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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. funds VPN firms to help Russians evade censors and access the truth about the Ukraine war

    June 16, 2022 0
    Most Ukrainians – even in Russian-speaking regions – have not welcomed the invasion, so her brandishing of the Soviet flag was used as proof that its actions have support among local people. Hiding truth: Russia [...]
  • Northrop Grumman Stepping Up B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Testing And Production

    September 26, 2024 0
    Northrop Grumman has announced a significant stride in the flight-testing and production of the US Air Force’s futuristic B-21 Raider. US Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber made successful loads calibration testDateJune 28, 2022U.S. Air [...]
  • Pakistan Air Force’s Chinese-made J-10C ‘Temu’ Fighter Jet’s WS-10B Engine Caught Fire During Take-off.

    May 6, 2025 0
    Developed by China’s Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, the J-10CE has long been on Sudan’s radar, with reports of its interest in the advanced fourth-generation fighter jet first surfacing in 2022. As these warplanes begin to arrive, [...]
  • Northrop Grumman to upgrade U.S. Air Force’s LITENING targeting pod

    February 19, 2024 0
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  • Ukraine destroyed Russian navy’s missile boat Ivanovets in Crimea

    February 2, 2024 0
    Ukraine has said it used sea drones to attack and destroy a Russian warship in the Black Sea near the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula. Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 kamikaze sea drones destroyed Russia’s corvette Ivanovets.DateOctober 7, 2025Ukrainian [...]
  • Israeli, Azerbaijan Defence Companies Co-produced Orbiter Drone in Azerbaijan

    February 7, 2025 0
    Azerbaijan’s election to a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council brings to the world body for the next two years a government which has cultivated lively military and economic ties with Israel. Azerbaijan Bought [...]
Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

  • South Asia

    Saab’s Gripen E is Leading IAF’s latest MMRCA Contest for 110 Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Air Force Receives New Anka-S UAV Configuration

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract To Produce 24 F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Jets For Indonesia

  • Uncategorized

    Russia Lost Four Su-35S Aircraft Within Last Ten Days, Says British Intelligence

  • Defense Industry

    Poland Purchases K2 Tanks And K9 Howitzers From South Korea Worth $5.76 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia plans to purchase 16 KF-21 Block II fighter jets.

  • Americas

    Russia Turn-down Argentine Interest In Su-35, Instead It Offered MiG-29M2

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine To Receive Hand-held Black Hornet Surveillance Drone From Norway

  • Americas

    U.S., Australia Wraps Up Alaska Red Flag 2021

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Ready To Provide Nuclear Submarines To Australia Under AUKUS Agreement

  • Air Platform

    Boeing ramps up F-15EX Eagle II jet production

  • Europe

    A Russian IL-76 transport aircraft crashed in Belgorod Oblast carrying 65 Ukrainian PoW

  • Air Platform

    NVL Group Laid Keel For Bulgarian Navy’s Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessels (MMPV)

  • Air Platform

    Spain Purchases Turkish-made 30 Hurjet Advanced Jet Trainers

  • Air Platform

    Here’s why Russia’s Su-57 is doomed?

  • Air Platform

    Korean FA-50 fighter jet receives advanced avionics, AESA radar and targeting POD for Malaysian and Polish requirements

  • Europe

    After big wins in Nagorno-Karabakh, demands of Turkish armed drones soar

  • Infantry Weapons

    Textron Systems’ cased-telescoped (CT) weapons and ammunition systems

  • Anti-air Missiles

    France considers sending SAMP/T NG air defense system to Ukraine.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Sends HARM Anti-radiation Missiles, Drones, Ammo And 16 HIMARS Rocket Artillery To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian invasion in Ukraine is not going according to plan, says Jens Stoltenberg

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Spy Ship Spotted Near Taiwan During Missile Tests

  • Americas

    US Army secures $322 million for M10 Booker lite tank production

  • Europe

    MKE Delivers First Indigenous 76mm Naval Gun To The Turkish Navy

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy Fires Naval Spike NLOS Missiles At Hamas Positions

  • Industry

    Turkish defense industry continues to boosting its capabilities

  • Europe

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

  • Middle East

    Iran Converted ISO Containers Into Drone Launching Platforms For Houthis, South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries Supplied 2000 Containers To Iran

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Hails Royal Navy For Sending HMS Queen Elizabeth To South China Sea

  • Europe

    France’s fourth Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine kicks off sea trials.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-25 crashed during a training flight

  • Middle East

    U.S. and Israel continue to bomb all over Iran, Ali Khamenei is dead.

  • Central Asia

    Anti-Taliban Resistance NRF Captured Four More Districts

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $443.76 million Contract To Produce AGM-158C LRASM

  • Air Platform

    Romania’s Aerostar signs MOU on UAV production with Thales

  • Air Platform

    Production Variant Su-57’s Screws, Welding and Rivets Are Exposed At Zhuhai Airshow

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea and Malaysia have signed a defense cooperation agreement.

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Cut Steel For Third Type 026 Frigates, HMS Belfast

  • Infantry Weapons

    Aselsan SARP Advanced Remote Weapon Station

  • Middle East

    Leaked news reveals China’s CETC Radar Engineers and Military Officers Operating HQ-9B Missile and YLC-8B Radar Killed by Israeli and American Air Strikes on Day 1.

  • Europe

    In Major U-tern, Germany Sends Stinger Missiles, Armored Vehicles and Anti-tank Weapons to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Partnership for Australia’s LAND 8710 Amphibious Program

  • Europe

    Russia to hike defense budget by 70 percent to fight Putin’s war in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Israel supplies super modern arms to muslim Azerbaijani and deprived christian Armenians

  • Cruise Missiles

    Russia Assisted Hezbollah Converting Tu-143 UAV Into DR-3 Cruise Missiles That Israel Destroyed

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Hit Russia’s Several Air Bases

  • Middle East

    The UAE Ordered 50 F-35A Stealth Jets And 18 MQ-9B Drones Worth $23 Billion

  • Air Platform

    CCTV footage shows Bangladesh Air Guard’s squadron leader Asim Jawwad, incorrectly performing aileron rolls, causing the Yak-130 to crash

  • Europe

    Ukraine strikes Russian forces with US-made ATACMS for the first time

  • Africa

    Morocco to Buy two Avante 1400 OPV from Spanish Navantia

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