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  • [ May 6, 2026 ] U.S. Approves $373.6 Million JDAM-ER Sale to Ukraine. Air-Launched Weapons
  • [ May 5, 2026 ] U.S. Navy destroyed six Iranian attack boats in Strait of Hormuz. Middle East
  • [ May 5, 2026 ] Russia’s naval decline is evident in the nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, which visited Cuba in 2024 and again in 2026 with the same broken tiles. Europe
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Israeli Air Force Achieves Air Superiority in 48 Hours and Russian Air Force Fails in Three Years

June 19, 2025 GDC 0

Within just 48 hours of launching its campaign, Israel claimed air superiority over western Iran, including the capital Tehran. Israeli jets now drop bombs from inside Iranian skies instead of relying on expensive long-range missiles. […]

Air Platform

Russia’s Yak-130 Training Aircraft Crashed In Volgorod Due To Flight Control System Malfunction

October 12, 2024 GDC 0

One of Moscow’s training aircraft has crashed in the south of Russia, according to national media and unofficial military reports. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported on Thursday that a Yak-130 training aircraft had […]

Europe

Russia relocates all military assets from Chinese border to Eastern Ukraine

July 14, 2024 GDC 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Kyiv has left his country’s southern border with quasi-ally China exposed, satellite imagery has revealed, with several air defense missile systems likely relocated to the Ukraine front. AS-22, an […]

Europe

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

March 3, 2024 GDC 0

With F-16 fighter jets expected to be provided to Ukraine over the coming months, opinions of their usefulness span from a game-changer in the war with Russia to a total waste of resources. But there […]

Air Platform

Ukrainian patriot missile downed one Su-35 and one Su-24 fighter bomber, and Russia shot down its own Su-35, with seven aircraft losses in three days

February 20, 2024 GDC 0

The country’s air force claims it has shot down both a Russian Su-24 fighter-bomber and a Su-35S fighter, meaning the Kremlin has lost at least six war planes in the last three days – costing […]

Air Platform

Ukrainian Patriot missile system shot down two Su-34 fighter-bombers and one Su-35 fighter jet

February 18, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine says it shot down three Russian fighter jets on 17 February 2024. “According to the Commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, on the morning of […]

Air Platform

Russia’s Sukhoi Flanker And Mikoyan Fulcrum Have Some Worse Features You Didn’t Know

February 12, 2024 GDC 0

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Air Platform

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

February 11, 2024 GDC 0

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Europe

A Russian IL-76 transport aircraft crashed in Belgorod Oblast carrying 65 Ukrainian PoW

January 24, 2024 GDC 0

A Russian military transport plane — an Ilyushin Il-76 — has crashed in the border Belgorod region, according to Russian media outlets. The Russian Ministry of Defense reportedly said the aircraft was carrying 65 Ukrainian […]

Air Platform

Russia tasked Mikoyan Design Bureau to build a basic pilot trainer after disastrous Ukraine invasion

January 6, 2024 GDC 0

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  • Japan to sign security pact with Bangladesh.

    October 4, 2025 0
    Recently, Dhaka and Tokyo have been discussing potential defense cooperation, marking the development of a new chapter in their bilateral history. According to one news report, they have “reached an understanding in principle to sign [...]
  • Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Trackfire Remote Weapon Station.

    January 15, 2026 0
    Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, for the Trackfire Remote Weapon Station (RWS). The order value is approximately SEK 1,5 billion and deliveries will take place 2026-2028. The order [...]
  • Putin planned to capture Ukraine’s economic resources and use these resources to invade Baltic states

    June 3, 2024 0
    Capturing Ukraine would enrich Russia tremendously. This new, richer and more powerful Kremlin would be well-equipped for future aggression and economic blackmail of the West. Russia’s gas blackmail in the wake of the full-scale invasion [...]
  • Russia’s ruble has plunged amid fresh sanctions and collapsing economy

    November 28, 2024 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. 1 USD= 105.79 Ruble, Putin [...]
  • Loss of Sukhoi Su-57 in Ukraine war would be death blow to Russia’s collapsing aerospace industry

    January 17, 2023 0
    Russia is avoiding flying its advanced combat jets over Ukraine for fear of the wreckage from a crash giving away the plane’s secrets, an expert told Global Defense Corp. Ukraine War: Hyped Up Su-75 Checkmate [...]
  • Russia used paintings to reassemble fighter jets at Crimea airbase after evacuating jets from the peninsula

    July 24, 2023 0
    The Russian Armed Forces are trying to confuse Ukrainian intelligence by creating false aircraft at their airfields in occupied Crimea. Bayraktar TB2 could play a key role if a war break over Crimea, says UkraineDateNovember [...]
Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Germany Considers Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Jets Sale To Turkey

  • Industry

    Naval Group awarded sub-contracts to local suppliers for Australian submarine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops attacking Russian positions from all directions

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s NTV News Exposed Bangladesh Military, Defence Ministry and DGDP’s Significant Corruption, Embezzlement and Money Laundering Scheme

  • Air Platform

    US Marines say F-35 stealth fighter squadron clocked 5,000 hours without any mishaps.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkish Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon Acquisition Driven By MBDA Meteor BVRAAM Missile

  • Europe

    Sanction Buster: Russia’s Kalibr Missile, Orlan UAV And Ka-52 Helicopter Components Come From America, South Korea, Taiwan And Japan

  • Naval Platforms

    India launches the fourth P15B destroyer and second P17A frigate

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Launches Third Arihant Class Submarine

  • Air Platform

    More Shameful Than Moskva Sinking: Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s MiG-31 Carrying Hypersonic Missile

  • Civil Aviation

    Israeli IAI To Convert Ethiopian 767-300 Passenger Aircraft Into Freighter

  • Europe

    Germany Agrees To Send 50 Gepard Air-defense Tanks to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Natuna Island Could Be PLA Navy’s Choke Point

  • Americas

    Trump administration approves first arms sale to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin’s F-35 sales compared to Tesla sales in Europe

  • Naval Platforms

    Enhancing Capability of the Egyptian Navy

  • C4iSR

    Su-35’s Irbis-E FCR: A Glorified Soviet-era Phased Array Radar

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Tor anti-air missile

  • Europe

    Russia Stop Using Iranian Shahed-136 Drones Due To Technical Defects

  • South Asia

    Retired Brigadier General Shamsul Alam Chowdury (Shams), a former Chatra League leader and Indian RAW agent, orchestrated the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny.

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive Vampire Counter Drone Rockets From USA

  • Anti-drone System

    Spanish company TRC delivers Cervus anti-drone system to the Spanish army

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan Grounded JF-17 Fighter Jets, Demands Turkish Missile, Avionics and Prospective TF35000 Engine in JF-17 Jet.

  • C4iSR

    Airbus selects Saab Gripen’s Arexis EW suite for Eurofighter EK (Electronic Combat) variant aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Destroys $16 Million Russian Ka-52 Alligator Helicopter in Drone Strike

  • Europe

    Ukraine started firing 110km range Vilkha artillery rockets

  • Americas

    BAE, Oshkosh to build prototype cold-weather vehicles for U.S. Army

  • Europe

    Rusted guns, no food, and filthy beds: Putin now sends troops to fight Ukrainians on the backs of horses

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Singapore Tightened Screws On Myanmar’s Arms Import Through Its Territory

  • Air Platform

    After Leopard 2 tanks, Ukraine seeks F-16 fighter jets from EU stocks

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish ASELSAN, Baykar and TUSAS named top 100 global arms dealers

  • Air Platform

    Hungary To Upgrade Gripen C/D To Latest Mission Software Standard

  • Europe

    Ukrainian FPV drone destroys Russian T-80 tank in fierce battle near Bakhmut

  • Air Platform

    Loss of Sukhoi Su-57 in Ukraine war would be death blow to Russia’s collapsing aerospace industry

  • Europe

    Russian Lieutenant General Yuri Kuznetsov detained in suspected criminal prosecution

  • Americas

    Gripen “Smart Fighter” For Canada Is A Viable Contender For FFCP: Saab

  • Air Platform

    China Admits, Its Aerospace Industries Are Behind South Korea

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Russia is preparing to mobilize 300,000 troops by June 2024

  • Industry

    Italy Holds Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia And UAE

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Slovenia to purchase German-made IRIS-T SLM Anti-air Missile System

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    HGK and KGK integration into Turkish ANKA+ and AKSUNGUR UAV begins

  • Americas

    Venezuelan Air Force Grounded All Su-30MK2 Aircraft

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine targets rare Russian $100 million Nebo-U long-range VHF radar station

  • Americas

    Canada and European Union sign defense pact paving the way for joint weapon procurement

  • Defense Industry

    Finland Receives Multi-vendors Bids For $12 Billion HX Competition

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Mi-24 helicopter with Z mark crashed in Belarus

  • Americas

    President Trump gives orders to ‘obliterate’ Iran if regime assassinates him

  • Naval Platforms

    Russian Submarine: A tale of onboard fire

  • Europe

    Putin just fired first salvo of tariff on Chinese goods that could destroy Russian economy

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