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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 […]

  • Israeli IAI Delivers First Airborne Surveillance Radar

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  • Bizarre videos show drunk Russians walking towards oil explosions

    February 3, 2023 0
    Russians were filmed walking towards a fiery explosion in the country’s Chuvashia Republic in a bizarre video after a major gas pipeline exploded on Tuesday. Russian State TV Shows Huge Gas Pipeline Explosion In St [...]
  • French Navy Tests E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aboard Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier

    February 15, 2022 0
    A U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft is set to conduct interactions with the French carrier strike group (CSG) and French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. This will mark [...]
  • 50 RAAF Aircraft Joins Exercise Arnhem Thunder 2021

    May 28, 2021 0
    Fifty RAAF aircraft including the F-35, Super Hornet and Wedgetail have begun one of the largest domestic training exercises of 2021. RAAF F-35A Takes Off With Full Complement Of WeaponsDateJune 11, 2021RAN And RAAF Joins [...]
  • Iraq Plans To Buy Bayraktar TB2, T-129 And Koral EW From Turkey

    September 5, 2021 0
    Iraq has reportedly expressed its interest in buying Turkish-built unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), helicopters and military hardware. Iraq ditches Russian MiG-29M2/MiG-35 fighters, opts for Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2DateDecember 4, 2021Iraq Allocates $100 Million For Turkish [...]
  • Turkey-backed Syrian rebels launched offensive and captured Russian soldiers

    November 28, 2024 0
    Syrian rebels in the last opposition enclave in northern Syria launched on Wednesday a wide-scale military operation against the Syrian army and seized territory in the first such advance in years, army and rebel sources [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan expands domestic armored vehicle production

  • Africa

    Morocco purchased Chinese-made TB-001K “Scorpion” reconnaissance and attack drones

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery destroys Russian rocket launchers with precision strike

  • C4iSR

    RAF conducted SEAD mission against S-300 and S-400 SAM over Crimean peninsula

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine war: Iraq grounds Mi-17 and Mi-28NE helicopters, purchases American helicopters

  • Americas

    Trump to ease restrictions on arms exports to non-NATO countries

  • Ballistic Missile

    Putin Orders Nuclear Missile Drills As Tyrant’s Ukraine Invasion Failing

  • Europe

    Putin Orders Tactical Nuclear Train To Move Towards Ukrainian Border

  • Air Platform

    French Air Force Placed Additional Order of 42 Rafale F4 Jets

  • Middle East

    Hamas talks about Islam, but its leaders steal billions of dollars in aid funds depriving Gazans of basics

  • Europe

    No sh$t: Russian soldiers are using bow and arrow in the Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Croatia to Purchase Six Bayraktar TB2 Drones for $95 Million

  • Middle East

    Saudi Patriot Battery Intercepts Houthi Ballistic Missiles

  • C4iSR

    Royal Navy overhauls combat systems to improve threat detection after monitoring Russian warships

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Russian Navy’s Buyan-M class corvette in Lake Onega.

  • Europe

    Huge explosion ripped through Putin’s warehouse storing Satan-2 rockets

  • Land Platform

    Hanwha Defence AS21 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle

  • Europe

    Ukraine captured TOS-1A heavy flamethrowers and turned them against retreating Russian troops

  • Defense Industry

    Russia copies a feature of Northrop YF-23 into Checkmate LCA

  • Air Platform

    Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter falls victim to Swedish RBS-70 MANDAP again, FPV drones down Mi-28 helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Austria considers purchasing M-346 advanced jet trainers from Italy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Astra BVRAAM Air-to-Air Missile

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Struck Chemical Weapons Storage Facility in Syria

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia purchased 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles for Hobart class destroyers

  • Europe

    Serbian Army Puts Pantsir-S2 Short-range Air Defense System in Service

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Turkish Asalsan successfully tests GÖKBERK Mobile laser anti-drone system

  • Naval Platforms

    Israeli and Greek shipyards to co-produce naval corvette

  • Central Asia

    Taliban being backed by Pakistani Army in Panjshir, reported Fox News

  • Infantry Weapons

    U.S. State Department approves $660 million hellfire missiles to Israel

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian Special Forces Destroyed Russia’s Electronic Warfare System in Bakhmut

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Student Getting Better At Military Modernization, China Showcases J-20 In Sino-Russia Exercises

  • Europe

    Damen Shipbuilding Group secured a US$6.7 billion deal to build MKS 180 Frigate for the German Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey to arm its combat drones with new light cruise missiles

  • Middle East

    China Shipping Arms To Conflict Region Via Africa

  • Europe

    Dramatic Footage Shows Ukrainian Special Forces Stormed Wagner Hideouts In Bakhmut

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Commissioned Fourth Type 055 Destroyer ‘Anshan’ With PLA Navy

  • Air Platform

    HAL Tejas: India’s LCA is worse than you think, comparable to 1950s MiG-21, IAF internal assessment report

  • Europe

    Russia admits its artillery system losses hit 10,000 pieces

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysian Army Purchases Turkish-made Tactical Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Greece to transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine in exchange of Italian Leopard tanks

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian troops obliterate Russian RP-377LA electronic warfare system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy Test Fires Brahmos Missile

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri Delivers Second Al Zubarah-class Corvette to Qatar

  • Defense Industry

    Naval Group Opens Office In Philippines For Prospective Submarine Deal

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Lays Keel For U.S. Navy’s LPD

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN, JMSDF, Royal Navy and US Navy Could Soon Face Chinese Type 055 Destroyer

  • Infantry Weapons

    Ukraine adopted Neptune coastal defense system

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Strikes Destroyed Large Quantities Of Russian Lancet Drones And Killed 450 Conscripts At Cossack Base

  • Defense Industry

    Boeing Awarded $1.17 Billion Contract To Produce Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles For Taiwan

  • Air Platform

    China’s J-20 and J-35A Fighter Jets Are Far From Stealth Jets

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