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Loitering Munitions

Iran fumed after Chinese-made Shahed copycat SF-200 drones were intercepted by America’s Patriot missile system.

March 5, 2026 GDC 0

Iran fumed after nearly all Chinese Sunflower-200 (SF-200) drones were downed by US Patriots, with one dud hitting a Dubai apartment. Evidence shows Iran using those drones—its attacks relied on homegrown Shahed models, one of […]

Europe

China delivers Shahed-136 copycat Sunflower-200 drones, ammunition and aircraft spare parts to Russia

July 5, 2024 GDC 0

On Saturday, June 29, a Chinese military transport aircraft, the Y-20 military transport aircraft with tail number 20248, made a landing in Moscow, Russia. China never publicly announced its direct involvement in arms shipments like […]

  • Thailand Rejects Chinese Proposal To Build $390 Million Submarine With Underperforming And Noisy Chinese-made CHD620 Diesel Engine

    October 28, 2023 0
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  • 1000 students died, and 12,500 were injured as the Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) raped and orchestrated brutal crackdown

    July 17, 2024 0
    The protests escalated dramatically late on Sunday night, with thousands of students across the country leaving their dormitories to demand the immediate elimination of quotas. On Monday, university campuses turned into battlegrounds, with heavily armed [...]
  • Poorly Trained Russian Pilots Crashed Six MiG-31K Interceptor Aircraft Since February 2022

    July 8, 2023 0
    The Ukrainian Armed Forces have shot down several MiG-31K fighter during the large-scale war against Russia. However, the Russian aerospace forces crashed at least half a dozen of them in 16 months. Russian MiG-31K Interceptor [...]
  • India panics as Pakistani General meets Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Yunus to discuss defense cooperation.

    October 28, 2025 0
    India is irritated by Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus gifting a book with an enlarged map of Bangladesh to a Pakistani general during a recent visit. The book’s cover reportedly showed India’s northeastern states as [...]
  • Germany Approves Refurbished Leopard 1 Tanks For Ukraine

    February 4, 2023 0
    Germany has approved the export of older Leopard 1 battle tanks, which would add to the raft of fighting vehicles Berlin promised last week it would send to Ukraine. Canada sending Leopard 2 tanks to UkraineDateJanuary [...]
  • UAE’s AL TARIQ Completes Initial Integration of AL TARIQ Precision-Guided Munition onto HAL Tejas LCA

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Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

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. […]

  • Air Platform

    Russian Army Steals Training Helicopters From Ukraine

  • Europe

    Germany will finance five Lynx KF-41 IFV for Ukraine.

  • Air Platform

    Saab’s Gripen Evolved As Electronic Warfare Platform

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Army’s $40 Billion Crystal Meth Business

  • Europe

    Putin backs Iran’s mass missile attacks on Israel

  • Africa

    Nigerian Air Force Will Purchase 24 M-346 Light Attack Aircraft And 10 AW-109 Helicopters

  • Europe

    UAE-based Streit Group delivers armored vehicles to Russian National Guard.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS artillery rocket strikes killed 350 Chechen soldiers resting at night

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drones struck a Russian airbase destroying two Tu-95 nuclear bombers

  • Air Platform

    France to finance Rafale F5 development alone after UAE co-funding talks collapsed.

  • Air Platform

    Russia announced the Ka-52 Alligator is the most lost helicopter in the Ukraine war.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    International Criminal Court to Prosecute Myanmar’s Top Military Leaders

  • Cruise Missiles

    France authorizes the use of long-range SCALP missiles to strike inside Russia

  • Europe

    Turkey’s TCG Anadolu to allow drones to land, takeoff in the world first

  • Europe

    Russian Convoy Stuck in Mud an Example of Poor Mission Planning

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    2018-2019 Defence Budget of China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore

  • Europe

    Russia Loses 32 APVs, Nearly 1,300 Soldiers in a Day

  • Air Platform

    Australia retires MRH90 Taipan transport helicopters fleet early

  • Africa

    Turkey to deliver Hurkus-C combat aircraft to Niger, Chad

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS destroyed 60 high-value ammunition depots since it received the artillery rockets system

  • Europe

    Ukraine Launched Huge Drone Attacks in Moscow and St Petersburg.

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force sends three B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli Missile Defense Agency Test Fires Iron Dome And David’s Sling Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Finland Concludes Procurement of 64 F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Unveils First Prototype TFX Fighter Jet

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Official Names Anduril As Potential Hypersonic Missile Supplier.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down the 25th Su-34 Fighter Bomber Of the Russian Air Force In Lyman

  • Air Platform

    German Parliament Approves Acquisition Of 38 Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Americas

    Secretary of Navy Touts New Frigate For Partners Navies

  • Africa

    Morocco Ordered 30 Ceasar Self-propelled Howitzers

  • Americas

    The U.S. Air Force to procure 80 Boeing F-15X

  • Land Platform

    South Korea Deploys K2 Black Panther and K9 Howitzers in Qatar for Multi-national Exercises

  • Europe

    Ukraine successfully de-militarized the ‘Russian Air Force’ killing more than 600 pilots and destroying 500 aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Sets Out Ambitious Rafale F4 Upgrade Path

  • Europe

    Boeing rolled out first P-8A Poseidon Aircraft for Norway

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine started negotiating with Sweden to purchase Saab Gripen and GlobalEye AWACS

  • Americas

    NORAD gives notice of air defense exercise around Washington, DC, set for Tuesday

  • C4iSR

    Air 555 Phase 1: Royal Australian Air Force To Induct MC-55A Peregrine EW Aircraft, Amid China Tensions

  • Europe

    Russian Ka-52 helicopter blew up their own MT-LB tracked armored vehicle

  • Europe

    ATACMS strikes on Russian Command Center killed three Colonels: Report

  • South Asia

    Pakistan steps up fighter jets and AEW&C activities near Pakistani border with India

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Cluster Bombs Will Help Ukraine Retake Bakhmut and Shorten Trench Warfare in Donbas Region

  • Europe

    Syrian War Provides Us With Clue Why Russia Failed in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    India’s HAL Tejas Light Fighter Jet Plagued With Safety Issues, Quality Issues, Delays and Cost Overrun

  • Defense Industry

    From Jets, Tanks To Warship: Meteoric Rise Of South Korean Defense Industries

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed, TATA Joint Venture Hopeful About Winning India’s MRFA Project With Its F-21 Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 094 Submarine Surfaced Again In Taiwan Strait Due To Technical Malfunction, A Sign China’s Troubled Nuclear Triad

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Awarded $1 Billion Contract to Produce AIM-260 JATM Missiles.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s HMAS Toowoomba Joins South China Sea Patrols With the Philippines and the United States

  • Europe

    Russia’s glorified S-300 failed to launch interceptor missile

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