  • Air Platform

    Singapore will purchase eight F-35A stealth jets to complement its fleet of 12 F-35B jets

  • Americas

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Modernize US Navy’s MK39 EMATT ASW Training Target

  • Ballistic Missile

    South Korea’s new Hyunmoo-V monster missile carries nine tons warhead

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia shot down its own Mi-8 transport helicopter

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