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  • [ July 1, 2026 ] Russians are experiencing widespread internet outages, ATM failures, bank shutdowns, higher food prices, and fuel shortages.   Europe
  • [ July 1, 2026 ] Ukraine Unveils ‘Sweetheart’ Drone for Low-Cost Deep Reconnaissance Missions. Europe
  • [ July 1, 2026 ] Sweden and Ukraine signed an agreement covering the Gripen E fighter jet for Ukraine’s Air Force. Air Platform
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Air Platform

No GLONASS, No Targeting Pod, Russia’s Newly-built Su-35 Bombs its Own Train Station in Belgorod.

May 15, 2026 GDC 0

As of April 2026, the Russian Aerospace Forces have received a new batch of Su-35S multirole fighters from the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to bolster air superiority and support long-range strike capabilities. These fourth-generation jets, […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Exposed! Russia’s Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile Lacks Advanced Targeting System As It Hits Russian Town

September 19, 2022 GDC 0

Social media users have speculated that an object that crashed in a Russian city around 220 miles from the Ukrainian border may have been a stray Russian hypersonic missile. The incident took place in the […]

  • Lockheed Martin delivers 900th THAAD interceptor launcher

    February 3, 2025 0
    Lockheed Martin has delivered the 900th Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), reinforcing its role in U.S. missile defense capabilities. The THAAD Weapon System is designed to counter [...]
  • Ukrainian Air Force shot down 11 out of 11 Iskander ballistic missiles using Patriot missile system

    June 16, 2023 0
    The Ukrainian Air Force has reported that Iskander ballistic missiles were shot down by the MIM-104 Patriot air defense system over the Kyiv region on May 29, 2023. Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russia’s Iskander [...]
  • A spectacular Centenary Flypast Of RAAF

    April 5, 2021 0
    Australian Aviation’s Henry Howard took these incredible photos of RAAF’s centenary flypast in Canberra on Wednesday. RAAF Super Hornet to Showcase Dazzling Flypast during the Christmas WeeksDateDecember 8, 202050 RAAF Aircraft Joins Exercise Arnhem Thunder [...]
  • Putin’s Ally Serbia Made U-tern On Political And Military Relationships With Russia Over Ukraine War

    January 29, 2023 0
    The ongoing war in Ukraine is putting a strain on the relationship between Russia and one of its closest allies in Europe, Serbia. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, who previously had regular contact with Russian President [...]
  • Ukraine signs agreement with France to purchase 100 Rafale F4 jets and SAMP/T air defense systems.

    November 18, 2025 0
    The Ukrainian Air Force released footage on November 17, 2025, showing a French-supplied Mirage 2000-5F fighter jet on a combat mission, which involved intercepting six Russian Kh-101 cruise missiles. France delivered these multirole jets earlier [...]
  • President Trump signs Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire pact at ASEAN summit in Malaysia.

    October 27, 2025 0
    Trump kicks off six-day visit to Asia that is expected to culminate in face-to-face meeting with China’s Xi Jinping. President Trump to oversee Cambodia-Thai peace deal at ASEAN summit.DateOctober 15, 2025Thai Air Force’s Gripen Fighter [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

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 […]

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Taiwan developing vehicle-mounted 50kw laser weapon system

  • C4iSR

    JASDF Enhances Electronic Warfare Capability

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkish STM Lays Keel Of Pakistan Navy’s First MILGEM-Class Corvette

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Su-27 fighter jets at Belbek air base.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Kuwait Cleared To Buy 60 AIM-120 AMRAAM From Raytheon

  • Land Platform

    Mobile Coffins: Why India Should Worry About Its Russian-origin T-90 Junk Tanks?

  • Middle East

    U.S. and Israel destroyed the Iranian Navy’s 20 warships, 1 aircraft carrier, 2 submarines and all naval bases.

  • Americas

    Canada to join President Trump’s Iron Dome missile shield programme

  • Air Platform

    China’s Z-20 anti-submarine warfare helicopter

  • Europe

    Iskander missiles were intercepted by Israeli-made Barak-8 air defense, says Armenia

  • Europe

    Biden Admin To Provide Sophisticated NASAMS Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia leaning towards Iranian Bavar-373 and Chinese HQ-9 anti-air missiles ahead of winter

  • Americas

    US Navy To Christen Warship Named After Australia’s Capital

  • Air Platform

    Air Marshal AK Bharti confirmed the Indian Air Force lost nine aircraft during the Kashmir skirmish

  • Middle East

    Italian forces kicked out of UAE over arms embargo

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall signs armored vehicle deal with Ukraine

  • Europe

    Croatia Plans to Purchase 50 Leopard 2A8 Battle Tanks From Germany

  • Land Platform

    Plasan provides armored vehicles to IDF amid war with Hamas

  • Industry

    China is the world’s 2nd-biggest arms exporter, and it’s closing the gap on the US

  • C4iSR

    Philippine to share air defense information with Japan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. to expedite arms exports to Indo-Pacific nations

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Heavy Attack Bayraktar Akinci Drone Started Bombing In Syria

  • Air Platform

    Turkey wants to rejoin the F-35 program after Trump takes over the Whitehouse.

  • C4iSR

    The Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW&C

  • Air Platform

    Images show Ukraine’s kamikaze drones damaged four Su-24M and two Su-34 bombers at Morozovsk airfield in Russia’s Rostov Oblast

  • Cyber

    Chinese state-sponsored group carried out widespread cyber espionage campaign in Israel – report

  • Cyber

    Trump issues executive orders banning WeChat, TikTok in 45 days

  • Europe

    Paranoid Putin installed barricades and sandbags in Crimea beach

  • Air Platform

    Elbit Systems Awarded Contract to Extend F-35I Adir’s Combat Range Amid Iran War.

  • Europe

    Wrecked images of Russian military hardware, incompetence, corruption, drunk conscripts and inadequate training in Russia’s disastrous Ukraine invasion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Launches Largest Coast Guard Vessel “Chiayi” (CG-5001)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Myanmar Army Unleashes Hell On Ordinary People And The World Is Silent

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone caused significant damage to Russia’s second-largest Ust-Luga gas terminal

  • Americas

    Pentagon Orders 30,000 LUCAS Kamikaze Drones Worth $1.1 Billion.

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Indigenous Turboshaft Engines Will Be Ready By 2020 With Ukraine’s Help

  • Europe

    Russia fires Soviet-era Oreshnik IRBM at Kyiv region in mass attack

  • Middle East

    Heightened risk to the West is that radical IRGC General Ahmad Vahidi is running the country.

  • Europe

    US Abrams tanks begin to arrive in Europe amid the Russia-Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Ukraine started to hit Russia where it hurts most, Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroying Russia’s oil and gas refinery

  • South Asia

    Violence Erupted In Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts As Indian RAW Infiltrates Chakma Tribes And Destabilize Bangladesh

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Pakistan’s HQ-16 Missile Shot Down Its Own Mirage Jet, Proving Chinese Copycat HQ-16 Retained Buk Missile’s Characteristics

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    16,500 Stong Arakan Army Aims To Replicate Successes of Shan State In Rakhine State

  • Americas

    Pentagon Announced Combined Arms Training For Ukrainian Soldiers

  • Americas

    South Korea Proposes Advanced Cooperation in Space and Defense with Canada.

  • Europe

    KGB Putin offers Middle East fighters $400 a week to join the Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force will modernize 38 F-16 to F-16V Block 70 standard

  • Central Asia

    Uzbekistan shoots down fleeing Afghan military plane, another forty six helicopters and planes landed carrying 600 Afghan soldiers

  • Europe

    Boeing will deliver long-range ground-launched small diameter bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine this month

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Guided Bomb Kits, Bulldozers and Demolition Equipments to Israel

  • Europe

    Russia Might Run Out Of Ammo, Armored Vehicles And Shells Unless North Korea Supplies Russia With Ammo

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