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Ukraine’s Interceptor Drones Hunt Russia’s Shahed Drone on Autopilot.

June 10, 2026 GDC 0

Ukraine has crossed a significant threshold in its air defense campaign against Russian drone attacks: an autonomous interceptor drone that can hunt down and destroy Shahed loitering munitions with minimal human input has now completed […]

Europe

Russian Shahed drones are beginning to fall apart midair as quality worsens.

April 23, 2026 GDC 0

Ukrainian military footage shows intercepted Russian Shahed drones arriving with detached access panels, bent wingtips, and missing nose fairings, indicating systemic assembly failures. Russia’s Alabuga drone factory in Tatarstan employs unskilled migrant workers, relies on […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 GDC 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Europe

Russia moves towards quantity rather than quality amid mass production of military equipment

December 27, 2024 GDC 0

Ukrainian military experts have observed a noticeable decline in the quality of Russian weaponry deployed during ongoing attacks against Ukraine. Despite Russia’s efforts to adapt its arsenal to the demands of modern warfare, including the […]

Europe

Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russia’s depot storing 400 Shahed-136 drones

October 11, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine said last Wednesday its forces had destroyed a military facility storing hundreds of attack drones in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region. Social media videos purported to have been taken in the region showed a giant […]

Air Platform

Russia’s Shahed-136 Factory Attacked By CESSNA Light Plane Converted Into A Drone

April 3, 2024 GDC 0

Dramatic footage shows the moment a suspected Ukrainian CESSNA plane explodes as it is targeted at a Russian plant assembling Iranian Shahed drones used in the war. There was a huge blast and fireball near […]

Europe

Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed Russian factory manufacturing Shahed-136 kamikaze drones

April 2, 2024 GDC 0

Drones struck industrial targets producing Shahed-136 drones in Russia’s Tatarstan Region. The press service of the Alabuga special economic zone said that one of its dormitories was damaged in the attack and two people were […]

Europe

Ukrainian Hackers breached the Russian defense industrial complex and exposed data on Iranian drones sold to Russia

March 22, 2024 GDC 0

The Prana Network hacking group has exposed critical data about the production and pricing of Shahed-136 drones intended for Russia. According to Militarnyi news agency, which analyzes the data, this breach sheds light on the […]

Europe

Ukrainian Troops Captured Unexploded Iranian-made Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drones

March 10, 2024 GDC 0

Ukrainian soldiers have found an almost fully intact Shahed-136, a kamikaze-type drone that is used by the Russian military for conducting strikes on critical infrastructure and civilian targets. This well-preserved drone was found in a […]

Europe

Russia unveils Shahed-136 kamikaze drone production line for the first time

March 7, 2024 GDC 0

Russia has publicly showcased its assembly line for Shahed type suicide drones, marking the first time such a production facility has been revealed. Images released showing the assembly stage of the drones’ gliders without their […]

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  • U.S. Lowered Interest Rate For Royal Thai Air Force’s F-16V Block 70 Acquisition

    July 17, 2024 0
    According to a source in the Defence Ministry on Monday, the United States has offered to lower the interest rates for the purchase of F-16 fighter jets by the Royal Thai Air Force in an [...]
  • Italy and ITPS Canada establish the first private fleet of Leonardo M-346 fighter trainers in North America.

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  • China aiming Turkey as the potential export customer of the FC-31: report

    June 2, 2020 0
    Turkey is considering purchasing China’s FC-31 to fulfill shortfall of fighter jet, as Turkey seems determined to retain the Russian-made S-400 air defense system, Weihutang, a military column affiliated with China Central Television, reported on [...]
  • Germany Purchases Meteor BVRAAM For Its F-35 Stealth Jets.

    January 23, 2026 0
    MBDA confirmed that Germany signed a new contract for additional Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missiles for the Bundeswehr. The purchase strengthens the Luftwaffe’s ability to deter and, if required, dominate long-range air engagements without [...]
  • Simultaneous Explosions Rocked Russian Cities Destroying Military Base, Gunpowder And Iskander Missile Factories

    November 15, 2023 0
    A Russian military base exploded in flames as a gunpowder plant supplying Putin’s forces in Ukraine was also blasted. Dramatic footage showed a roaring fire at an army engineering barracks at Kurganinsk in Krasnodar region. [...]
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 […]

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