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  • [ December 18, 2025 ] Qatar Started Negotiations with the U.S. to Purchase F-35 Stealth Jets. Air Platform
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Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blew up Russia’s oil refinery in Smolensk and Voronezh regions

April 24, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine launched drone attacks on several Russian oil refineries overnight, Russian sources said on Wednesday, despite pushback from Washington urging Kyiv to reel in its strikes on Moscow’s oil infrastructure. Russia’s defense ministry said its […]

Europe

Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Taneco oil refinery shutting down oil production

April 2, 2024 GDC 0

A drone struck the primary oil refining unit (CDU-7) at Russia’s Taneco oil refinery, one of the country’s biggest, on Tuesday, according to Reuters analysis of images showing the impact of the attack. The unit […]

Europe

Retired U.S. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges Urges Ukraine To Ignore Joe Biden’s Warning And Keep Striking Russian Oil Refineries

March 27, 2024 GDC 0

Retired U.S. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges has said that Russia should ignore any request by Washington to stop striking oil facilities in Russia. Drone strikes on energy facilities across a wide area of Russia in […]

Europe

Russia’s Kuibyshev oil refinery halts production after drone attacks, a big blow to Putin

March 26, 2024 GDC 0

Two industry sources told Global Defense Corp that the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia’s Samara halted CDU-5, one of two primary refining units, knocking out half of its capacity following a drone attack over the […]

Europe

Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed oil refinery in Samara region

March 25, 2024 GDC 0

Further east, an overnight drone attack on the Samara region caused a fire at a major oil refinery, the latest in a series of strikes against Russia’s fuel industry. Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on […]

Europe

Ukrainian kamikaze drones blew up Russia’s Slavyansk oil refinery in Krasnodar region

March 19, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine allegedly attacked another oil refinery overnight, Russian authorities said on Sunday, in the latest of a series of assaults on Moscow’s oil facilities. “Several” Ukrainian drones targeted the Slavyansk oil refinery in Russia’s southern […]

Europe

Ukrainian kamikaze drones hit two oil refineries in Russia’s Samara region spiking oil price in Russia

March 17, 2024 GDC 0

Two oil refineries in Russia’s Samara region were hit in Ukrainian drone strikes, the local governor has said, in the latest strike against the country’s infrastructure facilities, which have caused a spike in energy prices. […]

Europe

Ukraine’s kamikaze drones completely destroyed Russia’s oil refinery in Rostov

March 14, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine and Russia traded attacks on each other’s territory Wednesday, including a second day of drone attacks against Russian oil facilities, which President Vladimir Putin called an attempt to disrupt presidential elections set for this […]

Europe

Production at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries halted due to Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz

March 13, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine has staged its biggest kamikaze onslaught of the war as it blasted at least nine Russian regions. Two of Vladimir Putin’s oil refineries went up in flames after being bombarded overnight. The strikes sparked […]

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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  • India’s Russian-made MiG-29K Fighter Jets Are Inoperable: CAG Report

    January 17, 2022 0
    Between November 2019 and November 2020, the Indian Navy lost three of its MiG-29K fighter jets to accidents and the rest of them had maintenance issues, including engine problems. Russian-made MiG-29K crashed in India due [...]
  • Israeli Sa’ar-class corvettes conduct exercises with US Navy in Red Sea

    August 3, 2022 0
    Naval forces from Israel and the United States began a four-day maritime exercise in the Red Sea on 1 August. Israel Adopts Sa’ar 6 As Maritime Anti-ship DoctrineDateJuly 10, 2021Thyssenkrupp Delivers Last Two Corvettes To [...]
  • Boeing Australia rolls out first Loyal Wingman for RAAF

    May 5, 2020 0
    SYDNEY (GDC) — A Boeing [NYSE:BA]-led Australian industry team has presented the first unmanned Loyal Wingman aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force, a historic milestone for the company and the Commonwealth.  The aircraft, which uses [...]
  • Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System

    November 4, 2019 0
    Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), one of the world’s most advanced missile systems, can target and blast incoming ballistic missiles. Once fired from its truck-based launcher, each interceptor uses kinetic energy to deliver “hit [...]
  • Joy Ride: Israeli F-35 Pilot Grounded For Creating Sonic Boom Over Residential Area

    July 17, 2020 0
    Israeli Air Pilots have some insane achievements,– including dropping bombs on Saddam Hussein’s nuclear reactor, releasing drop tank from a low altitude flight while flying toward Iraq, dropping bombs on Syrian Regime’s nuclear facilities, flying [...]
  • Ukraine Received 17,000 Anti-tank Weapons Last Week

    March 13, 2022 0
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East Asia and Pacific Region

Temu rockets: The Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type-90B rocket artillery exploded after heavy fire.

December 18, 2025 0

Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm and PHL-03 300 mm multiple launch rocket systems into Thai border areas, according to Reuters. On 18 December 2025, a […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Royal Thai Army captured Chinese-made GAM-102LR guided anti-tank missile system.

December 15, 2025 0

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Europe

Rheinmetall Awarded Contract to Produce 120mm Tank Ammunition.

December 10, 2025 0

Germany has placed a fresh multi-hundred-million-euro call off with Rheinmetall for 120 mm Leopard 2 tank ammunition under its expanded 4 billion euro framework agreement running to 2030. The move underpins Berlin’s Zeitenwende rearmament effort, […]

Europe

Greece to purchase PULS artillery system from Israel.

December 8, 2025 0

Greece is in talks with Israel to buy modern missile systems that would be used for a planned anti-aircraft defense dome, two officials with knowledge of the plan told Reuters. Athens has said it will […]

Europe

Germany purchases drones, missiles and assault rifles worth €2.9 billion.

December 1, 2025 0

German lawmakers are set to approve spending €2.9 billion on 11 military procurement contracts for items including drones, rifles and missiles. The defense ministry is seeking approval for purchases from domestic manufacturers such as Heckler […]

Europe

Colt CZ presented the Mk 47 automatic grenade launcher at Milipol 2025.

November 28, 2025 0

Colt CZ presented the Mk 47 automatic grenade launcher at Milipol 2025, following the company’s complete acquisition of the system from General Dynamics in early 2024. At Milipol 2025, Colt CZ, through its subsidiary Colt, […]

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    Captured Russia’s V2U kamikaze drone exposed Russia’s use of American and Japanese microchips

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    China is replacing Russia as a major arms exporter, offering J-10C fighters and HQ-9B anti-air missiles to Iran

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    Royal Swedish Navy Helicopters Can Now Hunt Submarines at Night, in Bad Weather

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    Russian politician admits on state TV that Russia has no socks, shorts, doctors, or intelligence

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    JL-3 Missile: The Chinese Military Becomes Nuclear Triad

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    Israel receives new F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin

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    Production at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries halted due to Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz

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    China test-fires new YJ-21 hypersonic missile

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    Pentagon approved AIM-120D AMRAAM missiles and F-16 upgrade packages for Pakistan.

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    Russian-born Australian Army Soldier Kira Korolev And Her Husband Charged With Espionage For Russia

  • Europe

    Russian General Vladimir Sviridov and his wife found dead after calling Russian military ‘third-rate’

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    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missiles And Beaver Drones Destroyed $1.3 Billion S-400 Triumf SAM In Crimea

  • Americas

    U.S. DoD Completes Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) Flight Tests

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    Royal Australian Air Force’s MQ-4C Triton Touch Down In Australia

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    Indonesian Navy Inaugurates Landing Ship Tank

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    Pakistan Air Force conducted drills using JF-17 fighters near Ladakh

  • Europe

    Germany will send a company of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, allows allies to send tanks

  • Europe

    Belgian military received the initial batch of Falcon armored vehicles

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  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman to upgrade U.S. Air Force’s LITENING targeting pod

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    Russian Journalists Exposing Russian Army’s Casualties In Putin’s War

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  • Air Platform

    China Inducts J-10C Fighter jet With WS-10B Taihang Engine

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    South Korea plans to build its first aircraft carrier

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    Russian MiG-31 Fighter Jet Crashed Near Novgorod Region

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    Turkiye plans to purchase additional F-16V block 70 fighter jets.

  • Europe

    Huge blaze has broken out at Moscow’s main powerplants

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    Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez backs Germany in FCAS fighter jet dispute with France.

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    Russia faces critical shortage of anti-air missiles to defend Russian cities

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    Ukraine Plans To Buy Marder IFV From Rheinmetall

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    In-depth Analysis: Three-stages Solid Fuelled Hwasong-18 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

  • C4iSR

    Mitsubishi Electric Landed First Australian Contract To Produce Laser Surveillance For RAAF

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    Turkey allocates $40 billion for its defense budget in 2024

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    U.S. Air Force Successfully Conducted Hypersonic Weapons Test

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