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Battle for Russia: The Ukraine war is driving Russians to drink more alcohol, undermining society and raising rampant domestic violence

January 24, 2024 GDC 0

Vladimir Putin’s imperial ambitions in Ukraine are driving his fellow Russians to alcohol addiction. The number of people with alcohol addiction and alcoholic psychoses has started to grow in Russia – for the first time […]

Europe

Russia to hike interest rates to 8% as weak rouble adds to high inflation

July 18, 2023 GDC 0

Russia’s central bank is expected to hike rates to 8% on Friday, increasing the cost of borrowing for the first time in over a year as the rouble’s sharp slide adds to inflation pressure, a […]

Europe

Russia’s Budget Surplus Wiped Out To Finance Putin’s War In Ukraine

October 15, 2022 GDC 0

Russia’s budget surplus more than halved last month in a sign of the impact of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on his country’s public finances. Preliminary data from Russia’s Finance Ministry showed that the country’s […]

  • Israeli Air Strikes Killed Two Top Hamas Commanders Responsible For Kibbutz Nirim Massacre

    October 15, 2023 0
    Two top Hamas commanders, responsible for the Kibbutz Nirim massacre in Israel, were killed in an Israeli airstrike today, the Israel Air Force (IAF) said in a statement.  Israeli Army Deploys Deadly Merkava Tanks And [...]
  • J-8 (Jian-8) /F-8 Fighter aircraft

    August 12, 2019 0
    The J-8 was the first PLAAF aircraft of domestic design, with design work beginning in 1964. The overall configuration is a rather straightforward enlargement of the MiG-21/J-7 layout to accommodate two engines. Although it resembled [...]
  • Ukraine’s new ‘invisible’ suicide submarines set to be unleashed on Russia’s navy

    September 27, 2023 0
    Ukraine’s new underwater kamikaze drone ‘Marichka’ is seen being lowered into the water for testing in a sign it could soon be unleashed on Russian warships. Ukraine’s new invisible suicide submersible set to be unleashed [...]
  • China is selling Russian knockoff military gear back to Russia

    April 23, 2025 0
    The authorities have told Russia’s Izvestia newspaper that Chinese nationals have been caught smuggling Russian military gear out of the country before reselling knockoffs back to Russia. Syria war: What did Russia accomplish?DateMarch 13, 2018Ever [...]
  • Romania Starts Domestic Production of Piranha V APC

    July 19, 2023 0
    Romanian industry will soon attain the capability for full domestic production of the Piranha V 8×8 wheeled platform, according to Marinica Mirzu, managing director of General Dynamics European Land Systems Romania (GDELS-RO). The programme has [...]
  • Japan sent three warships to South China Sea for anti-submarine warfare

    October 13, 2020 0
    Japan’s Maritime Self-defence Force conducted anti-submarine drills in the South China Sea on Oct 9, deploying three vessels including a helicopter aircraft carrier and a submarine, according to the Japanese defence ministry. The purpose of [...]
Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

December 26, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type 90B 122mm Rocket Artillery Exploded and Rolled Over Again.

December 25, 2025 0

Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. That’s what happened in the Thai-Cambodian War. Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm […]

Europe

Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

December 25, 2025 0

Lithuania has signed a 252 million euro contract with KNDS France for a second batch of 30 CAESAR Mk II 155 mm wheeled howitzers, expanding a program first launched in 2022. The move strengthens long-range […]

Europe

Elbit Systems Awarded Contract to Produce PULS Rocket Artillery for Greece.

December 22, 2025 0

Elbit Systems said on Tuesday that Greece has taken a key step toward acquiring the Israeli company’s PULS rocket artillery system, after the Hellenic Parliament and the Government Council for National Security approved a dedicated […]

  • Air Platform

    Taiwanese plane maker AIDC to open F-16 MRO facility in Taiwan

  • South Asia

    Hindu nationalist Parvathaneni Harish masterminded the Corridor Between Bangladesh and Myanmar to aid the Myanmar Junta and AA, facilitating further deportations of Rohingya to Bangladesh

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Strikes Destroyed Russian Supply Routes To Nova Khakovka In Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia sending 1970s T-72 tanks to fight modern Leopard, Challenger and Abrams tanks

  • Central Asia

    Afhgan Air Force Strikes Killed 45 Pakistan-backed Taliban militants : gov’t

  • Europe

    Ukraine has destroyed Russia’s Podlet radar complex in occupied Crimea

  • Defense Industry

    Germany to buy Israeli Arrow 3 missile defense system worth $4.3 billion

  • South Asia

    Tarique Siddique, DGDP and Sheikh Hasina embezzled $76.4 million from the Bangladesh army’s black hawk helicopter contract.

  • Europe

    Putin arrested hypersonic missile scientists to cover-up his misleading ‘unstoppable’ comment about Kinzhal missile

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Air Force conducted drills using JF-17 fighters near Ladakh

  • Air Platform

    Turkish New Drone Akinci Completes Another Flight Tests

  • Defense Industry

    Rohde & Schwarz selected as supplier for Slovak Air Force F-16V aircraft

  • Americas

    BWXT Awarded $1 Billion Contract for Naval Nuclear Reactor

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s rebels destroying Chinese-made armored vehicles like tin can

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebels Captures Towns Near Aleppo Without Any Counteroffensive From Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine launches devastating drone strikes in the Crimean peninsula with over 10 drones

  • Americas

    Boeing Awarded Contract to Produce Secure Satellites for the U.S. Space Force

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Company Test Flies Second Prototype AW249 Attack Helicopters

  • Middle East

    U.S. Forces In Iraq Scrambled F-15 Jet To Shot Down Iranian Drone

  • Air Platform

    Skyways Developed Autonomous Folding Wings Blue Water UAS

  • Europe

    More than 8,000 Russian soldiers were killed in 2023 in the battle for Soledar and Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Iranian Drones Recovered In Ukraine Made With U.S.-made Components

  • Americas

    US war plans for Yemen leaked to the Atlantic in Signal group chat involving Secretary Hegseth and Secretary Rubio

  • Europe

    Russian Citizens Caught Smuggling Ukrainian Turboshaft Engine For Mi-8 Helicopters

  • Europe

    Saab receives order for Gripen development

  • Europe

    Turkish-made P235 MPA Joins Dynamic Manta NATO Drill

  • Europe

    Turkey unveiled next-generation 155mm Firtana self-propelled howitzers

  • Africa

    U.S. Air Force’s GaN based 3DELRR to replace AN/TPS-75 PESA air search radar

  • C4iSR

    NPO PHAZOTRON Zhuk Radar, a demised hope for Russian aerospace industries

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pentagon warns growing Chinese naval expansion

  • Europe

    Putin Suffers Devastating Blow As Ukraine Killed Two Top Ranking Airborne Commanders

  • Europe

    Su-30SM fighters are limited in their tactical capabilities, says Armenia

  • Middle East

    American aid recipient Egypt turn to Russia for military hardware

  • South Asia

    Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh is ill-informed about the underperforming S-400 missiles, 41 S-400 missiles were destroyed in the Ukraine war and are incapable of detecting aircraft beyond 250km.

  • Naval Platforms

    Bye Bye MiG-29K Dud, India Negotiating With France To Buy Rafale M Naval Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan conducts first flight test of its hypersonic missile system.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s Ka-52 Alligator helicopter using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • South Asia

    Tulsi Gabbard, A Hindu Nationalist, Does Not See Human Rights Violations in India’s Kashmir, Assam and Nagaland, But She Sees Human Rights Violations in Bangladesh and Pakistan

  • Industry

    Russian Rosoboronexport registered its trademark abroad

  • Middle East

    Royal Navy Conducts Joint Exercises With Egyptian Rafale Fighters

  • Europe

    US Reaffirmed Support for Greece Acquiring F-35

  • Africa

    Turkey Destroyed Four More Pantsir ADS Totaling Six Pantsir Destroyed in Libya last month

  • Americas

    Royal Canadian Navy Shortlists Type 212CD and KSS-III Submarines as Potential Replacement for Victoria-class Submarines.

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed’s F-16, Saab Gripen And Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets Under Consideration For Ukraine

  • Air Platform

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

  • AUV Platform

    Israeli Navy’s Blue Whale Unmanned Submarine Participates In NATO Drills

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Japan Purchases Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles Extended Range (JASSM-ER) Missiles

  • Europe

    Su-27 plane crashed during exercises in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Boeing completes Super Hornet deliveries for Kuwaiti air force

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    JASSM-ER: Long-range air-launched standoff cruise missile

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