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Europe

Russia’s Su-27 Released Missile Near RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Aircraft

October 21, 2022 GDC 0

A missile was released from a Russian aircraft near an unarmed RAF plane on a routine patrol over the Black Sea, the defence secretary has revealed. In a statement updating MPs on the war in Ukraine, […]

  • No IFF and datalink: Russian anti-air missiles shot down its own Su-34 and Mi-8 helicopters

    May 17, 2023 0
    A Russian fighter jet and a helicopter have been seen crashing amid reports a further two warplanes have also been downed. Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russian Su-35 Fighter Jets Far From KyivDateMay 20, 2023Russian [...]
  • Leaked phone calls revealed Russian politician Akhmedov referred to Putin as “Satan” and “dwarf”

    March 31, 2023 0
    Two of President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent political supporters don’t actually support him at all according to a newly leaked phone conversation released in early March. Putin Fires Lieutenant General Sukhrab Akhmedov, Who Lined Up [...]
  • Azerbaijan Bought 15 Alenia Aermacchi M-346 aircraft

    February 24, 2020 0
    Within the framework of the state visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Italy, a declaration on an agreement between Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense and Leonardo S.p.A aerospace company was signed in connection with the acquisition [...]
  • Germany’s Aviation Union Backs Turkish Bid To Buy 40 Eurofighter Typhoon

    December 27, 2023 0
    Aviation unions in Germany are backing Turkey’s efforts to buy 40 Eurofighter Typhoons over fears its specialist workforce will be lost if contracts for the jets are not drawn up and signed. Germany Takes Step [...]
  • Turkey deploys T129 attack helicopters to Azerbaijan

    July 30, 2020 0
    The Turkish Armed Forces have deployed T129 attack helicopters to Azerbaijan, according to the Ministry Of Defence Of Azerbaijan. According to a recent service news release, a group of servicemen and the aircraft of the [...]
  • Indian Hindu Nationalist Godi Media Urges Narendra Modi to Bomb Bangladesh’s Base Hosting Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 Drones

    December 9, 2024 0
    The increasingly authoritarian Modi government’s latest proposal includes annexation of Bangladesh. Commenting on a recent documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged role in a massacre of Muslims two decades ago would have been familiar [...]
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 […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

  • Americas

    Raytheon enters full-rate production for SM-3 Block IIA

  • Cyber

    Ukraine launched the biggest cyber offensive against Russian military bases

  • Europe

    South Africa Facilitating Delivery Of Chinese-made Arms To Russia

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Rebuilds “101 Squadron” At Hashimara Base

  • Africa

    Israel, Morocco signs MoU for future arms sales by Israeli companies

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Type 625 Anti-air Gun System

  • Defense Industry

    China unveiled $236.1 billion defense budget with 7.2 percent raise

  • South Asia

    Suspected Of Being Indian RAW Agents, Sacked Bangladesh Army Officers Arrested For Robbery

  • Europe

    First Tranche Of 1500 North Korean Troops Received Russian Uniform And Fake ID In Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean Showcases FFX Batch II For Royal Australian Navy’s SEA 3000 Requirements

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Formally Name QBZ191 Rifle As Type 20 Assault Rifle

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russian-launched North Korean KN-23 (Hwasong-11) missiles explode mid-air

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded contract to produce P-8A Poseidon for Canada and Germany

  • Europe

    Russia cannot build Icebreaker as Russian forces bombed Ukraine’s factory supplied components for Icebreaker

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan to open F-16 maintenance and upgrade facility

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Set To Flight Trial New AW249 Attack Helicopter For Italian Army

  • Air Platform

    Portugal Purchases Sixth Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft.

  • Americas

    The US Marine Corps Declared First Operational F-35C Squadron

  • Infantry Weapons

    India’s DRDO Tests 5000KM-Range Agni-5 Nuclear Capable ICBM

  • Europe

    Canada Sent More Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Turkey to equip Altay tanks with AKKOR active protection system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea Agreed To Supply Half Of Its Ammunition To Russia After Ukraine Blew Up Russia’s Largest Ammunition Warehouse

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany will receive Israeli top-tier Arrow-3 anti-ballistic system

  • C4iSR

    The Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD): An Antidote to S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The PRC should take Gripen E as a template, says Senior Colonel Li Chunghua Hua of the PLAAF

  • Europe

    Britain says Ukrainian forces defending Bakhmut under increasingly severe pressure

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Strikes Destroyed Large Quantities Of Russian Lancet Drones And Killed 450 Conscripts At Cossack Base

  • Europe

    There are no “red lines” in supporting Ukraine: French President Emmanuel Macron

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Army Unveils ASCOD Command Vehicle With Elbit’s Turret

  • Naval Platforms

    JMSDF Atago-class destroyer

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri launches Qatari Emiri Navy’s first Doha-class corvette

  • Defense Industry

    Kingsberg Awarded Contract To Supply Naval Strike Missile (NSM) To Royal Australian Navy

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Announced Industry Partnerships For Next-gen Howitzers

  • C4iSR

    BAE Systems AN/ASQ-239 Advanced Electronic Warfare System

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Set For Big Win In 2024 With Its Supersonic Jets And Drones

  • Air Platform

    The $50 Million MiG-35 “Lemon” Will Be Tested Until 2021 :Mikoyan Design Bureau

  • Anti-ship Missile

    French Navy frigate Alsace successfully launched a next-generation Exocet Mer-Mer 40 Block 3C anti-ship missile

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Shipyard Receives 12 Missile Tubes For HMS Dreadnought

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Su-30MKI Engine Caught Fire And Crashed In Nashik District

  • Americas

    Top 40 Global Defense Spenders

  • Air Platform

    Pentagon Officials Confirmed That U.S. Sending F-16 Fighter Jets To Crash Putin In Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Elta and Hensoldt to build ballistic missile defense radar for Germany

  • Europe

    Russian Military Has Lost 850,000 Troops and 10,000 Tanks In The Ukraine War

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin Received $483 Million Contract To Produce Hellfire Air-to-ground Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Allocates $100 Million For Turkish Drones

  • Cyber

    The U.S., Australia and United Kingdom accused Russian G.R.U. of Cyberattacks on Georgia

  • Europe

    Credit Suisse bank freezes $19 billion in Russian assets

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Prepared Storyline Blaming US-made HIMARS For Kherson Loss

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Plans to Buy 12 JF-17 Block III

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Interim Government sent three former DGFI Directors and Army Generals to forced retirement, and one General dismissed amid human rights violations and corruption

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