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Europe

World’s Largest Oil and Gas Producer Russia Decided to Import Gasoline by Sea Amid Ukraine’s Intense Drone Attacks on Russia’s Oil Infrastructure.

June 24, 2026 GDC 0

Russia is set to import fuel by sea this ​month as it seeks to manage a gasoline shortage following extensive drone attacks on ‌its refineries, four industry sources said. In a rare move for one […]

Europe

Ukraine sent more kamikaze drones over Moscow amid air defense failure.

June 22, 2026 GDC 0

Ukraine is pulling out all the stops and showing that Russia’s main cities can be targeted in actions that feature ever-evolving 21st-century warfare tactics. Massive one-way drone and missile strikes are being launched from Ukrainian […]

Europe

Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strike set the oil refinery ablaze, cutting off 70 percent of the fuel supply to Moscow.

June 17, 2026 GDC 0

A Ukrainian drone attack started a fire at the refinery that is the largest fuel supplier to the Moscow region on Tuesday, and two industry sources told Reuters that it had halted operations. Moscow Mayor […]

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 […]

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  • Indonesia launches two PC-40 class patrol boats

    August 2, 2020 0
    Indonesian shipbuilder PT Caputra Mitra Sejati has launched two more PC-40-class patrol boats on order for the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL). The vessels, which will be known in service as [...]
  • Russian Military Has Lost 850,000 Troops and 10,000 Tanks In The Ukraine War

    February 12, 2025 0
    Russia has lost 850,000 troops and over 10,000 tanks, according to Ukraine’s military, providing a staggering estimate of the toll nearly three years of grinding war has taken on the Russian military. Undignified Death of [...]
  • Israeli Navy Fires Naval Spike NLOS Missiles At Hamas Positions

    October 11, 2023 0
    According to information published by the IDF on October 9, 2023, the Israeli Naval Forces are presently targeting Hamas-affiliated sites along the Gaza Strip coastline. It can be assumed that Israel is using the Naval [...]
  • Vestdavit scores order for four davits for evolved Cape-class OPVs

    January 23, 2025 0
    Norwegian davit supplier Vestdavit has landed a contract to deliver four davits for Australia’s evolved Cape-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). As disclosed, the company will deliver four PLAR-6501 systems to be delivered to a pair of [...]
  • Ukraine Received M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles From The U.S.

    January 26, 2024 0
    Pictures surfaced on X (Twitter) on November 3, 2023, showing the US-made M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) on an M1 Abrams tank chassis in Ukraine, marking its first apparent appearance in the country. This engineer [...]
  • South Korea Unveils kamikaze drones that can coordinate salvo strikes.

    October 8, 2025 0
    The S10s suicide drone is a tank-hunting platform capable of coordinated “salvo strikes” and modular payload customization for combat missions. Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian T-90 tank regiments using Harop kamikaze dronesDateDecember 9, 2020Israeli Kamikaze Drones Are [...]
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 […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • Air Platform

    Norwegian Kongsberg to provide air-to-air pylons for F-35 fighters

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Russia Deploys Bastion Anti-ship Missiles In Occupied Kuril Island

  • Africa

    Russia Denies Selling Su-34ME To Algerian Air Force

  • Europe

    T-14 Armata tanks fell short of their hype, hence withdrawing from the Kharkiv region, reported TASS

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwan Purchases MICA And Magic Missiles From France

  • Middle East

    Iran has agreed to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium as part of framework agreement.

  • Americas

    US Army Orders M109A7 Self-propelled Howitzers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Unveils New K-NIFV Next-gen Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

  • Europe

    Turkey allocates $40 billion for its defense budget in 2024

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia will receive materials from US and UK following AUKUS activation

  • Air Platform

    South Korea selects Embraer C-390 Millennium transport aircraft

  • Middle East

    Israeli Mosad Struck Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Factory While Russian Engineers Took Cover in Tehran Hotels

  • Defense Industry

    Elbit Systems secures $1.4 billion European defense contract as backlog passes $30 billion.

  • Central Asia

    Amid Tensions, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan To Pull Back Troops

  • Air Platform

    Poorly Trained Russian Pilots Crashed Six MiG-31K Interceptor Aircraft Since February 2022

  • Europe

    French Navy’s first defense and intervention frigate kicks off sea trials

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar junta declared mandatory conscription for young men and women

  • Middle East

    President El-Sisi Of Egypt Secretly Ordered 40,000 Rockets For Russian Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Solomon Islands Refused To Refuel U.S. Coast Guard Vessel

  • Europe

    Spanish F-110 Frigate Program Passes Critical Design Phase

  • Americas

    Castellion Awarded Contract to Produce Blackbeard Hypersonic Missiles for the U.S. Navy.

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Sweden will deliver Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Shahed-136 Factory Attacked By CESSNA Light Plane Converted Into A Drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Overhauls HMAS Canberra’s IFF Antennas

  • Europe

    Turkiye unveils Tayfun Block-4 hypersonic missile

  • Americas

    BWXT Awarded $1 Billion Contract for Naval Nuclear Reactor

  • South Asia

    Video shows saboteurs blew up Wagner mercenary group’s military base

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan showcases 1,000km range Type 12 anti-ship cruise missile

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Defense Industries Expedite Development Of TFX MMU

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman To Modernize Cockpit and Mission Computers For E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missile Strikes Destroyed Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Housing Complex, Russian Black Sea Fleet Untenable

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korea Test Fires Solid Fuel Hwasong-19 ICBM

  • Europe

    Poland will train Ukrainian military unit living in Poland

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI And NSI: Mass Murderers And Oppressor Of Freedom

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Offers Bayraktar TB2 Drones And MLRS To Kyrgyzstan

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Canada Stationed Troops To The West of Dnieper River In Ukraine

  • Europe

    Vlad is the most ‘harmful and toxic’ person on earth, Belarusian President Lukashenko says

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia deploys latest S-500 air defense systems to Crimea, Ukraine’s HUR says

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian drones flew over Russia’s MoD building’s rooftop Pantsir-SM-SV that failed to shoot it down, another humiliation for Putin

  • Akash SAM
    Infantry Weapons

    Bharat Dynamics to supply additional Akash SAM to Indian Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force received Finnish-built Patria AMV XP combat armored vehicle.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China is building the fourth aircraft carrier for the PLA Navy

  • Europe

    Russian sailors suffer radiation poisoning after washing clothes in contaminated waters

  • Europe

    Turkey will be amongst the top military spenders in 2024

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia will invest $8 billion in upgrading its shipyards for future nuclear submarines.

  • C4iSR

    Australia To Cancel Battle Management Systems Contact With Israeli Elbit Systems

  • Air Platform

    GKN Aerospace Awarded Contract To Upgrade Gripen C/D Engine’s Software

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