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Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson Who Became First Person to Destroy A Satellite In Space Flying A F-15

October 20, 2020 GDC 0

The date September 13, 1985 marks as an important day in history. 35 years ago, Maj. Gen. Wilbert “Doug” Pearson Jr. put a rather prominent blip in the history of defence aviation after carrying out […]

  • MiG-35 : A Lemon from Russia’s Mikoyan Design Bureau

    March 28, 2018 0
    Overview Russia’s MiG-35 Fulcrum F is an export version of MiG-29KR and was designed by Mikoyan design bureau in the early 2000s. The MiG-35 is exported without the arrester tail hook of MiG-29KR and requires [...]
  • Fincantieri Signed Agreement With Italy To Build Two Next-generation Submarine

    August 17, 2021 0
    Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and the Organisation Conjointe de Cooperation en matiere d’Armement (OCCAR), the European organization for joint armament cooperation, will sign a contract today for the construction of two next-generation U212NFS submarines for the [...]
  • Russia Indefinitely Postponed Repair Of Admiral Kuznetsov

    June 5, 2021 0
    The repair of the Russian aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” was postponed indefinitely several days after Russia trumpeted its return. Russia Detained Director General Of Shipyard For Stealing $606,300 Repair Funds Of Admiral KuznetsovDateMarch 22, 2021Russia’s [...]
  • Royal Navy’s HMS Portland Receives Major Refit

    December 30, 2021 0
    HMS Portland, the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate, is ready to take its place on the front line of naval operations after completing 8-month long regeneration. Royal Navy’s First Type 31 Frigate Starts Sea Trial in [...]
  • BAE Systems To Provide Advanced GPS System For F-15EX Fighter Jet

    October 17, 2022 0
    BAE Systems has received a $13 million contract for advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to protect U.S. F-15E aircraft from GPS signal jamming and spoofing. The company’s Digital GPS Anti-jam Receiver (DIGAR) will ensure [...]
  • UK Considers Sending AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopters To Ukraine

    March 5, 2023 0
    The devastating attack on an apartment building in Dnipro, leaving 35 people dead, marks yet another set of brutal civilian casualties in Ukraine as Russia continues its campaign of airstrikes. Qatar Receives A Batch of [...]
Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

  • C4iSR

    Netherlands Purchased Seven Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Radars

  • Europe

    Russia Lost More Than 11,000 Military Combat Vehicles In The Ukraine War, Degrading Russian Army’s Ground Warfare Capability

  • Europe

    Syrian War Provides Us With Clue Why Russia Failed in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia Deploys 70 Years Old T-55 Tanks To Defend Crimea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rheinmetall win a contract to supply 225 Boxer CRVs to Australian Army

  • Europe

    Russia Plans to Invest $1.1 Billion in Drone Development

  • Europe

    Ukrainian special forces landed in Crimea for covert operations

  • Air Platform

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

  • Americas

    President Trump Asks Pentagon to Build Golden Dome Missile Defense System for Entire America

  • Americas

    The US flew Super Hornet fighter jets over Guyana to send clear message to Venezuela

  • Europe

    Demoralized Russian Troops Ran Over Colonel Yuri Medvedev Using A Tank

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces praised American M109A6 Paladin howitzers for superior range and accuracy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott Visits Taiwan

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan’s Russian-made Mi-17 helicopter crashed, 14 killed

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Military Used DJI and Norinco Supplied Weapons in Ukraine War

  • Africa

    Israel, Chad renew diplomatic relations that were severed in 1972

  • C4iSR

    KRONOS Naval Multifunctional Radar

  • Americas

    USAF pilot call sign ‘Banzai’ becomes first woman to fly F-35A stealth fighter into combat

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems to build artillery ammunition factory for undisclosed buyer

  • Europe

    Russian Military Ran Out of Guided Bombs and Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Started Assembling AS9 Howitzers for Australian Army

  • Middle East

    Naval Group delivers the first Gowind corvette to the United Arab Emirates

  • Air Platform

    Canada to review American F-35 purchases, amid Trump’s trade war

  • Central Asia

    Armenia considers applying for European Union membership as Russia failed to defend Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Diehl Defense awarded contract to produce IRIS-T air defense system for Latvia

  • Europe

    Romania will acquire 298 Lynx infantry fighting vehicles from Rheinmetall.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Received the First Mass-produced Armored Modular Vehicle.

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves Javelin For Georgia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UK Donates Hundreds Of AMRAAM Missiles For Ukraine’s NASAMS MK2 Launchers

  • Air Platform

    Norwegian F-35A Landed On Highway In Finland For The First Time

  • Europe

    President-elect Trump’s Strength And Unpredictability Can End The War With Russia, President Zelensky Says

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers 150th P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea delivers the third Cheongung-II (M-SAM) battery to the United Arab Emirates.

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed another ballistic missile early warning radar

  • C4iSR

    Sanctions buster: Russia imported guidance kits from American Honeywell, Advanced Navigation and German iMAR Navigation

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force To Replace F-22 Raptor With Sixth-generation NGAD Fighters

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia could have uranium enrichment within the kingdom under a proposed nuclear deal with the U.S.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russian Kh-35 anti-ship missile crashes in Krasnodar region

  • F-16 Indonesian Air Force
    East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia deployed F-16 fighter jets and frigates on patrol duty in South China Sea

  • Middle East

    Turkey delivered Bayraktar TB2 drones to Qatari Emirati Armed Forces

  • Air Platform

    Israel to acquire additional squadrons of F-35I

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia Shot Down Its Own Ka-52 Attack Helicopter

  • South Asia

    Arrest warrants issued against 5 former director general of Bangladesh army’s spy agency DGFI.

  • Naval Weapons

    India’s DRDO Tests Missile Assisted Torpedo

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia, France Signed Defense Agreement for More Rafale Jets, Scorpene-class Submarines, Light Frigates and Radars Worth $11 Billion

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Announced $9 Billion Defense Budget Amid Tensions With India

  • Naval Platforms

    Piriou Awarded Contract To Deliver 20 Harbor Tugs To French Navy

  • Europe

    Putin’s weirdest claim that he invaded Ukraine to capture Donbas

  • Europe

    Russia Drops Bombs on Mariupol Drama Theatre

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