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Air Platform

Flying coffin: Indian Air Force will retire Russian-dud MiG-21 in 2025 after 400 crashes and 200 dead pilots

March 17, 2024 GDC 0

After half of the fleet crashing over the years, the last of India’s 40 MiG-21s are expected to retire in 2025. The MiG-21 first flew in 1955 and was retired in 1985 by the Soviet […]

Air Platform

HAL Tejas: India’s LCA is worse than you think, comparable to 1950s MiG-21, IAF internal assessment report

September 17, 2023 GDC 0

The (LCA) is the LCA from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), which has been keeping the IAF changing in balance since 1983 on its order of 83 such aircraft. Indian Air Force (IAF) assesses the aircraft […]

Air Platform

Vietnam Turning Cold War Era MiG-21 mothballs into target drones

November 12, 2020 GDC 0

After dueling against American pilots decades ago, the legendary MiG-21s of Vietnam War fame may fly again as unmanned aerial vehicles, Viet Defense reports. With a lot of research still to be done, we’re not […]

Air Platform

Croatia to replace aging MiGs with Saab Gripen

September 10, 2020 GDC 0

Sweden has made a formal offer to Croatia to sell 12 Saab Gripen C/D fighters to satisfy the country’s requirement to replace its Yugoslav era MiG-21s. The government-to-government offer, announced by Saab on 9 September, […]

South Asia

Russian Missiles Don’t Work, Says Indian Air Force

September 4, 2019 GDC 0

Outgunned by Pakistani Air Force AIM-120C AMRAAM’s range and accuracy fired from American-made F-16C/D, India is now looking to Israel, from whom it has purchased numerous weapons, such as the Heron drone and the Derby, […]

  • U.S. Deploys Nuclear Capable B-52 Bombers In Australia

    October 31, 2022 0
    An expanded Royal Australian Air Force base in the Northern Territory will have space for up to six American nuclear-capable B-52 aircraft as part of a US-funded project that is likely to fuel tensions with [...]
  • Sukhoi Proposes Su-57 Naval Variant For China

    December 29, 2020 0
    The development of a carrier-based version of the Su-57 fighter is in its final stage, reported Russian news agency TASS. The deck version of the latest Russian fourth-generation fighter, the Su-57, may appear by 2028. [...]
  • Israel shows images of tanks in Gaza as war on Hamas militants deepens

    October 31, 2023 0
    Israel signalled intent to encircle Gaza’s main city on Sunday, publishing pictures of battle tanks on the Palestinian enclave’s western coast 48 hours after ordering expanded ground incursions across its eastern border. Infantry backed by [...]
  • Latest Satellite Photos Show the Destruction of Russian Armored Vehicles and Tanks Near Kyiv

    March 15, 2022 0
    A satellite image recorded a destroyed column of armored vehicles from almost two dozen armored vehicles. Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Strike At Russian Convoy As They Take A NapDateMarch 22, 2022KGB Putin Fires Eight Generals Over [...]
  • Turkish F-16 shot down Syrian L-39 aircraft

    March 4, 2020 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 [...]
  • Ukraine Received Eight Archer Howitzers From Sweden

    December 11, 2023 0
    Eight Archer artillery systems provided by the Swedish government have been delivered to Ukraine, Swedish Defense Minister Pal Johnson posted on X (Twitter). Sweden Considers Supplying Deadly Archer Self-propelled Howitzer And RBS70 Anti-air MissileDateSeptember 12, [...]
Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

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

December 26, 2025 0

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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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin to Build 128 F-16V Block 72 For Export Customers

  • Europe

    Russia Lost 54 Artillery Systems, 54 Armored Vehicles and 27 Tanks in a Day

  • Europe

    Ukraine received M109A6 Paladin 155mm self-propelled howitzers

  • Europe

    UAE-based Streit Group delivers armored vehicles to Russian National Guard.

  • Middle East

    Australia deploys C-17 transport aircraft, KC-30 tankers and ADF personnel to the Middle-East

  • Europe

    Leonardo Demonstrates swarming drones to RAF

  • Europe

    French Navy’s First FREMM DA Alsace To Start Sea Trials In October 2020

  • Middle East

    Iran Attacked Israeli Oil Tanker Using Kamikaze Drone

  • Europe

    Ukraine retakes the village of Robotyne, south of Orikhiv

  • Europe

    Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands transfer M113 armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Turkish F-16 shot down two Syrian Su-24 Fencer Jets And A Turkish Drone Shot Down Over Idlib Region, Syria.

  • Europe

    Australia To Build Six New Patrol Vessels, Amid Laser Attack On RAAF’S Poseidon Aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s $110,000 Beaver kamikaze drones with a launch range of 1,000 kilometers menacing Moscow

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Rebuild Soviet-era Tu-160M Bomber, A Sign Russia Does Not Have The Tech To Build PAK DA

  • Central Asia

    Taliban being backed by Pakistani Army in Panjshir, reported Fox News

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMS Queen Elizabeth Projects Power In South China Sea

  • Defense Industry

    Kalashnikov Group Completes Delivery of Strela-10M3 Missiles to Russian Military

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia orders 18 more Rafale fighter jets worth $2.3 billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Negotiations Breakthrough After Naval Group Submits Revised Proposal For Australian Submarine Programme

  • Air Platform

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Submarine Race In Asia-Pacific Region

  • Europe

    Russia Burning Faces Of Dead North Korean Troops in Kursk Region

  • Europe

    Poland gets first US-made M1 Abrams SEPv3 main battle tanks

  • Europe

    Turkish Defense Industries To Fulfill Orders In 2021

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems annual sales rose to  £23.3 billion amid Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Turkish companies unveil indigenous point defense systems for warships

  • Naval Weapons

    Leonardo’s 127mm 127/64 LW – Vulcano

  • C4iSR

    The Talon HATE Pod Air-to-air, Air-to-ground and Satellite Data Links

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Offers Eurofighter Tranche 4 to Switzerland

  • Industry

    Can Turkey Repeat Drone Success In TFX Programme?

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan delivers “DragonEye” electro-optic systems

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy’s second P15B destroyer INS Mormugao starts sea trials

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Philippines intends to buy ground-launched Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles

  • Europe

    71 years old narcissists Putin fell down after taking heavy doses of steroids and opioid based painkillers

  • Industry

    IAI selected five tech startups to develop products

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz Russia’s oil depots and power grids

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Prepares for Dassault Rafale Integration into Indonesian Air Force

  • South Asia

    Russian Missiles Don’t Work, Says Indian Air Force

  • Europe

    Ukraine Demonstrates New Warfighting Capability By Using Underwater Unmanned Vehicles (UUV)

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine Captured Russian BRM-1K Reconnaissance Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo to deliver new helicopters to Malaysian Army

  • Air Platform

    The Saab Gripen E: Not a fifth-gen aircraft but as stealthy as the F-35 Lightning II

  • Europe

    EU Pledges Fighter Jets Transfers to Ukraine, Sweden Breaks Neutrality

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin Partisans Seized Control Of Town In Belgorod

  • Europe

    Israel Approves Sending Blue Spear Anti-ship Missile And Spike NLOS To Ukraine By Estonia

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Tracks Russian Warships Pass Through Dover Strait

  • Americas

    Navy officials and shipbuilders have attributed the US shipbuilding issues to long-term and short-term problems

  • Americas

    US to start mass production of new Booker combat vehicles

  • Air Platform

    France Offers Rafale Jets To Ukraine As MiG-29 Replacement

  • Europe

    Czech Republic is the first country to donate T-72 tanks to Ukraine

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