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Air Platform

Russia’s Su-57 fighter jet downed its own S-70 heavy armed drone in a collateral incident.

August 7, 2025 GDC 0

Russia is increasingly fielding its Su-57 Felon stealth fighter jets in combat operations against Ukraine from within Russia, firing long-range cruise missiles to avoid being downed by Ukrainian Patriot missiles, according to multiple sources, including […]

Europe

Ukraine keeps finding Western parts in Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik Drone

November 10, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine said on Friday that it found Western-made parts inside the wreckage of a new heavy Russian combat drone that crashed last month. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said that an analysis of the S-70 Okhotnik, […]

Europe

Downing of Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B Combat Drone Exposed Russia’s Great Stealth Hoax

October 13, 2024 GDC 0

Shooting down their own brand new S-70 drone on video when it went out of control over Ukraine may be one of the biggest embarrassments ever suffered by the Russian Air Force. But there may […]

  • Ukrainian kamikaze drones hit Moscow’s Domodedovo civillian airport

    March 17, 2024 0
    Flights from civilian airports in Moscow were temporarily restricted in the evening on March 17 after authorities said that two Ukrainian drones had struck a building in the Russian airport. Ukrainian Beaver kamikaze drones hit [...]
  • Here’s Why Egypt Purchased Chinese J-10C Vigorous Dragon Junk Fighter Jets

    September 15, 2024 0
    Moving away from Egypt’s traditional reliance on Western, particularly American, military equipment is a political and financial decision. A dictatorial regime, poor human rights records, geopolitics and a cash-strapped country, Egypt does not have a [...]
  • Ukrainian F-16 Pilots Learned How to Unlearn Soviet-Era Tactics and Relearn Western Flying Mindset at the British Academy.

    May 8, 2026 0
    In front of a British Royal Air Force hangar, Business Insider watched as a tight formation of Grob Tutor training aircraft flew overhead, the whir of their propellers growing louder as they passed. Dozens of [...]
  • 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 [...]
  • Austal, Civmec and Navantia partnered to offer Tasman-class Corvette for Royal Australian Navy

    November 19, 2023 0
    Austal, Civmec and Navantia Australia have partnered to offer the Australian Government a proposal to deliver six corvettes in recognition of the navy’s urgent need for increased strike capability.  Navantia launches the fourth Avante 2200 class corvette [...]
  • Ukrainian troops have crossed the Dnipro River near Kherson

    November 18, 2023 0
    Russia has admitted that “small groups” of Ukrainian troops have crossed the Dnipro River and are holding territory in the country’s southeast near Kherson, which it has occupied since March 2022. However, both President Zelenskyy [...]
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 […]

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 […]

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA Deutschland increasing production capacity and developing new capabilities

  • Air Platform

    Spain Finalizes Deal to Buy Turkish Hurjet Advanced Jet Trainer.

  • Air Platform

    Indonesian Test Pilot Completes Flight Test on KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jet.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Air Marshal Hannan, DGDP and Tarique Siddique embezzled $60 million for the MiG-29 repair contract to a banned Belarusian company. Four MiG-29s left in Belarus for 547 days.

  • Middle East

    Explosions Heard In Tehran As Israel Fired Barrage Of Missiles At Iran’s Military Facilities

  • Air Platform

    Why didn’t Russia use MiG-29 in the Ukraine invasion?

  • Air Platform

    India received the last batch of AH-64E Apache helicopters

  • Europe

    Ukraine forces shoot down Russian Su-25 combat aircraft near Bakhmut

  • Uncategorized

    COVID-19 Has No Effect On PLA Navy’s Type 003 Aircraft Carrier Construction

  • Middle East

    Saudi-UAE Axis To Dominate Middle East

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Destroyed Russian Military’s 290 Tanks, 46 Aircraft and 68 Helicopters

  • Europe

    Turkey’s STM begins construction of 500 tons submarine ‘STM500’

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Completes GE XA100 Sixth-Gen Fighter Jet Engine

  • Americas

    The Boeing F-15EX’s mission may start in India

  • Europe

    Putin Tastes His Own Medicine As Ukraine Gains Russian Territory

  • Middle East

    Syrian rebels capture central city of Hama in severe setback to president Assad

  • Europe

    Ukraine says it hit Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with underwater drones in Black Sea.

  • Air Platform

    British MoD Announced Armed Drone Concept For RAF

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Sends More Gepard Anti-air Systems To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Navy To Purchase New Corvette Under Philippines Modernization Program

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aerospace Industries opens first Southeast Asian office in Malaysia

  • Middle East

    Russia plans to boost military links with Iran, says the UK defense secretary

  • Central Asia

    Armenia Urges Russian Military Deployment On Azerbaijan Border

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Deliveres Six Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 (TB2) UAVs To Ukraine

  • Americas

    First Brazilian Gripen E arrives in Brazil

  • C4iSR

    Russian troops find Ukraine’s Sentinel radar mockup

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian Army’s Dhanush artillery gun fails in trial due to counterfeit Chinese bearings supplied by corrupt officials

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    PLA Air Force Carrying GB100 Precision-guided Bomb In Patrol Mission

  • Middle East

    The U.S. is sending the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East as tensions with Iran are high.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy Test-fires Gabriel V Anti-ship Missile

  • Air Platform

    Israel Buying More F-35I Adir Stealth Jets And KC-46 Tankers

  • Americas

    US Navy To Upgrade EA-18 Growler’s Mission Systems

  • Americas

    US Air Force tests safer ejection system for new T-7A trainer jet

  • Air Platform

    Serbia plans to buy 20 T-7A Redhawk Light Combat/Trainer Aircraft

  • Civil Aviation

    Dassault Aviation Falcon 10X: Luxury In The Sky

  • Europe

    Russians queues at money exchange as new U.S. sanctions forced Russia to halt transaction in dollars and euros

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall awarded €1.04 billion contract to upgrade Puma IFV of Bundeswehr

  • South Asia

    Corrupt and inept Bangladesh Army’s inaction emboldens the Myanmar Army and the Arakan Army near the Bangladesh border.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Long-range missiles and stealth fighters, Japan Ready to fight China

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Vietnam unveils VCS-01 Truong Son coastal defence missile system

  • Europe

    Ukrainian MAGURA V5 kamikaze sea drone destroyed the Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China parades DF-26 ballistic missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea dispatched the Cheongung‑II air defense system to the UAE to counter Iranian threats.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vice Admiral David Johnston Faces Major Challenge of ADF’s Retention and Recruitment Problems

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Norwegian Telenor exits Myanmar after the military coup

  • Americas

    U.S. Golden Dome Would Require 7800 Space-based Interceptors Worth $1.2 Trillion.

  • Air Platform

    T929 Atak 2 Helicopter: Turkish Advanced Heavy Attack Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems To Jointly Develop Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets With MHI

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Junta Dropped Bombs On Kachin Independence Army Position Using Su-30SME

  • C4iSR

    UAE Confirms Second Batch Order For Saab GlobalEye

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