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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 […]

  • Türkiye’s Hurjet trainer jet conducts its first flight

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  • U.S. Army’s New GhostEye MR Radar Defeated Cruise Missiles, RTX Reports

    February 8, 2024 0
    The U.S. Army’s new missile defense radar defeated a cruise missile in a development test, RTX’s Raytheon said. Raytheon’s GhostEye Air Defense Radar Defeat Cruise MissileDateDecember 22, 2023Raytheon Developed GhostEye MR AESA Radar For NASAMS [...]
  • France will supply AASM Hammer precision bombs to Ukraine

    February 6, 2024 0
    While the United States has been floundering in its goal to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with military assistance, France has stepped up its commitments to Ukraine and promised to provide a powerful new weapon. [...]
  • Ukraine destroyed Russia’s S-300 surface-to-air missile in Novoshakhtinsk

    August 22, 2024 0
    The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported that Ukrainian forces struck the position of a Russian S-300 air defense system near Novoshakhtinsk in Russia’s Rostov Oblast overnight on Aug. 21. Images show Ukraine’s kamikaze [...]
  • Ukraine’s F-16 Shot Down Second Su-34 Fighter-bomber

    November 3, 2024 0
    Reports from Russian military bloggers and aviation sources suggest that a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber was downed under mysterious circumstances early this morning. Ukraine’s F-16s prove effective in air defense role deterring Russian air sorties, expert [...]
  • Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine Collides With Commercial Ship

    February 9, 2021 0
     Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine collided Monday with a commercial vessel in the Pacific Ocean off Shikoku, with three crew members on the submarine slightly injured but no major damage reported, government officials said. Japan [...]
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 […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

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    Royal Navy’s HMS Diamond arrives in Gibraltar with series of ‘kill marks’ on flanks

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    Israel Going Ahead With German Submarine Deal

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    Taiwan Purchases MQ-9B SkyGuardian Surveillance Drone

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Commissions Its 69th Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer

  • Americas

    HII Started Building Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129)

  • Europe

    Russia’s only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov catches fire

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    MBDA to develop MHT/MLP Missile For French Army

  • Cyber

    Russia Shuts Down Internet to Prevent Drone Attacks and Limit Access to Independent Information.

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    U.S. Bought 60 Gepard Anti-air Gun From Jordan For Ukraine

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    Boeing Awarded Contract To Produce 60 Heavy-lift Chinook Helicopters For Bundeswehr

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    Russia Built Military Bases In Laos And Sudan

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    Leonardo delivers HH-139B helicopter to the Italian Air Force

  • C4iSR

    The Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW&C

  • Europe

    Dassault Aviation Stock Plunged Amid Five Rafale Losses in Kashmir Skirmish

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    Russia’s Triumphant Su-57E Can’t Find Any Buyer

  • Europe

    Russia Responsible For Missile Attacks In Poland

  • Air Platform

    Peru has overturned the decision to buy Gripen in favor of F-16V Block 70 to become major non-NATO ally.

  • Africa

    U.S. Authorities Seized P-8A Poseidon ASW Simulator From South Africa Destined to China.

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    Australia Receives First AH-64E Apaches Attack Helicopters to Boost Strike Power.

  • Europe

    Russian Ka-52 helicopter blew up their own MT-LB tracked armored vehicle

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    Russian troops say Starlink alternative Yamal-601 and Yamal-602 satellites are unreliable, costly, complex setup and low data volume.

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    U.S. Navy to Start Building Constellation-Class Frigate This Year

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Inks Deal with OCEA for 40 Coast Guard Patrol Boats

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    China delivers HQ-9BE surface-to-air missile systems to Pakistan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia finally cancel Su-35, seek F-35 from the US

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    Türkiye’s Hurjet trainer jet conducts its first flight

  • Air Platform

    Croatia Received Final Bids For Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems delivers first artillery systems to Denmark

  • Uncategorized

    Paramount Engineering Delivers First Alan-2 Protected Mobility Vehicles To Kazakhstan Army

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Two Giatsint-S Howitzers And Captured Five Howitzers With Ammo From Fleeing Russians

  • Europe

    New European Union Embargo Will End Russia’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Aluminum Markets

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Liberated Five Towns Since Counteroffensive Started

  • Europe

    Polish Army received a new batch of 120mm Rak self-propelled mortars

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Killed Russian General Yakov Rezantsev in Kherson

  • Americas

    US Marines Selects Two Companies to Build Prototype Recon Vehicle

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin to acquire Vector satellite assets

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Breaks Altitude Records Of 33,000 Feet

  • Europe

    Sweden, France Sign Letter of Intent on Defense Cooperation

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US DoD Approved Additional Triton UAV For Australia

  • Air Platform

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

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    Ukraine Received Avenger Air Defense System From The U.S.

  • Americas

    President Trump to lift ban on aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine

  • Europe

    Baykar Defence Sent Bayraktar Akinci Drone To Azerbaijan

  • Europe

    Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 Drone Destroyed Russian Patrol Boat in Black Sea

  • Industry

    Denel Dynamics Military Industrial Capability

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded a contract to supply 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters to Morocco

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA accelerates the development of SPEAR-EW stand-in jammer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    “Make In India” Or “Disaster In India”: Why Indian Defense Projects delayed or cancelled?

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Mi-28 attack helicopter crashed in the Leningrad region

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