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South Asia

Pakistani F-16 Carried Out Air Strikes Targetting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Leader Noor Wali Mehsud.

October 10, 2025 GDC 0

The Afghan capital shook with the sound of explosions as Pakistani F-16 fighter jets reportedly carried out airstrikes targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) positions inside the city. Afghan authorities confirmed unusual aerial activity over the city. […]

Europe

Russia Recruiting Opium Addicted Former Afghan Soldiers And Taliban To Fight In Ukraine

October 28, 2022 GDC 0

Russia appears to be eyeing up opium addicted former Afghan troops and Taliban in Afghanistan to fight in Ukraine according to reports, reports Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden has faced repeated criticism for withdrawing forces from Afghanistan […]

Central Asia

John Bolton warns Taliban may get nuclear weapons from Pakistan

September 28, 2021 GDC 0

Former national security adviser John Bolton claimed that the military withdrawal from Afghanistan could lead to the Taliban getting nuclear weapons from Pakistan. John Bolton served as national security adviser from April 2018 to September […]

Central Asia

Taliban, Iran, Qatar and Pakistan, A Dangerous Quad

September 24, 2021 GDC 0

The Taliban’s stunning victory in Afghanistan was met with horror throughout much of the Western world. It was a slightly different story in some quarters of Pakistan. A few days after militants seized Kabul, a […]

Central Asia

U.S. taxpayers donated $83 billion arms to Afghan military, now in the hands of Taliban

September 6, 2021 GDC 0

The US spent $83 billion in training and equipment for the Afghan military since 2001, includes $2 billion in Humvees and $147 million in Black Hawk helicopters, a report by Daily Mail. The total cost […]

Central Asia

Pakistan’s ISI Trained Taliban Special Forces “Badri 313”

September 5, 2021 GDC 0

The Taliban special force’s name pays homage to the battle of Badr. The fight took place over 1,400 years ago when prophet Mohammed ‘vanquished’ all his enemies with a force of 313 soldiers. However, this […]

Central Asia

Taliban Shipping Captured Arms to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, A Banned Terrorist Group In Kashmir, India

August 30, 2021 GDC 0

Footage published by Afghanistan’s NRF in Panjshir Valley shows that the Taliban is shipping many M4 Carbines and armored vehicles to Pakistan – the possible shipping destination of these weapons is Kashmir. The Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, a […]

Central Asia

Taliban Is A Direct Threat To CSTO Allies, Vladimir Putin

August 28, 2021 GDC 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 […]

Central Asia

Kabul airport bombing leaves 60 dead, including 13 US Marines, Afghan officials say

August 27, 2021 GDC 0

After days of warnings about a possible Islamic State terror attack in the Afghan capital, officials say at least 60 people have been killed in suicide bombings outside Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA), reports […]

Central Asia

U.S. Flys F/A-18 Super Hornet Over Kabul To Support Evacuation

August 20, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. military is flying F/A-18 fighter jets over Kabul “to ensure security” in the midst of its massive evacuation effort as American troops withdraw from Afghanistan, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday. Maj. Gen. Hank Taylor […]

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  • Where Is Indian Tejas MKII And AMCA In The Global Fighter Jets Competition?

    August 25, 2020 0
    The Balakot air strikes in February 2019 and the air combat thereafter in which multiple licensed produced Su-30MKI of Indian Air Force (IAF) had to engage a American-made F-16 of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has [...]
  • China Debuts MH-60R Copycat Z-20 Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter

    September 20, 2021 0
    China’s Z-20 anti-submarine warfare helicopter debuted, indicating that Z-20 naval-type helicopter may be used in the same way as the U.S. MH60R/S, combining Z-20 anti-submarine type and multi-purpose type, to improve Chinese surface ships’ combat [...]
  • Saab Group Test-fires New RBS98 Short-range Air Defense System

    October 3, 2022 0
    Sweden’s ground-launched short-range air defense missile, the RBS 98, was successfully tested this week, the Swedish armed forces announced on Friday. Sweden tests new RBS 98 surface-to-air missileDateJune 28, 2020Defexpo 2018 – Saab Group PavillionDateApril [...]
  • Multiple Explosions Rocked Russian Military Base In Crimea Degrading Russian Black Sea Fleet

    August 17, 2022 0
    British defense officials have said that Russia is struggling to control the Black Sea, as explosions rocked the Crimean peninsula located along its shoreline in the latest blow to Moscow’s forces in the region. Bayraktar [...]
  • General Atomics Successfully Trials Lockheed’s Legion Pod On Avengers UAV

    February 5, 2022 0
    General Atomics used two company-owned Avenger Unmanned Aircraft Systems, each equipped with a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod to send long-range air threat data captured passively and fused by an advanced sensor algorithm to a Command Center. [...]
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 […]

  • Americas

    Hanwha and Indra Jointly Offer Armor Vehicle to the Chilean Army.

  • Europe

    US sending latest generation 155mm M777A2 howitzers to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation has received 533 Rafale fighter jet orders.

  • Europe

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Build Two Visby Generation 2 Stealth Corvettes

  • Infantry Weapons

    UAE To Buy South Korean M-SAM Worth $3.5 Billion

  • Europe

    Baykar Defence To Produce AI Integrated Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Received F-16 From Netherlands, Mirage 2000 From France

  • Africa

    Turkey, Ethiopia and Morocco signs arms deal for supplying drones to African countries

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo Awarded Contract To Equip E-2D AEW&C With HF Radio

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone blew up Russia’s microchip factory that produce missile components

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin partisan ‘black bridge’ set Russia’s FSB building on fire

  • Middle East

    UK, Qatar To Operate Joint Hawk T2 Training Unit

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi Su-35, A Disaster Fighter Jets for Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to Build Eight Nuclear Submarines Based on Virginia-class Block V

  • Americas

    Su-57 Grounded: U.S. Treasury Sanctioned 14 People and 28 Companies For Supplying Microelectronics To Russia’s Su-57 Program

  • C4iSR

    Polish private company sold Elon Musk’s Starlink internet to Russian army and Wagner mercenary group

  • Americas

    Russia bans Ecuadorian ‘banana’ after Ecuador agrees to transfer Russian-made arms to Ukraine via the U.S.

  • Europe

    The UK to Send Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Anti-air Missile Downed Russian Su-34 Bomber In Kharkiv Region

  • South Asia

    এয়ার চিফ মার্শাল সেরনিয়াবাত বলেছেন, অযোগ্যতা এবং আমলাতন্ত্র বাংলাদেশ এয়ার গার্ডের সম্পূর্ণ ব্যর্থতার দিকে পরিচালিত করেছে (Translated)

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Netherlands purchases 22 Skyranger 30 short-range air defense systems

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Taneco oil refinery shutting down oil production

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China’s new HQ-19 missile system makes public debut

  • Europe

    Sabotage, Surrendered Soldiers, And Handing Out Weapons To Ukraine, Putin Thinks Nuclear Option

  • Defense Industry

    The Philippines Buys Two Corvettes From South Korea Worth $556 Million

  • Europe

    Saab GLSDB Can Deter Russia’s Spring Offensive

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves F-16V For Philippines Worth $2.43 Billion

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force’s F-15EX Lot 2 Fighter Jets Achieve Key Milestone

  • Americas

    Pentagon Unveils $151 Billion Missile Defense Program.

  • Americas

    The USAF wants commoditised F-16V for easier Foreign Military Sales

  • Cruise Missiles

    China is developing a copycat of the American LRASM Cruise Missile.

  • Middle East

    The UAE Ordered 50 F-35A Stealth Jets And 18 MQ-9B Drones Worth $23 Billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s ‘Three Brorherhood’ Rebels Seized The Largest Weapons Cache From Fleeing Junta Forces

  • Africa

    Algeria, Egypt Following Indonesia, Cancelled Negotiation On Russia’s Su-35 fighter jets.

  • Industry

    China joins International Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

  • Middle East

    U.S. to name Qatar as a major non-NATO ally

  • Naval Platforms

    HMS Severn rejoins Royal Navy after decommissioned for three years

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Begins Construction of First Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class Frigate

  • Europe

    Russia’s T-62M Tanks Proved Useless Against Modern Anti-tank Weapons Supplied By The West

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia called off Su-35 negotiation with Russia

  • Air Platform

    Should the U.S. send 42 A-10 Warthog to Ukraine instead of a boneyard?

  • Air Platform

    MiG-35 : A Lemon from Russia’s Mikoyan Design Bureau

  • Air Platform

    Ecuador Grounds Indian-made HAL Dhruv Junk Helicopters After Four Crashes

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Develops Indigenous KSS III Submarine For Export Markets

  • Americas

    Royal Canadian Navy launched sixth and final Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS)

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s new Plustan-SN armored vehicles

  • Europe

    Russia increases defense budget to $125 billion amid Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

    Greece will purchase additional Rafale F4 fighter jets.

  • C4iSR

    Saab open new sensor production facility in Finland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China places highest-ranking military generals under investigation.

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