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Europe

Russian nuclear missile failure makes Putin’s threats of the use of nukes more vague than actual

September 23, 2024 GDC 0

According to open-source intelligence analysts, satellite imagery has revealed that a recent Russian test of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) failed. The test, which took place on Saturday at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in […]

  • Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 Drone Destroyed Russia’s Electronic Warfare Vehicles

    September 29, 2022 0
    Ukrainian forces blow up a Russian truck-mounted mobile communications jamming system, called the R-330ZH Zhitel, according to mil.in.ua. Ukrainian Soldiers released an image showing a burned-out R-330ZH Zhitel jamming system. The R-330Zh jamming station is designed [...]
  • U.S. RQ-180 Stealth Drone Offers Rare Insight into Sensors and Mission Role.

    April 10, 2026 0
    On April 6, 2026, newly released footage from Larissa in Greece provided one of the clearest public views yet of the aircraft widely believed in open-source defense reporting to be the RQ-180, a highly secretive [...]
  • Ukraine says it shot down six Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and nine Kalibr cruise missiles

    May 16, 2023 0
    Ukraine claims it has shot down six “unstoppable” hypersonic missiles overnight after Russia launched an intense air attack on the capital. The Kinzhal Hypersonic Air-launched Missile Operational with Russian Air ForceDateMarch 22, 2018Fact Check: Russia’s President Vladimir [...]
  • Rheinmetall Delivers Mission Master Unmanned Ground Vehicles To British Army

    December 29, 2023 0
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  • Russia Ran Out Of Precision Guided Missile, Used 1960s Kh-22 Anti-ship Missile At Land Targets

    July 12, 2022 0
    Russian Tu-22M bombers have likely been launching 1960s-era heavy, anti-ship missiles meant to destroy aircraft carriers with nuclear warheads against land targets in Ukraine, a British military intelligence report said Saturday. Ukraine is developing a [...]
  • Azerbaijan Joined Turkish KAAN Fighter Jets Project Which Scheduled For Flight Trials in December

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Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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  • Middle East

    China’s big reverse-engineering fail in Iran, Pakistan and Venezuela as HQ-9B, HQ-16, CM-302 and YJ-21E destroyed by American air strikes.

  • Uncategorized

    Serbia mounts Mistral 3+ MANPADS on Zastava NTV all-terrain vehicle

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman $2.3 Billion Maintenance Contract For LGM-30 Minuteman III

  • Cruise Missiles

    Emirati and Belarusian defense firm will jointly produce 1,000km range cruise missile.

  • Europe

    Estonian military to receive Turkish-made YÖRÜK 4X4 armored vehicles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia to purchase South Korean Cheongung-II anti-air missiles

  • Defense Industry

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

  • Air Platform

    U.S. rejects Thailand’s request to buy eight F-35A stealth jets, instead offered F-15EX

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia Finally Admits It Needs Help From China On Shipbuilding

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed key Kursk bridge

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea completes development of new L-SAM air defense system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Norway joins the UK’s Global Combat Ship partnership with Canada and Australia.

  • Europe

    Germany drafts €377 billion defense blueprint spanning land, air, sea, space, and cyber domains.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia purchases dozens of autonomous submarines to deter Chinese warships.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Strikes Killed Hezbollah’s Weapon Smuggling Chief Suhail Hussein Husseini

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Industries Completes Initial Sea Trials of 21st Virginia-class Submarine

  • Middle East

    7 DJI drone experts are dead, and almost 400 Chinese military personnel are trapped inside a bunker, non-contactable or presumed dead in Iran.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Australia Purchases SM6 Ballistic Missile Interceptor For Hobart Class Destroyer Worth $7 Billion

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan Army Deploys Chinese HQ-16A SAM System in Kashmir

  • Air Platform

    Australia Receives Last Batch of F-35A

  • Americas

    Boeing Awarded $2.7 Billion Contract to Produce Patriot PAC-3 Missile.

  • Europe

    British National Crime Agency travelled to Bangladesh as they probe corruption claims against Tulip Siddiq

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China hikes defense budget to 6.8% in FY2021

  • Americas

    Why Lockheed Martin Selected Raytheon to Build Distributed Aperture Systems

  • Middle East

    President El-Sisi Of Egypt Secretly Ordered 40,000 Rockets For Russian Army

  • C4iSR

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

  • Land Platform

    US state department approves 555 M1A1 Abrams tank refurbishment packages for Egypt

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US State Department approves $675 million support package for Korean F-35A

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    LAND 400 Phase III: Australian Army Shortlist Rheinmetall Defence and Hanwha Defense

  • Europe

    Thousands Of Mobilized Russian Conscripts Are Unfit For Military Service In Ukraine War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Europe

    Turkey deploys T129 attack helicopters to Azerbaijan

  • Americas

    Canada and European Union sign defense pact paving the way for joint weapon procurement

  • Infantry Weapons

    Saudi Arabia Parades Chinese HQ-17AE Air Defense Systems

  • Air Platform

    German-made IRIS-T SLM scored first Su-34 fighter-bomber kill

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy Christens ENS Bernees (FFG 1003) Into Service

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesian PT Dirgantara to upgrade Turkish CN235 aircraft

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine Captured Russian BRM-1K Reconnaissance Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    FLIR Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance System

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo RAT 31DL and RAT 31DL/M 3D Radar Family

  • Air Platform

    Singapore will purchase eight F-35A stealth jets to complement its fleet of 12 F-35B jets

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers MH-47G Block II Chinook Helicopters to US Special Forces

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine wants Long-range AGM-158 JASSM Missiles For Their F-16s

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • Africa

    Temu tank: Nigerian Army’s Chinese-made VT-4 tank takes 30 minutes to cool down the turret and are incapable of rapid fire.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strike blew up Russia’s major oil depot in Makiivka

  • Air Platform

    The Philippines Acquires 32 S70i Black Hawk Helicopters from Poland Worth $624 Million

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    North Korea sent three army Generals as commanders and advisors to the Russian army

  • Air Platform

    Ecuador Grounds Indian-made HAL Dhruv Junk Helicopters After Four Crashes

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