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Europe

British Special Boat Service (SBS) Trained And Equipped Ukrainian Special Forces To Retake Snake Island

August 8, 2022 GDC 0

BRITISH special forces reportedly trained Ukrainian commandos for their massive assault on Snake Island, it has been revealed. The Special Boat Service, the special forces unit of the Royal Navy, allegedly showed the troops how […]

Air Platform

Russia’s Su-27 Missed Snake Island And Dropped Bombs On Water

July 16, 2022 GDC 0

Airstrikes carried out by two Russian Su-27 fighter jets failed to hit Ukraine’s Snake Island in the Black Sea last week, the British Ministry of Defense said Friday, suggesting that this indicates Moscow’s air forces […]

Europe

Ukraine Destroyed Multi-billion Russian Equipment in Snake Island

July 15, 2022 GDC 0

The Armed Forces of Ukraine published archival footage of strikes against Russian positions on Snake Island and revealed details of the actual special operations. The Russian army seized the island during the first days of […]

Europe

Bayraktar TB2 Hit Russian Raptor-class Patrol Boat, P-342 Yunarmeeets Baltiki

July 13, 2022 GDC 0

New photos emerged early Saturday on social media showing a Russian Raptor-class patrol boat, reportedly the P-342 Yunarmeeets Baltiki, “significantly” damaged in an attack by Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drones near Snake Island in the Black […]

Europe

Ukrainian Special Forces Daring Raid In Snake Island Forced Russians To Surrender

July 9, 2022 GDC 0

Snake Island is a strategic rock in the northern Black Sea. Russia captured it in the opening hours of the Ukraine Invasion, but recently retreated after sustained Ukrainian attack. Now the Ukrainian flag is flying […]

Europe

Ukraine Sunk Russian Supply Ship Using Danish Supplied Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles

July 4, 2022 GDC 0

Ukrainian forces used a Harpoon missile to sink a Russian resupply ship headed to Snake Island, a senior defense official told reporters Friday afternoon. The sinking of the ship helped Ukrainian forces retake Snake Island, […]

Europe

Thanks To Turkish TB2 Drones, Ukraine Regain Control Of Snake Island

July 2, 2022 GDC 0

Ukrainian forces push out Russian troops from strategic Black Sea isle of Snake Island in big win for war-torn nation. Ukraine is celebrating a significant victory after its troops were able to force out President […]

Air Platform

Ghost of Snake Island: Why Is The Bayraktar TB2 So Successful In Ukraine War?

June 4, 2022 GDC 0

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Europe

Russian Warship Told To ‘Go F**k Yourself’ Sunk By Ukrainian Navy: Report

March 12, 2022 GDC 0

A Russian warship involved in a memorable exchange earlier in the invasion of Ukraine has reportedly been sunk. The Vasily Bykov was hit during a firefight with the Ukrainian navy earlier this week, The Guardian […]

  • Korean FA-50 fighter jet receives advanced avionics, AESA radar and targeting POD for Malaysian and Polish requirements

    March 17, 2024 0
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  • Australia Sends 20 Bushmaster Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

    April 12, 2022 0
    Australia will send 20 Bushmaster armored vehicles to Ukraine, officials confirmed Friday, after a direct request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his address to the Australian parliament last week. Australia delivered new batch of [...]
  • Turkey Started Negotiating With UK And Spain To Purchase 40 Eurofighter Typhoon

    November 17, 2023 0
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  • USAF secretly built and flew six generation fighter demonstrator

    September 18, 2020 0
    The US Air Force has secretly designed, built and flown a full-scale demonstrator aircraft that is part of its Next Generation Air Dominance programme. Defense News reports that the service has secretly designed, built, and [...]
  • Qatar Emiri Coast Guard showcased its newly acquired ULAQ armed unmanned surface vessel.

    January 24, 2026 0
    Qatar Emiri Coast Guard showcased its newly acquired ULAQ armed unmanned surface vessel at DIMDEX 2026 in Doha, marking a significant milestone as the Gulf region’s first operational USV deployment. The platform, delivered by Türkiye’s [...]
  • U.S. approves sale of Israeli David Sling anti-air missiles to Finland

    September 8, 2023 0
    Israel’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that the United States has approved the sale of a co-developed missile defense system to Finland. Israeli Missile Defense Agency Test Fires Iron Dome And David’s Sling MissilesDateDecember 30, [...]
Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

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

January 27, 2026 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 […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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  • Europe

    US Army Deploys HIMARS Near Crimea

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops received hundreds of bomber drones

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed: Ukrainian MGM-140 ATACMS Missiles Destroyed Two Russian Airbases

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Received First Batch Of F-16 Fighting Falcon Fighter Jets

  • Defense Industry

    Finland Receives Multi-vendors Bids For $12 Billion HX Competition

  • Middle East

    United Arab Emirates Navy Inducts Gowind Class Corvette Al Emarat

  • South Asia

    Elbit Systems Received $103 Million EW Contracts

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Begin Construction Of Dreadnought Class Ballistic Missile Submarine

  • Europe

    Bulgaria donates 100 BTR-60 armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia shot down its own Su-35 near occupied Sevastopol

  • C4iSR

    See, Scan, Shoot: The Northrop Grumman AN/ASQ-236 Radar Pod

  • Anti-air Missiles

    David Sling, Arrow and Iron Dome: Israel Intercepts 400 Iranian Ballistic Missiles

  • Europe

    Iran Sent Military Trainer To Train Russian Military Officers

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Rheinmetall and MBDA to establish a joint venture for naval laser weapon.

  • Middle East

    Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s Soviet-built Mi-8 Helicopter Lacked Instrument Flying Capability, Suffered Hard Landing

  • Middle East

    Egypt To Purchase Amphibious Assault Ship From Spanish Navantia

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s U212 NFS Submarine Project Reaches New Milestone

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s former 11 Army Generals escaped to India despite arrest warrants and the seizure of passports.

  • Americas

    Elbit Systems won US Air Force contract worth up to $476 million

  • Europe

    Finish Authority Arrested A Group For Exporting Millions of Dollars Of Drones And Anti-drone Tech To Russia

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-25 Fighter Jet Crashed During Take-off In Crimea Airbase

  • Europe

    British Army To Upgrade M270 Rocket Launchers With New Lauch Mechanism

  • Europe

    Putin has sent S-400 surface-to-air missiles to North Korea in return of 20,000 troops

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s new kamikaze drones reach deep Russian territory in Novgorod region

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Move To Acquire Eurofighter Typhoon With ECRS Mk2 To Counter Greece’s Rafale Jets

  • Americas

    Canada to diversify weapons import and reduce reliance on US weapons

  • Americas

    Australian And American Super Hornets To Receive Next-gen Airborne Jammer

  • Defense Industry

    Too Expensive and Complex Export Laws: Japanese Defense Industries Faces Existential Threat Without Exports

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Raytheon and Electromecanica to produce SkyCeptor Missile Interceptor In Romania

  • Europe

    Avdiivka turned into new Bakhmut for Russia as it lost an entire brigade to Ukraine’s offensive

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Don’t Fight A Fighter Jet Armed With Meteor BVRAAM. You Can’t Win, Swedish Flight Engineer’s Advice

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukrainian Pilots Record Spectacular Videos Of Polish-supplied MiG-29 Firing AGM-88 HARM Missiles

  • Europe

    France delivers 1,000 infantry reconnaissance drones to Army.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA Deutschland Enhanced Capability of Shoulder-launched Enforcer Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s nuclear submarines welcome to dock in Singapore

  • Air Platform

    Greece is looking for buyers of its ageing 18 Mirage 2000 fighter jets

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian T-90 tank regiments using Harop kamikaze drones

  • Air Platform

    China’s New WJ-700 Completes Maiden Flight

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan signed a contract with undisclosed country to sale JF-17 Block III.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China’s new HQ-19 missile system makes public debut

  • Europe

    Turkey deploys special forces to Karabakh through Kazakhstan

  • Americas

    Epirus shows its drone-killing HPM phased array microwave weapon in action

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian government will invest an extra $50.3 billion into defense

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia abandons Su-35 purchase plan, seeks greater military cooperation with France to procure Rafale Jet, Scorpene-class submarine and Gowind-class Corvette

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Allocates Funding To Purchase 100 B-21 Raider Strategic Nuclear Bomber

  • Europe

    Putin’s losses ‘catastrophic’: Russian force’s death toll will hit 300,000 by coming winter

  • Air Platform

    Swedish MP Urges Swedish Government To Supply Gripen Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China to launch eighth Type 055 Destroyer next year

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UK to invest $1.3 billion to develop hypersonic weapons

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone attacks destroyed three S-300 surface-to-air missile launchers

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