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Europe

Putin tastes his own medicine as Ukraine’s SBU destroyed 40 of Putin’s prized Tu-22M, Tu-95 and A-50 Beriev AWACS

June 2, 2025 GDC 0

FOUR Russian airfields housing Putin’s nuke bombers have reportedly been blitzed in an extraordinary drone strike – wiping out at least 40 aircraft. Ukrainian security sources told the Kyiv Post a special operation – codenamed […]

Europe

Ukraine destroys Russia’s fuel depots supplying jet fuels to Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers

January 12, 2025 GDC 0

A Ukrainian long-range drone strike on the night of January 8 targeted a highly strategic military site in Russia’s Saratov region, reportedly hitting a fuel depot linked to the Engels airbase, home to Russia’s strategic […]

Americas

NORAD Intercepts Russian and Chinese Bombers Near Alaska

July 25, 2024 GDC 0

On July 24, 2024, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian TU-95 and two Chinese H-6 strategic bombers operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). NORAD fighter […]

Anti-air Missiles

Ukrainian IRIS-T SLM Shot Down 44 Kh-55 Cruise Missiles Launched From Tu-95MS Bombers

September 14, 2023 GDC 0

On the night of 12 September, Russia launched another massive missile and drone attack on Ukrainian territory. Thanks to the Ukrainian air defence system, almost all aerial targets were shot down. The Ukrainian air force […]

Europe

Soviet-era Bomber Fired Missiles At Sea Instead Of Ukrainian Territory In Latest Humiliation

June 11, 2023 GDC 0

Missiles fired at Ukraine from a Russian nuclear bomber have fallen into the sea, it was reported. The weapons narrowly missed apartments and the fresh humiliation to Vladimir Putin’s military comes after a jet fighter accidentally dropped a […]

Europe

Russia Conducted Several Trial Runs With Nuclear-capable Tu-95MS Bombers

December 8, 2022 GDC 0

Russian bombers with nuclear capabilities have been reportedly witnessed in the range of the Ukrainian border. Oleksiy Hromov, deputy chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, […]

Europe

Another Ukrainian Drone Struck Oil Tanker At Kursk Airfield Deep Inside Russia

December 6, 2022 GDC 0

A drone attack on an airfield in Russia’s Kursk region has set fire to an oil storage tank a day after Russia accused Ukraine of audacious drone attacks on two military airfields deep inside its […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones struck a Russian airbase destroying two Tu-95 nuclear bombers

December 6, 2022 GDC 0

An alleged drone attack on a Russian air base Monday appears to have been captured on video, showing the moment two Russian planes capable of carrying nuclear bombs are reportedly destroyed. Earlier Monday, explosions were reported […]

  • India’s Defense Acquisition Council Approves $40 Billion to Purchase 114 Rafale Fighter Jets and Additional P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

    February 13, 2026 0
    India has granted initial approval for a $40 billion military procurement package, including the acquisition of 114 Dassault Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force and additional Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft for the [...]
  • Inept Russian Ground Crew Rammed Fuel Truck Into Su-25 Fighter Jets

    February 8, 2025 0
    A Russian ground crew is reported to have rammed a fuel truck into one of President Vladimir Putin’s prized Su-25 fighter jets, rendering it unusable. French Offers Line Of Credit For Rafale Jets Proposal To [...]
  • Indonesia cleared to buy eight MV-22 Osprey worths $2 billion

    July 8, 2020 0
    Indonesia was cleared to spend an estimated $2 billion to buy eight MV-22 Block C Osprey aircraft. Also included are 24 AE 1107C Rolls-Royce engines; 20 each of the AN/AAQ-27 forward-Looking infrared radars, AN/AAR-47 missile [...]
  • Indonesian Navy’s Underwater Warfare Capability

    October 25, 2020 0
    The Indonesian Navy, also known as Tentar Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL), operates two classes of submarines: The older Cakra-class Type 209/1300 vessels and the Nagapasa-class Type 209/1400 vessels. A Central Command links the three main [...]
  • Pentagon Wants To Equip MQ-9 Reaper With Directed-Energy Weapons

    July 15, 2021 0
    The Department of Defense is looking to equip MQ-9 UCAV with directed-energy weapons such as low-powered lasers and microwave beams, as well as more familiar weapons, such as laser dazzler for UAVs, unmanned ground attack [...]
  • U.S. Army Deploys Second THAAD Missile Defense System to Israel

    April 7, 2025 0
    The US military deploys a THAAD missile defense system in Israel, March 2019. (US Army Europe/File) The US transferred a second THAAD anti-missile defense battery to Israel, according to a report published Sunday, amid rising [...]
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 […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austral Awarded $2.82 Billion Contract to Produce Landing Craft Heavy Vessels for the Australian Army.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Dragon Drones Spitting Out 4000 degree temperature fires at Russian forces

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Iran unveils Arman air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM)

  • Europe

    British-supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Injured Russian General And Killed Two Admirals In Occupied Crimea

  • Americas

    Colombia To Spend $1 Billion On Fighter Jets Program

  • Americas

    USS Canberra Commissioning Ceremony Held in Australia

  • Europe

    Putin considers Russian service members to be expendables, with 279,000 dead in the Ukraine war

  • Infantry Weapons

    Elbit Systems successfully tests new self-propelled howitzer

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Figured Out How To Hit Russia’s S-400 Surface-to-air Missile System, 31 S-400 Batteries Destroyed In Ukraine War

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Trials Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Using AIM-9X and Tamir Interceptor Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s IDS Submarine to be Launched Ahead of Schedule

  • Europe

    Russian Warship Told To ‘Go F**k Yourself’ Sunk By Ukrainian Navy: Report

  • Air Platform

    Japan to launch sixth generation fighter F-3 in 2031

  • Air Platform

    Why did China buy Russian Mi-171sh helicopter when it has Z-10?

  • Air Platform

    MMRCA V2.0: Indian Air Force’s Options For New Fighter Jets

  • Defense Industry

    Serbia Plans To Buy New Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Sets Out Ambitious Rafale F4 Upgrade Path

  • Air Platform

    The Philippines Acquires 32 S70i Black Hawk Helicopters from Poland Worth $624 Million

  • Air Platform

    Missing Russian Su-30SM may have been downed by Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jet

  • Air Platform

    Pentagon Wants To Equip MQ-9 Reaper With Directed-Energy Weapons

  • Air Platform

    Colombia purchases 17 Gripen E/F Fighter Jets.

  • Europe

    Turkish new jet-powered stealth combat drone Anka-3 takes off to perform its maiden flight

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany to deliver two new Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    US Sate Department approves $2.3bn refurbishment package for 43 of Egypt’s AH-64E Apaches

  • Americas

    Boeing and General Atomics join forces on new laser weapon

  • Americas

    L3Harris Awarded $345 Million Contact For U.S. Army’s Tactical Radio System

  • South Asia

    Human Rights Violation By Bangladesh DGFI

  • C4iSR

    France purchases Saab GlobalEye Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft

  • Defense Industry

    Germany, France and Spain Signed Agreement On FCAS Fighter’s Propulsion

  • Air Platform

    Czech Republic Latest Country To Buy F-35 Stealth Jets Amid Ukraine War

  • Europe

    British Army spent $7.7 billion on a disastrous procurement project that delivered 44 armored vehicles out of 580

  • Air Platform

    China Debuts MH-60R Copycat Z-20 Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter

  • Europe

    German Air Force to issue new RFI to accommodate ECR capability

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia develops missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads with China’s help

  • Industry

    The Grand Ambition of Turkish Defense Industries

  • Americas

    US Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper Receives Software Updates

  • Europe

    Russian Su-35 risks mid air collision with P-8 Poseidon during aerial encounter

  • Middle East

    Israel seems determined to tackle Hezbollah decisively inside Lebanon

  • Americas

    Nexter Proposes Ceasar Howitzer For US Army

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebels capture Russian and Syrian army bases in Aleppo, including MiG-23 and air defense system

  • Europe

    China is selling Russian knockoff military gear back to Russia

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Commissions 21st Virginia-class Submarine USS Montana (SSN 794)

  • Europe

    Russia on the hunt for Ukraine’s FPV drone operators who kill thousands of Russian troops

  • Industry

    Australia To Build Guided-missile As Part Of Billion Dollar Manufacturing Deal

  • C4iSR

    Swedish Air Force Received Sixth and Final GlobalEye Aircraft

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan Army Deploys Chinese HQ-16A SAM System in Kashmir

  • Air Platform

    40 RNAF’s F-16 fighter jets could allow Ukraine to retake Crimea faster than anticipated

  • Middle East

    Israeli IAI, Rafael Exhibit Military Equipment at Dubai Air Show

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    ARC21: Australia, Japan, France And USA Join Naval Exercises In The West Pacific

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Raytheon Awarded $111 Million Sustainment Contract For NASAM

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