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  • [ May 13, 2026 ] China blames Russia’s S-300PMU2 and S-400 missiles for the reverse-engineered HQ-9B missile failure in Pakistan and Iran. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ May 13, 2026 ] Saudi and Emirati fighter jets joined the U.S. and Israeli forces in airstrikes in Iran during operation ‘Epic Fury’: Reuters. Air Platform
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Iran has requested India and Sri Lanka to take control of Iranian Navy’s ships, not return them to Iran.

March 9, 2026 GDC 0

Indian government sources revealed that India took in the Iranian Navy’s landing ship IRIS Lavan at Kochi. Iran had requested India, days after IRIS Dena was sunk by the U.S. Navy, to urgently dock IRIS […]

Naval Platforms

Iranian Navy Handed Over Auxiliary ship IRINS Bushehr to Sri Lanka, Fearing USS Minnesota.

March 7, 2026 GDC 0

Sri Lanka’s President announced on March 5 that the island nation will take charge of Iran’s auxiliary ship IRINS Bushehr (A 422) and its crew. At a media briefing, the President of Sri Lanka, Anura […]

South Asia

Indian RAW: A History of Covert Operations in Asia, Middle East, Europe and America

August 21, 2025 GDC 0

Peace is an illusion because India is constantly at war in the shadows. Just as soldiers in uniform guard our borders, a different kind of highly trained and motivated soldiers crisscross the world in various […]

South Asia

Indian RAW involved in political meddling, wiretapping, and intercepting military communications in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, reported Washington Post

March 29, 2025 GDC 0

India’s external intelligence service is a feared foe in its neighborhood: Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal have all accused it of political meddling, wiretapping, and involvement with outlawed groups that have perpetrated acts of […]

Anti-drone System

Israeli IAI Secretly Supplied Counter-UAV Drone Guard Systems to Maldives and Sri Lanka

February 20, 2025 GDC 0

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South Asia

Proverty-stricken Sri Lankan Was Offered Construction Work In Russia, Forced To Fight Putin’s War In Ukraine

June 12, 2024 GDC 0

When Sri Lanka’s economy crashed in 2022, people sought work abroad wherever they could find it — including ex-soldiers who joined forces fighting in Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. Now the veterans — some of whom […]

South Asia

Sri Lanka Seized Russian Aeroflot Aircraft, Amid Sanctions And Aircraft Registration Issues

June 6, 2022 GDC 0

Amidst a diplomatic row between Russia and Sri Lanka over the detention of an Aeroflot aircraft here, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed Moscow that the issue with the Russian flag carrier is not between […]

Air Platform

Sri Lanka Purchases Beechcraft King Air 360ER Aircraft

March 3, 2022 GDC 0

Textron Aviation will deliver new commercial Beechcraft King Air 360ER aircraft to Sri Lanka. A contract valued nearly $11.5 million was awarded to the company for these aircraft. Work will be performed in Wichita, Kansas, […]

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China’s Djibouti naval base is big enough to fight a war

July 22, 2021 GDC 0

China’s first overseas military base has expanded and is now capable of supporting the country’s growing aircraft carrier force, a US combatant commander revealed Tuesday. “Their first overseas military base, their only one, is in […]

Defense Industry

Israeli IAI returns Sri Lankan Kfir fighters to service, provision for future upgrades

July 2, 2021 GDC 0

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is to return to service Sri Lanka’s fleet of Kfir combat aircraft, at the same time as laying the foundations for future upgrades with a USD50 million effort to enhance the […]

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

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  • Israel and Sudan to normalise ties soon

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    Israel and Sudan have agreed to move towards forging normal relations for the first time, Israeli officials said on Monday, after the leaders of the two countries met in Uganda. The Associated Press news agency [...]
  • Leonardo UK secured a contract to supply AW159 wildcat ASW helicopters to Philippine Navy.

    October 16, 2025 0
    Leonardo UK is poised to secure a new contract to supply six additional AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat anti-submarine warfare helicopters to the Philippine Navy for P42.290 billion (approx USD 745 million). Leonardo AW159 Wildcat helicopter conducts [...]
  • Will China Develop J-10D With Advanced Technology?

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  • Japan unveils NEC LR 02T long-range air defense radar in the Middle East.

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  • Iran Fired Ballistic Missiles at UK-U.S. Base in Diego Garcia Days After Tulsi Gabbard Denied Iran has Missile Capable of Hitting America.

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    Iran has fired missiles at the joint U.K.-U.S. Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean, claiming the strike shows it is capable of longer-distance attacks than previously known. Saudi Arabia develops missiles capable of [...]
Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

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

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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.

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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 […]

  • Defense Industry

    France unveils €413 billion military budget spread over next 7 years, amid Ukraine war

  • South Asia

    Indian Defense Ministry approves purchase of 100 ASTRA BVRAAM and upgrade of MiG-29 aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Pilot killed in Indian Tejas fighter jet crash due to flight control system malfunction during demo flight at Dubai Air Show.

  • Middle East

    Heightened risk to the West is that radical IRGC General Ahmad Vahidi is running the country.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured 14 2S33 Msta-S Self-propelled Howitzers From Russian Conscripts

  • Americas

    Russian lawmaker Sergei Mironov floats the idea of annexing Alaska from the U.S.

  • Americas

    Irving Shipbuilding Awarded Contract for the Construction of River-class Destroyers

  • Air Platform

    Kuwaiti Air Force owns the most advanced variant of Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s oil refinery in the Kaluga region in fifth successful attacks

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy takes delivery of Aster-30 Missiles and Vulcano Munitions for FREMM frigates

  • Americas

    US Army successfully launches Altius 700 drone from Black Hawk helicopter

  • Americas

    Anduril awarded $20 billion contract to produce AI battlefield network for the U.S. Army.

  • Europe

    French Army Purchases SCAR-H PR Precision Rifle From FN Herstal

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Strategic Partnership with China and Russia Means Avoidance of Alliance. Ask Armenia, Pakistan, Iran, Venezuela, Cambodia and Bangladesh. 

  • Defense Industry

    South Korean Hanwha Group Buys Daewoo Shipbuilding

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    Europe

    Russia Deploys Su-30SM2 Fighters In Kaliningrad

  • Land Platform

    US Army’s M1 Abrams tests fire 120mm canon

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Integrated Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems into AH-64E Apache and T-7A RedHawk.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli Defense Industries Secretly Assisted in Developing Taiwan’s T-Dome Missile System.

  • Europe

    Sloppy Putin’s invasion effort, Russia deploys 60 years old T-62 tanks in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Ambassador To Australia Hints A ‘Special Operation’ To Reunify Taiwan With China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Launches Nuclear Sub, Destroyer, Landing Ship On Same Day

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Building Military Facilities In Galwan Valley, Ladakh

  • Americas

    US Army Seeks Potential Manufacturer of Next-Gen Abrams M1E3 Tank.

  • Air Platform

    Indian Army’s HAL Dhruv Helicopter crashes into Ranjit Sagar Dam

  • Europe

    Russian commanders refusing to follow orders to execute meat grinder assaults on Ukraine as Russia suffering massive casualties

  • Infantry Weapons

    Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Around The World

  • Defense Industry

    Sweden Agrees On Multi-billion Deals To Sale Gripen Fighter Jets To Colombia And Philippines

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Germany to deliver long-range Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missiles to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Dr Yunus steers Bangladesh’s economy towards the West. India held hostages of Bangladesh’s economy for 15 years.

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Donates Four Cessna Aircraft to Philippines Navy

  • Europe

    Russia’s High-ranking Customs Official Detained in Criminal Investigation, Interfax Reports

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian army tested Boxer block II reconnaissance armored vehicles

  • Europe

    Russian MoD sued Rosoboronexport JSC subsidiary NIMI for corruption and embezzlement

  • Europe

    Ukraine receives advanced light howitzer from AM General

  • Cruise Missiles

    Zelenskyy promises to use Tomahawk cruise missiles only against Russian military targets.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korean Soldiers Crossed The DMZ But Returned After South Korea Fired Warning Shots

  • Air Platform

    Australia released RFI for RAAF’s Advanced Jet Training Aircraft

  • AUV Platform

    German Navy to equip Frankenthal-class MCM vessels with SeaCat AUV

  • Anti-ship Missile

    India, A Close Ally of America Agrees To Sale BrahMos Cruise Missiles To Russia

  • Air Platform

    Germany Announced Additional 35 F-35 Stealth Jets Purchases as FCAS Program Stalled.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-57 is a Su-35 beneath a new airframe

  • Middle East

    Turkey agrees to provide Bayraktar TB2 drones to Egypt

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Finland Concludes Procurement of 64 F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Air Platform

    British Army Flying The Most Advanced AH-64E Apache Helicopters

  • C4iSR

    RAF set to acquire five E-7 Wedgetails to replace E-3 Sentry

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Worried: India Prepares French-made Rafale For Ladakh Fights

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukrainian Air Force Confirms Use Of JDAM In Battlefield

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Reportedly Will Cancel Contract With South Korean-made Submarine and Consider Turkish Type 214 SSk

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