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Ruble Crashed

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 […]

  • The United States is the number one arms exporter in 2015-2019

    March 12, 2020 0
    The United States was the largest exporter of major arms from 2015-2019, delivering 76 percent more materiel than runner-up Russia, according to a new study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute think tank. The [...]
  • Kongsberg awarded $1.5 billion contract to produce naval strike missiles for Poland

    December 27, 2023 0
    Norwegian defence equipment maker Kongsberg Gruppen (KOG.OL) said on Tuesday it has won an order worth around 16 billion crowns ($1.5 billion) from Poland for four Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Coastal Defence System (CDS) squadrons. [...]
  • Turkish Army Receives First Altay Main Battle Tanks

    April 26, 2023 0
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  • Ukraine to receive six IRIS-T SLM anti-air missiles from Germany

    June 26, 2023 0
    The Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive six German IRIS-T SLM medium-range surface-to-air missile systems by the end of next year. Brigadier General Christian Freuding has made a statement to this effect. Germany Delivers Additional IRIS-T [...]
  • U.S.-supplied ATACMS dealt significant damage to Russian airbases in a recent attack

    October 19, 2023 0
    Ukrainian forces used US-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles for the first time, inflicting heavy damage on two airfields in Russian-occupied areas, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying on Tuesday (17 October) that the weapons had “proven themselves”. [...]
  • Sweden sends $1.23 billion aid package to Ukraine

    January 31, 2025 0
    Sweden’s defence minister said on Thursday the Nordic country had agreed to donate its biggest aid package to Ukraine so far, worth 13.5 billion Swedish crowns ($1.23 billion). Sweden sent Gripen spare parts to Ukraine [...]
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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s Near Future Submarine (NFS)

  • Americas

    HII Launches Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ted Stevens

  • Europe

    North Korea to deliver ammunitions, tanks and artillery to Russia in return of military satellite

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall will sends 139 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia Launches a Record 70 missiles at Ukraine in One day, Many Miss Targets

  • Air Platform

    Why is China buying the J-10 instead of the JF-17?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s nuclear submarines welcome to dock in Singapore

  • Europe

    Evidence Shows Polish Missile Attacks Were Russian-origin S-300 Missile Fired From Belarus, Not From Ukraine

  • Europe

    Serbia upgrades BTR-82A armored vehicles with new remote weapons station.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    How China Influenced Military Coup In Myanmar?

  • Air Platform

    Brazilian Gripen E Starts Supersonic Flight Test

  • Europe

    HENSOLDT to Provide Optronics Suite for German and Norwegian Type 212CD Submarines

  • Counter-drone System

    South Korea Launched Hard-kill Counter-drone System.

  • C4iSR

    Three Spanish companies to develop radar, optronics and radio frequency to counter drones

  • Europe

    Ukraine to receive Bastion armored vehicles from France

  • Uncategorized

    U.S. Asks Cyprus to Transfer Its Russian-made Weapons to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Ditches Russia’s Su-35, Opt-in For 14 Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Boeing to produce 205 additional AH-64E Apache helicopters for international customers

  • Air Platform

    Ecuador Replaces HAL Dhruv and Mi-171 Helicopters With Airbus H225M Helicopters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin Aegis Battle Management Systems For Royal Australian Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukrainian Forces Shoot Down Russian Cruise Missiles for the First Time

  • Americas

    Canada to replace US-made M777 howitzers with new 155mm howitzers

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia Shot Down Its Own Ka-29 Helicopter

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Sweden Purchases IRIS-T SLM Surface-to-air Missile.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Navy Launched New Domestically-built Frigate.

  • C4iSR

    Saab awarded a contract for the delivery of Saab 2000 Erieye to an undisclosed customer

  • Air Platform

    Philippine Air Force inducts A-29B Super Tucano training aircraft

  • Air Platform

    The USAF to upgrade 72 F-16 with APG-83 SABR AESA Radar

  • Middle East

    China is offering more missiles to Iran for free to deplete U.S. missiles, as the CIA did in the 1980s Afghan war.

  • Air Platform

    First F-35A For Denmark Takes Flight

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Russian Lawmaker Admits Moscow Failed to Achieve Any Goals in Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Russian Troops And Artillery Near Ukrainian Border Concerning For NATO

  • Air Platform

    GKN Aerospace Delivers Upgraded Engine For Gripen C/D Fighter Jet.

  • Air Platform

    RCAF’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) Is On Track To Select Either Gripen, Super Hornet Or F-35

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hanwha Awarded K9 Howitzer Contract For Egyptian Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hiding Truth: French Shipbuilder Naval Group Refused to Share Information with Canberra

  • Middle East

    ThyssenKrupp Delivers First MEKO A-200 Frigate To Egyptian Navy

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB3 Started Operational Deployment on TCG Anadolu.

  • Americas

    Secretary of Navy Touts New Frigate For Partners Navies

  • Europe

    German-made Marder 1A3 tracked armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle survived direct missile hit

  • Uncategorized

    Indian Air Force Backflips on MMRCA V2.0 As Prime Minister Modi Stressed Procurement of Locally Made LCA

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Received First F-16 Fighter Jets From NATO Ally

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy’s Type 093 Class Nuclear Submarine Crashed In Taiwan Strait Killing Everyone Onboard

  • Europe

    France and Germany ask European Union to stay out of arms exports policy

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Australian Navy’s Canberra-class Amphibious Assault Ship

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    20 Indian Soldiers Killed In A Violent Clash With Chinese Soldiers

  • Americas

    U.S. State Department Approves Aegis Combat Systems For Canada

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Trump Admin Approves $8.6 Billion Arms Sales to Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE and Israel Amid the Iran War.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Destroyed Russia’s S-300VM Surface-to-air Missile Launcher

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