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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 […]

  • Afghan Air Force To Fight Back Against Taliban Insurgents Using A-29, AC-208 And Black Hawks

    July 11, 2021 0
    If you think beating back a resurgent Taliban is hard, try doing it while fixing a broken helicopter over Zoom. Biden is betting big on Afghanistan’s air force. The Biden administration requested $3.3 billion to [...]
  • Babcock, Saab to collaborate on Swedish Navy’s Luleå-class corvettes

    August 24, 2024 0
    UK defense company Babcock has been selected by Swedish company Saab to support the design and development of the Swedish Navy’s new Luleå-class corvettes. Saab, commissioned by FMV, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, will design [...]
  • Canada to purchase Australian-made over-the-horizon radar JORN system, ditching American Raytheon

    March 19, 2025 0
    AIDN welcomes the $A6.6 billion deal for Canada to buy the proven Australian developed long range Over The Horizon radar system, opening up supply chain opportunities. Lockheed Martin Awarded A Contract To Deliver AN/TPS77 Long-Range [...]
  • Covid-19 Impacted Delivery Of Kuwaiti Super Hornet

    May 13, 2021 0
    Deliveries of 28 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet combat aircraft to Kuwait have been delayed due to the ongoing Covid-19 health crisis, a company official told Global Defense Corp. Boeing completes Super Hornet deliveries for Kuwaiti [...]
  • ELM – 2080 Green Pine Radar System

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  • Russian State TV Commentators Compare Kherson Retreat As The Worse Military Defeat In History

    November 14, 2022 0
    Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov referenced historical Russian military defeats during a discussion about Moscow’s withdrawal from Ukraine’s Kherson. Russian State TV Commentators Admit Russian Military Weren’t Ready For Full-scale Military OperationsDateNovember 17, 2022Bayraktar TB2 could [...]
Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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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 […]

  • Europe

    Russian Man Killed Military Commander Recruiting Conscripts For Ukraine War

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh Air Guard chief Shaikh Abdul Hannan (Thief) and His Family Members Banned From Leaving Bangladesh to Face Corruption Charges

  • Anti-ship Missile

    MBDA to supply TESEO Mk2 Anti-ship Missile to Italian Navy.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS artillery struck Russian ammunition depots in occupied Makiivka.

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy’s First Aircraft Carrier Starts Sea Trials

  • South Asia

    UN refugee agency reported up to 150,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh in 18 months under the inept Bangladesh army’s watch

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Special Forces Enters City Of Kherson

  • C4iSR

    Indian RAW backed assailant set $22 million Leonardo Kronos radar on fire in the Cox’s Bazar airbase in Bangladesh

  • Air Platform

    Russia delivers second-hand MiG-29s fighter jets to Iran.

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Pursuing Modi Government To Purchase 40 More Rafale To Counter Bangladesh

  • Air Platform

    Indian Army’s HAL Dhruv Helicopter crashes into Ranjit Sagar Dam

  • Europe

    Russian submarine sunk in Crimean port, four S-400 missile systems destroyed worth $2 billion

  • Europe

    Russian Army’s BTR-82A armored vehicles turned into fried chicken in every battle it fought

  • Infantry Weapons

    Turkey decided to sell the S-400 air defense systems it purchased from Russia to the U.S.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Baykar Defense to Install Air-to-Air Missiles on Drones

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Three Ka-52 Attack Helicopters In Kherson

  • Europe

    Putin’s Ally Serbia Made U-tern On Political And Military Relationships With Russia Over Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Ukraine killed more than 1,000 troops in Donetsk region, deadliest day for Russia  

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aselsan Secured $2 Billion Work Orders in 2024.

  • C4iSR

    China Arming Pakistan with HQ-19, J-35A Jets and KJ-500 Early Warning Radar to Defend Aksai Chin Disputed Territory

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin sends F-35A for evaluation by Finish HX programme

  • Air Platform

    China’s L-15 Falcon: Underperforming Training Aircraft For Air Forces On Shoe-string Budget

  • Air Platform

    AI & ML: US Air Force’s B-21 Raider Takes Technology One Step Ahead

  • Air Platform

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

  • Uncategorized

    Turkish Shipyard Launches First Milgem Corvette For Ukrainian Navy

  • Europe

    We can make Russia’s defeat ‘irreversible’: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

  • Middle East

    The Iran war exposed Chinese clandestine involvement in Iran’s nuclear and missile projects. 300 Chinese ZTE and Huawei experts are dead in Iran.

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine blows up one of Russia’s electronic warfare system

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned combat aerial vehicle fires HKG-82 precision-guided bomb

  • Americas

    What Are Russian Bombers doing in European and North American Airspace?

  • Americas

    Canada To Build Nine New Artic Offshore Patrol Vessels

  • Air Platform

    Sweden sent Gripen spare parts to Ukraine as precursor to Gripen C/D jets

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS rocket artillery takes out the Russian drone team

  • Europe

    Russia Admits Two More Commanders Killed In Botched River Crossing

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Gripen Sustainment Contract For Swedish Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Spectacular and Crashing Defeats of Armenia, Thanks to Turkish and Israeli High-tech Drones

  • Europe

    Hanwha Defense Delivers K239 Chunmoo Rocket Launchers to Poland

  • Middle East

    Iran Converted ISO Containers Into Drone Launching Platforms For Houthis, South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries Supplied 2000 Containers To Iran

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan conducts first flight test of its hypersonic missile system.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    A Chinese Man Seeking Political Asylum And Freedom In Taiwan

  • Europe

    What Are Cluster and Vacuum Bombs? Will KGB Putin Face ICC?

  • Industry

    Israel-India Military Cooperation Reaches New High

  • Africa

    Pakistan has struck a $4 billion arms deal with Libyan National Army, including JF-17 fighter jets, Super Mushak trainer and other equipment.

  • Air Platform

    Did China steal Apache Attack Helicopter Technology?

  • Europe

    Saab to Upgrade Swedish Gotland-class Submarines

  • Europe

    Ukraine Plans To Buy Marder IFV From Rheinmetall

  • Air Platform

    South Korea’s first homegrown fighter jet completes test flight

  • Europe

    Finland Purchases K9 Thunder Howitzers From South Korea, Amid Ukraine War

  • Anti-air Missiles

    US Army Deploys MIM-104 Patriot Missile Defense System In The Middle East

  • Central Asia

    Armenia suspends participation in Russia-led CSTO security pact

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