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Air Platform

A Russian pilot tried to defect to Italy with his Tu-22M3 strategic bomber like the MiG-25 Foxbat defected to Japan

July 10, 2024 GDC 0

Russia on Monday said it had foiled an attempt by Kyiv to get a Russian military pilot to defect with his strategic bomber to Ukrainian-held territory. An unknown group of personnel offered the pilot and […]

  • Hindustan Aeronautics flew first combat ready Tejas LCA

    March 22, 2020 0
    The first Final Operational Clearance (FOC) variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter aircraft, the SP21, took to the skies for the first time on Tuesday (March 17), paving the way for 15 [...]
  • Saab delivered the first GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System aircraft to the United Arab Emirates

    April 30, 2020 0
    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has received the first of three contracted Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, the manufacturer announced on 29 April. Saab Delivered Third GlobalEye AEW&C To UAEDateFebruary 22, [...]
  • Czech Republic Purchases 44 Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tanks.

    September 25, 2025 0
    Czech Republic approves €1.4bn purchase of 44 Leopard tanks from Germany. The move comes just months after the NATO member announced that its military spending would increase to 3% of GDP by the end of [...]
  • Putin Signed A Decree To Conscript Convicts To Be Sent To Fight In Ukraine War

    November 8, 2022 0
    Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to conscript citizens with unexpunged or outstanding convictions for murder, robbery, larceny, drug trafficking and other serious crimes under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to [...]
  • India will provide comprehensive support to Sheikh Hasina until UK grants political asylum

    August 6, 2024 0
    During this period, India will offer comprehensive logistical support as Hasina pursues asylum in the UK, Daily Sun reported. Prime Narendra Modi Wants Sheikh Hasina To Leave India In 48 Hours As UK, USA and [...]
  • Thailand Unveils Chaiseri Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

    November 21, 2025 0
    Chaiseri is raising the bar for Thai defense systems with the new Guardian-T 8×8 armored vehicle, a platform designed to integrate a heavy-caliber cannon alongside long-range missile armament. Thai Army Stryker Fleet to Receive Leonardo’s [...]
Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy’s forward posture strategy in Malacca Straits

  • Europe

    Putin’s Mafia State: Oligarchs Steal Billions Of Dollars From Russian Defense Industries, Produces Poor Quality Weapons

  • Europe

    Turkey, Greece Vow To End Decades Old Political Anonymity Between Both Nations

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Pilot Takes Out Russian Bridge In Daring Raid In Kursk Region

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Russia’s Tanks and Armored Vehicles Are Useless in Actual Combat, Expert Opinion

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan acquires Leonardo M-346 advanced training aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

  • Air Platform

    Royal Australian Air Force Plans to Join British-led Global Combat Air Program Sixth-gen Fighter Jet Consortium

  • Air Platform

    Australia plans to boost MRO facility for aircraft

  • Europe

    Russia briefly deploys T-14 Armata tanks in Ukraine then withdraw, amid engine problem

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rocketsan Showcases MIDLAS Quad-pack Verticle Launching System

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Completes Delivery Of 36 F-15QA Aircraft To Qatar

  • Americas

    President Biden Commissions Virginia-class Nuclear Submarine, USS Delaware

  • Air Platform

    Israeli IAI poised to secure $905 million contract for Indian Air Force refuelling aircraft.

  • Europe

    North Korea Delivers 1973’s Type 73 Machine Guns To Russian Army

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Army Received Training On Harpoon Anti-ship Missile Launch System

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroyed two Russian Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile system in Zaporizhzhian

  • Europe

    Desperate Russia Sending Prison Inmates To Fight Ukraine, In Return Of Freedom

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force To Upgrade Saab 340 AEW&C

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Naval Group To Sale Submarine To The Philippines Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Build Eight Minesweepers And Hydrographic Ships

  • Air Platform

    HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft: Too Late, Too Little and Too Expense

  • South Asia

    An Afghan Hero Pilot Who Killed More Taliban Than Any Other Pilots Now Under US Protection

  • Land Platform

    Greek EODH Built New Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    There are no “red lines” in supporting Ukraine: French President Emmanuel Macron

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Despite China’s Boastful Propaganda, Images Show China’s New Fujian Aircraft Carrier Has Two Major Cracks On The Deck

  • Air Platform

    Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter falls victim to Swedish RBS-70 MANDAP again, FPV drones down Mi-28 helicopters

  • Africa

    US Air Force C-17 landing in Libya For Special Operations, Global Hawk drone patrolling over Western Libya

  • Defense Industry

    Antonov to Replace Russian-made Components of An-178 Transport Aircraft

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission seized 9.7kg gold from disgraced dictator Sheikh Hasina’s lockers.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Killed Or Injured More Than 75,000 Russian Soldiers, Report

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha in the Kursk region

  • Cyber

    The U.S., Australia and United Kingdom accused Russian G.R.U. of Cyberattacks on Georgia

  • Europe

    Denmark votes overwhelmingly to join EU’s common defense policy

  • Air Platform

    Badass F-15EX: U.S. Air Force wants 72 of them

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Awarded Contract To Build New Frigates For JMSDF

  • Europe

    Here’s why Russia lost more than 300,000 troops in 17 months of the Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured Russian POWs, Tanks And Weapons In Lyman As Russian Fleeing Occupied Territories

  • South Asia

    MiG-35, Should Bangladesh Air Guard (thief) make the same mistake again?

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Jaguar Fighter Jet Crashed Near Rajasthan’s Churu District

  • Americas

    U.S. unveiled $2.6 billion worth of military assistance to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops sever Russian supply lines in the Kursk region

  • Air Platform

    How Russia Rebrand Same Fighter Jets And Sale Soviet-era Su-27 As Su-30 and Su-35?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia has announced a $310 million payment to the UK for the acquisition of nuclear reactor for SSN AUKUS.

  • Europe

    Ukraine killed 3,180 Russian airborne troops in Zaporizhia Oblast

  • Air Platform

    US State Department approved the sale of Basler BT-67 transport aircraft to Argentina

  • Naval Platforms

    Piriou Awarded Contract To Deliver 20 Harbor Tugs To French Navy

  • Europe

    Turkey Exported $900 Million Of Dual-use Technology To Russian Defense Industries, Violating International Sanctions

  • Air Platform

    Analysis: J-10 (Jian 10) Vigorous Dragon Multirole Fighter

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