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  • [ July 30, 2026 ] China delivers 400 QW-12 and FN-16 Man-portable Missiles to Iran via Pakistan’s CPEC Corridor. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ July 30, 2026 ] Indonesia orders 12 Leonardo M-346FA Block 20 light fighters from Italy. Air Platform
  • [ July 30, 2026 ] Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Giraffe 1X Surveillance Radar for NATO Deployment. C4iSR
  • [ July 30, 2026 ] Lt. Gen. Eric Austin says air-defense buildup isn’t moving fast enough to meet rising drone threats. Americas
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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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  • Romania Cancels Warship Deal With France’s Naval Group

    January 28, 2024 0
    Romania’s defense ministry said late on Tuesday it has cancelled a long-delayed deal to buy four warships from French firm Naval Group after the company and a junior partner failed to meet a deadline to [...]
  • Australia To Unveil Final Design Of AUKUS Submarine

    October 5, 2022 0
    On the first anniversary of the AUKUS pact, acting Prime Minister and defense minister Richard Marles revealed that the country is on track to be able to make the announcement about the final design at the beginning [...]
  • Russian Ministry Of Finance Requested $225 For 289,700 Families With Deceased Ukraine War Veterans

    October 17, 2023 0
    Russia’s proposed 2024 budget allocates funding to the families of 289,700 military personnel killed in Ukraine, giving insight into Moscow’s likely death toll in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine that began in February [...]
  • Israel And Bahrain Formally Establish Diplomatic Relations

    October 20, 2020 0
    The deal – brokered by the US – was signed in the Bahrain capital, Manama, on Sunday. For decades, most Arab states have boycotted Israel, insisting they would only establish ties after the Palestinian dispute [...]
  • Ukraine blew up Sevastopol power substation in occupied Crimea

    April 3, 2024 0
    Representatives of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) blew up a power substation in the port city of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight on April 2, a source in HUR confirmed to the Kyiv Independent. No [...]
  • Royal Navy Conducts Joint Exercises With Egyptian Rafale Fighters

    November 16, 2020 0
    According to the Royal Navy, Albion is leading the Littoral Response Group (Experimentation) deployment, comprising destroyer HMS Dragon, amphibious support ship RFA Lyme Bay and elements of 3 Commando Brigade. “The ships are on a [...]
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 […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    The Brazilian Air Force Officially Inducts Gripen E Into Service

  • Middle East

    US Navy used a Saronic Corsair kamikaze sea drone to destroy an Iranian submarine.

  • Middle East

    Chinese CPMIEC offered HQ-16 and HQ-9 ADS to Syrian regime: reports Sina

  • Uncategorized

    Sarılmaz delivers the PMT 7.62 / SAR 240 machine gun to Turkish Army

  • Americas

    Oshkosh Defense Awarded $942.9 Million Contract For Stryker Armaments

  • Europe

    Russian troop losses in Ukraine surpass the one million mark

  • Europe

    Russia Used Deep Fake Photos Of American Adult Entertainment Actress To Recruit Conscripts

  • Americas

    Trump administration approves first arms sale to Ukraine

  • Civil Aviation

    Dassault Aviation Falcon 10X: Luxury In The Sky

  • Europe

    Australia Sends More Armored Vehicles And Ammo To Ukraine

  • Naval Platforms

    Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) delivers the second project 15B destroyer, to the Indian navy

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia orders 12 Leonardo M-346FA Block 20 light fighters from Italy.

  • Europe

    German Leopard and British Challenger tanks smash through Russian trenches in Bakhmut

  • Middle East

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says every Hamas member who have beheaded soldiers and raped women is a ‘dead man’

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Figured Out How To Hit Russia’s S-400 Surface-to-air Missile System, 31 S-400 Batteries Destroyed In Ukraine War

  • Middle East

    Israel and the U.S. Air Force destroyed 5,500 Iranian Targets and 60 ships.

  • South Asia

    India tests nuclear capable K-4 SLBM

  • Europe

    Raytheon delivers NASAMS II to Lithuanian Army

  • Europe

    Armenia destroyed T-90S tank of Azerbaijani Army

  • Europe

    Russia warns Britain and prepares nuclear drills over the West’s deepening role in Ukraine

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan will conduct anti-ship missile firing exercises first time in Australia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India, China Proxy War Raging in Myanmar’s Rakhine State for Chinese-build Port.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS deal: HMAS Stirling to become homeport for Australia’s nuclear submarine under $8 billion naval base expansion plan

  • South Asia

    Panicked India deploys S-400 missile system and Rafale fighter jets near Bangladesh, which has no meaningful Air Force

  • Air Platform

    China Developed Armed Reconnaissance CH-6 UCAV

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldiers shot down Chinese-manufactured Mugin-5 drone using AK-47 rifle

  • Air Platform

    Czech Republic Donates Mi-24 Helicopters To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Build Two Visby Generation 2 Stealth Corvettes

  • Europe

    Western Anti-Air Missile System Saving Ukrainian Lives

  • Europe

    U.S. will withheld F-16 sale until Turkey approves NATO bid for Sweden and Finland  

  • Air Platform

    French Government To Spend $2.3 Billion To Develop F4 Standard For Rafale Aircraft

  • Europe

    Turkish Air Force Received First Operational ANKA-3 Stealth Drones

  • Europe

    France To Deliver M270 Rocket Launchers To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine blows up Horlivka bridge destroying Russian convoy

  • Europe

    Russia Donatea BTR-82A APC To Belarusian Army To Prepare For Invasion Through Belarus

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean FA-50 established as dominant LCA of choice by beating out HAL Tejas and Leonardo M-346FA

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Diehl Defence IRIS-T Air-to-Air Missile

  • Air Platform

    U.S. would welcome Turkey back to F-35 program if S-400 issue is resolved

  • Americas

    Kongsberg demonstrates counter-drone capabilities on amphibious combat vehicle

  • Middle East

    Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s Soviet-built Mi-8 Helicopter Lacked Instrument Flying Capability, Suffered Hard Landing

  • Europe

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

  • Infantry Weapons

    U.S. State Department approves $660 million hellfire missiles to Israel

  • Americas

    President Biden Commissions Virginia-class Nuclear Submarine, USS Delaware

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attacks destroyed 750,000 Russian shells imported from North Korea: Intelligence Reports

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany to deliver two new Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Global Defense Giants Quietly Making Billions From Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Awarded Contract To Produce 38 Eurofighter Tranche 5 Aircraft For Germany

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Launches Development of Carrier-based Jet Trainer.

  • Loitering Munitions

    The U.S. and Gulf States want Ukraine’s Bullet and Sting interceptor drones.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department approves Harpoon missiles to Taiwan worth $2.37 billion

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