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  • [ June 12, 2025 ] Turkish Aerospace Industries Signed 48 KAAN Fighter Jets Export Deal With Indonesia Worth $10 Billion Air Platform
  • [ June 12, 2025 ] Pakistan Announced $9 Billion Defense Budget Amid Tensions With India South Asia
  • [ June 12, 2025 ] Italian Army Received Fourth Kronos Radar For SAMP/T NG Anti-air Missile Anti-air Missiles
  • [ June 12, 2025 ] Japan showcases 1,000km range Type 12 anti-ship cruise missile Anti-ship Missile
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Air Platform

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

August 1, 2024 GDC 0

On Wednesday, July 31, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter was shot down near the occupied city of Donetsk. According to multiple Russian sources, the helicopter was inadvertently struck by its own air defense systems, which were […]

Air Platform

Ukraine’s FPV drone almost intercepts Russian Mi-8 helicopter

July 22, 2024 GDC 0

Ukrainian military forces have released a video showcasing an attempt by an FPV (First Person View) drone to intercept a Russian Mi-8 helicopter. The rare footage, made public by Ukrainian forces, captures the moment the […]

Middle East

Turkish Akinci Drone Located Iranian President’s Helicopter

May 21, 2024 GDC 0

In a swift and coordinated rescue operation, a Turkish Akinci drone located the wreckage of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, providing critical information to Iranian authorities. After receiving […]

Middle East

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s Soviet-built Mi-8 Helicopter Lacked Instrument Flying Capability, Suffered Hard Landing

May 20, 2024 GDC 0

Iranian state media has reported that a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has suffered a “hard landing” without elaborating. Some began urging the public to pray for Raisi and the others on board on […]

Air Platform

Russia shot down its own Mi-8 helicopter, killing three crews

October 25, 2023 GDC 0

Russia has lost yet another military helicopter to friendly fire as a $7 million chopper was shot down over the sea. The Russian defense ministry is yet to acknowledge the attack, as a picture of […]

Air Platform

Ukrainian troops shoot down Russian Mi-8 helicopter using RBS-70 MANPAD

October 25, 2023 GDC 0

The Ukrainian military claimed on Sunday that it had shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter using Swedish-made RBS-70 MANPAD.  In a Telegram post, the commander of Ukrainian ground forces, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, released a […]

Air Platform

Russian pilot defected to Ukraine flying a Mi-8 helicopter loaded with Su-30SM parts

September 11, 2023 GDC 0

Russian pilot stole his Mi-8 helicopter and flew to Ukraine, where he surrendered to Ukrainian special forces. Ukrainian media reported on Wednesday that a Mi-8 helicopter of the Russian Armed Forces landed in Ukraine due […]

Air Platform

No IFF and datalink: Russian anti-air missiles shot down its own Su-34 and Mi-8 helicopters

May 17, 2023 GDC 0

A Russian fighter jet and a helicopter have been seen crashing amid reports a further two warplanes have also been downed. Footage shows Su-34 jet and a Mi-8 chopper were seen coming down near a Russian town […]

Air Platform

Croatia Donates Fourteen Mi-8 Transport Helicopters To Ukraine

November 23, 2022 GDC 0

The Croatian Ministry of Defense is going to transfer a new package of military assistance to Ukraine. This was reported by the local publication Jutarnji. Croatia donated 14 Mi-8 and Mi-8MTV helicopters to Ukraine. The […]

Europe

Mi-8 Helicopter Crashed in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve In Russia

August 13, 2021 GDC 0

A Mi-8 helicopter with 13 tourists and three crew members on board has crash landed in Kamchatka, the helicopter of the Disaster Medicine Center is heading to the crash site of a tourist helicopter, the […]

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  • The UAE and Saudi Arabia Reject Russian S-400 And Opt-in For Israeli Iron-Dome

    November 4, 2020 0
    The UAE and Saudi Arabia reject Russian air defense missile systems S-400. According to Sputnik news, both countries of the Middle East withdrew from negotiations on the acquisition of Russian weapons. Recently, Turkish and Israeli [...]
  • Taiwan’s secretive submarine program progressed

    December 12, 2021 0
     For more than two decades, Taiwan tried to buy a fleet of modern conventional submarines to fend off an existential threat – invasion by China. There were no takers. The United States, Taiwan’s main ally, [...]
  • Philippines Received Three Batteries Of Israeli Spyder SAM Worth $141 Million

    September 3, 2021 0
    Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is supplying SPYDER, a ground-based air defense system to the Philippines worth $141 million. The Philippines selected the Israeli company to supply the much needed equipment to the Philippine Air [...]
  • Retired Turkish Army General Rebukes S-400 Purchase As Greece Seeks Approval For F-35

    November 22, 2020 0
    Turkey believes that the purchase of the Russian S-400 was a multi-billion dollars mistake. However, as the situation changes, the relationship between Turkey and NATO has deteriorated. , The Turkish army will have to rely [...]
  • The Saab Gripen E: Not a fifth-gen aircraft but as stealthy as the F-35 Lightning II

    December 12, 2019 0
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  • President Erdogan Normalizes Ties With Egypt And Saudi Arabia

    May 19, 2021 0
    Relations between Ankara and Cairo have been strained due to Erdogan’s ties with the Muslim Brotherhood. In addition, the murder of Khashoggi in Istanbul has cooled ties with Saudi Arabia. Turkey seeks to consolidate its [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

June 5, 2025 0

North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of […]

Europe

CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

June 2, 2025 0

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Europe

British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

May 28, 2025 0

The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]

Central Asia

Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

May 26, 2025 0

Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]

Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

Infantry Weapons

India fields Swedish-made Carl-Gustaf M4 launcher ditching locally-made Nag Mk-2 ATGM

May 25, 2025 0

The Indian Army has begun fielding the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle. The deployment follows Saab FFVO India Pvt Ltd, a fully foreign-owned subsidiary of Saab AB, establishing a new production facility in India. According to […]

  • Air Platform

    Saab Group formally submitted proposals for Canada’s FFCP Programme

  • Europe

    Greek Parliament Approves Purchase of 18 Rafale Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Ukraine offers $5 million for a Russian pilot who would defect to Ukraine with a Su-57 jet

  • Air Platform

    Poland Signs Mega Arms With South Korea Worth $14.5 Billion

  • Europe

    Sweden’s push for increasing conscripts, training and preparedness, amid Russian aggressions

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan conducts successful training launch of ‘Fatah-II’ rocket system

  • Infantry Weapons

    South Korea showcases K239 Chunmoo long-range rocket artillery system in Saudi Arabia and UAE

  • Europe

    Assassination fear: cancer-stricken Vlad will never enjoy $1.3 billion mansion that has wine cellar, private marina, vineyard, indoor Ice hockey, mini casino

  • Air Platform

    Boeing UCAV For Royal Australian Air Force

  • C4iSR

    Deconstructing Fire Control Radar of MiG-29s/MiG-29M2/MiG-29K/MiG-35

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration Won’t Block British And Dutch Effort To Transfer F-16 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Cyber

    Danish Navy Seized Chinese Bulk Carrier Yi Peng For Sabotaging German, Swedish and Finnish Submarine Cables

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The CAATSA And Its Implementation On Turkey, Egypt, China and India

  • Europe

    Greece intercepted two Turkish F-16 fighter jets

  • C4iSR

    Reutech optical radar tracker (ORT)

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received 60 Leopard 2 Tanks From Western Allies

  • Europe

    Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Destruction Was Privately Funded, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi Approved The Operations

  • Air Platform

    The US Navy to receive F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III By The End of May

  • Europe

    Russia’s Kuibyshev oil refinery halts production after drone attacks, a big blow to Putin

  • Air Platform

    Japan Announced Partners To Build Sixth-generation fighter jets

  • Air Platform

    India Buys 16 Used Mirage 2000 Fighters From France

  • Defense Industry

    Czech, Polish And Bulgarian Defense Industries Making Billions Supplying Soviet-era Weapons To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Delivers More Gepard Anti-air Guns To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Spain Wants to Buy More Eurofighter Typhoon until F-35 is Available

  • Air Platform

    Gripen E Fighter Jet Performs Anti-Access and Area Denial (A2AD) Role Through Superior EW, Situational Awareness, and Cutting-Edge Weapon System

  • Europe

    Russia sends the 1950s BTR-50 vehicles to the frontline, a sign Russia is running out of platforms

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Inks Deal with OCEA for 40 Coast Guard Patrol Boats

  • Europe

    Russian losses in Makhmut are so huge that they impacted supply chains on other battlefields

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia buys Turkish Karayel tactical UAV

  • Europe

    Biden Administration Announced New Military Aid To Ukraine, Included HIMARS, Patriot Missile and Howitzers

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri Delivers Second Al Zubarah-class Corvette to Qatar

  • Naval Platforms

    The Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD)

  • Air Platform

    Sweden sent Gripen spare parts to Ukraine as precursor to Gripen C/D jets

  • Europe

    Raytheon Offers Boosterless SkyCeptor Missiles for Poland’s Air Defense System

  • Middle East

    Assad Regime’s Fall Exposed Russian Military’s Weaknesses Ukraine Can Exploit

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese Soryu-class submarine detects type 094 submarine in its territorial waters near Amami Islands

  • Air Platform

    DARPA Awards General Atomics ‘LongShot’ Drone Demo Contract

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia to Receive F-16V Block 70 FighterJets in 2024

  • Europe

    Ukrainian $100,000 sea drone blew up Putin’s $400 million landing warship BDK-91 Olenegorskiy Gornyak

  • Americas

    Oshkosh Defense awarded contract to produce unmanned launcher vehicles for US Marines

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Air Force Shot Down 40 Kh-55, Kh-101 and 28 Kalibr Cruise Missiles Using NASAMS Anti-air Missiles

  • C4iSR

    RAF set to acquire five E-7 Wedgetails to replace E-3 Sentry

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Prepares for Dassault Rafale Integration into Indonesian Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Scrambled Fighters To Intercept Chinese H-6 Bombers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Started Prototyping Australia’s Hunter-class Frigate At Osborne Naval Shipyard

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad Spooked: Putin Disappeared From Russian Television For 36 Hours

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed Russia’s T-90M battle tanks

  • C4iSR

    Finland Invited To Join Eurofighter’s Next-gen Radar Program

  • South Asia

    WHO Director Saima Wazed Putul, the daughter of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina is corrupt, criminal and part of racketeering gang

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Unveils New FFM Frigate For Export Markets

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