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Air Platform

Egypt And Algeria Received 1980s MiG-29 Airframes, Because MiG-35 Was Propaganda Jet

February 12, 2023 GDC 0

Russia’s MiG-35 is currently being viewed as an increasingly hard to sell combat jet, not only to the domestic military, but also to export customers. The only known series-production order for the classic MiG-35 fighter, […]

Air Platform

Indian Air Force Quietly Abandoned Russian Dud Fighter Jets From Its Doctrines

December 19, 2022 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Here’s why Russia’s MiG-35 is absent from Ukraine War

October 1, 2022 GDC 0

Almost seven months into the Ukraine war, Russia’s MiG-35 has been no show in combat. Russia used its Soviet-era Su-25, Su-24, Su-27, Su-30SM and Su-35S, but not the over-hyped MiG-35. The MiG-35 “Fulcrum-F” is a […]

Air Platform

Malaysia ditches MiG-35 in favor of FA-50

September 21, 2021 GDC 0

Russia has offered its MiG-35, also known as MiG-29M2 aircraft, to Malaysian Air Force’s 12 fighter jets requirement, said Dmitry Shugaev, the director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) in an interview […]

Air Platform

Smoky Bandit: The Malaysian Air Force Retires All Russian Aircraft

September 2, 2021 GDC 0

On June 22, the Malaysian Ministry of Defense released a tender released for Lead-in Fighter/Trainer Aircraft; within the tender, the Malaysian air force intends to purchase a platform that combines combat training and strike aircraft. […]

  • Philippines Wants To Purchase Tomahawk Cruise Missiles

    December 11, 2024 0
    Two Philippine officials said Wednesday that American and Filipino security officials have agreed to keep a U.S. mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines indefinitely to boost deterrence despite China’s expressions of alarm. Philippines intends [...]
  • M1 AbramsX: The Next Super Tanks Of US Army

    October 31, 2022 0
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  • Anti-Putin Russian volunteer corp ravaged Belgorod, 340,000 residents will be evacuated

    March 20, 2024 0
    A video filmed in Russia’s Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine appears to show the village of Kozinka ravaged by strikes amid an ongoing incursion by three groups of Russian defectors serving with the [...]
  • CSTO Member Armenia purchased Chinese WM-80 Multiple Launch Rocket System

    December 2, 2023 0
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  • U.S., India To Co-develop Air-launched Drones

    September 6, 2021 0
    The United States and India signed an agreement to co-develop air-launched unmanned aerial vehicles, the U.S. Air Force announced Friday. The agreement is the first project planned under the U.S.-India Defense Technology and Trade Initiative, [...]
  • US Air Force Tests F-15EX And F-35 With Advanced Weapon Systems

    May 30, 2021 0
    As exercise Northern Edge 21 concludes, the 53rd Wing is returning home having achieved major test objectives for multiple weapons systems May 3-14.  US Air Force Test Two F-15EX Jets in Northern Edge 21 ExerciseDateMay [...]
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 […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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  • Air Platform

    Saab delivers first series-produced Gripen E to Swedish Air Force

  • Europe

    Destination Transnistria: Putin Aiming An Wider Conflict in Europe

  • Air Platform

    South Korea will upgrade its F-15K Eagle fleet’s radar systems and mission computer

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Aerospace Industries acquires Greek defense company

  • Europe

    Korean KAI Offers FA-50 as Slovakia’s L-39 Trainer Replacement

  • Europe

    Captured Russia’s V2U kamikaze drone exposed Russia’s use of American and Japanese microchips

  • Americas

    President Trump sends nuclear submarines towards Russia over provocative statements by drunk Medvedev

  • Middle East

    UAE Withdraws Lockheed’s F-35 Deal With The U.S.

  • Industry

    Russian Arms Makers Kalashnikov Lost $760 Million Due to CAATSA Sanctions: Report

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Special Forces Shot Down Su-30SM Patrolling Black Sea And Recaptured Oil Rig

  • Naval Platforms

    Barracuda-class Attack Submarine and it’s derivatives

  • Americas

    Hyundai Heavy Industries will build Peru-class Next-Generation Submarine.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea is considering joining the AUKUS alliance to share military technology with Australia, the US and the UK

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The US Air Force Rebuild Stockpiles of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM)

  • Americas

    Troubled Argentine Air Force Can’t Find Modern Fighter Jets Without British Components Or Influence

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Wants To Replace MQ-9 Reaper Drones

  • Americas

    U.S. Defense Innovation Unit Wants Ukraine-like Environment to Test Drone Warfare.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine’s New Jet-powered Drone and Missile Test as ‘Hell’ Fired on Russia

  • Europe

    Ukrainian F-16 shot down Russian Su-34 fighter bombers in another humiliation for Russia

  • Americas

    Canada Purchases 88 F-35 Stealth Jets Worth $14.2 Billion

  • Middle East

    Iran abandons Houthis under relentless US bombardment

  • Europe

    French attack submarine Suffren begins sea trials:Report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Middle East

    Netanyahu tells Israel ‘We are at war’ after Hamas fired 5000 rockets at Israel

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine seeks deadly AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from the U.S. and allies to stop Russian ground offensive

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman to deliver MQ-4C Triton UAV to RAAF in 2023

  • Europe

    ATACMS strikes on Russian Command Center killed three Colonels: Report

  • Europe

    Ukraine Retakes 2,500 Square Kilometers In Three Days, Russian Started Retreating In North And South

  • Defense Industry

    Russia copies a feature of Northrop YF-23 into Checkmate LCA

  • Europe

    Polish military fields new version of Rosomak armored combat vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand’s $20 billion plan to revamp military by 2030

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Investigation Finds Russia’s Kartograf Drone Fitted With American, Japanese and German Components

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    A leaked video shows that Xi Jinping has dismissed two senior generals after a physical altercation at the Plenary Session.

  • Europe

    Russia Failed To Launch Satan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

  • Europe

    Blast Reported In Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plant

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys 2S22 Bohdana 3.0 Artillery Against Russian Forces

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese-built KD Keris Has Combat Deficiencies, Says RMN

  • Air Platform

    China’s first prototype unmanned helicopter successfully flew

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN Upgrades Air Warfare Destroyers With Baseline 9 Aegis combat system

  • Africa

    Nigeria cleared to buy 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Legendary F-15EX: The U.S. Air Force’s Bombs and Missiles Trucks

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s New Type 32 Frigate To Serve As USV Mothership

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s air-launched cruise missiles destroyed Russia’s two landing ships

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Anka UCAV’s Integrated Radar Detects Mines in the Black Sea

  • C4iSR

    Moldova to get VERA-NG passive tracking system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines to acquire Elbit Systems ATMOS self propelled Howitzers

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Yörük among 5 finalists in Japanese armored vehicle tender

  • Europe

    Germany’s Rheinmetall opens first joint production facility in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia And Pakistan Want Production Sharing Agreements For Bayraktar Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S., Australia, the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Sweden, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan are directly arming the Chinese Military by supplying dual-use technology and microchips to the PLA.

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