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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 […]

  • The Chinese J-20 fighter flew with a domestic engine

    December 22, 2021 0
    The maker of the J-20, China’s most advanced fighter jet, revealed that it recently broke records in terms of aircraft delivery due to high demand, with experts saying on Sunday that the J-20 has entered [...]
  • Ukraine’s new 3,000km range cruise missile will hit deep inside Russia

    August 22, 2025 0
    The Ukrainian company completed testing this year for its first cruise missile, the FP-5. Capable of traveling 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) and landing within 14 meters (45 feet) of its target. Ukraine Launches New Neptune [...]
  • Russia wasted 110,000 lives and $50 billion worth of military hardware in the Ukraine Invasion, achieved nothing

    December 21, 2022 0
    According to the Ukrainian General Staff, almost 110,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine. Russian Casualties To Reach 110,000 Before This ChristmasDateDecember 21, 2022Putin is dumping dead Russian soldiers by truck inside Ukraine to hide [...]
  • Thai Air Force Plans To Buy Lockheed’s F-35 Stealth Jet

    January 4, 2022 0
    The Royal Thai Air Force is eyeing the procurement of eight US-made F-35 stealth jets, the world’s most advanced warplane, to strengthen national defence, said its commander-in-chief ACM Napadej Dhupatemiya. Thailand Allocates Initial Funding For [...]
  • Spain set to procure MH-60R ASW Helicopter

    June 26, 2020 0
    Spain is considering the acquisition of Sikorsky MH-60R anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters for its navy due to delays in buying NH Industries NH90s for the mission. Speaking on an 18 June webinar organised by state-owned [...]
  • France wants 80 percent workshare for Franco-German FCAS fighter jet

    July 12, 2025 0
    France has told Germany it wants a workshare of some 80% in the joint Franco-German fighter jet FCAS, a defence industry source told Reuters, backing up a report by respected German defence publication Hartpunkt. Germany [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

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 […]

  • Middle East

    73 Percent of Iranians Want a Secular Government, 7.9 Percent of Iranian Women Want To Wear Hijab

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US plans to send Israel SPICE precision bombs to minimize collateral damage

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Air Force Shot Down 157 Russian Cruise Missiles Using Patriot Missile System

  • Europe

    Ukraine claims Bakhmut gains after Russian troops flee frontline

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Forces Pushed Russian Troops 70 KM from Kyiv

  • Europe

    A significant fire wreck havoc at Russia’s largest Gazprom Omsk oil refinery

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves F-16V For Philippines Worth $2.43 Billion

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Struck Russian Moskva Cruiser With Neptune Anti-ship Missile

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems Awarded £135 Million For Eurofighter Typhoon’s Capability Enhancement

  • Middle East

    President Trump Announced the U.S. and Israel Started Major Operations Against Iranian Regime.

  • Europe

    British MoD Facing Budget Crunch As It Tries to Plug £7 billion holes

  • South Asia

    India, U.S. begin two-day naval exercise in eastern Indian Ocean region

  • Europe

    Russia’s Wartime Arms Manufacturing Creates Long-term Problems For Poor Russians

  • Middle East

    Turkey agrees to provide Bayraktar TB2 drones to Egypt

  • Europe

    Russian Military’s 25 Generals and 60 High-ranking Commanders Killed In Ukraine War

  • Americas

    Raytheon Developed Sensors Payload For DARPA’s Blackjack Small Satellite

  • Europe

    Putin underestimated and miscalculated Ukraine’s will to fight back, says Lieutenant General Ihor Romanenko

  • Europe

    Russia’s Black Sea fleet operations have been greatly complicated and paralyzed

  • Air Platform

    First Egyptian Air Force’s Sukhoi Su-35S Appeared on Russian Media

  • South Asia

    WHO Director Saima Wazed Putul Received Grease Payment from Indian Shipbuilder to Award Bangladesh Navy’s Lucrative Contract

  • Air Platform

    Indian to become the first Asian country to acquire American armed drone worth $3 billion

  • Americas

    Babcock and HHI partnered to develop patrol submarines for Canada

  • Air Platform

    Croatia Donates Fourteen Mi-8 Transport Helicopters To Ukraine

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    Europe

    Poland sets to order Rak Self-propelled Mortars

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Air Force To Practice Highway Takeoff And Landing After Three Decades

  • Europe

    Colonel Vadim Boiko Suicides Because He Feared He’d Blame For Ukraine Error, Widow Says

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission seized 9.7kg gold from disgraced dictator Sheikh Hasina’s lockers.

  • Air Platform

    Turkish TAI to develop Hurjet 270 simulators

  • C4iSR

    Trump Admin approves advanced AN/APG-83 SABR radar for Pakistan’s F-16 fleet, worth $488 million.

  • Europe

    A Leaked FSB document shows Putin wanted to invade the Japanese Kuril Islands, but strong Japanese military forced him to change his mind  

  • Middle East

    Sa’ar 6: A Modern Corvette of Israeli Navy

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Defense Forces Launch First-of-its-kind International Drone Exercise

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Pakistan Unveils AZB-81LR Guided Bomb For Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Americas

    Poland Orders Three more Kormoran II MCM Vessels

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israel used a “Rampage” missile in its strike on Iran, Israeli media reported.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Babcock to provide submarine weapons system for South Korean Navy

  • Americas

    The US Navy to order next-generation frigate FFG (X)

  • C4iSR

    Active Electronically Scanned Array (ASEA) Radar

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan to Deliver AESA for F-16 Fighter Jet by 2022

  • Europe

    Russians Stole Goods From Supermarkets Before Leaving Kherson

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish TAI Signs MoU with GE Marine on Co-production of Marine Propulsion

  • Europe

    Russia’s glorified S-400 SAM failed to launch 40N6E missiles

  • Europe

    U.S. To Supply Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Peruvian Navy Receives ROK Navy’s Retired Pohang-class Corvette

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The JASDF, RAAF and the USAF should team up to collaborate on Loyal Wingman Programme to countering China

  • Air Platform

    Japanese F-2 gets new ASM-3 anti-ship missiles

  • Europe

    Rocketsan, Kale Jet Engines signed agreement to build jet engines for cruise missile.

  • Uncategorized

    Australia Buys 1 EA-18 Growler to Replace damaged Growler

  • Europe

    Greece Trials German-made KF41 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Defense Industry

    Raytheon Awarded Contract For SeaRAM Block 2 For Egyptian Navy

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