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  • [ June 20, 2026 ] Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS. Americas
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Russia’s Sukhoi Flanker And Mikoyan Fulcrum Have Some Worse Features You Didn’t Know

February 12, 2024 GDC 0

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Europe

Major explosions and fire have torn through Russian factory manufacturing engines for tanks and armoured vehicles

November 30, 2023 GDC 0

In a tank factory in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, there was a severe explosion late Sunday evening, as reported by German news website merkur.de. According to Russian authorities, the explosion was caused by a […]

Europe

Russian tanks and armored vehicles littered the area around the embattled town of Avdiivka

November 29, 2023 GDC 0

Destroyed and damaged Russian tanks and armored vehicles litter the area around the embattled town of Avdiivka, new footage appears to show, as Moscow’s troops close in on the strategic eastern Ukrainian settlement. A brief […]

Europe

Ukraine wiped out 58,965 pieces of Russia’s military equipment

October 20, 2023 GDC 0

Russia has lost over 58,965 pieces of military equipment and weapons between destroyed and captured gear since it launched the invasion of Ukraine last year, according to Oryx, a military blog that records both sides’ […]

Europe

Russia’s tank losses are so bad that Russia could have 500 tanks left in 2025 if Ukraine war continues  

September 29, 2023 GDC 0

One of the defining features of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been the high number of tanks Vladimir Putin’s armed forces have lost. While things have always looked bad, they could be much worse than […]

Europe

Russia’s tank factories go into overdrive to make up for catastrophic Russian losses in Ukraine

August 21, 2023 GDC 0

The pride of Russian military hardware is on show at a defense ministry expo in Moscow, as the Kremlin seeks to convince Russians that it can compensate for vast equipment losses in Ukraine. Display models […]

Europe

Ukraine’s BTR-4 Punching Holes In Russia’s BTR-82A And T-72 Tanks In The Battle For Bakhmut

March 19, 2023 GDC 0

Some of the best armored vehicles on the Ukrainian side of the long battle for Bakhmut don’t necessarily belong to the Ukrainian army. They might be from the Ukrainian national guard, the fighting force of […]

Europe

Ukraine Destroyed More Than 5,702 Russian Main Battle Tanks

February 10, 2023 GDC 0

Russian forces are visually confirmed to have lost thousand of main battle tanks since its all-out invasion of Ukraine began on February 24. The Oryx open-source intelligence site, compiling photo and video evidence of material […]

Air Platform

Ukraine Shoot Down A Su-35S Using Stinger MANPAD

April 4, 2022 GDC 0

On 3 April 2022, a Su-35 combat aircraft was shot down near the settlement of Malaya Kamyshevakha near the Kharkiv region. Residents of the Kharkiv region have published photographs of a fighter of the Sukhoi […]

Europe

Australia to send Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Ukraine

April 4, 2022 GDC 0

Australian officials confirmed that Bushmasters protected mobility vehicles would be sent to Ukraine. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Foreign Minister Marise Payne, representing Defence Minister Peter Dutton in a senate estimates hearing, indicated that Bushmasters […]

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  • WHO Director Saima Wazed Putul, the daughter of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina is corrupt, criminal and part of racketeering gang

    January 30, 2025 0
    Saima Wazed Putul, the daughter of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, currently serves as the regional director for South-East Asia. Ms Putul has been accused of laundering almost $700 million from Bangladesh to Canada, where [...]
  • Turkish Fifth-generation KAAN Fighter Jet Characteristics and Features.

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  • Iskandar Tactical Missiles Were Useless in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Says Armenian Prime Minister

    February 26, 2021 0
    Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan stated that Karabakh was lost because of Russia. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that the loss of Karabakh is entirely Russia’s fault. The reason for everything, according to Pashinyan, is [...]
  • 200,000 Military-age Russian Men Fled To Kazakhstan, Georgia, Latvia And Finland

    September 28, 2022 0
    Russia is to open an army enlisting centre on the border with Georgia, where massive queues have formed as Russian men try to flee the country to avoid being sent to fight in Ukraine. Why [...]
  • Australian Army’s Boxer CRV Infantry Fighting Vehicles Achieved Initial Operational Capability

    December 2, 2022 0
    The Australian Army has announced that its Boxer 8×8 combat reconnaissance vehicle (CRV) has successfully reached initial operational capability (IOC) following rigorous testing. Australian Army’s Boxer CRV Infantry Fighting Vehicles Reaches Initial Operational CapabilityDateNovember 8, 2022Rheinmetall completes [...]
  • The RTAF needs modern quality aircraft, says Thai Air Force chief

    October 7, 2021 0
    The air force needs new, advanced aircraft to strengthen the nation’s defences, newly appointed air force chief, ACM Napadej Dhupatemiya, said in an interview with Strait Times. Thai Air Force Plans To Buy Lockheed’s F-35 [...]
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. […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Chinese PL-17 is the stretched body variant of reverse-engineered Russian R-37M missile.

  • Air Platform

    Here’s Why Indian Air Force Declined Russia’s Offer to Buy 117S Engine and Irbis-E Radar?

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received Powerful Caesar Howitzers From Denmark

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Abandoned Plans to Build Fifth and Sixth Aircraft Carrier

  • Europe

    Portugal joins Czech initiatives to purchase ammunition for Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Elbit Systems Completes UTACS Acquisition in the UK.

  • AUV Platform

    An Indonesian fisherman catches a Chinese underwater spy drone between Australian and Indonesian waters.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine started using seized Chinese-made FN-16 MANPADs destined for Iran.

  • Africa

    Turkey Deploys T-122 Sakarya and T-155 Firtina in Libya

  • Americas

    Elbit Systems to upgrade U.S. Army’s next-generation Bradley infantry fighting vehicle

  • Europe

    Russian politician admits on state TV that Russia has no socks, shorts, doctors, or intelligence

  • Europe

    Greece Trials German-made KF41 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Cruise Missiles

    Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Brisbane Destroyer Test Fired Tomahawk Cruise Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pakistan’s duplicity: Iran war proved that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is always meant for military use against the U.S. and India.

  • Americas

    Bipartisan Senators Ask U.S. Department Of Defense To Transfer Two Batteries Of Iron Dome Missiles To Israel

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missiles Hit Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Head Quarter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    President Biden Sanctions Myanmar Military Junta

  • Europe

    Tourists Flee From Greek Islands After Turkish F-16 Creates Sonic Booms

  • Europe

    Saab Group Test-fires New RBS98 Short-range Air Defense System

  • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan expands domestic armored vehicle production

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Prime Minister Sunak pledges long-range attack drones for Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Former Air Guard Chief Hannan (Thief) Purchased Multiple Apartments for His Mistresses to Conceal Illegal Wealth.

  • Europe

    Russia scraps Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier giving up blue water naval ambitions

  • South Asia

    United Nations barred Bangladesh’s DGFI, RAB, BGB, DB men from UN peacekeeping duty

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Norwegian Telenor exits Myanmar after the military coup

  • Defense Industry

    Why Dassault Rafale is selling hotcakes, not Gripen or Eurofighter?

  • Americas

    No Such Terms as “CAATSA Waiver For India” Under CAATSA Law

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thailand Wants to Buy Chinese Frigate at $480 Million Apiece Raises Alarm in National Anti-Corruption Commission

  • Europe

    Slovakia Sent Modernized T-72M To Ukraine In Return Of Leopard Tanks

  • Air Platform

    Greece plans to transfer 32 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship is ready, but China can’t make an aircraft

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The Raytheon’s High-energy Laser Weapon System (LaWS)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    ASC upgrades Shipbuilding facilities in Adelaide to launch $35 billion naval project

  • Cruise Missiles

    France and the UK authorize the use of Storm Shadow/Scalp Cruise Missiles Deep Inside Russia

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s New Type 32 Frigate To Serve As USV Mothership

  • Europe

    Ukraine is winning energy war against Russia by hitting Russian oil depots

  • Europe

    Italy’s Cavour aircraft carrier successfully completed exercise with F-35B

  • Air Platform

    US Marines’ F-35B Arrives In Britain For HMS Queen Elizabeth Deployment

  • Americas

    U.S. Shouldn’t Be Selective About CAATSA Sanctions On India And Egypt

  • Americas

    Amid China and Russia tensions, US considering nuclear tests after 28 years hiatus

  • C4iSR

    Safran Awarded Contract to Supply 1,000 JIM Compact Multifunction Infrared Binoculars for Bundeswehr.

  • Europe

    Biden Administration Announced New Military Aid To Ukraine, Included HIMARS, Patriot Missile and Howitzers

  • Europe

    Wagner Group recruited 49,000 convicts, 32,000 were dead within weeks of deployment in Bakhmut

  • Americas

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

  • Africa

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

  • Africa

    Saudi Arabia will buy JF-17 Blunder aircraft for Sudan, not for Saudi Air Force.

  • Europe

    Navantia’s AIP successfully performs factory acceptance tests

  • Europe

    Ukraine plans to rebuild its naval fleet by 2035

  • Air Platform

    President Trump Supports the Sale of F-35 Stealth Jets to Saudi Arabia.

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