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Ukrainian HIMARS destroys Russian Pantsir air defense system

August 12, 2024 GDC 0

On June 10, 2024, a Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense missile system was destroyed by a HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) strike in the Luhansk region. The attack resulted in the death of two crew […]

Anti-air Missiles

Ukrainian HIMARS strikes destroyed Russian Pantsir air defense system

November 21, 2023 GDC 0

Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance identified and targeted a Russian Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile system in the Kahovskiy district of the Kherson region, resulting in a massive fireball that obliterated the $15 million defense apparatus. Utilizing intelligence gathered […]

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Russia received Iranian BAVAR 373 air defense system for its war effort in Ukraine

November 13, 2023 GDC 0

According to The Guardian newspaper, Russia has received drones, rifles, ammunition, and armored vehicles from Iran for its war effort in Ukraine. Now Guardian report confirms that Russia received several batteries of the Bavar 373 […]

Europe

What Do The Z Symbols On Russian Tanks Mean?

March 4, 2022 GDC 0

Many images are being broadcast of Russian army vehicles heading towards Ukraine, and a particular symbol that can be seen on many of the tanks has drawn attention. A letter ‘Z’ is displayed on tanks, […]

Europe

Pantsir anti-air gun and missile with “Z” sign abandoned by Russian forces

March 3, 2022 GDC 0

Anti-aircraft missile and gun “Pantsir-S” was burned near Nikolaev. Ordinary Ukrainian through Molotov cocktail to burn down Russian Pantsir anti-aircraft missile. Russian forces had abandoned equipment, including the Pantsir missile. The abandoned Pantsir-S was utterly […]

Africa

Two Pantsir ADS Caught Fire In Lightning Strike

July 28, 2020 GDC 0

The geography of the losses of the Russian Pantsir-S air defense missile systems expanded to one more country. According to Russian media, two more Russian-made Pantsir-S complexes were destroyed and are no longer subject to […]

Middle East

Israeli Apache helicopter destroyed Pantsir-S ADS in Syria

July 27, 2020 GDC 0

Last night, Israel again attacked the positions of the Syrian military, attacking the positional area of ​​an anti-aircraft missile system, presumably the Pantsir-S air defense system. According to Russian news agency Avia.Pro, the Syrian air […]

Infantry Weapons

Can Soviet-era Tor, Buk, Pantsir, S-300 and S-400 handle evolving threats?

April 10, 2020 GDC 0

In November 2018, Viktor Murakhovsky, a writer for the Russian publication Arsenal of the Fatherland, posted a comment regarding the performance of Russia’s Pantsir S-1 air-defense system. Read More Over-hyped S-400 and S-300 Surface-to-air Missile failed […]

  • PayPal shuts down its services in Russia, a blow to Russian retailers

    March 5, 2022 0
    Payments company PayPal Holdings Inc has shut down its services in Russia, citing “the current circumstances,” joining many financial and tech companies in suspending operations there. Russia offered S-400 system to Iraq to take advantage [...]
  • Rheinmetall To Bid For Future German Air Defense System

    April 4, 2021 0
    German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall has assembled a team with Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG of Überlingen and Hensoldt Sensors GmbH of Taufkirchen to cooperate in a special partnership known as an “Arbeitsgemeinschaft” (ARGE). Under [...]
  • Indian Armed Forces Quietly Grounded More Than 100 HAL Dhruv Helicopters Due to Mechanical Failure

    June 6, 2025 0
    India has grounded more than 100 HAL Dhruv light helicopters since the helicopter was introduced into service, following 50 crashes that led to the termination of multiple overseas contracts with HAL. The Indian Air Force [...]
  • Ukraine destroys Russia’s Pole-21 GPS jammer using GPS-guided bombs

    January 11, 2024 0
    Russian forces in southern Ukraine installed a radio-jammer designed to interfere with the signals that help to direct GPS-guided munitions and drones. Ukraine’s electronic warfare systems in focusDateMarch 30, 2022Pentagon to equip Ukraine’s F-16 jets [...]
  • Australian F-35A Stealth Jets Scored Six Kills Against Singaporean F-15SG In Pitch Black 2022

    October 15, 2022 0
    Singapore (GDC) — Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-35A Lightning II stealth jets participated to Exercise Pitch Black for the first time. RAAF’s F-35 Will Start Diversion Training Over CanberraDateJanuary 29, 2021Royal Australian Air Force [...]
  • Australia bans exports of alumina, aluminium ores, bauxite to Russia

    March 21, 2022 0
    Australia has banned the sale of alumina and aluminium ores to Russia in response to what it described as “unrelenting and illegal aggression” towards Ukraine. Australia sends more drones to Ukraine, sanctions Russian entitiesDateFebruary 27, [...]
Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Purchases Fourth MQ-4C Triton Surveillance Drones

  • Europe

    Russian An-26 Aircraft Crashed in Ukraine, Crew Killed

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad no longer regards Moldova as a sovereign nation in favor of Transdniestria

  • C4iSR

    Turkish Air Force Used NATO-compitable Peace Eagle AEW&C And ELINT to hunt and Shot Down Syrian Su-24

  • Americas

    U.S. Army purchases QinetiQ high-altitude aerostats for battlefield surveillance

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received M777 Howitzers and Cluster Bombs From The U.S.

  • Europe

    Crimea Bridge Jammed With Traffic As Russians Flee After Airbase Blast

  • Americas

    General Dynamics Land Systems started design work of next-generation Abrams tank

  • Africa

    African Lion 21: U.S. Army teams up with troops in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal for exercise

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal, Raytheon To Build Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel For Australian Army

  • Land Platform

    China delivers large shipment of Chinese armored vehicles and artillery systems to Burkina Faso.

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Plans to Buy KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jets.

  • Europe

    The Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine is Real

  • Anti-air Missiles

    UK has begun supplying Ukraine with the Gravehawk anti-air missiles

  • Europe

    Netherlands will give Ukraine minesweepers, drone radars, and M3 amphibious bridge

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Luftwaffe Eurofighters Get Meteor BVRAAM

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Signs Crucial Military Deals With The Philippines

  • Africa

    Pakistan has struck a $4 billion arms deal with Libyan National Army, including JF-17 fighter jets, Super Mushak trainer and other equipment.

  • Europe

    Romania to purchase K2 tank and K9 self-propelled howitzers from South Korea

  • Americas

    Embraer Developed Conceptual Design Of Advanced UCAV

  • Air Platform

    American instructor says, two experienced Ukrainian pilots were able to master F-16s in four months

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Saab Awarded Contract To Modernise Sweden’s Coastal Anti-ship Missile Capability

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s Yak-130 Jet Trainer Crashed Due To Pilot Error

  • Europe

    HIMARS Strikes Destroyed Two Bridges In Kherson, Russians Fleeing Kherson In Fear of HIMARS

  • Americas

    President Trump warned that the airspace above and near Venezuela should be considered closed.

  • Europe

    Germany Donates Locally Made Vector Drones To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Denmark purchases MBDA’s VL MICA anti-air missile system

  • Europe

    More EU sanctions should hit Russian arms production, says Czech Foreign Minister

  • Americas

    Pentagon will invest $1 billion in L3Harris rocket motor firm.

  • South Asia

    China launches fourth and final Type C13B corvette for Bangladesh Navy (Thief)

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Develops Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP) That Could Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Gets Official Designation As MQ-28A Ghost Bat

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha to supply combat systems for the Philippine Navy’s new corvette

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Operates 60 Illegal Casinos and Money Laundering Dens in Dhaka

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Risks Losing Russia’s Export Markets As Russian Navy And Air Force Completely Failed In Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Poland to purchase heavy infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin Sacks Admiral Igor Osipov After Crimea Blasts

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Will Spend $5 Billion on Defense Under Major Military Overhaul

  • Infantry Weapons

    BAE Systems to build next-gen seeker for THAAD missile defense systems

  • Central Asia

    India ended its presence at Tajikistan’s Ayni airbase under pressure from Russia and China.

  • Anti-ship Missile

    MBDA to supply TESEO Mk2 Anti-ship Missile to Italian Navy.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lieutenant Colonel Boniface Aruma of PNG army to serve as deputy commander of the Australian Army’s 3rd Brigade in Townsville

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan And U.S. Vow To Fight Back If China Attacks Taiwan

  • Air Platform

    Mikoyan to restart MiG-35 production without radar and targeting pod, amid Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ATACMS strikes destroyed Russia’s space tracking and communication center in Crimea

  • Europe

    Germany Delivers 24 Gepard Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia lost 69 artillery systems in three days totalling 3137 different pieces of artillery destroyed since invasion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US and India signs $3.6 billion MH-60R and Apache Helicopters deal

  • Europe

    Biden Administration Announced New Military Aid To Ukraine, Included HIMARS, Patriot Missile and Howitzers

  • Europe

    Russia Indefinitely Postponed Repair Of Admiral Kuznetsov

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