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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 […]

  • International sanctions: Russian federal air transport agency recorded 185 air accidents due to spare parts shortage

    November 24, 2023 0
    Ukrainian Defence Intelligence has revealed troubling developments in Russian civil aviation, suggesting a significant increase in the danger of flying on civilian aircraft within Russia. Russian commercial airlines are on the brink of collapse as [...]
  • Bangladesh Army General dies in a helicopter crash

    August 22, 2020 0
    At least two military officers including a major general was killed Monday after a military helicopter crashed in central Tangail district, officials said. “The army helicopter crashed in a pond killling a major general and [...]
  • BAE Systems delayed delivery of armored vehicles due to COVID-19

    August 2, 2020 0
    Initial deliveries of the U.S. Army’s $15 billion multipurpose combat vehicle built by BAE Systems Plc have slipped at least five months because of startup woes compounded by coronavirus impacts on the company and its subcontractors. [...]
  • Ukrainian troops received hundreds of bomber drones

    March 25, 2024 0
    More than 200 cutting-edge Heavy Shot bomber drones have been delivered to the country as part of the “Army of Drones” state program. Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, announced this [...]
  • Ukraine targets rare Russian $100 million Nebo-U long-range VHF radar station

    May 24, 2024 0
    On April 16, 2024, the Kyiv Post reported that a Russian long-range radar station, monitoring up to 700 km into Ukrainian territory, was targeted in an attack by seven kamikaze drones. The incident resulted in [...]
  • Israeli F-35I “Adir” Entered Iranian Airspace For The First Time In History

    January 31, 2021 0
    For the first time in history, two Israeli Air Force’s F-35I “Adir” also known as the “strong one” have entered in the Iranian airspace proving all the critics of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters [...]
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 […]

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, […]

  • Middle East

    Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as Palestinian death toll passes 10,000

  • Europe

    US, Canada, Norway Set to Join EU Military Mobility Projects

  • Americas

    Ukrainian startup Himera supplies secure radios to the US Air Force

  • Europe

    Pro-Ukraine partisans blew up Russian railway line carrying North Korean ammunition

  • Europe

    Poland Received First Batch Of Bayraktar TB2 Drones From Turkey

  • South Asia

    Video footage shows intruding Indian BSF soldiers begging forgiveness after entering Bangladesh and being caught by the Bangladeshi Border Guard

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Prime Minister Albanese, Here Is The Strategic Plan For Australian Defense Forces (ADF)

  • Defense Industry

    Thailand Orders 8 Beechcraft AT-6 Light Strike Aircraft Worth $143 Million

  • Europe

    Putin led Russia to disastrous defeat in Ukraine, retired Russian General Leonid Ivashov says

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chin Brotherhood Forces Seize Control Of Myanmar Junta’s FAB-250 and FAB-500 Bombs Manufacturing Plant, Junta Lost 40 Military Sites To Arakan Army

  • Europe

    Italy to purchase 1050 Rheinmetall Lynx infantry fighting vehicles under $18 billion program

  • Air Platform

    Germany Takes Step To Clear Turkish Request To Purchase 40 Eurofighter Typhoon Jets

  • Air Platform

    The U.S. Stalled Taiwan’s Request to Buy MH-60R ASW Helicopters

  • Europe

    Demoralized Russian Troops Killed Their Commander And Surrendered To Ukrainian Army

  • Middle East

    Russia and Iran want a prolonged war in the Middle East as Israeli death toll rises to 2,500

  • Americas

    X (formerly Twitter) struggling to contain misinformation about Hamas’s attacks on Israel

  • Europe

    Putin Signed A Decree To Conscript Convicts To Be Sent To Fight In Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Ukraine launches its biggest drone attack on Russian Rosneft’s fourth-largest oil refinery

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Considers $10 Billion Weapons Purchases From The U.S.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Video shows Russia deploys 90 years old T-34 tanks to Kuril Island to defend against high-tech Japanese forces

  • Land Platform

    Hanwha Defence AS21 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle

  • Europe

    Poland to purchase heavy infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured Fully Operational VPK-Ural Armored Vehicles From Fleeing Russians

  • C4iSR

    Sweden purchases the Thales GM200 multi-mission compact radar

  • Europe

    International sanctions: Russian federal air transport agency recorded 185 air accidents due to spare parts shortage

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia decided not to buy Russian military hardware, signs security agreement with South Korea: report

  • Air Platform

    Portuguese Air Force Adopt Embraer C-390 Millennium For Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Missions

  • South Asia

    India Wants French or British Engines For Tejas Mk2 and AMCA Fighters After Locally Produced Kaveri Engine Failed In Trials

  • Air Platform

    Saab Gripen E/F: Why is Gripen E deadliest among all 4.5 Gen fighter jet?

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force Purchasing Add-on Seeker For Ukraine’s JDAM-ER

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Saudi Arabia Says Chinese-made HQ-17AE and Silent Hunter Laser Weapon Failed to Intercept Drones and Missiles.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    2018-2019 Defence Budget of China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore

  • Europe

    Top Ten Lies Vladimir Putin and His Propaganda Machine Told About The Ukraine Invasion

  • Europe

    Switzerland broke century-old neutrality traditions to supply arms to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    France accused China of spreading propaganda to damage the reputation of the Rafale fighter jet

  • Air Platform

    Morocco Receives First Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Defense Industry

    Kingsberg Awarded Contract To Supply Naval Strike Missile (NSM) To Royal Australian Navy

  • Europe

    Patria and CSM signed an MoU for the supply of armored vehicle

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Denmark purchases Naval Strike Missile from Kongsberg for Coastal Defense System.

  • Africa

    Iran Smuggling Weapons To Syria, Lebanon, Libya And Yemen

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Delivers Mission Master Unmanned Ground Vehicles To British Army

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    AIM-174B ‘Gunslinger’ Nickname Hinted at by Commander, Naval Air Forces and U.S. Pacific Fleet

  • Uncategorized

    Malaysian Ex-military intel chief, 2 senior army officers charged with corruption

  • Europe

    BAE Systems started design work of successor to Astute-class submarines

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese CH-AS-X-13 Is The Largest Air-launched Missile

  • Air Platform

    The Tempest Fighter Jet: Royal Air Force New Airborne Weapon System

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Will Receive South Korean FA-50M Fighter Jets In 2026

  • Defense Industry

    UK, Japan And Italy Agree On Developing New Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets For Tri-nations Air Force

  • Air Platform

    India’s HAL unveils ambitious plan to produce combat helicopter

  • C4iSR

    An In-depth Look at GaN Based AESA Radar

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