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  • [ April 11, 2026 ] China purposely kept a backdoor in Huawei systems and the Beidou-3 satellite constellation for navigation trap. C4iSR
  • [ April 11, 2026 ] Ukraine’s MiG-29 fighter jet wipes out Russia’s drone operations base using Hammer precision-guided bombs. Europe
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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 […]

Europe

Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery in fire

May 13, 2024 GDC 0

An overnight drone attack launched from Ukraine sparked a brief fire at an oil refinery in the Volgograd region in southern Russia, the region’s governor said on Sunday. “The fire was extinguished. There were no […]

Europe

Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s oil refineries in Krasnodar Krai and Roslavl district

May 2, 2024 GDC 0

A significant drone attack in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, targeting oil refineries for the third time, was reported in the early hours of May 2, by the country’s Defense Ministry. “Enemy drones once again attacked the Oryol […]

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  • No U.S. Military Base In Thailand: Army chief Apirat Kongsompong

    July 11, 2020 0
    Army chief Apirat Kongsompong has denied the US is looking to set up a military base on Thai soil. Army chief Apirat Kongsompong has denied the US is looking to set up a military base [...]
  • Boeing Awarded Contract To Manufacturer 184 AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters

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  • The JASDF Intercepted More Chinese Aircraft During Coronavirus Pandemic Than Usual

    April 12, 2020 0
    The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled its fighter aircraft a total of 675 times in fiscal year in response to Chinese military aircraft approaching the country’s airspace: a 5.8% increase compared with the same [...]
  • Ukrainian Soldiers Captured Russian Command Vehicle In Kherson

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  • Eight Russian Fighter Jets Crashed Since September Due To Technical Malfunctions And Poor Pilot Training

    November 29, 2022 0
    At least eight Russian military aircraft have crashed since September due to what appear to be technical malfunctions and poor pilot training. Kazakh Air Force’s Su-30SME Crashed In Karaganda RegionDateApril 20, 2021Russia Su-34 fighter jet [...]
  • Australia signed landmark treaty with the UK for nuclear-powered attack submarines

    July 29, 2025 0
    The governments of Australia and the United Kingdom signed the landmark Geelong Treaty, a 50-year defense cooperation agreement that anchors the construction, operation, and long-term sustainment of the next-generation SSN-AUKUS class of nuclear-powered attack submarines. [...]
Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

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  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Donates Second Guardian Class OPV To Papua New Guinea

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy Test Fires C-Dome Missiles Aboard Sa’ar 6-class Corvette

  • Infantry Weapons

    SKY Dragon 50 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile System

  • Europe

    New European Union Embargo Will End Russia’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Aluminum Markets

  • Americas

    Fincantieri, VARD Marines, Thales offer Vigilance-class OPV design to Canada

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli IAI Ramps Up Missile Interceptors Production.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces seize Russian modernized T-72B3 tank on the battlefield

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Army Started Training With CM-34 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

  • C4iSR

    Saab Proposes GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft to Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden

  • Anti-drone System

    Sweden tests new sensor and anti-drone systems

  • Europe

    S-300 Has No Interception Capability Against Tactical Missile

  • Europe

    Germany Selects Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet to Replace Aging Tornado

  • Infantry Weapons

    Norinco’s Sky Dragon 12 SHORAD

  • Americas

    U.S. destroyer breaks Navy record for longest stint at sea

  • Europe

    Turkish shipyard floats two new İstif-class frigates for Turkish Navy

  • Europe

    Germany bought five P-8 Poseidon worth 1.1 billion euros

  • Uncategorized

    Russian Conscripts Dying By Thousands In Each Day In Bakhmut

  • C4iSR

    Saab open new sensor production facility in Finland

  • Air Platform

    German Air Force to upgrade Eurofighter Typhoon with new Captor-E AESA radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RTAF announced procurement programme in “White Paper 2020”

  • Central Asia

    Pakistan deploys JF-17 fighter jets to Azerbaijan for combat exercises.

  • Europe

    Wagner Mercenary Group’s Untrained Convicts Dead Bodies Are Litered In Frontline

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Sounds Alarm Bell Over Ukraine’s New Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles

  • C4iSR

    The Groza Reconnaissance, Jamming and EW Radar Family

  • Air Platform

    Saab Awarded Contract To Upgrade Gripen C/D With New AESA Radar And Software

  • Industry

    Ukranian Ivchenko-Progress’s Role In Turkish Drone And Helicopter Programme

  • Europe

    Retreating Putin’s Soldiers Stole Raccoons, Wolves, Peacocks, Llama and Donkey From Kherson Zoo

  • Air Platform

    Russian Fighter Jets and Helicopters Are Blown Out Of Sky By British-made Starstreak Missiles

  • Americas

    US Navy’s EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft blinded Chinese and Russian-made radars in Venezuela.

  • Europe

    Turkish unmanned surface vessel test-fires guided cruise missile

  • Americas

    Ankara Defies Washington: Implement CAATSA Sanctions on Turkey Now!

  • Air Platform

    Britain Donates Sea King Helicopters To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese aerospace executive Tan Ruisong gets suspended death sentence over corruption and insider trading.

  • C4iSR

    Turkey upgrades its F-16 Fighting Falcon with Asalsan’s cutting-edge AESA radar

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli super weapon Arrow anti-air missile shows 100 percent efficacy against Iranian missiles

  • C4iSR

    Why Russia Can’t Make An AESA Radar?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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  • Europe

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  • Europe

    Rheinmetall has secured its largest-ever ammo order worth $9.1 billion

  • Americas

    HII awarded contract to build nine new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for U.S. Navy

  • Defense Industry

    Egypt’s Arms Purchase Surged By 136 Percent After 30 Rafale Order

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italy, France Develop Next-gen SAMP/T Anti-air Missiles

  • Defense Industry

    Japan’s defense industry struggles to export arms in global markets

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves F-35 Sale To Czech Republic

  • Naval Platforms

    China’s Type 056 Jiangdao Class Corvette

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Su-34 Fighter-bomber in Kharkiv

  • C4iSR

    Israeli IAI Unveiled Light New STAR-X 3D Radar For OPV

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