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  • [ February 22, 2026 ] Indian Air Force Grounds Tejas Fleet After Third Crash Due to Flight Control System Malfunction. Air Platform
  • [ February 22, 2026 ] Ukraine’s Patriot Missile Shot Down Russia’s Su-34 Fighter Bomber. Europe
  • [ February 22, 2026 ] Italy Considers Boosting the Number of Troops by 60 Percent. Europe
  • [ February 22, 2026 ] Ukraine’s kamikaze drone struck Russia’s Iskander ballistic missile manufacturing factory. Europe
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Air Platform

J-10C Vigorous Dragon’s one success should be taken in context, not as the reality of Chinese jet

May 17, 2025 GDC 0

Key points: China’s Chengdu J-10C fighter jet, also known as the “Vigorous Dragon,” has come to prominence following its involvement in this month’s conflict between India and Pakistan. The single-engine, multirole aircraft flown by Pakistan’s […]

Europe

Dassault Aviation Stock Plunged Amid Five Rafale Losses in Kashmir Skirmish

May 15, 2025 GDC 0

Dassault Aviation’s stock plummeted 7% amid fluctuating prices, following reports of India lost three Rafale jets were downed in Operation Sindoor by Pakistani AMRAAM. Two of the Rafale jets crashed after returning from night raid […]

South Asia

Corruption, mismanagement, and poor training made the Indian military a paper tiger

May 13, 2025 GDC 0

After decades of overinvestment, India’s military forces are still in decline, but this isn’t all bad news for the country. India’s strategic position has changed dramatically over the past decade. Traditionally fixated on its chief […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Indian Air Force is so bad using Western tech that French SCALP-EG ended up 37km off target

May 13, 2025 GDC 0

India has reportedly used SCALP-EG cruise missiles in recent airstrikes on Pakistani territory, with photographic evidence and local sources emerging that suggest the French-origin missiles were used in precision attacks. Images shared across social media […]

South Asia

How Indian and Pakistan’s air force compared to each other?

May 13, 2025 GDC 0

India and Pakistan, the South Asian nuclear-armed neighbors that have engaged in hostilities, including a reported large-scale aerial battle, maintain a sizable fleet of fighter jets, consisting of aircraft supplied by the United States, Russia, […]

Air Platform

‘Losses are part of combat’, says Indian air force on downing of jets by Pakistan

May 12, 2025 GDC 0

The Indian Air Force has said that “losses are a part of combat” without giving details, but claimed that all its pilots were back home after fighting with Pakistan this week, responding to a question […]

Air Platform

China’s Foreign Ministry Refuted Pakistan’s Claim That J-10C Were Used in India-Pakistan War

May 11, 2025 GDC 0

The Chinese foreign ministry has said it was not familiar with the matter that Pakistan used J-10C fighter jets made by China. This comes after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s claim that they used J-10C […]

Air-Launched Weapons

India’s Brahmos supersonic missiles hit Pakistani paddy fields

May 11, 2025 GDC 0

Pakistani military spokesperson Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry confirmed that most of the incoming missiles ended up hitting the wrong targets, and some hit Pakistani civilians and military targets. Most of the Brahmos missiles ended […]

Anti-air Missiles

Chinese HQ-9P, HQ-16 and Russian S-400 Triumf Anti-air Missiles Have Questionable Performance in India-Pakistan War

May 11, 2025 GDC 0

Escalating hostilities between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan—a close strategic ally of Beijing—may be serving as a testing ground for Chinese defence technology. This would include the first “kill” ever by the Chengdu J-10C multirole […]

South Asia

Ayesha Farooq is the first Pakistani top gun female pilot to down an Indian Rafale fighter

May 11, 2025 GDC 0

In the middle of the night, Ayesha Farooq, not knowing she would make a run on 6 May 2025, took her F-16 Fighting Falcon to the skies over Pakistan and took her best shot to […]

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  • Brazil Orders Additional 36 Gripen Fighters

    June 4, 2021 0
    In a major shakeup of its aircraft buying plans, the Brazilian air force plans to nearly double its order of Saab Gripen fighters and cut its number of Embraer KC-390 Millennium transports roughly in half, learned GDC citing flight global media. [...]
  • Russia Launches a Record 70 missiles at Ukraine in One day, Many Miss Targets

    March 29, 2022 0
    Russia fired a record 70 missiles on targets across Ukraine, on March 26 with only a few of them hitting the intended target. Ukraine is developing a new supersonic missile, Bliskavka (“Lightning”)DateNovember 25, 2019Sukhoi Su-35, [...]
  • US Marines say F-35 stealth fighter squadron clocked 5,000 hours without any mishaps.

    December 9, 2025 0
    The US Marine Corps says a squadron flew F-35Bs for thousands of hours without any mishaps. It’s an achievement for the stealth fighter and Corps aviation, Marine Corps Forces Central Command said. Lockheed Martin awarded [...]
  • Rheinmetall To Upgrade Norwegian NASAMS Anti-air Missiles System Sensors

    January 2, 2023 0
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  • China ramps up production and export of JF-17 fighters

    July 15, 2020 0
    China has ramped up production of JF-17 fighter jet, which was jointly developed with Pakistan. In the first half of 2020, the number of aircraft delivered was the most in the past five years, according [...]
  • Ukrainian forces killed 710 Russian servicemen and destroyed patrol boat using anti-tank rounds

    January 13, 2023 0
    Ukrainian forces killed 710 Russian servicemen and one patrol boat within the last 24 hours. The General Staff of Kiev claimed it on Facebook, promising to “provide further details on the destruction of the Russian ship” [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

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 […]

Americas

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 […]

Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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  • Air Platform

    French DGA Takes Delivery of A400M Capable of Automatic Low Altitude Flight, Releasing Paratroopers

  • South Asia

    Trump administration set to launch drone facility in Bangladesh to strengthen Bangladesh army and navy.

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri delivers fourth corvette “Semaisma” to Qatari navy

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded Marine for Next- Gen Live Training Systems for Marine Corps

  • Middle East

    President Trump Deploys F-22 Raptor and F-35 Stealth Jets to Bomb Tehran

  • Air Platform

    Myanmar’s Air Force inducted three Russian Mi-38T helicopters and two Chinese Y-8F-200W transport aircraft.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Successfully Destroyed 85% Of Iranian Drones

  • Europe

    U.S. State Department Approves HIMARS Artillery Rockets For Netherlands

  • Europe

    Russian President Vladimir Putin suffers cardiac arrest, collapses in bedroom: Telegram channel reported

  • Europe

    Kosovo received Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones.

  • Europe

    Spanish Army Purchases 394 Armored Vehicles Replacing M113 Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Havelsan Developed Unmanned Ground Vehicle

  • Europe

    #Buymeafighterjet: Ukrainian Pilots Launch Crowdfunding To Buy Fighter Jets

  • South Asia

    India Removes Offset Clause For Government-To-Government Arms Deals

  • Infantry Weapons

    Raytheon Launched Deadlier F-model Javelin Anti-tank Guided Missiles

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army General dies in a helicopter crash

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo Awarded Contract To Upgrade NATO E-3A AEW&C

  • Europe

    British Army Received Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s Buk surface-to-air missiles using artillery strikes

  • C4iSR

    Russian forces switching on and off TOR missile to minimize radar heat issues provide window of opportunity to destroy the missile system

  • Americas

    General Dynamics beats quarterly estimates on robust military equipment demand for Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-28N Helicopter Using British Starstreak Missile

  • Central Asia

    Amid Tensions with Iran, Turkey sends military equipment and troops to Azerbaijan

  • Defense Industry

    NATO Secretary General Urges South Korea To Deliver Weapons To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    IRIS-T SLM Proved Hundred Percent Efficacy Against Missiles, Drones, And Aircraft: Ukrainian MoD

  • Americas

    US blocks deliveries of engines and flight control systems of Comac C919 to China

  • Europe

    Russian Troops Vandalized and Looted Kherson City as Troops Prepare to Leave Kherson

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF Super Hornet to Showcase Dazzling Flypast during the Christmas Weeks

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Archer Howitzer Completes U.S. Army’s Trials

  • Infantry Weapons

    Denel Dynamics Umkhonto-R Surface to Air Missile

  • Air Platform

    UK purchased six H145 helicopters for training mission

  • Middle East

    Bangladesh Navy’s BNS Bijoy destroyed in Beirut explosion

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh army officer arrested for alleged involvement in public unrest, militant training, and receiving instruction from the Indian RAW.

  • Europe

    Turkish F-16 fighter jets shoot down ‘out of control’ drone over Black Sea

  • Air Platform

    India approves $1.8 billion to develop prototype AMCA fighter jet

  • Europe

    Ukraine downed 348 aircraft and 325 helicopters. Russia grounded 187 aircraft for overuse; hence, RuAF aircraft is missing the action

  • Europe

    Russian Ministry of Labor Quietly Requested 230,000 Death Certificates For Ukraine War Veterans

  • Europe

    Russia lost more than 20,000 troops in January 2023

  • Europe

    Russian Navy Has Degraded Significantly That It Cannot Defend Crimea Anymore: Igor Girkin

  • C4iSR

    RAF Awarded A Contract to Upgrade Eurofighter’s Radar

  • Europe

    Turkey’s parliament has approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid

  • Europe

    Italy Sending Sophisticated SAM/T Long-range Anti-ballistic Missiles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Destroyed Russian Ammunition Depots in Crimea

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli Rafael Unveils Sixth-generation Spike NLOS With Extended Range And Fire Powers

  • Europe

    No IFF: Russian investigators confirmed Pantsir-S1 missile downed Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243

  • Europe

    Military neutrality of Serbia, an act to balance between Russia and the NATO

  • Air Platform

    Saab to Deliver Six Gripen E to Brazilian Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Started Trialling Battery Powered Bushmaster Armored Vehicles

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia’s National Security Challenges, Palestinian Statehood, Iran Threats, Cozying Up With Israel

  • Explore

    Ukraine Received Czech Republic’s RM-70 Vampire MLRS

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