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Tu-22M Destroyed

Europe

Putin tastes his own medicine as Ukraine’s SBU destroyed 40 of Putin’s prized Tu-22M, Tu-95 and A-50 Beriev AWACS

June 2, 2025 GDC 0

FOUR Russian airfields housing Putin’s nuke bombers have reportedly been blitzed in an extraordinary drone strike – wiping out at least 40 aircraft. Ukrainian security sources told the Kyiv Post a special operation – codenamed […]

Air Platform

Russian Tu-22M bomber crashed in Usolsky District

April 3, 2025 GDC 0

It’s the fifth Tu-22M loss since 2022. Two crashed, two were struck by drones and one was shot down. A Russian air force Tupolev Tu-22M bomber crashed in Usolsky District, in eastern Russia 2,700 miles […]

Air Platform

Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Tu-22M bombers 1770 km deep inside Russia

July 29, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine’s intelligence directorate may have pulled off its most impressive strike on Russian territory since Russia widened its war on Ukraine 28 months ago. According to Ukrainian Pravda, citing intelligence sources, the directorate flew long-range […]

Air Platform

Incompetent Russian Military Covering Up Aircraft With Flammable Car Tyres To Protect Them From Drone Strikes

September 7, 2023 GDC 0

Moscow’s forces have started covering some of their attack aircraft with car tyres, in what experts say could be a makeshift attempt to protect them from Ukrainian drone strikes that have had increased recent success […]

Europe

Ukrainian drone attacks destroyed two Tu-22M3 nuke bombers and three Su-34 bombers at Soltsky-2 airbase

August 23, 2023 GDC 0

British MoD says drone attacks included destruction of supersonic bomber at air base near St Petersburg 500km from Ukraine’s border. Russian Tupolev Tu-22 supersonic bomber engulfed in flames after reportedly being hit by a drone […]

  • Sheikh Hasina Offered Bangladesh Army (Thief) Billions of Dollars in Corrupt Businesses to Stay in Power: Report

    June 5, 2021 0
    On 10 February 2021 the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) did the unthinkable and demanded a UN investigation into alleged corruption in the country’s military. The call followed an Al Jazeera documentary alleging that the army’s chief secretly [...]
  • Saab Group Awarded Contract To Modernize US Navy’s MK39 EMATT ASW Training Target

    December 16, 2022 0
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  • Russian commander Colonel Pavel Kropotov killed in Ukraine’s storm shadow missile strikes

    April 21, 2024 0
    Ukrainian missile strike in occupied Luhansk last week killed Russian Colonel Pavel Kropotov, local Russian media reported on April 19. U.S. Supplied HIMARS Rocket Killed 56th Russian Colonel In UkraineDateJuly 1, 2022Russia Admits Two More [...]
  • Raytheon to build ground-based terminals for US Army

    March 2, 2025 0
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  • Slovakia Considers Sending MiG-29 to Ukraine

    April 14, 2022 0
    Slovakia will consider providing Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine if alternative protection of its own air space can be arranged, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said on Monday. Slovakia Considers Selling Zuzana Self-propelled Howitzers to [...]
  • China Unveils Container Launched YJ-12E Supersonic Anti-ship Missiles

    December 24, 2022 0
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Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army’s Cessna 152 Training Aircraft Crashed

  • Americas

    Navy officials and shipbuilders have attributed the US shipbuilding issues to long-term and short-term problems

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Receives Two T129 ATAK Helicopters From Turkey

  • Civil Aviation

    Russian commercial airlines are on the brink of collapse as Chinese and Iranian engineers conducting uncertified repairs of aircraft

  • Europe

    Russia loses 2,000 troops in highest death toll for a single day

  • Americas

    U.S. Army to equip Stryker armored vehicles with 50kw laser weapons

  • Europe

    A Significant Fire Engulfed At Russia’s Rocket Manufacturing NPO Avtomatiki Plant

  • Air Platform

    Forget the Clunky Airframe of Su-57, Su-57’s Cockpit Will Never Make It A Fifth-Gen Fighter

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops blow up Russian BTR-82A armored vehicles convoy in Skadovsk

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korea shipping hundreds of Soviet-era ballistic missiles to Russia

  • Europe

    Humiliating pictures showed the destroyed Russian submarine with massive hull breaches

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Is Not Crimea: China’s land-grabbing attitude could cost its economy dearly

  • Europe

    North Korea sent three army Generals as commanders and advisors to the Russian army

  • Europe

    Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez backs Germany in FCAS fighter jet dispute with France.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Hanwha Wins Australian Army’s IFV Contract

  • Middle East

    Navantia Begins Sea Trials of Saudi Corvette ‘Al-Jubail’

  • Europe

    Only French Rafale Can Solve Ukrainian Fighter Jets Shortage

  • Air Platform

    Brazilian Pilot Takes Domestically Made Gripen E to Sky For the First Time

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone hit Russia’s explosive factory hundreds of kilometers inside Russia

  • Air Platform

    India’s HAL Tejas Light Fighter Jet Plagued With Safety Issues, Quality Issues, Delays and Cost Overrun

  • Europe

    Putin’s Moscow residence targeted by two kamikaze drones

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky Takes Defiant X Helo To NFAC Complex For Wind Tunnel Testing

  • Americas

    Lockheed’s Patriot missile’s success in the Ukraine war silenced most critics of the system

  • Air Platform

    Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Super Hercules Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight Test

  • Europe

    Soviet-era Bomber Fired Missiles At Sea Instead Of Ukrainian Territory In Latest Humiliation

  • South Asia

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

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli F-16 destroyed Iranian-made Bavar-373 anti-aircraft battery in Syria using HARM anti-radiation missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Leonardo Delivers AW109 Trekker To Flykomala Private Charter Company

  • South Asia

    Leonardo and Baykar to co-produce TB2, TB3, Kizilelma and Akinci UCAV.

  • Europe

    Poland buys 1400 new infantry fighting vehicles amid Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Russia wasted 110,000 lives and $50 billion worth of military hardware in the Ukraine Invasion, achieved nothing

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Officially Turned Down Russia’s Offer to Buy Su-35

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea successfully launches homegrown SLBM, report

  • Naval Platforms

    Japan to fund $348 million for Six Vietnamese Patrol Boats

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman delivers SiAW test missile to US Air Force

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received Eight Archer Howitzers From Sweden

  • Europe

    Turkiye expects Trump Administration to withdraw sanctions against Turkiye

  • Europe

    Baykar Defence Prepares Bayraktar Naval Variant TB3 Drone For First Flight

  • Uncategorized

    Indian Air Force Backflips on MMRCA V2.0 As Prime Minister Modi Stressed Procurement of Locally Made LCA

  • Europe

    Putin backs Iran’s mass missile attacks on Israel

  • Air Platform

    Israel launches mini drone “Spear” for special operatives

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Defence Strategic Review 2023 Handed To The Albanese Government

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall unveiled next-generation HX3 tactical mobility truck

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The JMSDF Has Commissioned First Maya-class Destroyer

  • Air Platform

    Van Halteren Technologies to deliver weapon loading system for Dutch F-35s.

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Ends Partnership With India’s Adani Group For MRFA Competition

  • Infantry Weapons

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

  • South Asia

    Pakistan moves twenty thousands troops to Indian border

  • Europe

    Sweden scrambles Gripen fighter jets after Russian military plane enters airspace

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian $500 FPV drone destroyed modernized $25 million TOR-M1S Missiles

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