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  • [ January 27, 2026 ] Russia’s S-400 Missile Hits Russia’s Apartment Block Due to a Malfunction. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ January 27, 2026 ] The Philippine Navy Receoved First Rajah Sulayman-class Offshore Patrol Vessel From South Korea. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ January 27, 2026 ] Italian Army has received its first new-generation SAMP/T NG and GRIFO air defense systems. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ January 27, 2026 ] The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East. Infantry Weapons
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East Asia and Pacific Region

China Launched Spy Balloon From Hainan Military Base

February 18, 2023 GDC 0

It’s known as the “Hawaii of China,” a tropical island paradise where the Chinese middle class enjoys sandy beaches, five-star resorts, and duty-free luxury shopping. It’s also China’s largest free-trade port and host of the Boao […]

Europe

Ukraine Shoots Down Six Russian Reconnaissance Balloons Over Kyiv

February 16, 2023 GDC 0

Russia may be using balloons to preserve its decreasing stocks of reconnaissance drones, as a new report says Moscow has lost 50 percent of its tanks during the war. Six Russian balloons were spotted over […]

Americas

U.S. Air Force Shoots Down Third Unidentified Object Over US-Canada Border

February 13, 2023 GDC 0

The US military has shot down another high-altitude object over Lake Huron, one of the five Great Lakes near the US-Canada border. The operation marks the third day in a row that an unidentified object was shot […]

Americas

Prime Minister Trudeau Ordered Downing Of Third Unidentified Object Over Canadian Airspace

February 12, 2023 GDC 0

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an “unidentified object” had been shot down over Canadian airspace on his orders. “I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace. @NORADCommand shot down the object […]

Europe

U.S Air Force Shoots Down Unidentified Object Over Alaska

February 11, 2023 GDC 0

The U.S. has shot down an unidentified object over frozen waters around Alaska. Officials say they don’t know who owns the object. A US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object over icy waters near […]

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

    June 4, 2022 0
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  • Tomahawk Block V Cruise Missile Entered Service With The U.S. Navy

    April 2, 2021 0
    WASHINGTON (GDC) — Raytheon delivers the first of the U.S. Navy’s new Block V Tomahawk, an upgraded version of the service’s venerable land-attack missile that will ultimately include the ability to target ships at sea [...]
  • Australia Launches Arafura-Class OPV (SEA 1180) Programme

    March 20, 2021 0
    Australia has launched initiatives to support enhanced industrial collaboration in the programme to build Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Luerssen cuts the first steel of 6th Arafura-class OPVDateJune 9, [...]
  • JGSDF plans to procure new attack helicopter

    June 28, 2020 0
    Amid an increasingly challenging geopolitical environment in South China Sea, the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) is upgrading its rotorcraft capabilities to better deal with littoral missions. In early May, the JGSDF’s first pair of [...]
  • Russians Made the Kherson Oblast ‘City Of Death’ As They Flee Like Olympic Sprinters

    November 12, 2022 0
    On Wednesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered his troops to withdraw from the west bank of the Dnipro River in the face of Ukrainian attacks near the southern city of Kherson, a significant retreat [...]
  • Boeing submits response for RCAF’s future fighter capability project (FFCP) programme

    August 1, 2020 0
    Boeing [NYSE:BA] today announced that the Super Hornet response for the Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) was submitted on Tuesday, July 28. The F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III is a proven, affordable choice for the [...]
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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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

December 26, 2025 0

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  • Europe

    Lithuania purchases 100 CV90 armored fighting vehicles.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Will Soon Receive 25 HIMARS Rocket Artillery

  • Europe

    Turkey Supplying Arms And Training To Ukrainian Military In Donbass War

  • Central Asia

    Pakistan’s ISI Trained Taliban Special Forces “Badri 313”

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys Russian army’s 16 tanks, 14 armored vehicles, Buk and TOR missiles in a day

  • Africa

    Egypt signed agreement with China to purchase J-10C fighter jets

  • Europe

    Finnish Border Guard orders two OPVs from Meyer Turku

  • Europe

    Pantsir anti-air gun and missile with “Z” sign abandoned by Russian forces

  • Europe

    Russia Boosts Air Defense System In Crimea, Amid Fears Of U.S. Supplying F-16 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    How Iron Dome Missile Systems Protects Israeli Cities?

  • Air Platform

    President Trump Touts ‘F-55’ Fighter: A Twin-Engined F-35 for the Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pentagon Released China’s Missile Threat Updates That Leave Australia Vulnerable to Chinese Attacks

  • Europe

    Russia’s failure in Bakhmut is inevitable regardless of Wagner mercenary’s efforts

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Boeing GBU-39 GPS-guided 113kg (250lb) small diameter bomb

  • Middle East

    The U.S. to Build Kuwait Armed Forces HQ Worth $1 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Philippine Air Force inducts A-29B Super Tucano training aircraft

  • Europe

    US Reaffirmed Support for Greece Acquiring F-35

  • Europe

    Ukraine unveils upgraded Bogdana artillery system

  • Air Platform

    Indonesian Fighter Jets Procurement, Latest French Rafale Report

  • South Asia

    The U.S. Should Coordinate With EU, Australia And UK To Sanction Bangladesh RAB And DGFI

  • South Asia

    Amid China tension, IAF ordered 21 mothballed MiG-29s and 12 Sukhoi 30s from VKS worth $780 million

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army to acquire AS-9 self-propelled Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 Multi-role Combat Aircraft

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Could Sell Captured A-29, C-130 and UH-60 Aircraft To China, Report

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rocketsan Showcases MIDLAS Quad-pack Verticle Launching System

  • Europe

    Evidence Shows Polish Missile Attacks Were Russian-origin S-300 Missile Fired From Belarus, Not From Ukraine

  • Europe

    Moscow’s largest oil refinery caught fire in the middle of the night destroying the plant

  • Europe

    ATACMS Are Blowing Up Russian S-400 Anti-air Missiles Before F-16 Becomes Operational

  • Africa

    Israel, Morocco signs MoU for future arms sales by Israeli companies

  • Americas

    Biden Admin Stepped Up Efforts To Block Iran Acquiring Components For Its Drone Program From America, Europe And Asia

  • Air Platform

    Russian pilot Alexei who crashed Su-57, previously crashed Su-30, MiG-29 and Mi-8 helicopters: report

  • Air Platform

    Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 5 – The Modern Marvel Of Europe

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Approves FMS of EMALS and AAG to French Navy’s Next-gen Aircraft Carrier Program

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    France Follows UK By Sending Long-range Scalp Cruise Missiles To Ukraine

  • Americas

    US Navy’s destroyer USS Paul Ignatius Used Dutch Navy’s SMART-L Radar To Engage Standard Missile 3 Missile

  • C4iSR

    Morocco Purchased Two Advanced Spy Satellite From Israel Aerospace Industries

  • Americas

    New Double-V Hull A1 Stryker variant spotted during exercises

  • South Asia

    Elbit Systems Received $103 Million EW Contracts

  • Europe

    CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Australia Test-Fires Next-Generation ATLAS UGV Automated Turret

  • Europe

    Retired Russian General Leonid Ivashov says Putin saved NATO and the EU by invading Ukraine

  • Americas

    Lockheed And Raytheon Awarded Contract To Build THAAD For US, Saudi Arabia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Coast Guard Deports Russians Escaping Putin’s Conscriptions

  • South Asia

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

  • Central Asia

    CSTO member Armenia to normalize ties with Azerbaijan after defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s $110,000 Beaver kamikaze drones with a launch range of 1,000 kilometers menacing Moscow

  • Uncategorized

    Russian Rubezh missile system destroyed by fire

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hunter-class Frigate to Receive Anschütz Integrated Navigation and Bridge Management System

  • Middle East

    Vaccine Diplomacy: China Takes Syria In Its Orbit

  • Air Platform

    Russian Tu-22M bomber crashed in Usolsky District

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