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Major Explosion Rocks Russian Oil Depot In Long-Range Ukrainian Strike

December 16, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine has said its drones have struck an oil depot inside Russia in the latest strike by Kyiv against Moscow’s energy infrastructure. Russian Telegram channels reported that explosions occurred at the depot around midnight Friday […]

Europe

Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set two major Russian oil depots ablaze

July 28, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine set two major Russian oil depots ablaze with kamikaze drones. Columns of smoke were seen rising into the sky on Friday night as the facilities were hit in Russia’s Krasnodar area. Putin boasts two […]

Europe

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

July 9, 2024 GDC 0

One person was killed, while two power substations and an oil depot caught fire after Ukraine launched tens of drones in attacks on several regions, Russian officials said on Tuesday. On July 9, 2024, Ukrainian […]

Europe

Oil depot fire, casualties reported in Russia’s Krasnador Krai following Ukraine’s drone strike

May 31, 2024 GDC 0

On the night of May 31, 2024, Ukrainian drones targeted an oil depot at Port Kavkaz in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, causing significant damage and casualties. The attack resulted in fires at the depot, with reports […]

Europe

Ukrainian kamikaze drones strike Russian fuel depot in Yurovka, Krasnodar Krai

May 9, 2024 GDC 0

A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire and damaged several storage tanks at a fuel depot in Russia’s Krasnodar region, the region’s crisis administration said on Thursday. About six drones were destroyed and debris fell […]

Europe

Ukrainian ATACMS strikes destroyed a Russian oil depot in Luhansk region

May 8, 2024 GDC 0

In a fiery turn of events, Ukrainian forces launched a daring attack on an oil depot in the occupied city of Luhansk, using ATACMS missiles to strike a blow against Russian forces. The Armed Forces […]

Europe

Ukraine is busy blowing up Russia’s oil depots, including tankers on rail links

April 30, 2024 GDC 0

Sometimes the metaphors write themselves. As Putin purportedly seeks to showcase the illusion of Russian strength by parading a captured British Saxon armoured personnel carrier from the 1970s in Red Square – donated to Ukraine in 2015 […]

Europe

A single Ukrainian Kamikaze drone set a Russian oil depot in a massive blaze in western Russia

March 22, 2024 GDC 0

A Ukrainian drone struck an oil storage depot in western Russia on Friday, causing a massive blaze, officials said, as Kyiv’s forces apparently extended their attacks on Russian soil ahead of the war’s two-year anniversary. […]

Europe

Ukrainian kamikaze drones blew up Russia’s oil depot in Kursk region

February 15, 2024 GDC 0

A major oil depot in a Russian border region has been destroyed in a Ukrainian kamikaze drone blitz sparking fresh humiliation for Vladimir Putin. It came the day after Kyiv’s forces sank the Russian dictator’s […]

Europe

Moscow’s largest oil refinery caught fire in the middle of the night destroying the plant

February 14, 2024 GDC 0

This is the disturbing moment flames erupted from the largest oil refinery in Russia’s capital. Footage circulating on social media shows a bright glow over Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russian gas giant Gazprom, […]

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  • Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups captured more township from Junta forces in Shan state

    December 24, 2023 0
    Pick-up trucks carrying ethnic minority fighters rolled into a town in Myanmar’s northeastern Shan state recently cleared of troops from the military regime, in another victory for forces fighting to restore civilian rule after the [...]
  • Germany Commits €100 Billion to Meet NATO Defense Spending Requirement

    March 1, 2022 0
    Germany has announced a plan to prioritize military spending in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A “special fund” will be set up to better equip the Bundeswehr, reported DW News. European Union To Build [...]
  • India learnt lessons dealing with Russian mafia of Sukhoi and Mikoyan

    September 30, 2020 0
    India has a long history of dealing with Russia’s mafia styled arms exports to India. Till to date, India is the milk-cow for Russian arms dealers mainly Rosoboronexport and Rostec. Kickbacks, bribery and grafts are [...]
  • Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone strikes on Russian capital as Russia shut down airspace

    August 22, 2024 0
    Ukraine attacked Moscow on Wednesday with at least 11 drones that were shot down by air defences in what Russian officials called one of the biggest drone strikes on the capital since the war in [...]
  • Russia relocates all military assets from Chinese border to Eastern Ukraine

    July 14, 2024 0
    Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Kyiv has left his country’s southern border with quasi-ally China exposed, satellite imagery has revealed, with several air defense missile systems likely relocated to the Ukraine front. Ukraine destroys [...]
  • Russia’s MiG-31 Fighter Jet Crashed Near Lipetsk Region.

    October 10, 2025 0
    A MiG-31 fighter jet of the Russian Air Force crashed during a landing approach in the Lipetsk region on Thursday, October 9, at around 19:20 Moscow time.  Pilot dies in MiG-29 fighter jet crash in [...]
Infantry Weapons

IWI’s rifle upgrade is drawing interest from the Ukrainian Army.

August 1, 2026 0

A rifle that decides, mid-trigger-pull, when to let the round go, not the shooter, is now fielded or in procurement across an estimated 10 to 15 European countries, according to Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). The […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Realty Of Russian Aerospace Industries: China upgrades Russian-made Su-35 for PLAAF

  • Air Platform

    Philippines ordered six Turkish T-129 Helicopters worth $270 million

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Uighurs: The Darkest Chapter Of Human History Since Nazi Concentration Camps

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan vows to “fight to the end” if China attacks

  • Air Platform

    Japan to Manufacture Technologically Superior Weapons in Asia-Pacific Region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Media War Between China And India Begins As India Takes Delivery Of 14 Rafale Jets

  • Americas

    L3Harris To Provide “Viper Shield” EW Suite For F-16V Block 70/72

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae fighter jet has fired an IRIS-T air-to-air missile for the first time

  • Europe

    Russia lost 69 artillery systems in three days totalling 3137 different pieces of artillery destroyed since invasion

  • Europe

    Turkish Akinci Drone Successfully Test-fires Laser-Guided Bomb

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin delivers 500th ground-based AESA radars

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Shoots Down Chinese Spy Ballon

  • Europe

    Ukraine wants to purchase CV90 infantry fighting vehicles after its successes on the battlefield

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austral Awarded $2.82 Billion Contract to Produce Landing Craft Heavy Vessels for the Australian Army.

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Archer Howitzer Completes U.S. Army’s Trials

  • Americas

    US Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Enters EMD Phase

  • Air Platform

    Germany will be a strong partner for GCAP sixth-generation fighter project, Leonardo CEO said.

  • Europe

    Russia’s Ka-52 attack helicopter crashed due to technical malfunction.

  • Naval Platforms

    Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Start Construction of French Navy’s Chevallier-Class Replenishment Tanker

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Commissioned HMS Spey Into Service

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Is Negotiating With Thyssenkrupp To Buy Type 214 Submarines

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Army Used White Phosphorus Artillery Munitions To Destroy Hamas Tunnels And Bunkers

  • Infantry Weapons

    Chinese HQ-22 (HQ-12 or KS-1) Surface-to-Air Missile

  • Akash SAM
    East Asia and Pacific Region

    India deploys indigenous Akash SAM in Ladakh

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Army received 18 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle

  • Africa

    Algeria purchased Chinese WJ700 Lieying (Falcon) drones

  • Defense Industry

    Switzerland selects the F-35A as new fighters and the Patriot air defense system

  • Americas

    President Trump cements his legacy with a new class of battleship for US Navy.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Aggressive Act: Chinese Spy Ship Spotted In Australian EEZ

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lessons from the Ukraine war, China wants to develop conventional warfighting capability to counter the U.S. influence in Indo-Pacific

  • Air Platform

    F414 (RM12) engine to be installed on to NASA’s X-59 aircraft

  • Europe

    Putin’s losses ‘catastrophic’: Russian force’s death toll will hit 300,000 by coming winter

  • Americas

    Saab starts production of T-7A Fighter Trainer

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China delivers HQ-9BE surface-to-air missile systems to Pakistan

  • Air Platform

    Russian MiG-31K Interceptor Aircraft Crashed in Kamchatka Region

  • South Asia

    UK’s National Crime Agency has frozen $121,896 million worth of London property owned by former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina and her associates

  • Middle East

    Israel, US, Jordan and UK forces help shoot down Iranian Muhajer-10 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles over Jordan, Syria, Israel and Iraq

  • Ballistic Missile

    Turkiye successfully test fires Tayfun ballistic missile.

  • Defense Industry

    Spanish Sascorp To Unveil Amphibious UGV At FEINDEF 2021

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, PNG to sign security pact to counter Beijing’s rising Pacific influence.

  • Europe

    Greek Company Unveiled Aihimi AHM-1X Drone Armed With Rockets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Test Fires New Supersonic Anti-ship Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea, the U.S., and Japan strongly condemned North Korea’s alleged supply of munitions and military equipment to Russia

  • Americas

    US Navy christens newest Freedom-variant LCS USS Beloit

  • Europe

    EU Slaps Sanctions On Russia’s Wagner Group

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces struck HIMARS at mining plant in Russian-controlled Bakhmut

  • South Asia

    Former Director of Bangladesh’s DGFI Lieutenant General (Retired) Saiful Alam Arrested For Human Rights Violation, Corruption and Assisting Sheikh Hasina in Laundering Money

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Fast and furious: China’s shipbuilding at a mammoth scale

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall awarded contract to produce 40mm grenade launcher ammo for Germany

  • Europe

    Ukraine keeps finding Western parts in Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik Drone

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