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  • [ May 13, 2026 ] China blames Russia’s S-300PMU2 and S-400 missiles for the reverse-engineered HQ-9B missile failure in Pakistan and Iran. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ May 13, 2026 ] Saudi and Emirati fighter jets joined the U.S. and Israeli forces in airstrikes in Iran during operation ‘Epic Fury’: Reuters. Air Platform
  • [ May 13, 2026 ] Pratt & Whitney hits a key milestone on the next-generation fighter engine. Air Platform
  • [ May 13, 2026 ] Indonesia to receive up to 60 Kizilelma unmanned fighters from Turkiye. East Asia and Pacific Region
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Europe

Biggest Environmental Catastrophe Unfolding in the Black Sea after Ukraine’s drone strikes set Russia’s oil refinery ablaze.

May 9, 2026 GDC 0

The pollution spreading across southern Russia after Ukrainian strikes on oil infrastructure exposes the deeper realities of war, repression and environmental collapse under Putin’s system. Southern Russia is facing one of the largest environmental disasters […]

Americas

Trump Admin Sanctioned China’s largest oil refinery tied to Iran’s shadow oil business.

April 25, 2026 GDC 0

President Donald Trump’s administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. The move, announced Friday and first reported by The […]

Europe

Ukraine’s drone strikes destroyed two of Putin’s oil refineries, reducing 8.8 million tons of refining capacity.

August 3, 2025 GDC 0

An overnight Ukrainian drone attack has sparked a fire at an oil depot in Sochi, the southwestern Russian resort that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, local authorities say. Ukraine also launched a massive drone […]

Europe

Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit Russia’s second oil refinery

January 31, 2025 GDC 0

Ukraine early on Tuesday hit with drones an oil refinery near Nizhny Novgorod in western Russia, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said, announcing a second hit at a Russian oil refinery in […]

Europe

Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes blew up Russian oil refinery and reduced Russia’s oil production capacity by five percent

January 30, 2025 GDC 0

Late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, Ukrainian drones struck the Nizhny Novgorod oil refinery in Kstovo, in central Russia 600km from the front line in northern Ukraine. The blasts triggered what the Ukrainian general […]

Europe

Ukraine launched devastating drone attacks on Russian oil refinery and microchip factory

January 25, 2025 GDC 0

Ukraine says it has struck a Russian oil refinery and a microchip factory in a huge drone attack that caused fires at the refinery’s production facilities and an oil pumping station. Other drones targeted numerous […]

Europe

Ukraine blew up Russia’s ten vital infrastructure in kamikaze drone attacks

January 20, 2025 GDC 0

Ukraine has hit ten critical infrastructure sites in Russia this week after conducting numerous drone and missile strikes. Kyiv has made a concentrated effort throughout the war to hit numerous Russian oil depots, refineries, manufacturing […]

Europe

A significant fire wreck havoc at Russia’s largest Gazprom Omsk oil refinery

August 2, 2024 GDC 0

On August 1, 2024, a major fire broke out at the Gazpromneft oil refinery in Omsk, Russia, affecting an area of over 300 square meters in the AVT-10 unit, designed for a capacity of 6 […]

Europe

Russia Hit by Gas Shortages as Kamikaze Drones Attack Its Biggest Black Sea Oil Refinery

July 24, 2024 GDC 0

Drones strike blamed on Ukraine has damaged another oil refinery in Russia amid concerns that continued strikes on the country’s energy infrastructure will impact gas prices at the pump for Russian drivers. In the latest […]

Europe

Ukraine launches its biggest drone attack on Russian Rosneft’s fourth-largest oil refinery

May 19, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine appears to have conducted its largest-ever drone strike against Russia, causing a massive fire to break out at an oil refinery hundreds of miles behind the front line. The Russian defence ministry claimed early […]

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  • Russia will deliver S-400 system to India by the end of 2021

    February 7, 2020 0
    Russia will begin delivering S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to India by the end of 2021, state-run RIA Novosti news agency quoted a Russian official as saying on Wednesday. India signed a $5bn deal for S-400 missiles in 2018, [...]
  • New Zealand Sells 22 Armored Vehicles to Chilean Navy

    April 29, 2022 0
    The New Zealand Defense Force has finalized a sale of 22 New Zealand light armoured vehicles (NZLAVs) to the Chilean Navy for use by their Marine Corps. Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) missile systemsDateFebruary 11, [...]
  • Japan Deploys Type 12 Anti-ship Missile at Japan’s Military Bases.

    April 1, 2026 0
    Japan’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that long-range missiles with counterstrike capabilities have been brought into service at two Ground Self-Defense Force bases in the country. Japan Deploys Long-range Type 12 Anti-ship Cruise MissilesDateAugust 17, 2025Japan [...]
  • The British Army will operate uncrewed aircraft alongside AH-64 Apache helicopters.

    January 25, 2026 0
    The United Kingdom has selected seven defense companies to develop prototype uncrewed aircraft that will operate alongside Apache attack helicopters, advancing a British Army program aimed at integrating autonomous systems into frontline aviation operations. Australian [...]
  • Top Russian Commander Among Troops Killed During Azerbaijan’s Attack On Nagorno-Karabakh

    September 22, 2023 0
    A top official from Russia’s armed forces was killed during Azerbaijan’s shelling of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh just two months after he was appointed to be the second in command of a Russian peacekeeping [...]
  • US Air Force’s F-35 Stealth Jets To Receive HACM Hypersonic Missile

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Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    Australia sends 20 more armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Dassault CEO Urged European Autonomy on Weapons Production Amid Trump Administration’s Isolationism

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Hanwha Wins Australian Army’s IFV Contract

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Russia’s three warships, S-400 radar, Pantsir and S-300 missile system.

  • C4iSR

    Saab offers GlobalEye AEW&C to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Former Director General of Border Guard Lieutenant General Mainul Islam Arrested At Airport

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Set To Flight Trial New AW249 Attack Helicopter For Italian Army

  • Europe

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kim Jong Un to visit Moscow to sign reciprocal deal for North Korea receives spy satellites and Russia receives Hwasal-2 cruise and KN-23 ballistic missiles

  • Europe

    Saab Signs Two Contracts for Next Generation Corvettes for Sweden

  • Middle East

    Ali Khamenei asked his close confidant to move his family members to Russia

  • Europe

    Doctors Evacute Putin From Meeting, Putin May Have Diagnosed With Abdominal Cancer

  • Europe

    Serbia’s SDPR to open ​a drone manufacturing plant with Israel’s ​Elbit ⁠Systems.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea orders 150 K2 Black Panther Battle Tanks

  • Air Platform

    India’s HAL unveils ambitious plan to produce combat helicopter

  • Infantry Weapons

    Russia’s to unveil Buk-M3 air defense system at Victory Day parade 2020

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force’s F-35I stealth jet destroyed Iran’s Matla-ul-Fajr stealth-tracking radar system

  • Europe

    Turkish Kizilelma unmanned combat aircraft carried multiple Gokdogan BVR missiles.

  • Europe

    Australia delivered new batch of Bushmaster armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Held Keel-laying Ceremony For Fourth MILGEM Corvette

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s F-7 Crashed into Milestone School Attributed to Pilot Error, Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam Reported.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine Successfully Jammed Putin’s Glide Bombs

  • Middle East

    Over-hyped S-400 and S-300 Surface-to-air Missile failed to Detect F-35I Adir

  • Middle East

    Ukraine War: Polish Soccer Team Was Escorted By Qatari Fighter Jets

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia orders more Tor-M2 missiles as Ukraine keeps destroying them with cheap drones

  • Air Platform

    Greece to Receive First Rafale Jets on January 19

  • Europe

    Bad News For Ukraine: Putin Learning To Value Competent Andrei Belousov And Removing Incompetent Idiots From Ministry Of Defense

  • Europe

    Who are the highly competent, patriot and skilful Ukrainian Generals?

  • Middle East

    Russia Supplied Verba MANPAD to Hezbollah Violating Arms Trade Treaty

  • Europe

    Australia sends more drones to Ukraine, sanctions Russian entities

  • South Asia

    India Purchases 113 GE-404 Engines for Tejas Mk1A Fighter Jets.

  • C4iSR

    Thales Awarded Contract To Deliver Air Defense Radar To Iraq

  • Europe

    Russia detained Major General Ivan Popov After Raising Concerns Over High Casualties In Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Russia’s Ulyanovsk Discloses Radar Deficiencies of Pantsir Air Defense System

  • Air Platform

    Digital Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (DJHMCS) on the F-15EX

  • South Asia

    Lockheed Martin to begin supplying F-16 wings from Hyderabad plant in 2020

  • Anti-air Missiles

    German and U.S. governments are sending Patriot missile defense system

  • C4iSR

    India To Replace Su-30MKI Russian-dud BARS Radar With Indigenous Radar

  • Middle East

    The Dangers Presented by Russian and Chinese Weapons Sales to Iranian Regime

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery destroyed Russian Grad rocket launchers

  • Air Platform

    Russia Reverse Engineered IAI Searcher II Drone, Exported Drone to Iran

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration Pauses Precision Guided Munitions Sale To Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Air Force Plans To Retain Gripen C/D Beyond 2030

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman Delivers First Production IFC-4 Triton UCAV To U.S. Navy

  • Europe

    President Zelensky Fires Ukraine’s Air Force Chief

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys dozens Russian ammunition depots using HIMARS artillery rockets

  • Air Platform

    Italy open to Germany join GCAP sixth-generation fighter jet project.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin Opens Hypersonic Weapons Production Facility

  • Air Platform

    Saab Gripen E: An unique opportunity for Indian Defense Industry

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Defense Forces Launch First-of-its-kind International Drone Exercise

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