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Finish Air Force quietly drops Nazi swastika from its emblem

July 3, 2020 GDC 0

It was long a rather surprising choice of imagery for Finland’s Air Force Command – a swastika and pair of wings. The symbol will always be intrinsically linked with Nazi Germany and its crimes, even […]

  • Ukraine’s F-16 Pilots Equipped With Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System And Modernised Radars, Which Russia Lacks

    August 14, 2024 0
    F-16 fighter jet pilots in Ukraine are using advanced helmet-mounted system that could increase how well Kyiv’s forces can leverage the Western-donated jets against Russia’s forces. Digital Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (DJHMCS) on the [...]
  • Russia lost 10,000 troops in Ukraine’s counteroffensive in Kherson; the Belarusian morgue is full of 24,000 dead Russian soldiers

    November 15, 2022 0
    According to Kyiv officials, Russia has lost 10,000 troops in two weeks as Ukraine continues its counteroffensive. Bayraktar TB2 could play a key role if a war break over Crimea, says UkraineDateNovember 17, 2020Russian Troops [...]
  • Sweden approves new lethal aid package for Ukraine worth $314 million

    August 19, 2023 0
    The Swedish government has announced a new military aid package for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Sweden Donates 51 CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles To UkraineDateFebruary 16, 2023Sweden to provide Ukraine with assault boats as part [...]
  • Russia Relocates Submarine Fleet From Crimea Naval Base Amid Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

    September 14, 2022 0
    The changing tide of the Ukraine War appear to have led the Russian Navy to ‘regroup’ its forces in the Black Sea. Early during the invasion they loitered boldly close to Odessa. Now the Black [...]
  • Taliban Is A Direct Threat To CSTO Allies, Vladimir Putin

    August 28, 2021 0
    On Wednesday, Russia’s Defense Minister and close Putin ally Sergei Shoigu said the greatest threat posed by the Taliban was the “enormous” amount of arms the groups had captured as American troops hastily exited the [...]
  • Brazilian Army Purchases Turkish M2HB Heavy Machine Guns

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Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

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.

May 11, 2026 0

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  • Europe

    Germany Selects Israeli Arrow 3 Interceptor For Missile Defense Requirement

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    Tamnava Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)

  • Americas

    Ukraine Delivers T-84UD Oplot Tank to US Army

  • Europe

    Nagorno-Karabakh War: A Modern Warfare Of Drone Age

  • Americas

    USS Gerald R. Ford successfully completes final shock trials

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    General Bipin Rawat praises Boeing P-8I Poseidon for Doklam operation

  • South Asia

    Amid China tensions, Indian Defense Ministry’s $10 billion shopping spree

  • Americas

    BWXT Awarded $1 Billion Contract for Naval Nuclear Reactor

  • Air Platform

    A mysterious drone attack destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter in Transnistria

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    Egypt And Algeria Received 1980s MiG-29 Airframes, Because MiG-35 Was Propaganda Jet

  • Defense Industry

    Sweden Resumes Arms Exports To Turkey After NATO Application

  • Europe

    Polish Army received a new batch of 120mm Rak self-propelled mortars

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    U.S. State Department Approves NASAMS Anti-air System For Kuwait

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    Japanese Self Defense Forces hypersonic missile spotted on public road

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Australian Navy’s Shortfin Barracuda Class Submarine

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    Russian Air Force Wants Su-57 With Old-Engine

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    Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launches second PCG’s MRRV

  • Europe

    Retired Turkish Army General Rebukes S-400 Purchase As Greece Seeks Approval For F-35

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    Ukraine Deploys French LRU Artillery Rockets in Counteroffensive Against Russia

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    Greece considers donating S-300PMU and Tor-M1 missile to Ukraine

  • Europe

    European Nations Band Together to Build Next-generation Main Battle Tank

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 200 Zetros high-mobility military trucks to Ukraine

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    Ukraine started using F-16 against Russian forces, President Zelensky said

  • Africa

    Moroccan Navy Deploys Avante 1800 Patrol Vessel in Gibraltar Corridor.

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    Indian Air Force Plans To Issue Fresh Tender For 114 Medium Multi-role Fighter Aircraft

  • Europe

    Kremlin’s power struggles between wagner boss Prigozhin and defense minister Shoigu as sickly Vlad’s exit plans finalized by FSB

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    Swiss Air Force faces public opposition to its F-35 deal, prompting SAF to look for European jets

  • Europe

    The West Should Create Second War Front For KGB Putin in Syria to Force Him Choose Either Syria or Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Japan’s Coast Guard to Purchase MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China First Policy: Pakistan to Protect Gwadar Ports From India

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    Pakistan Navy’s New Type 054 AP Frigate Started Sea Trials In China

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    Israeli Mossad’s Ex-spy Drops Bombshell On Hezbollah and Exploding Pagers at CBS 60 Minutes

  • C4iSR

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

  • Defense Industry

    German Parliament Approves Purchase Of Boeing P-8 Poseidon

  • Middle East

    The US Army Deployed Patriot Missile Defense System And C-RAM In Iraq

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall offers next-gen KF-51 Panther main battle tanks to Ukraine

  • Naval Weapons

    RIM-161 Standard Missile SM-3 ABM

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Denmark purchases MBDA’s VL MICA anti-air missile system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Taiwan deploys first land-based Harpoon missile systems

  • Defense Industry

    Spanish Navantia Shortlisted To Build Three Frigates For Polish Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Air Force struck Beirut apartment using Spice 2000 smart bomb

  • Europe

    Russia tells Israel not even think of attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Storm Shadow Missile Strikes Killed Russian Army General and Eighteen Officers In Kursk Region

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Offers Gripen E/F to Czech Republic

  • South Asia

    TKMS links up with Indian firm to work on submarine weapons technologies

  • Europe

    Switzerland wants to replace aging F/A-18 Hornet aircraft

  • Europe

    Navantia UK unveils LASV75 autonomous surface vessel concept.

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Army Training Ukrainian Troops With Electronic Jamming Kit

  • Air Platform

    F-15EX: The Bombs And Missiles Truck Of The US Air Force

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