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  • [ May 8, 2026 ] Xi Jinping Suspends Death Sentences of Two Former Defence Ministers Accused of Corruption. East Asia and Pacific Region
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Americas

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 […]

  • Slovakia Plans to purchase 5,000 M4A1 carbine assault rifles

    July 25, 2024 0
    Slovakia plans to buy 5,000 M4A1 5.56mm carbine rifles, according to local media reports. Nigeria To Manufacture Beryl M762 Assault RiflesDateJanuary 4, 2021Ukrainian Fort-221 Assault RifleDateNovember 27, 2019U.S. taxpayers donated $83 billion arms to Afghan [...]
  • Pakistan navy’s fourth and final Milgem-class corvette hits the water in Karachi

    March 21, 2024 0
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  • Ukraine Captured Fully Operational VPK-Ural Armored Vehicles From Fleeing Russians

    October 11, 2022 0
    In recent weeks, the Ukrainian Soldiers have captured dozens of Russian combat vehicles during a massive offensive against Russian troops in its eastern and southern regions of Ukraine. United Arab Emirates Delivers First Batch Of [...]
  • Ukraine signs French security pact after similar agreement with Germany

    February 18, 2024 0
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a new long-term security pact with France, hours after securing a similar deal and aid from Germany. France and Ukraine signed a bilateral security agreement seeking to help Kyiv [...]
  • Turkish Aselsan Unveils Shipboard Göksur Point Defense system

    August 2, 2023 0
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  • Hydraulic fluid and engine oil leaks at the Dubai air show will stain HAL Tejas and destroy its export potential.

    November 19, 2025 0
    The Indian Air Force has refused to ground Tejas aircraft despite serious flaws. While the indigenous Tejas jet flew over Dubai, it was an international embarrassment that cannot be understated. Pilot killed in Indian Tejas [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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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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  • Africa

    Pakistan Delivers Three JF-17 Thunder To Nigeria

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine signs defense cooperation agreement with Swedish Saab

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Navy received 5th and 6th Shaldag Mk V Fast Attack Craft From Israel

  • Europe

    Turkish Kizilelma unmanned combat aircraft carried multiple Gokdogan BVR missiles.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers Find New Way To Use Javelin ATGM Busting Wagner Group’s Bunker In Bakhmut

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army’s Cessna 152 Training Aircraft Crashed

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin-Raytheon MIM-104 Patriot PAC3 Successfully Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missiles

  • Europe

    U.S. Delivers More NASAMS, HIMARS, Ammo And Power Generators To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Belgium Purchased 9 CEASAR Self-propelled Howitzers

  • C4iSR

    Saab will open research facility in Hungary

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Turkiye started integrating KTJ-3200 turbojet on the Brazilian-Emirati MANSUP-ER anti-ship missile

  • Europe

    Satellite pictures appear to show a ship delivering Iranian missiles to a Russian port

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Received First Four Rafale F4 Fighter Jets.

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad signs decree for second conscription of 147,000 men

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Reveals Four Tail Numbers of Indian Rafale Jets Downed During Operation Sindoor.

  • Europe

    Hellenic Navy plans to purchase four Multi-Mission MMSC frigates

  • Americas

    U.S., Japan to collaborate on next-gen drone and AI project

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    UAE Received Two L-15 Trainer Aircraft From China

  • Europe

    Russian Taganrog military aircraft maker reports heavy financial losses after repeated Ukrainian missile attacks.

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin to Develop New Hypersonic Weapons For US Marines

  • C4iSR

    LIG Nex1 and Korean Air awarded contract to develop first domestic electronic warfare aircraft.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China sent spy ships and survey vessels inside the exclusive economic zone of India

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Russia’s Upgraded Buk Surface-to-air Missile

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft for Singapore.

  • Americas

    The USMC Begun Upgrading Legacy Hornet’s Radar to Latest AN/APG-79(V)4 AESA radar

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Tu-141 Drone Struck Third Russian Airbase

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russian Su-27 Aircraft Near Kyiv

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes blew up Russian oil refinery and reduced Russia’s oil production capacity by five percent

  • 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.

  • Defense Industry

    Thailand bid to make defense tech industry self-reliant

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    L3Harris Unveils Red and Green Wolf Miniature Cruise Missiles.

  • Europe

    Tough Life Vlad: U.S. Suspends Erectile Drug Viagra Export To Russia

  • Air Platform

    Russia Supplying 24 Su-35 Fighter Aircraft To Iran Originally Destined To Egypt

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin’s Rare Adminission On State TV That Russian Weapons Are Outdated, Needs Modernization

  • Anti-air Missiles

    UK has begun supplying Ukraine with the Gravehawk anti-air missiles

  • Industry

    UK remains as the second biggest arms exporter

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia’s S-400 Missile Hits Russia’s Apartment Block Due to a Malfunction.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Commences Full-rate Production of T-7A Red Hawk

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Will Continue to Work Vertification Programme of Falco Xplorer UAV

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Storm Shadow Missile Strikes Killed Russian Army General and Eighteen Officers In Kursk Region

  • Africa

    Algeria Is Third Country To Deploy S-400 Surface-to-air Missile System

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Poland Purchases 218 Chunmoo K239 MLRS From South Korea

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Fires Eight Generals Over Losses in Ukraine

  • Middle East

    The Abraham Accord: UAE, Israeli and Bahrain Peace Deal

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Poland to deploy Naval Strike Missiles to Protect Baltic Coast

  • Europe

    Putinism In Danger: Russian Victory Day Parade During National Tragedy Of Coronavirus

  • Air Platform

    General Electric F414 and F404 engines are powerful, safe and reliable

  • Americas

    U.S. military advances compact nuclear reactor program.

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