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Russia’s Sukhoi Flanker And Mikoyan Fulcrum Have Some Worse Features You Didn’t Know

February 12, 2024 GDC 0

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Europe

Why Did Russia’s Navy Repeatedly Fail To Defend Its Warship?

June 12, 2023 GDC 0

The Russian cruiser Moskva was attacked in the Black Sea on April 13th. There are unconfirmed reports also that the Russian frigate Admiral Makarov was attacked on May 6th.  As details emerge, four important questions […]

Air Platform

Latvia delivers four helicopters to the Ukrainian army

August 28, 2022 GDC 0

Ukraine’s military has received military helicopters as part of military assistance from Latvia, according to the country’s Defense Minister Artis Pabriks. “The Ukrainian Air Force has just received 4 helicopters donated by Latvia,” Pabriks said. […]

Defense Industry

The Philippines Cancels Mi-17 Helicopter Deals With Russia

August 4, 2022 GDC 0

The Philippines has scrapped a multimillion-dollar deal with Russia to acquire Mil Mi-17 heavy-lift helicopters. A source in the Philippine Air Force (PAF) confirmed the cancellation to Global Defense Corp and added that the Technical […]

Europe

Slovakia Donates Mi-17 And Mi-2 Helicopters To Ukraine

July 17, 2022 GDC 0

The Slovak Minister of Defense Jaroslav Naď confirms a new military aid to Ukraine with the donation of four Mi-17 and one Mi-2 helicopters as well as ammunition for the BM-21 Grad 122mm MLRS (Multiple […]

Europe

Belgian Company Sells 64 Second-hand M109A4BE Self-propelled Howitzers To Ukraine

July 5, 2022 GDC 0

According to information published on the website of the Belgian National Television “RTBF” on June 1, 2022, the Belgian private company Flanders Technical Supply (FTS) delivered to Ukraine a stock of 64 M109A4 howitzers which […]

Europe

U.S. Supplied HIMARS Rocket Killed 56th Russian Colonel In Ukraine

July 1, 2022 GDC 0

Colonel Andrei Vasilyev, 49, was killed in an attack on Friday night by new missiles supplied by US President Joe Biden which have a range of around 43 miles Vladimir Putin has lost his 56th colonel […]

Europe

US sending latest generation 155mm M777A2 howitzers to Ukraine

June 22, 2022 GDC 0

A video broadcasted on The Dead District’s Twitter account shows 155mm howitzers transported by civilian semi-trailer tractors for delivery to the Ukrainian army. Interestingly, this time, the howitzers are the latest-generation M777A2s, not only M777s. […]

Air Platform

Ukraine Shot Down Russian Mi-35M Hind Attack Helicopter In Donetsk Region

June 17, 2022 GDC 0

The Ukrainian military released footage on Thursday showing the moment the Russian attack helicopter is hit by the Igla man-portable air-defense system in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. “The Russian helicopter hit the soldiers […]

Europe

Russian Pilots Complain in Tiktok Videos About Poor Working Conditions, Frostbite, No Food And No Water

June 16, 2022 GDC 0

Russia’s assault on Ukraine’s east has brought it some battlefield success as its military has advanced slowly in fierce fighting in Donbas. But those gains have come at a high price for the Russian invasion […]

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  • Boeing Awarded Contract For 12 KC-46 Aerial Refueling Aircraft

    January 21, 2021 0
    The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $1.7 billion contract for 12 KC-46A tanker aircraft. With this sixth production lot, Boeing is now on contract for 79 KC-46A tankers.  Boeing Awarded $3.1 Billion Contract To [...]
  • China sides with Russia as it welcomes Putin’s puppet Lukashenko in Beijing

    March 2, 2023 0
    China on Tuesday welcomes President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, a close ally of the Kremlin, less than a week after it sought to portray itself as a neutral arbiter in Russia’s war in Ukraine. The [...]
  • Russia Indefinitely Postponed Repair Of Admiral Kuznetsov

    June 5, 2021 0
    The repair of the Russian aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” was postponed indefinitely several days after Russia trumpeted its return. Russia Detained Director General Of Shipyard For Stealing $606,300 Repair Funds Of Admiral KuznetsovDateMarch 22, 2021Russia’s [...]
  • Ukraine shot down Tu-22M3 Strategic Bomber Using Soviet-era S-200 Missile System

    April 20, 2024 0
    Ukrainian anti-aircraft units shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber for the first time, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said on April 19. A Russian pilot tried to defect to Italy with his Tu-22M3 strategic bomber [...]
  • MBDA awarded contract to produce Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missile for UK and France

    August 5, 2025 0
    The extension of the production will allow the two countries to restock the Storm Shadow/SCALP stockpiles as the work on the next-generation cruise missile. MBDA Scalp Naval vertically launched cruise missileDateMay 11, 2020MBDA Storm Shadow/ [...]
  • UAE Ordered Wahash Infantry Fighting Vehicle

    April 24, 2020 0
    A Finnish export approval indicates that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has placed an order for the Wahash 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) developed by the local company Calidus Land Systems. Official documentation shows that, [...]
Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type 90B 122mm Rocket Artillery Exploded and Rolled Over Again.

December 25, 2025 0

Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. That’s what happened in the Thai-Cambodian War. Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm […]

Europe

Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

December 25, 2025 0

Lithuania has signed a 252 million euro contract with KNDS France for a second batch of 30 CAESAR Mk II 155 mm wheeled howitzers, expanding a program first launched in 2022. The move strengthens long-range […]

Europe

Elbit Systems Awarded Contract to Produce PULS Rocket Artillery for Greece.

December 22, 2025 0

Elbit Systems said on Tuesday that Greece has taken a key step toward acquiring the Israeli company’s PULS rocket artillery system, after the Hellenic Parliament and the Government Council for National Security approved a dedicated […]

Infantry Weapons

Israeli Elbit Systems Awarded $2.3 Billion Arms Contract by the United Arab Emirates.

December 21, 2025 0

The $2.3-billion deal between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv calls for the delivery of advanced defense systems over eight years. The UAE has been identified as the undisclosed buyer behind a $2.3-billion contract signed last […]

  • Air Platform

    Egypt and Turkiye will sign a landmark defence cooperation agreement to co-produce the KAAN fighter jet.

  • Air Platform

    Did China steal Apache Attack Helicopter Technology?

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin begins production of F-35 for Royal Danish Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. revoked Hong kong’s special trading status

  • Naval Platforms

    In-depth Look At Istanbul-class Frigates (TCG Istanbul)

  • Europe

    Dutch Navy Escorted Russian Navy’s Damaged Submarine Novorossiysk in North Sea.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received 17,000 Anti-tank Weapons Last Week

  • Europe

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

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey Negotiating With UK To Purchase Eurofighter, Type 23 Frigate And C-130J Aircraft

  • Naval Platforms

    India’s Russian-made MiG-29K Fighter Jets Are Inoperable: CAG Report

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Hellenic Air Force Purchases Israeli Spice Air-to-surface Precision Guided Munitions

  • South Asia

    Video footage shows Bangladesh army soldiers beating teenagers in Bangladesh’s Faridpur district

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Destroying More Than 150 Iranian Anti-air Missiles, Missile and Drone Factories are Blessings for Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Rejected Russia’s Su-57E and Recommends F-35 Acquisition

  • Africa

    The U.S. Special Forces Captured Second Pantsir-S1 In Lybia

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Ditches Pakistani JF-17 Fighter Jets in Favor of French Rafale F3R Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia And U.S. Warn Myanmar Military Not To Stage A Coup After Free Election

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan purchased 200 autonomous kamikaze sea drones inspired by Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 sea drone

  • Infantry Weapons

    Swedish Defense Giant Saab to Setup Carl-gustaf Manufacturing Facility In India

  • Americas

    U.S. President Joe Biden Lifts All Restrictions On Using American-made Weapons To Strike Inside Russia

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Mulls Buying 54 French Rafale Fighter Jets, A Snub To Germany And The U.S.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Nexter Delivers 105mm Howitzers To Thailand

  • Europe

    Russia Lost More Than 11,000 Military Combat Vehicles In The Ukraine War, Degrading Russian Army’s Ground Warfare Capability

  • Air Platform

    Australia Received Two CH-47H Chinook Helicopters

  • Ballistic Missile

    Turkey confirms 2,000km range ballistic missile program

  • Air Platform

    British army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopters achieved full operational capability

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin forces ‘the Freedom of Russia Legion’ plan fresh attacks inside Russia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    BAE Systems To Develop Hypersonic Weapons Capability In Australia

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 Strikes Russia’s Self-propelled Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    Bulgaria Received New F-16V Block 70 Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Australia to transfer RAAF’s classic Hornets aircraft to Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan Test Fires Domestically Made Babur 1B Cruise Missile With 900KM Range

  • Europe

    UK must spend 2.5 percent of GDP on defense, says departing armed forces minister

  • Europe

    Russia’s first moon mission in 50 years crashed, another humiliation for Putin

  • Naval Platforms

    Fincantieri’s Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura offshore patrol vessel (OPV)

  • Middle East

    Fall of Assad Regime Huge Gain for Turkey and Israel, Big Blow to Iran and Russia

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics and Shenyang Aircraft Corporation are directly involved in the refurbishment and new build of Russia’s Su-35, Su-34 and Su-57 aircraft

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves 23 F-model Chinook Helicopters For Egypt

  • South Asia

    Indian RAW: A History of Covert Operations in Asia, Middle East, Europe and America

  • Air Platform

    Australian F-35A Stealth Jets Scored Six Kills Against Singaporean F-15SG In Pitch Black 2022

  • Europe

    Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu admits Russia lacks quality weapons in the Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Russia’s Uralvagonzavod used 148 pieces of European equipment in T-72, T-90 and T-14 tanks, imported 260 machining tools from Germany to manufacture tanks.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Sends More Gepard Anti-air Systems To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Reportedly Will Buy More Su-35s to Replace Older Aircrafts: Reports TASS

  • Middle East

    Iran warns about broader Middle East conflict If IDF responds to Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s IL-22M Command Post and A-50 AWACS

  • Naval Platforms

    Poland to build Life Guard Maritime Rescue Ship

  • Europe

    Russian Military’s 25 Generals and 60 High-ranking Commanders Killed In Ukraine War

  • Americas

    US Navy sets to order F-35 for USS JFK

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot missiles shoot down two more Su-34 fighter bombers in just a day

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