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Russia Admits Committing World Largest Environmental Catastrophe in Antarctica

December 26, 2020 GDC 0

Russian authorities said the fuel spill at an Arctic power station earlier in 2020 was the largest in world history, a top emergencies official said Thursday.  Some 21,000 tons of oil poured into the surrounding […]

  • RAN’s HMAS Toowoomba Joins South China Sea Patrols With the Philippines and the United States

    November 29, 2023 0
    The Philippines conducted long-awaited separate joint patrols with the United States and Australia in the South China Sea amid Beijing’s increasing encroachment on the Southeast Asia nation’s maritime boundaries. HMAS Toowoomba Is Undergoing AMCAP UpgradesDateSeptember [...]
  • PLA Adopts QBZ-191 Assault Weapons

    June 15, 2021 0
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  • Russian pilot admits: ‘Ukraine will win the war, no matter what’

    September 5, 2023 0
    On August 23, a Russian pilot landed his Mi-8 helicopter at a Ukrainian airfield and surrendered. Now the 28-year-old is calling on other Russian pilots to do the same, reported the Kyiv Independent. Russian pilot [...]
  • U.S. Navy’s P-8 Poseidon Flew Near Shanghai Coast

    July 31, 2020 0
    US warplanes have again approached the Chinese mainland, including one that came less than 100km away from Shanghai, as tensions between the two countries continue to rise with the tit-for-tat closures of consulates. A P-8A [...]
  • Turkey successfully test-fires domestic 76mm naval gun

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  • Boeing Proposes T-7A Red Hawk For U.S. Navy’s Jet Trainer Bid

    August 12, 2021 0
    Three companies have declared their intent to bid for the U.S. Navy jet trainer requirement. Boeing and Lockheed Martin confirmed on 10 August that they are to compete the service’s Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

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 […]

  • Defense Industry

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  • Europe

    US State Department Approves AMRAAM-ER to Hungary

  • Europe

    Russia’s helicopter shortages getting bad to worse each day, thanks to RBS-70 and ATACMS

  • Air Platform

    Here’s why Russia’s MiG-35 is absent from Ukraine War

  • Europe

    North Korea delivers long-range Koksan artillery systems to Russia

  • Air Platform

    Gripen has the best multi-domain warfare capability, says Hungarian pilots

  • Middle East

    The U.S. to sale F-35 as part of a secret Israeli-UAE deal

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    How China Influenced Military Coup In Myanmar?

  • Air Platform

    Five Worse Features Of Su-35 Led To The Destruction Of Su-35 In the Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Type 212CD submarine’s AIP will be game-changer for the Norwegian Navy

  • Europe

    British MoD Facing Budget Crunch As It Tries to Plug £7 billion holes

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KAI Unveils Polish FA-50GF Fighter Jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Introduces New Camouflage Uniform

  • Middle East

    Israeli IAI, Rafael Exhibit Military Equipment at Dubai Air Show

  • Europe

    Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands transfer M113 armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar military airstrike kills 53 in Sagaing region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    L3Harris Awarded Contract to Produce Integrated Platform Management System for Hunter-class Frigates

  • Central Asia

    Taliban, Iran, Qatar and Pakistan, A Dangerous Quad

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Its Third Aircraft Carrier CNS Fujian

  • Air Platform

    47th President Trump awards Boeing the contract to build sixth-generation F-47 NGAD fighter jets

  • Air Platform

    Saab Prepares For Gripen E Replacement With Sixth-gen Fighter Jet and AI-powered Loyal Wingman

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract For 28 Super Hornet Of Kuwait

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-35 Repeatedly Entered Iranian Airspace To Prepare Strikes On Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

  • Europe

    Ukraine is turning captured Russian tanks into heavy fighting vehicle

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider To Debut On December 2022

  • Middle East

    Emirati Mirage 2000 Jets Bombed Iranian Oil Refinery in Post Ceasefire Air Strike.

  • Africa

    Israel Shipyard to supply two OPV 45 to undisclosed African customer

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo Acquires 25.1% Stakes In Hensoldt AG

  • Europe

    Donetsk region: a tank graveyard of the Russian army

  • Europe

    Leonardo Company’s Proteus Unmanned Helicopter Completes First Flight.

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman completes design review of new laser weapon system

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-34 dropped glide bombs on Belgorod apartment due to GLONASS guidance error, not the Ukrainian Tochka-U missile

  • Land Platform

    Indian Army Buys 118 Arjun MK1A Main Battle Tanks

  • Defense Industry

    Elbit Systems awarded $1.65 billion contract to establish pilots training center in Greece

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Company Delivers AW169M Helicopters To Austrian Army

  • Europe

    Putin Sacks General Ivan Popov For Exposing Russian Army’s Failure In Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    First Polish Pilot Flies F-35 Stealth Jet

  • Air Platform

    Spain Purchases Hurjet Trainer Aircraft From NATO Ally Turkey

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded a contract to produce AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the U.S. Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Thai Army demonstrates Ukrainian-style drone warfare against Cambodian Army

  • Air Platform

    China’s copycat J-16D EW is not a EA-18 Grolwer

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon Awarded Contract To Produce 571 AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles

  • Europe

    Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

  • Europe

    U.S. Approves F-35, Super Hornet And Patriot Missile Defense System For Switzerland

  • C4iSR

    The engineering of VHF radar makes it poor at tracking and providing fire‑control‑quality data.

  • C4iSR

    Indra Unveils New Digital Self-protection Suite For Faster Missile Approach Alerts for Air Platforms

  • Middle East

    U.S. Navy’s SEAL team rescues second pilot downed in Iran, Trump confirms.

  • Europe

    Incompetent Russian military sent elite Spetsnaz forces to fight conventional war, Ukraine killed them all

  • Air Platform

    New Gripen E is now flying with a more trapezoid to carry four RBS-15 and more bombs

  • Americas

    US House of Representatives approves the transfer of $8 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

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