Germany Blocks Anti-Drone Guns Sale to Ukraine
The German representative on the supervisory board of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has blocked the delivery of anti-drone jamming guns to Ukraine which were already paid for by Kiev. The shipment of these anti-drone mitigation systems was being procured from Lithuania, according to Ukrainian newspaper
Russian Tu-22M3 to Practice Bombing Militant Bases in Exercise near Afghanistan
Russian forces will practice simulated militant camp bombing using four Tu-22M3 bombers in exercises with Uzbekistan near the latters border with Afghanistan. In the clearest indication ever that Moscow intends to hit at Taliban targets, the Russian MoD announced Thursday; “The Tu-22M3 will take off from an airfield in the Saratov...
Patriotism Sweeps China Following Last Rites of Chinese Soldiers Killed in Clashes...
A wave of patriotism has swept throughout China after Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) troops killed in Galwan Valley clashes with India last June were laid to rest. After the remains of four PLA martyrs were brought back to their hometowns by a Y-20 military transport aircraft, local governments in East China's...
Iran Military to Hold Aerial Drills
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Command (IGRC) has announced a massive aerial drill starting Wednesday, the first week after the expiry of UN sanctions against the Islamic state. The large-scale drills, codenamed Modafean-e Aseman-e Velayat 99 (Guardians of Velayat Sky 99), will begin on Wednesday under precise supervision of experts from the Khatam...
Iran Says will Export Arms, Pompeo Threatens Sanctions
Following the expiry of UN arms embargo against Iran, Tehran asserted that United States is afraid of its potential for arms exports and hence threatening sanctions against countries that trade in arms with the Islamic republic. “Iran possesses more export potential rather than being a market for purchase [of arms],”...
How Turkey Won the Electronic Warfare Battle Against Syria in Idlib
Turkeys success against Syrian regime armor during its ‘Operation Spring Shield in February can be attributed to the effective use of electronic warfare (EW) and the deployment of lightly-armed drones that crippled tanks, armored cars and air defence systems. “We can say that the Spring Shield was a battle between ASELSAN-produced KORAL and the Russian REDET EW systems besides counter EW elements located in Hmeymin Air Base and Idlib,” Hakan Kılıç, a military aviation and defense industry researcher and author, was quoted as saying by Ankara based
Yemen Strikes Riyadh With Locally-made Drones, Ballistic Missiles
Yemeni Armed Forces have claimed to have attacked “strategic and sensitive” targets in Riyadh with locally-built combat drones and ballistic missiles. “Our Sammad-3 (Invincible-3) unmanned aerial vehicles and Zulfiqar short-range ballistic missiles struck designated targets in Riyadh last night with great precision,” Brigadier General Yahya Saree was quoted as saying by
Germany Extends Saudi Arms Embargo till December
Germany has extended an arms embargo against Saudi Arabia, imposed after the Khashoggi murder, till December 31 this year. During a press briefing, a spokesman for the German chancellery announced Monday that "no new requests (for export licenses) on Saudi Arabia will be authorized until December 31, 2020
Taiwan Military Drills Simulate Interception of China's Warplanes
Taiwan conducted a tri-services military drill yesterday to simulate a response to an air attack by Beijing. Eight F-16 jets took off at 0530 on March 25 to simulate an intercept of aircraft flying in from the mainland
Bombs-laden Humvee Owned by Taliban Explodes in Afghanistan
An explosives-laden Humvee armored personnel carrier allegedly owned by Taliban went off prematurely in Afghanistans Badghis province on Tuesday, killing four member of the group. The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee) was planned to be used in an attack against the Afghan forces in Bala Murghab district,
Indonesian Aircraft Lands With 5 Bullet Holes, Shot at by Separatists
An Indonesian Air Force CASA CN-295M landed safely in Oksibil province on Monday, despite having five bullet holes caused by separatists shooting at the transport plane. After taking off from Jayapura city, Papua, the aircraft took bullet shots around 8
Iran Shoos Away Intruding Mystery F-18 Fighter
The Iranian Armys Air Defense Force warned off an “intruding” F-18 fighter jet belonging to an unnamed country on March 20. A video released by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Friday shows an F-18 jet approaching Iranian airspace in the south, being shooed away by the military several times, forcing it to retreat
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Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...