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  • [ June 18, 2026 ] Ukraine became the global leader in manufacturing purpose-built interceptor drones to hunt Russian Shahed-type attack drones. Counter-drone System
  • [ June 18, 2026 ] Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns. Infantry Weapons
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Europe

Russia’s ruble has plunged amid fresh sanctions and collapsing economy

November 28, 2024 GDC 0

The Russian rouble has dropped to its lowest level in more than 32 months amid geopolitical risks over the escalation of the war in Ukraine and new United States sanctions. The currency fell beyond 111 […]

Europe

1 USD= 105.79 Ruble, Putin Turned Russian Ruble Into Toilet Paper

November 27, 2024 GDC 0

The Russian rouble continued to slide, dropping to its lowest since March 2022 against both the dollar and the yuan, and the finance minister indicated the government did not object to the currency’s weakness, an […]

Europe

Ruble Crashed: International Sanctions Hit Putin’s Face With A Big Slap

August 17, 2023 GDC 0

For the past seventeen months, Russian President Vladimir Putin refused to admit the reality of international sanctions after he invaded Russia’s neighbour Ukraine, and killed scores of Ukrainians. The Russian currency has broken another threshold […]

  • Leonardo Demonstrates swarming drones to RAF

    October 20, 2020 0
    Leonardo demonstrated a swarming drone capability for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) in July, during which a number of small remotely piloted aircraft equipped with the company’s electronic warfare jamming technology were used to [...]
  • Indonesian PT Dirgantara to upgrade Turkish CN235 aircraft

    September 24, 2021 0
    Turkey and Indonesia signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Teknofest 2021 in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul, further strengthening bilateral cooperation. Turkish TAI Signs MoU with GE Marine on Co-production of Marine PropulsionDateAugust 23, [...]
  • Turkey to Buy 40 F-16V and 80 Upgrade Kits For F-16C

    October 11, 2021 0
    Turkey looks to modernize its air force, both with national means and with possible purchases, after the deal on F-35 jets fell through, the country has requested to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and [...]
  • Russian casualties crossed 350,000 soldiers, but Kremlin wouldn’t admit fearing domestic uprising

    December 19, 2023 0
    Russia has likely seen up to 350,000 casualties in Ukraine, the UK Defense Ministry said. Grim milestone: Russia passed 400,000 casualties in the Ukraine warDateFebruary 20, 2024Russia’s manpower losses in Ukraine surpassed 800,000 troops, Russia [...]
  • Poland delivers 60 PT-91 main battle tanks to Ukraine

    March 11, 2023 0
    Poland delivered 60 more tanks to Ukraine to aid in the war against Russia, following Germany, Canada and the United States to support the nation. Deadly Killing Machine Leopard 2 Tanks Heading Towards Ukraine To [...]
  • MMRCA V2.0: Indian Air Force’s Options For New Fighter Jets

    March 9, 2020 0
    Unlike the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Future Fighter Jet Procurement Program or the Finland’s HX Programme, Indian Air Force MMRCA brings the different prospective to the competition. While the Canadian procurement programme is based [...]
Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    Russia Purchased Iranian-made Soldier’s Gear, Bulletproof Vests, Clothing And KL7.62 Assault Rifles

  • Europe

    $300 commercial drone fitted with grenade destroying Russian tanks, radars, and missile complex worth millions of dollars

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF joins RIMPAC exercises in Guam

  • Europe

    Sweden And Finland Confirm NATO Membership Bid

  • Air Platform

    Czech Republic Donates Mi-24 Attack Helicopters To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Corruption In The Defense Sectors Of Southeast Asia

  • Europe

    Serbia Unveils New Armored Vehicle Fitted With Russian 57mm Combat Module

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China Unveils Russian S-500 Copycat HQ-29 Anti-air Missile Launcher

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia deploys S-350 air defense system within the striking range of HIMARS

  • South Asia

    Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir secretly agreed to help President Trump strike Iran.

  • Africa

    South African company Milkor Unveils Vanguard Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC)

  • Americas

    US Navy To Build Robot Warship

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Putin’s Intermediate-range ballistic missiles are not unstoppable, Ukraine needs SM-3, Arrow-3 or THAAD missile defences

  • Air Platform

    Saab Offers 72 Gripen E/F Fighter Jets and Six GlobalEye AEW&C to Canada.

  • Uncategorized

    Ukraine Shot Down Su-25 and Su-24 Fighter-bomber In Bakhmut

  • Air Platform

    KAI unveils new MUM-T drone at ADEX 2021

  • Middle East

    No Country Would Have Survived Iranian Onslaught, Only Israeli Cutting-edge Arrow-2 And Arrow-3 Anti-ballistic Missile System Saved Israel

  • Middle East

    Israeli Forces Seized 3,300 Weapons in Syrian Operations

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian DRDO Tests Short-range VL-SRSAM Missile

  • Europe

    $10.3 billion worth of outdated tech, machinery and parts China supplied to Russia is certain proof that China is using the same outdated tech in its missiles, the Telegraph Reported.

  • Middle East

    Tehran dumps Russian Su-30SME and MiG-35 in favor of Chinese J-10C fighter jet

  • Middle East

    Heightened risk to the West is that radical IRGC General Ahmad Vahidi is running the country.

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    USS Portland (LPD-27) fired powerful laser weapons to destroy drones

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems Awarded $800 Million Contract For Development Of Sixth-Gen Tempest Fighter Jet

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department 18 CH-53K Helicopters For Israel

  • Middle East

    Israeli Commando Unit Maglan Used Iron Sting Mortar Bomb For The First Time Against Hamas

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Wreck Havoc In Russia’s Largest Oil Refinery in Volgograd

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hunting Chinese And Russian Low-tech Submarines By High-tech USN, JMSDF And RAN Submarines

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli Arrow-3 Becomes Top Tier High-altitude Anti-ballistic Missile System.

  • Industry

    BlueScope Awarded A Contract To Supply Steel For Hunter-class Frigate

  • Air Platform

    France Offered Indian Navy To Loan Four Upgraded Rafale-M Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Son Taken Over Wagner Group’s Command

  • Europe

    Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov admits Russia is at war in Ukraine, not a ‘special military operation’

  • South Asia

    India will provide comprehensive support to Sheikh Hasina until UK grants political asylum

  • Europe

    Turkiye unveils long-range K2 kamikaze drone.

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s AKINCI B UCAV Engages Sea Target For The First Time

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin Russian partisan set chemical factory, military surveillance equipment factory and oil refinery on fire

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. revoked Hong kong’s special trading status

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt to produce 200 ECRS Mk1 AESA Radar.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Achieved 80 Percent Availability and Combat Sorties.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s $55 million MiG-35 Fulcrum-F with PESA radar is a total failure even in Chinese standard

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Wants AI-operated Autonomous Drones

  • Americas

    U.S. Department Of Commerce Scaling Back Licensing Requirement For UK And Australia Under AUKUS Agreement

  • Central Asia

    Armenia snubbed Putin by joining the International Criminal Court

  • Uncategorized

    South Korea Awarded A Contract to Integrate MBDA Meteor onto KF-X Fighter Aircraft

  • South Asia

    Indian-made military hardware falling apart in Bangladesh, Ecuador, Bolivia, Armenia and the Philippines

  • Air Platform

    F-16 Can Fly Air Defense, SEAD And DEAD Missions If U.S. Does Not Want Ukraine To Strike Russian Territories

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China is building the fourth aircraft carrier for the PLA Navy

  • Europe

    Russian soldiers gears are not suitable for winter combat, Russian former defense minister Igor Sergeyev says

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