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Russia’s R-77 Proved A Dud In Kashmir Skirmish and Syria

March 30, 2020 GDC 0

Designed and built in Soviet-era, the R-77 semi active-radar-homing air-to-air missile — NATO designation AA-12 — is advertised to be equivalent to the American AIM-120 AMRAAM by Rostec. But in fact, the R-77 isn’t nearly as successful as the AIM-120. […]

  • Why Russian Air Force doesn’t buy MiG-29M2 and MiG-35?

    August 30, 2020 0
    The MiG-29 is one of the world’s most prolific fighter jets. It currently serves in most East European, Africa and Southeast Asian air forces. It’s the fifth most common combat aircraft in the world, even [...]
  • Elbit Systems demonstrates UAV swarm capability to Dutch Army

    November 21, 2021 0
    Elbit Systems has performed a demonstration of its UAV swarm capabilities to the Dutch Army in Northern Israel. Elbit Systems has demonstrated its Robotic Autonomous Systems (RAS) capabilities for ISR missions utilising heterogeneous autonomous swarms [...]
  • Turkey launches television channel in Russian as diplomatic relationship strains over Syria and Libya

    May 26, 2020 0
    Turkey’s state-run TRT broadcaster has launched a new Russian-language channel on digital platforms as differences between the countries widen over Libya, Syria and support of S-400 missile system learned GDC citing Bloomberg news. Turkish military [...]
  • China’s Type 003 Aircraft Carrier Could Be Headache For Indo-Pacific Nations

    November 13, 2021 0
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  • Russian military’s rampant corruption helped Ukraine win the war

    March 23, 2024 0
    In January 2024, the Russian independent newspaper Verstka published research on corruption in the Russian Armed Forces that saw widespread bribery of commanders by their service members. Russian Navy: Underestimating the consequences of corruption and [...]
  • Subaru to participate Japan’s sixth-generation F-X fighter jet programme

    April 6, 2020 0
    Japan’s Subaru Corporation is to set up a unit to develop technologies in support of the Japanese government’s project to develop and build a sixth-generation fighter aircraft. The group said in a recent statement that [...]
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. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

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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  • Americas

    Brazilian Army trials new remotely operated weapon system.

  • Uncategorized

    Turkiye is developing a 2,500 km Yildirim IV Medium-Range Ballistic Missile.

  • Uncategorized

    Sweden to provide Ukraine with assault boats as part of $686 million aid package

  • Air Platform

    Saab Offers 64 Gripen E And Two GlobalEye In Its Final Bid For Finland’s HX Competition

  • Civil Aviation

    Dassault Falcon 8X To Rival Gulfstream G7500 And G700

  • Europe

    Russia Begun Deploying Nuclear Capable Iskander-M Missiles To Finish And Swedish Border

  • Europe

    Armenia released photographs of third destroyed S-300 site

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery strike damaged Russian ‘Velikiy Ustyug’ missile corvette

  • Europe

    Kremlin’s inner circle Oligarchs planning another coup to oust Putin

  • Europe

    Russian President Vladimir Putin suffers cardiac arrest, collapses in bedroom: Telegram channel reported

  • Air Platform

    Croatia Buys 12 Used Dassault Rafale F3R Fighters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Its Third Aircraft Carrier CNS Fujian

  • Middle East

    Satellite Images Show Iran Rebuilding Missile Factory Hit By Israeli Air Strike.

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin Awarded A Contract To Deliver AN/TPS77 Long-Range Air Defense Radar To RAAF

  • Europe

    Russia Indefinitely Postponed Repair Of Admiral Kuznetsov

  • Americas

    Pentagon Finally Kicks Turkey Out of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan to ditch Chinese JF-17 jets and join Turkish KAAN fighter jet project

  • Europe

    British Army Sent Elite Rangers Troops to Ukraine 

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Australia’s Nuclear Submarines Will Deter China?

  • Europe

    Lürssen Group Started Construction of K130 Braunschweig-class Corvette

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Army enters Nagorno-Karabakh district after peace deal

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army’s Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique sued for embezzlement and siphoning $665 million

  • Americas

    US Navy commissions new hunter-killer submarine, USS New Jersey

  • Anti-air Missiles

    The U.S. Will Completely Destroy Iran’s S-400, HQ-9B and BAVAR-373 Anti-air Missile System.

  • Europe

    Ukraine started mass producing thousands of long-range drones in 2024, digital minister says

  • Air Platform

    Elbit Systems demonstrates UAV swarm capability to Dutch Army

  • Air Platform

    Brazil to purchase 12 Gripen C/D fighter jets replacing ageing Northrop F-5s.

  • Europe

    Finland’s HX Programme’s Fighter Jet Comparison

  • Europe

    Leaked Video Proves That Moskva Was Indeed Hit By Ukrainian Neptune Missiles

  • Air Platform

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kim Jong-Un showcases his nuclear warheads and missiles

  • Cruise Missiles

    MBDA expands its Deep Precision Strike capabilities with the Land Cruise Missile system

  • Europe

    Saab Signs Two Contracts for Next Generation Corvettes for Sweden

  • Defense Industry

    Norwegian F-35 Stealth Jets to Get Joint Strike Missiles

  • Middle East

    Israeli Army Started Localized Ground Incursions Before Full-scale Ground Incursions In Northern Gaza

  • Naval Platforms

    Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Start Construction of French Navy’s Chevallier-Class Replenishment Tanker

  • Air Platform

    Peru purchased 24 FA-50 fighter jets from South Korea, replacing Russian MiG-29

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy’s Dvora-class fast patrol boat hunts and kills Hamas terrorists naval combat units

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman to upgrade U.S. Air Force’s LITENING targeting pod

  • Air Platform

    Future Combat Air System (FCAS): Franco-German-Spanish sixth-generation fighter jet project

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan unveils indigenous armed sea drone.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine received decomissioned Israeli Patriot missile defense system.

  • Europe

    Russia’s Top General Valery Gerasimov Wounded In Eastern Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Slovakia Purchases Barak MX Anti-air Missile System From Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal to Convert Decommissioned RAN’s Patrol Boat into USV

  • Europe

    Russia Lost 54 Artillery Systems, 54 Armored Vehicles and 27 Tanks in a Day

  • Americas

    U.S. Sending Third Aircraft Carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Middle East.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    IP Theft By China: Australia To Tighten Export Control Laws To Protect Research Data

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Commissions First Avante 2200 Class Corvette

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Becomes First APAC Customer For Airbus H160

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