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  • [ May 6, 2026 ] South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System. East Asia and Pacific Region
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Leaked Document Shows Russia’s Rostec Falsified Performance Data for the Zhuk-ME Radar in Indian Navy’s MiG-29K.

October 10, 2025 GDC 0

Recently leaked documents from Russian state corporation Rostec allege that Russia falsified performance data for the Zhuk-ME radars in MiG-29K fighter jets sold to the Indian Navy. The hack by the group Black Mirror reportedly […]

Air Platform

Russia’s Su-57 and Su-75 Checkmate Are Doomed, Amid Crippling Sanctions

April 30, 2022 GDC 0

Su-57 and Su-75 development could be delayed due to international sanctions on Russia, and Russia could not import semiconductors and high-tech machining equipment from the European Union. Losing access to some top-end chips from Asia […]

C4iSR

Evolution of Airborne Electronically Scanned Array Radar

January 21, 2022 GDC 0

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Africa

Algeria, Egypt Seek AESA Radar in Russia’s Su-30MKA and Su-35, or Return The Aircraft

January 12, 2022 GDC 0

Algeria has for over a decade consistently been the second largest client for Russian arms exports after India, and has by far the largest defense budget on the African continent over double that of its […]

Air Platform

Exposed: Export Variant Su-57E Borrows Radar, OLS From MiG-35 And Engine From Su-35

January 2, 2022 GDC 0

The day before, at a meeting in Sochi on military topics, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to conclude a contract for the supply of 76 Su-57 fighters by 2028 and thereby re-equip three aviation regiments of […]

Americas

Russia Steals Lockheed Martin’s Promotional Video in Su-75 Checkmate Propaganda Video: Report

December 3, 2021 GDC 0

The Su-75 Checkmate is a single-engine, multirole light fourth-generation fighter jet, unveiled during the MAKS-2021 airshow in July. Russian defense giant Rostec published a video promoting the Checkmate fighter. The video depicts the fighter performing […]

C4iSR

Su-57’s AESA Radar Is Yet to Pass Debugging Phase, Says Tikhomirov-NIIP Director General Yuri Bely

November 9, 2021 GDC 0

In an interview with Russian take-off.ru newspaper, Tikhomirov-NIIP Director General Yuri Bely said the design bureau had delivered 60 BARS-R radars for Su-30SM fighters for the Russian Air Force and developed six prototype N036 Byelka […]

Air Platform

JF-17 Exposed: Why Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder Fighters Are Inoperable?

October 3, 2021 GDC 0

Co-produced by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the JF-17 Block III fighters will complete the trial by 2021. Pakistan has already built over 100 JF-17 fighters for its air force, […]

C4iSR

NPO PHAZOTRON Zhuk Radar, a demised hope for Russian aerospace industries

August 19, 2021 GDC 0

German Ace Eric Hartmann said, ‘He who sees first has half the battle.’ In 1976, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko escaped with his MiG-25P to Japan, thus revealing RP-SA Smerch-A (NATO: Fox Fire) radar technology to […]

Air Platform

Russia Quietly Dumped AESA Radar and TVC In MiG-35 Fighters

August 16, 2021 GDC 0

The first batch of six RAC (Russian Aircraft Corporation) “MiG” MiG-35 multi-role combat aircrafts have been delivered to the VKS (Russian aerospace forces), according to Ilya Tarasenko, director-general of RAC MiG, in an announcement made […]

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  • Australia’s Defense Exports Surged in FY2018-19

    January 16, 2020 0
    The recently published DEC statistics reveal that approved defence export permits during FY2018-19 was far more than in previous years, representing a mandated requirement – from 1 January 2018 – for exporters to provide the expected [...]
  • Iron Dome: An Israeli Masterpiece Shielding Israel From Thousands Of Hamas Rockets

    May 14, 2021 0
    A confrontation between Israel and Hamas sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem escalated Tuesday as Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza while militants barraged Israel with hundreds of rockets. The exchange killed a [...]
  • Malaysia Issued Tender For Maritime Patrol Aircraft and Drones

    September 21, 2021 0
    The Malaysian Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) is inviting bids for the acquisition of two new manned maritime patrol aircraft. An online briefing for the tender was conducted on 1 October 2020 in Kuala Lumpur. Members [...]
  • RAAF’s F-35A Ready For Combat Missions

    December 29, 2020 0
    The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has declared its multi-billion-dollar fleet of Joint Strike Fighters is ready for deployment, two years after the first F-35As were delivered from the United States. Since 2018, the controversial [...]
  • BYPOL uprising: Poland deploys HIMARS, tanks and troops near the border of Kaliningrad exclave

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  • Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed Orion drone launch site at Taganrog-Central air force base

    August 22, 2023 0
    Russian media on Jul. 30, 2023, reported that a giant drone crashed in the Neklinovsky district of Russia’s Rostov region on Sunday evening. Drone hits Russian Ilyushin aircraft plant in TaganrogDateJuly 15, 2025Ukrainian kamikaze drones [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

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

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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 […]

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.

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  • Europe

    Russia relocates 9 jets and 11 helicopters from Belarusian airbase to Russia, amid drone attacks fear

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles From The U.S.

  • Americas

    Austal gets $128 million to build US Navy’s auxiliary floating dry dock

  • Europe

    Royal Air Force P-8A Poseidons fleet arrived at Scottish air base

  • Air Platform

    Donald Trump and Elon Musk Destroyed Trusts in American Super Weapon F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Europe

    Russian troops received Chinese ShaanXi Tiger 4×4 armored vehicle

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Special Forces Shot Down Su-30SM Patrolling Black Sea And Recaptured Oil Rig

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The mastermind of antisemitic attacks in Australia, Major General Majid Khademi, was allowed into Australia on a tourist visa.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Will Spend $5 Billion on Defense Under Major Military Overhaul

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan unveils a new long-range anti-ship missile.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMAS Toowoomba returns to service after AMCAP upgrade

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Shows Off Mass C-17 Air Mobility For European Missions, A Clear Signal Putin’s Regime

  • Air Platform

    Why Su-57E is A $100 Million Dud?

  • Middle East

    Pentagon Prepares Limited Ground Options in Iran to Retrieve Enriched Uranium.

  • Europe

    Giant Fireball Erupted On Russian Military’s HQ After Ukrainian Beaver Drones Struck In Rostov-on-Don And Moscow

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive Switchblade 600 Anti-armor Loitering Munitions

  • Akash SAM
    East Asia and Pacific Region

    India deploys indigenous Akash SAM in Ladakh

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Security Services Detained Russia’s Agent Trying To Enrol in Ukraine’s Elite Drone School

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia lost 15 batteries of the prized S-400 missile system since the beginning of the war worth $20.5 billion

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Purchases Additional Arrow-3 Missile Defense System Worth $3.1 Billion.

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia buys Turkey’s armed drones

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Iranian Helicopters Fleet

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys U.S.-made Scorpion Mortar For The First Time

  • South Asia

    India hikes defense budget to 19%, demystifying India’s defense Budget

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish TAI, Brazil’s Embraer launch joint development of military aircraft

  • Land Platform

    Pakistan inducts VT-4 main battle tank

  • C4iSR

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

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed’s F-16, Saab Gripen And Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets Under Consideration For Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

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

  • Air Platform

    UK and Turkiye Signed $10 Billion Contract for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Joins French-led Naval Exercise In The Bay Of Bengal

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan used Harpy-2 drone to destroy another S-300 SAM site in Armenia

  • Europe

    Poland buys 1400 new infantry fighting vehicles amid Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    France Delivers Crotale NG Anti-air And LRU MLRS To Ukraine

  • Americas

    Dynetics Beats Out Iron Dome For $237M U.S. Army’s Missile Defense Contract

  • Middle East

    Israel approves travel to Saudi Arabia under two circumstances

  • Air Platform

    Smoky bandit: China’s J-35 fighter jet gushing smokes as it begins trials on aircraft carrier

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s F-16 fitted with advanced electronic warfare suite

  • Europe

    Why Azerbaijani Wins In Nagorno-karabakh Is A Win For Israel?

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA to manufacture Patriot Missile at Bavarian Factory in Europe.

  • Europe

    Greece Purchases 38 PULS Multiple Launch Rocket System From Israel

  • Africa

    Moroccan Navy Deploys Avante 1800 Patrol Vessel in Gibraltar Corridor.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Iron Dome: An Israeli Masterpiece Shielding Israel From Thousands Of Hamas Rockets

  • Europe

    Russians Cash Savings Hit All Time Low, VTB Bank Collapsed

  • Europe

    Russia Loses Eighth General and 34th Colonel in Botched Ukraine Invasion

  • South Asia

    Turkish Rocketsan Delivers Food Aid To Covid Hit Bangladesh

  • Air Platform

    Russia lost 27 Ka-52 attack helicopters in the Ukraine invasion

  • Land Platform

    Hawkei PMV armor vehicle to enter full-rate production

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-35I “Adir” Entered Iranian Airspace For The First Time In History

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