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  • [ July 22, 2026 ] Satellite image appears to confirm Ukraine destroyed a Tu-95MS at Engels base. Air Platform
  • [ July 22, 2026 ] Iran war forced the Pentagon to import kamikaze sea drones from Ukraine. Americas
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Tejas MK1A or MK2: Is it Really Worth $77 Million?

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Air Platform

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

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  • Bangladesh Appoints New Air Guard and Army Chief AKA “Graft King”

    June 13, 2021 0
    Newly-appointed Bangladesh Air Guard chief Shaikh Abdul Hannan (call sign goat face) was on Sunday adorned with the rank badge of Air Marshal at a ceremony in presence of prime minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban. [...]
  • Luftwaffe And Israeli Air Force Conduct Air Combat Exercises For The First Time

    October 10, 2020 0
    Germany welcomed military aircraft from Israel to its airspace on Thursday in their first joint combat exercises in German territory, as both air forces praised the intensive cooperation between the two countries. “It was very [...]
  • British MoD Increased Royal Navy’s Spending to £7.5 Billion Over Next Decade

    February 27, 2022 0
    In accordance with the “Global Britain” policy, the UK government has already signaled its desire for a more capable Royal Navy with the Integrated Review 2021, which was published in March 2021. Another indication of [...]
  • No IFF: Pakistan’s HQ-16 Missile Shot Down Its Own Mirage Jet, Proving Chinese Copycat HQ-16 Retained Buk Missile’s Characteristics

    May 8, 2025 0
    An ejection seat believed to be from a Pakistani Air Force Mirage V fighter jet was discovered in Lahore, sparking speculation that the Pakistan army may have fired a missile from HQ-16 and downed their [...]
  • Ukrainian $500 FPV drone destroyed modernized $25 million TOR-M1S Missiles

    September 1, 2023 0
    The Ukrainian Defense Forces have hit a Russian Tor-M1 surface-to-air missile system. The system was not completely destroyed, but it will not be able to fulfil its tasks in the near future. Iran shot down [...]
  • US Army Issued Tenders To Buy AK-74 Kalashnikov Assault Rifles For Adversary Training

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

  • Air Platform

    Huge Explosions Ripped Through Iranian Missile Factory As Israeli F-35I Adir Stealth Jets Reign Over Tehran Skies

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine authorized to use British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles and Paveway IV bombs to strike inside Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine Hauls 1970s Russian Weapons Left Behind By Fleeing Russians

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department Approves 75 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Tanks For Australia

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan Koral Land-Based Transportable Radar Electronic Attack System

  • Middle East

    Mojtaba Khamenei, the grand thief of Iran, built a $3 billion property empire in London, Dubai, Frankfurt and Madrid.

  • Europe

    Germany sends more Gepard air-defense tanks to Ukraine

  • Americas

    Fincantieri allocates three U.S. Shipyards to build Constellation class frigates

  • Europe

    Israeli space-age weapons of Azerbaijani military dismantles Russian-origin Armenian weapons

  • Air Platform

    Sweden and Germany agree to work on next-generation fighter jet project.

  • Middle East

    Israel Deploys Mobile Laser Weapon System to Counter Iranian Drones.

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    Turkish F-16 shot down second Su-25 aircraft of the Armenian Air Force

  • Europe

    Finland Acquires Munitions For HIMARS Rockets Launchers

  • Europe

    Babcock cuts steel for Royal Navy’s first type 31 frigate

  • Air Platform

    Israel approves buying 25 new F-35 stealth fighter jets

  • Land Platform

    Norinco delivers airdrop-capable armored vehicle to PLA

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s 1st aircraft factory to reopen with Gökbey, Hürkuş production

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Diehl Defence IRIS-T Air-to-Air Missile

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman Stepping Up B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Testing And Production

  • Europe

    UK to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces announced that it will destroy Iran’s pre-war ballistic and nuclear capability.

  • Americas

    Canadian Army Wants Cheap FPV Drones for Modern Combat.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    A-Darter Air-to-air Guided Missile

  • Europe

    Israeli Elbit Systems to Upgrade Ukrainian MiG-29 Aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Pakistan Pursuing German IRIS-T SLM and British CAMM-ER After HQ-9P and HQ-16 Failed to Intercept Indian Jets and Missiles

  • Infantry Weapons

    Amid China and Pakistan tensions, India to expedite PRITHVI Air Defence (PAD) development

  • Africa

    Chad receives Chinese-made air defense systems from UAE

  • Europe

    Russian Buk Missiles Backfires And Hit Russian Troops Like Boomerang

  • Americas

    US Navy received final Block 2 Super Hornet

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldier shot down Russian missile with M2 machine gun

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force’s First Female Captain Lacie Hester Received Silver Star Award

  • Europe

    Iskander missiles were intercepted by Israeli-made Barak-8 air defense, says Armenia

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Cancels Critical Air-launched HALO Hypersonic Missile Citing Cost Concerns

  • Africa

    Algeria to Receive Su-57 in 2028

  • Air Platform

    Russian Defense Industries Can’t Manufacture Drones, Russia Buys Drones From Belarus and Iran

  • Air Platform

    Germany Awarded A Contract To Airbus For 38 Eurofighter Typhoon

  • C4iSR

    Japanese Murata, American Texas Instruments, French Thales and German Siemens Supplied Communications, EW and Computation Equipment For Russia’s Su-57 Jets

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Firm Converted Manned Helicopter into Unmanned Helicopter

  • Europe

    Israeli Elbit Systems opens new drone factory in Romania.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Thwarts 32 Russian Air Attacks Over Kyiv

  • Europe

    Decree Could Give Ukrainian Citizenship to Foreign Fighters, President Zelenskyy

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Unveils Prototype KAAN Fighter Jet.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Captured Unexploded Intact Chinese-made PL-15E Air-to-air Missile, A Huge Blow to China

  • Americas

    US Navy To Build Robot Warship

  • Europe

    Patria delivered the first 6×6 vehicles to Latvia

  • Europe

    Russia Evacuates Nuclear Bombers From Engels Airbase Amid Constant Drone Attacks By Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian military lost 31,996 pieces of equipment in Ukraine war, but how bad Russia’s equipment losses are?

  • Europe

    Tugboat Navy: Failed launch of a cruise missile almost sunk Putin’s destroyer, “Marshal Shaposhnikov”

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Roketsan SOM Cruise Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy Admiral Visits Taiwan For The First Time

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