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From Russia with Dud: Meet the Sukhoi Su-30 and Su-35 Fighter Jets

September 8, 2019 GDC 0

“The [Su-30MKI] fleet is prohibitively expensive equipment and faces problems due to high, premature failure rate of subsystems like engines, radars, missiles, avionics, etc.” Vinod Kumar Narang, a retired Indian Air Force air vice-marshal. A […]

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  • Israeli Defense Exports Rise to $7.2 billion

    June 24, 2020 0
    JERUSALEM (GDC) — Backed by strong demand from Indian Air Force and Indian Navy, Israel’s defense export deals from 2019 totaled $7.2 billion and involved 120 different defense companies, according to the head of the [...]
  • Singapore Scrambled F-15 Fighter Jet Amid Bomb Threat Aboard Air India

    October 16, 2024 0
    Singapore scrambled fighter planes as an approaching Air India Express passenger plane received a bomb threat. Australian F-35A Stealth Jets Scored Six Kills Against Singaporean F-15SG In Pitch Black 2022DateOctober 15, 2022Hungarian Gripen Intercepted Serbian [...]
  • Serbia ditches Russian arms, signs deal with Israel to purchase PULS artillery and Hermes 900 drones from Israel

    January 4, 2025 0
    Serbia, heavily dependent on Russia for its military, is increasingly turning to other arms producers. Belgrade’s latest deal includes PULS artillery systems and Hermes 900 UAVs from Israel. Serbia has finalized a $335 million arms [...]
  • Putin Fired Four Deputy Defense Ministers, Appoints Relatives As Deputy Defense Minister

    June 18, 2024 0
    Vladimir Putin has sacked four deputy defence ministers and appointed one of his relatives to the role as he carries out a sweeping purge of officials in charge during the botched invasion of Ukraine. President [...]
  • Britain welcomes Germany’s participation in the Tempest sixth-generation fighter jet program.

    September 28, 2025 0
    The head of Dassault Aviation said on Tuesday the French planemaker could develop a new fighter jet alone and challenged Germany to do the same in the latest sign of tensions threatening to blow apart [...]
  • Iran Sent Military Trainer To Train Russian Military Officers

    October 20, 2022 0
    Iran has sent military personnel to Russian-occupied territory inside Crimea to train and advise the Russian military on the use of Iranian-built drones that Moscow has used to devastating effect in its war in Ukraine, according to [...]
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.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type 90B 122mm Rocket Artillery Exploded and Rolled Over Again.

December 25, 2025 0

Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. That’s what happened in the Thai-Cambodian War. Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm […]

Europe

Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

December 25, 2025 0

Lithuania has signed a 252 million euro contract with KNDS France for a second batch of 30 CAESAR Mk II 155 mm wheeled howitzers, expanding a program first launched in 2022. The move strengthens long-range […]

  • Europe

    Russia Launching Unguided Iskander Ballistic Missiles At Ukrainian Towns To Deplete Ukrainian Anti-air Missiles

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Has Approved Spare Parts For Taiwan’s F-16 Fighter Jet Valued At $385 Million

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Beaver Kamikaze Drones Destroyed Two Tu-22M Nuclear Bombers

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shot Down A Su-30 Fighter Jet, Reports Sky News

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Purchases 12 FA-50 Fighter Jets Worth $683.7 Million

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia’s Surface Warships That Protect Its Sovereign Waters

  • Middle East

    Earth Shattering Explosion In Beirut As Israeli Air Force Sent GBU-72 Bunker Busting Bomb 50 Meters Deep In Hezbollah Bunker

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Negotiating With The U.S. For Patriot Missile Defense System And F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Russia lost more than 1000 soldiers, 21 tanks and 93 drones in a day

  • Europe

    Ukraine launched the biggest drone attacks on Crimea and Shaykovka air base

  • Americas

    President Trump cements his legacy with a new class of battleship for US Navy.

  • Air Platform

    JF-17 Thunder Block-III Will Surpass Capability Of Tejas MK2

  • Europe

    Slovakia started local production of Finnish Patria 8×8 AMV XP armored vehicle

  • Europe

    Estonian Firm to Build Drone Plant With Daily Capacity of 2,000

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missile Upgrades Put Putin’s Black Sea Fleet in Crosshairs

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army To Finally Inducts ‘Owl’ Electric-Powered Kamikaze Drone

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea Unveils Cheongung-II Missile Defense System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Defense Awarded $2.4 Billion Contract To Produce 129 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Defense Industry

    Thales To Hire 12,000 Staff Amid Backlog Of Multi-billion Work Orders

  • C4iSR

    Thales launches compact AESA radar for light combat aircraft

  • South Asia

    American FBI Submitted Evidence of Sheikh Hasina and Sajeeb Wajed Siphoning $300 Million From Bangladesh to the US via Cayman Islands and Hong Kong

  • Uncategorized

    Yevgeny Prigozhin exposed Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s family’s billions stashed in Europe

  • Europe

    President Zelenskyy instructed the Ukrainian Armed Forces to set up separate service branches for drone forces

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Says It Will Shot Down PRC Drones If It Enters Into ADIZ

  • Europe

    Turkey continues to test 6×6 special ops vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The AUKUS will turn into JAUKUS after Japanese admission to the security pact

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s special forces captured Russian tank fitted with new radio frequency jammer

  • Naval Platforms

    South Korean Navy’s KDDX Future Destroyer

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rheinmetall delivers ammunitions for Gepard anti-air gun to Ukraine

  • Uncategorized

    Ukrainian forces destroyed Russian Zoopark-1 counter-battery radar

  • Middle East

    Israeli Forces Seized 3,300 Weapons in Syrian Operations

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Air Force scrambles F-16 again to warn off Chinese J-11 jets

  • Air Platform

    Army 2021: Russia to deliver Pantsir missile systems and Su-30SM2 to Myanmar junta as scheduled

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish ASELSAN, Baykar and TUSAS named top 100 global arms dealers

  • Air Platform

    Transactional Trump: Bangladesh Air Guard Could Receive American Jets, Bangladesh Will Never Receive Eurofighter Or Rafale For Poor Human Rights Record

  • Europe

    Russian military’s rampant corruption helped Ukraine win the war

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army, BGB, and Police blindfolded and tortured student protesters, shot from helicopter gunships, dropped hand grenades, hot waters into protests

  • C4iSR

    Azerbaijan and Bangladesh’s military purchase Turkish military-grade DS200T series hybrid PBX systems.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s drone strikes destroyed four of Russia’s Su-34 Fullback fighter-bombers

  • Americas

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Joins SAR Mission For Missing Indonesian Submarine

  • Europe

    Vlad is in trouble, Russian conscripts revolt, break gates and storm out of Kazan military base

  • Americas

    Oshkosh Defense Awarded $99 Million To Fit-out 83 Stryker Vehicles With 30mm Cannons

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Agrees On Bilateral Security Cooperation With Thailand

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Slashes 20% Military Modernization Spending To Receive IMF Bailout Packages

  • Europe

    Canada Delivers Armored Combat Support Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russian Pilots Started Training On Iranian Drones

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed WinsAwarded $138 Million Contract For Taiwan’s Peace Phoenix Rising Program

  • Middle East

    Turkish-backed Syrian rebels close in on Russia’s Khmeimim air base, Russia vacates Syrian naval base

  • Europe

    Russian media called BMP-2 and BMP-3 IFVs are a death trap for troops

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