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  • [ April 27, 2026 ] Israeli Iron Dome and troops are stationed in Abu Dhabi to protect the city from Iranian drones and missiles. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ April 27, 2026 ] Russian submarines targeting British submarine cables question Royal Navy’s operational capability. Europe
  • [ April 27, 2026 ] In 2026, the Indian Air Force lost 11 fighter jets and a helicopter in the biggest peacetime losses. Air Platform
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Air Platform

The Philosophy Behind the Fighter Jet Design

March 29, 2021 LM Publications 0

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Middle East

Russian Su-24 crashed landed at military airfields

February 6, 2020 GDC 0

The Russian front-line bomber nearly crashed during landing due to a crew error learnt GDC quoting Russian news agency Avia.Pro. A day ago, while landing at one of the military airfields, the Russian Su-24 front-line […]

Air Platform

Sukhoi Su-34 ‘Fullback’: An Accident-prone Aircraft of RuAF

November 1, 2019 GDC 0

The Su-34 is a medium-range fighter-bomber, adopted by the Russian Air Force in the 1980s. The plane is expected to replace the aging Su-24 bomber, which has remained in service since the 1970s. So far […]

Americas

In a hypothetical war, If F-35 face-off with Su-57, who would win?

November 13, 2018 LM Publications 0

How do you compare the capability of a blind man (Su-57) with a man with a perfect vision (F-35)? Still, you will find the internet trolls who are dreaming that one day, maybe one day […]

Air Platform

Russia’s Su-57 is a Su-35 beneath a new airframe

April 30, 2018 LM Publications 0

Overview A fifth-generation fighter jet combines new developments such as thrust vectoring, composite materials, supercruise, stealth technology, advanced radar and sensors, and integrated avionics to improve pilot situational awareness significantly. Currently, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning […]

South Asia

India withdraws from FGFA or Su-57 (PAK FA) project

April 21, 2018 GDC 0

The Janes reported citing Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval that Indian Air Force is pulling out of 11 years old collaboration of a Fifth-gen fighter jet with Russia. The Indian Air Force always questions […]

Air Platform

Russia’s Su-57: 5th Generation Fighter Jet in Making

March 24, 2018 LM Publications 0

Currently, American-made fifth-genration fighter jet F-35 are fully operational with USAF, RAAF and IAF inventory. The Chinese J-20 was reported to have entered service with the PLAAF. The J-20 even conducted a flyover during a […]

Europe

The Kinzhal Hypersonic Air-launched Missile Operational with Russian Air Force

March 22, 2018 LM Publications 0

The Sputniknews reported that the Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched system has been operational with RuAF. The Kinzhal is capable is able to destroy large, moving sea-based targets such as aircraft carriers, destroyers and cruisers, Russian Deputy Defense Minister […]

Europe

MiG-35 (MiG-29M2) multi-role fighter jet completes factory trials

February 20, 2018 LM Publications 0

Russia’s MiG Aircraft Corporation has completed factory trials of its next-generation MiG-35 multirole fighter jet, the Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG chief Ilya Tarasenko told TASS Wednesday. During the trials, the MiG specialists checked the fighter’s […]

Europe

Russia’s new Su-57 jet exposed as a fraud by IAF–Russia cancelled the production of the Su-57 fighter jet

February 3, 2018 GDC 0

Key Points Moscow boasted it had a new world-beater. The Su-57 stealth fighter. It was smart. It was sneaky. It was lethal. Turns out, it’s none of those things. Engine troubles. Questionable stealth. The abandonment […]

  • Anti-Putin Russian volunteer corp ravaged Belgorod, 340,000 residents will be evacuated

    March 20, 2024 0
    A video filmed in Russia’s Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine appears to show the village of Kozinka ravaged by strikes amid an ongoing incursion by three groups of Russian defectors serving with the [...]
  • BAE Systems awarded $348.77 million contract for development of Tempest fighter

    July 31, 2021 0
    The UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) today awarded BAE Systems approximately £250 million ($348.77million) to progress the design and development of Tempest, the UK’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The contract was signed by BAE [...]
  • Ukrainian HIMARS destroyed Russian 48Y6-K1 Podlet surveillance radar

    July 30, 2023 0
    The Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed a radar station of the Russians using American-made HIMARS artillery rocket strikes in the village of Lazurne, Kherson Oblast, reported the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed [...]
  • Chinese PL-17 is the stretched body variant of reverse-engineered Russian R-37M missile.

    January 31, 2026 0
    One of the recent weapons in the arsenal of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), the PL-17 long-range air-to-air missile, appears to have been shown for the first time at close quarters. The [...]
  • Indonesian Air Force wants to buy 2 squadrons of F-16V Block 72

    November 2, 2019 0
    JAKARTA — The Indonesian Air Force will buy two squadrons of F-16 fighter jets next year in a bid to step up air defense of the vast archipelagic country, Air Force Chief of Staff Yuyu [...]
  • Turkey Develops Local Manufacturing Capabilities As It Inducts New Akinci Drones

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

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

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

  • C4iSR

    Rafael SKY SHIELD – Airborne Support Jammer

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Provide Digital GPS Anti-jam Receiver (DIGAR) Technology for Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Europe

    The West Must Give Putin The “Lessons of Iraq” in Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Russian-made Anti-air Missiles Failure in Iran Sent Shockwave in India, China, Egypt, Algeria, Belarus and Myanmar

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s RBS-70 man-portable missile shot down Russian Su-25 attack jet

  • Europe

    Putin Will Not Live To See 2024, Says Exiled Russian Official

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Navy To Develop “Screaming Arrow” Hypersonic Anti-ship Missiles For Super Hornet Fighters

  • Europe

    Ukraine is turning captured Russian tanks into heavy fighting vehicle

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems To Jointly Develop Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets With MHI

  • Air Platform

    UK, Italy and Japan jointly built GCAP sixth-gen fighter jet to take to the skies by 2035

  • Air Platform

    India to Develop Domestic UAV and Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo to Deliver 17 HH-139B Helicopters to Italian Air Force

  • Americas

    US Army Issued Tenders To Buy AK-74 Kalashnikov Assault Rifles For Adversary Training

  • Uncategorized

    British Troops Survived A Friendly Fire From Estonian Troops in Mali

  • Air Platform

    US Army tests air-launched drone from black hawk helicopter

  • Europe

    Romania Starts Domestic Production of Piranha V APC

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems to supply tank ammunition to NATO country

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Carl-Gustaf M4 Anti-tank Weapons For Australia

  • Europe

    Ukraine modernized 800 pieces of captured tanks, artillery and armored vehicles, and turn them against Russia

  • Africa

    South Africa’s Paramount Offers Mbombe Armored Vehicle For Ukrainian Army

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Iran unveils Bavar-373 air defense system amid Israel tensions

  • Europe

    Inaccurate GLONASS: Russia Replaces GLONASS Guidance Kit With GPS Navigator In Upgraded S-300 SAM

  • Industry

    IAI selected five tech startups to develop products

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Requested U.S. State Department To Approve The Sale Of Two F-35A Stealth Jets

  • Middle East

    Israeli troops advance toward Gaza City as the death toll rises on both sides

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Defense Forces Validate Warfighting Capabilities in FCP20

  • Air Platform

    Philippine wants to buy T129 but Turkey can’t get an export license

  • Americas

    Pentagon Ordered 1700 Tactical ATACMS Ballistic Missiles And 700 HIMARS Launchers

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed WinsAwarded $138 Million Contract For Taiwan’s Peace Phoenix Rising Program

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA Awarded Contract To Produce CAMM Missiles For Sweden’s Visby Class Corvettes

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha and Rheinmetall Battle For $27 Billion Armored Vehicles Contracts For Australian Army

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Denmark reactivates coastal defence system based on Naval Strike Missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine sends Turkish-made Cobra II vehicles to the frontline

  • Europe

    Dassault Aviation Stock Plunged Amid Five Rafale Losses in Kashmir Skirmish

  • Europe

    Russia’s arms export hit rock bottom, only $1 billion of arms exported in 2024, reported SIPRI

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Proliferation of SY-400 SRBM in Southeast Asia and Middle East

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s $500 FPV Drones Destroying Russian Tanks, Armored Vehicles And Morale

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysian Army Apologies To Public After Its T-72M1 Tanks Constantly Breaks Down On Road

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Unveils Plan To Procure Gripen Jets, Drones, GlobalEye AEW&C And Air Defense System

  • Americas

    Trump Admin Sanctioned China’s largest oil refinery tied to Iran’s shadow oil business.

  • Europe

    Russian Air Force’s Mi-8 Crashed In The Leningrad Region

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force tells Russia to replace Su-57E’s underperforming N036 “Byelka” radar, avionics and EW suite before any deal with India

  • Air Platform

    Egypt Signed A Contract To Buy 30 Rafale Fighters Worth $4.5 Billion

  • Europe

    U.S. M1A1 Abrams MBTs officially join the fight against Russian forces

  • Europe

    Russian Army General Fanil Sarvarov Killed in Car Bomb in Moscow.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh needs to stop purchasing Indian, Pakistani, Chinese and Russian junk military hardware

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops blow up Russian BTR-82A armored vehicles convoy in Skadovsk

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s aggressive surveillance attempts on the Japanese coast ended in embarrassment as a Chinese WL-10 drone crashed in the sea

  • C4iSR

    MiG-35 Will Have Phased Array Radar Near Future, Says Mikoyan

  • Europe

    Serbia Plans To Invest More In Its Military

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