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  • [ April 11, 2026 ] China purposely kept a backdoor in Huawei systems and the Beidou-3 satellite constellation for navigation trap. C4iSR
  • [ April 11, 2026 ] Ukraine’s MiG-29 fighter jet wipes out Russia’s drone operations base using Hammer precision-guided bombs. Europe
  • [ April 11, 2026 ] Lockheed Martin Awarded $4.76 Billion Contract to Produce PAC-3 MSE Interceptor Missiles. Americas
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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 […]

  • Indonesia Prepares for Dassault Rafale Integration into Indonesian Air Force

    January 16, 2025 0
    Indonesia is gearing up to deploy Rafale fighter jets acquired from France, outlining a phased integration into the Indonesian Air Force ahead of delivery. Indonesia signed a letter of intent to acquire 36 Rafale fighter [...]
  • Ukraine’s electronic warfare tech grounds Shahed drones, complicating Russian airstrikes

    December 5, 2024 0
    Russia’s drone assaults, now featuring numerous Shahed and decoy drones, are facing growing disruption due to alleged Ukraine’s enhanced EW capabilities. Russia Running Out Of Drone Warfare Options As Its Iranian-made Shahed-136 Drones Riddled With [...]
  • Indonesia launches two PC-40 class patrol boats

    August 2, 2020 0
    Indonesian shipbuilder PT Caputra Mitra Sejati has launched two more PC-40-class patrol boats on order for the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL). The vessels, which will be known in service as [...]
  • Royal Australian Navy Conduct Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2022

    May 22, 2022 0
    Commencing today, HMAS Creswell and the waters of Jervis Bay will be the scene of a simulated, next generation naval battlespace – Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2022 (AW22). This Royal Australian Navy (RAN) led Exercise will [...]
  • U.S. Triples Patriot PAC-3 MSE Seeker Production to Meet Surging Air and Missile Defense Demand.

    April 7, 2026 0
    On April 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of War announced a seven-year framework agreement with Boeing and Lockheed Martin to triple production capacity for seekers used in the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement, or [...]
  • Ukraine shot down Russia’s drones using counter-drone jamming gun

    December 15, 2023 0
    Ukraine said Tuesday that it shot down one of Russia’s reconnaissance drones using a counter-drone jamming gun. Ukraine uses Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone with MAM-L munition in NATO drillDateJuly 3, 2021Turkish Koral EW Downed Russian [...]
Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops sever Russian supply lines in the Kursk region

  • Air Platform

    Saab Gripen E: An unique opportunity for Indian Defense Industry

  • Air Platform

    The U.S. Air Force Publishes Concept For NGAD Project AKA Sixth-Gen Fighter

  • Middle East

    Iran Consider Supplying Shahed-136 To Hezbullah, Israel Should Consider Supplying Ukraine With Missiles And Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Aerospace unveiled High-Power Multiple Rocket Launcher (HPMRL) system for the Republic of Korea Marine Corps.

  • Air Platform

    P-8I Neptune: A Superior Submarine Hunting Machine For Indian Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kachin Rebel Shot Down Russian-made Mi-35 Helicopter Of Tatmadaw

  • Europe

    U.S. Delivers PAC-3 And GEM-T Missiles To Ukraine Worth $2 Billion

  • Europe

    Turkey Turned Down Russian Offer To Buy Second Batch Of S-400 SAM Amid Sanctions

  • Europe

    Ukraine and Slovakia to jointly build 155mm self-propelled howitzer

  • C4iSR

    CEA Technologies 3D Active Phased Array Radar

  • Middle East

    U.S. Seized Iranian-backed Websites For Spreading Disinformation

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    President Trump signs Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire pact at ASEAN summit in Malaysia.

  • C4iSR

    The Saab’s Giraffe Radar Family

  • Europe

    BAE Systems confident on winning new contracts from Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia

  • Americas

    NATO to boost military expenditures in fiscal year 2021

  • Europe

    Greece Donates BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Industries To Build Fourth America-class Amphibious Assault Ship

  • Middle East

    The US State Department clears 4,569 MRAP excess defense articles to UAE

  • Americas

    Donald Trump Awards Australian Prime Minister Morrison “The Legion of Merit”

  • Air Platform

    Turkey To Co-Produce Anka Drone With Kazakhstan

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Rocketsan Unveils BURC Anti-air Gun and Missile System

  • Air Platform

    US Army tests air-launched drone from black hawk helicopter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan admits US troops are now stationed on islands off the coast of China

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Killed Second Russian General Outside Kharkiv, A Serious Blow to KGB Putin

  • Air Platform

    Australia’s Special Air Service (SAS) is on the hunt for a new helicopter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s CNS Shandong Aircraft Carrier Sails Through Taiwan Straits

  • Naval Platforms

    China’s Type 054B Frigate Equipped with Russian-origin APAR Radar

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS artillery struck Russian ammunition depots in occupied Makiivka.

  • Europe

    Belarus unveils new low-cost precision missile ‘Ascalon’

  • Europe

    Retired U.S. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges Urges Ukraine To Ignore Joe Biden’s Warning And Keep Striking Russian Oil Refineries

  • Europe

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

  • Infantry Weapons

    India Receives First Batch Of S-400 Triumf

  • Americas

    Pentagon Announced Combined Arms Training For Ukrainian Soldiers

  • Air Platform

    Russian Fighter Jets and Helicopters Are Blown Out Of Sky By British-made Starstreak Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s UAC to manufacture a downgraded variant of the Yak-130 trainer jet.

  • Americas

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Fires U.S. Army Chief and Other Generals, Amid Iran War.

  • Air Platform

    Turkey deposits payment for 40 new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets

  • Naval Weapons

    The Kalibr Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    U.S.-supplied ATACMS dealt significant damage to Russian airbases in a recent attack

  • Infantry Weapons

    China’s Discontent with Russian S-400: China abandoned the Russian S-400 discovering its vulnerabilities and weaknesses

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Corruption and incompetence lead to declining operational readiness of Su-30MKM, says Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu

  • Europe

    Airbus pursuing Luftwaffe’s maritime P-3C patrol aircraft replacement programme

  • Europe

    Russian Black Sea Fleet HQ Hit By Unknown Drones, Ukraine Denies Responsibility

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Struck Russian Moskva Cruiser With Neptune Anti-ship Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Bhutan Latest Country to Formally Recognize Israel

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Figured Out How To Hit Russia’s S-400 Surface-to-air Missile System, 31 S-400 Batteries Destroyed In Ukraine War

  • Anti-air Missiles

    David’s Sling downs rocket headed for Tel Aviv in first real-world interception

  • Air Platform

    Russian Technicians Sabotaging MiG-29 Fleet Worldwide, Amid Fears Of Transferring MiGs to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia sends the exhibition T-90MS tank reserved for the UAE’s IDEX to the frontline.

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