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Serbia’s MTI tests RLN-IC/170 short-range surface-to-air missile

May 30, 2020 GDC 0

The Military Technical Institute in Belgrade (Vojnotehnički Institut, VTI), part of the Serbian Ministry of Defence (MoD), on 22 May test-fired the indigenously-developed infrared (IR)-homing RLN-IC/170 short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM). The test-firing, part of a […]

Amid China tensions, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte wants to retain VFA with the U.S.

July 3, 2020 0

In February, the President announced he would rip up the long-standing Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, which operationalises the two countries’ Mutual Defence Treaty (MDT), signed in 1951. Manila said it suspended the [...]
Putin believed the Ukraine invasion would be three days of a cakewalk, but it is a minefield

March 3, 2023 0

In the early hours of the second day of the war, the Russian Army sent a substantial reconnaissance column to probe the second-largest Ukrainian city, Kharkiv; this Russian force included tanks, BMP2 – IFV Infantry [...]
Turkish Bayraktar TB3 Started Operational Deployment on TCG Anadolu.

September 27, 2025 0

According to information published by the X account of Breaking Defense correspondent Agnes Helou on August 30, 2025, Türkiye will begin shipboard operations of the Bayraktar TB3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle on the amphibious assault [...]
Israel and Sudan to normalise ties soon

February 6, 2020 0

Israel and Sudan have agreed to move towards forging normal relations for the first time, Israeli officials said on Monday, after the leaders of the two countries met in Uganda. The Associated Press news agency [...]
Russia shot down its own S-70 Okhotnik heavy combat drone

October 8, 2024 0

On October 5, Russia suffered its first confirmed loss of the S-70 “Okhotnik” heavy combat drone in a friendly fire incident over the occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine. Initial reports and footage circulated on social [...]
Israel sent captured Russian arms in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza to Ukraine

January 28, 2025 0

Israel may have initiated the process of supplying Ukraine with Russian and Soviet-made weapons captured during military operations in Lebanon. This was reported by the Ukrainian defense publication Militarnyi, citing the OSINTdefender project, which uncovered [...]

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]