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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 […]

  • China’s shameless meddling in Australia and New Zealand’s defense strategy as New Zealand plans to join AUKUS

    March 2, 2024 0
    China has urged New Zealand not to “harm its own security interests” after Wellington said it had engaged the Aukus security partnership about cooperation on cyberwar, AI and hypersonic weapons. Chinese defence ministry spokesman Zhang [...]
  • Saab Swordfish: A Modern State-of-the-art Maritime Patrol Aircraft

    November 6, 2020 0
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  • Ukraine says Russian forces leave southern town of Nova Kakhovka in Kherson region

    March 24, 2023 0
    Russian forces have left the town of Nova Kakhovka in southern Kherson region, the Ukrainian military’s General Staff said on Thursday, but a Russian-installed official in the region denied the troops had left. Ukraine says [...]
  • Iran and Israel secretly maintain oil pipeline joint venture, EAPC

    September 6, 2020 0
    A desert oil pipeline that Israel once operated as a secret joint venture with Iran could be a major beneficiary from the Trump-brokered peace deal with the United Arab Emirates. With the UAE formally scrapping the [...]
  • Tamnava Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)

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  • UK’s Dragonfire Laser Directed Energy Weapon Started Trials

    August 11, 2022 0
    Dragonfire, the UK’s Laser Directed Energy Programme (LDEW) led by MBDA, has successfully begun a series of trials to prove the accuracy and power of the novel laser weapon. British DragonFire Laser Knocks Drones Out [...]
Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan destroyed Nebo-M radar of Armenia using TB2 drone

  • Defense Industry

    Israel will invest $110 billion to develop independent arms industry.

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    South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Watches As Myanmar Border Guard Fights Arakan Rebels Inside Bangladesh

  • Europe

    Cyprus National Guard Received Serbian-made Tamnava MLRS.

  • Air Platform

    British Army Flying The Most Advanced AH-64E Apache Helicopters

  • Europe

    Russians Fleeing as Sabotage Caused Huge Explosion at Ammunition Depot in Crimea

  • Defense Industry

    Egypt purchased 12 CH-47F Chinook helicopters

  • Europe

    President Putin has replaced fishing buddy Sergei Shoigu as the country’s defense minister

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Australia will increase missile defense capability following China’s ICBM tests

  • Europe

    Russian Gazprom’s New Private Military Could Accelerate Death Rate Of Russians In Ukraine

  • Europe

    French Navy takes delivery of 2nd nuclear-powered attack submarine

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky delivers first batch of S-70i helicopters to Philippines

  • South Asia

    Pakistan increases defense budget by 6% to $8.8 billion

  • Middle East

    Iran Enriched Enough Uranium Stored in Isfahan to Make 10 Nuclear Warheads, Says IAEA.

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk: NATO’s new cutting-edge spy drones

  • Europe

    Russian Defense Major Heading Towards Bankruptcy Due To Underpayment, High Interest Rate, Oligarchical Corruption And No Foreign Orders

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Ready To Provide Nuclear Submarines To Australia Under AUKUS Agreement

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed key Kursk bridge

  • Europe

    Hypersonic missile cannot be stopped just Russia’s hypersonic hyped propaganda Russia wants to spread to the internet

  • Europe

    Russia’s Retreat From Kherson Put Critical Supply Route Within HIMARS Strike Range

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    Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan’s Zarb (Blow) Anti-ship Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    EU sanctions on Russia make Italian-Russian Military Joint Venture Unsustainable

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    Lockheed Martin Awarded $414 Million Contract For Long-range Anti-ship Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Coup Or No Coup, Myanmar Will Never Be An Ally Of The West

  • Air Platform

    China Begins Delivering J-10C To Pakistan Air Force

  • Europe

    Russia’s failure in Bakhmut is inevitable regardless of Wagner mercenary’s efforts

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attack disrupts vital Russian military sites, causing power blackouts in Kursk region

  • Americas

    Raytheon Awarded $321 Million Stinger Missiles Contract For U.S. Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s HMAS Toowoomba Joins South China Sea Patrols With the Philippines and the United States

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Deploys Six THAAD Batteries in Guam Amid China Tensions

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall to build and repair main battle tanks in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Multi-billion Russian Equipment in Snake Island

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Received Three Batteries Of Israeli Spyder SAM Worth $141 Million

  • Air Platform

    MAF to fly Su-30SM2 with a new engine

  • Europe

    US Navy And Hellenic Navy Conduct Naval Exercises

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missile Upgrades Put Putin’s Black Sea Fleet in Crosshairs

  • South Asia

    Trump Administration could sanction Bangladesh for allowing antisemitic and pro-Hamas rallies. Instead, Bangladesh should focus on Abraham Accord

  • Air Platform

    Italy Procures Five F-35A and One F-35B Jets for $368.2M

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine says its Neptune cruise missiles hit the Russian airbase in Crimea damaging 12 Su-30 and one Su-24 aircraft

  • Americas

    US Navy christens future USS Marinette

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan Bought Israeli Iron Dome Missile System

  • Air Platform

    Chinese J-10 is not as good as its Western counterpart, Indonesia has not finalized any deal, Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin confirmed.

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s $100 million Nebo-SVU VHF radar

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Putin’s favorite T-90M tanks with artillery trikes

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese MoD to Team Up with Private Company to Export Military Hardware

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman’s AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)

  • Air Platform

    After Leopard 2 tanks, Ukraine seeks F-16 fighter jets from EU stocks

  • AUV Platform

    Israeli Skana Robotics Unveils Autonomous Surface and Underwater Vessels.

  • Africa

    Algeria Receives Chinese Ground-based LDK-190 Electronic Warfare System

  • Europe

    Dassault Falcon 6X Completes First Flight

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