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Japan Begins Testing Long-Range Cruise Missile for F-2 Fighters
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has started testing the F-2 fighter jet with a new long-range air-launched cruise missile.
The @AKEBOVO account...
July 30, 2026
17:10
In France, a Former Rafale Pilot is Suspected of Passing Classified Information to China
A judicial investigation has been launched in France into a former Rafale carrier-based pilot in the French Navy over the alleged transfer of sensi...
July 29, 2026
17:57
Iran Attacked a US Base in the Middle East with Ballistic Missiles
US missile defense systems intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles that were attacking a US base in the Middle East.
US Central Command (CENTCOM)...
July 29, 2026
15:53
L3Harris to Triple PAC-3 MSE Component Production for Ukraine
U.S. company L3Harris Technologies has signed a seven-year framework agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin to expand pr...
July 29, 2026
12:12
Finland’s YIT to Build Leopard 2A8 Production Plant in Lithuania
The Finnish construction company YIT will build a production and service facility for Leopard 2A8 tanks in Kaunas, Lithuania.
This was reported ...
July 27, 2026
20:13
Russia Launched Large-Scale Information and Propaganda Campaign in Europe, Exploiting Wildfire Crisis to Promote its Firefighting Aviation
Against the backdrop of massive wildfires in Spain and France, Russian and pro-Russian media outlets have intensified an information campaign aimed...
July 27, 2026
18:23
NYT: USA Fears Russia and China Could Exploit Depleted Missile Stockpiles
U.S. President Donald Trump backed away from escalating the war against Iran after advisers warned him about the risks of depleting America's missi...
July 27, 2026
14:17
South Korea Seeks to Regain Wartime Control of Its Military
South Korea wants to return wartime command of its armed forces to its own military leadership.
Stars and Stripes reported on this.
The Unite...
July 27, 2026
13:22
British Stone Cloak Drone EW System to Be Localised in Ukraine
The United Kingdom will grant Ukraine a licence for the new Stone Cloak electronic warfare system.
According to The Independent, during Presiden...
July 27, 2026
12:30
Drones Attack Port in Rostov-on-Don
Ukrainian strike drones attacked port infrastructure in Rostov-on-Don.
According to the Astra news outlet, the attack took place overnight on Ju...
July 27, 2026
10:40
Russia To Build Uncrewed Vessel For Submarine Detection And Expand Naval Drone Units
Russia will build a 500-ton uncrewed vessel for anti-submarine warfare and expand unmanned systems units within the Navy.
Admiral Aleksandr Mois...
July 26, 2026
19:48
Japan Selects Assembly Plant For GCAP Sixth-Generation Fighter
Japan has selected the production site that will become the national assembly center for the next-generation Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) fig...
July 26, 2026
18:13
Romanian F-16 Shoots Down Third RussianDrone in Three Days Over Its Territorial Waters
A Romanian F-16 fighter jet shot down a Russian drone over Romania’s territorial waters - the third such incident in three days.
Romanian Presid...
July 26, 2026
13:17
EU to Permit Sale of Russian Oil Seized from”Shadow Fleet” Tankers
The European Union has included a provision in its new 21st package of sanctions against Russia that allows member states to sell Russian oil and o...
July 26, 2026
13:04
Iran Summons Ukrainian Diplomat Following Attack on Vessel in the Caspian Sea
Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Ukraine's chargé d'affaires in Tehran following an attack on an Iranian sanctioned commercial vesse...
July 26, 2026
11:52
Russia Develops Plot-40 Floating Platform to Counter Drones
Russia has developed the experimental Plot-40 floating fire support platform to protect naval bases and ports from uncrewed surface vessels (USVs)....
July 26, 2026
11:30
Zelensky: Russia Is Supplying Iran with Satellite Images of U.S. Bases in Gulf Countries
Russia is assisting Iran with intelligence and providing satellite imagery of the territories of Gulf countries, as well as U.S. military installat...
July 26, 2026
10:54
SSU Attacked Project 12418 Molniya Missile Boat in the Caspian Sea
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) attacked a Russian Project 12418 Molniya missile boat in the waters of the Caspian Sea.
This was reported ...
July 25, 2026
17:12
Houthis Attacked Saudi Aramco Oil Refinery in Saudi Arabia
The Houthis attacked a Saudi Aramco oil refinery in the city of Jizan, Saudi Arabia.
The report comes from Ansarollah.
The attack took place ...
July 25, 2026
16:37
WSJ: Bahrain and Kuwait Secretly Carried Out Airstrikes on Iran
In early July, Bahrain and Kuwait secretly carried out airstrikes on military targets inside Iran.
This was reported by The Wall Street Journal,...
July 25, 2026
15:38
Russia Suspended Operations at Largest Oil Port in Black Sea Due to Drone Attacks
Sheshkharis, Russia’s largest oil terminal in the Black Sea, located in Novorossiysk, has suspended the loading of oil tankers due to the threat of...
July 25, 2026
11:27
Military Facility Near Russia’s Engels-2 Strategic Air Force Base on Fire
A barracks caught fire near Russia's strategic air force base in Engels.
This was reported by the website Astra.
At 1:31 a.m., a drone alert ...
July 25, 2026
10:42
Chinese Helicopter Makes Record Close Approach to Taiwan
A Chinese military helicopter crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait for the first time and approached Taiwan.
The Taiwan Air Force report...
July 22, 2026
18:39
Germany to Consider Joint SAMP/T NG Air Defense System Production With France
Germany will consider France’s proposal for joint production of SAMP/T NG air defense systems.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius shared th...
July 22, 2026
18:01
MBDA UK Integrates MANPADS Missiles into Raven 5 Air Defense System
British defense company MBDA UK has integrated missiles derived from a man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) into the Raven 5 surface-to-air mi...
July 22, 2026
14:53
U.S. General: Ukrainian F-16 Shoots Down Russian Fighter in Air-to-Air Combat for the First Time
A Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet has scored its first air-to-air victory by shooting down a Russian aircraft.
U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of S...
July 22, 2026
11:00
Lockheed Martin Developed Low-Cost PAC-3 ACE Interceptor Missile for Patriot Air Defense System
The American company Lockheed Martin has developed a new, low-cost interceptor missile for the Patriot air defense system—the PAC-3 ACE.
This wa...
July 20, 2026
18:50
Lithuania Warns of Risk of Russian Provocations in Baltic States and Poland
Russia may view the Baltic states and Poland as its next targets for escalation due to setbacks in the war against Ukraine.
This was stated by L...
July 20, 2026
17:52
Poland’s WB Group Joins Founding Companies of EU–Ukraine Drone Alliance
Polish defense company WB Group has joined the founding members of the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance, a new platform established to foster cooperation ...
July 20, 2026
16:37
Drones Strike Oil Depot and Four Logistics Warehouses 50 km From Moscow
Ukrainian Defense Forces strike drones attacked an oil depot and four logistics warehouses near Moscow.
According to the Astra Telegram channel,...
July 20, 2026
14:17
Defense Forces Destroy Russian Logistics Bridge Near Novoekonomichne in Donetsk Region
Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a road bridge in the Novoekonomichne area of the Donetsk region.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukr...
July 19, 2026
14:51
Russia Has Begun Using the Yak-52 And An-2 As Carrier Aircraft For Interceptor Drones
The Russian BARS-Sarmat unit has started using new types of anti-aircraft FPV drones, mounting them on Yak-52 and An-2 aircraft.
Potuzhny Inform...
July 19, 2026
13:29
Two Dead and One Missing: Iran Attacked a U.S. Base in Jordan
Two U.S. service members were killed on July 17 in Jordan while fighting off an attack by Iranian ballistic missiles and drones.
U.S. Central Co...
July 19, 2026
11:27
Drones Attacked Three Oil Depots in the Stavropol Krai
Strike drones of the Defense Forces successfully struck three oil depots in the city of Mikhailovsk in Russia’s Stavropol Krai.
Astra Telegram c...
July 19, 2026
10:47
Russia Launched a Record Number of Ballistic Missiles at Kyiv
The Russian Armed Forces used a record number of ballistic missiles in their strike on Kyiv.
Telegram channel monitorwar reported on this.
In...
July 19, 2026
09:48
Ukrainian Defense Forces Attack Second Russian Svetlyak-class Patrol Boat in Kerch in Two Days
The Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully attacked a Russian patrol boat in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
This was reported by the General Staf...
July 18, 2026
17:10
Germany and France May Abandon Joint Development of MGCS Tank
Germany and France are likely abandoning the original concept of jointly developing the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS), a next-generation combat ...
July 18, 2026
14:44
33rd Assault Regiment Launched Assault on Russian Positions Using Droid TW 12.7 UGV
Units of the 33rd Assault Regiment successfully stormed Russian positions using the Droid TW 12.7 ground-based robotic system.
This was reported...
July 18, 2026
13:14
Retaliatory Strikes Against Russia’s Warehouse Infrastructure Have Begun: Wildberries Terminals in Moscow and Tambov Regions are on Fire
Strike drones of the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked Wildberries warehouses in the Moscow and Tambov regions.
This was reported by the Astra n...
July 18, 2026
12:04
For the First Time Since 2013, Russia has Left Mediterranean Sea Without a Single Ship
For the first time since 2013, Russia has no ships in the Mediterranean Sea.
This was reported by the Russian Forces Spotter community on X.
...
July 18, 2026
11:20
Drones Struck Oil Depot in Noginsk, 50 km From Moscow
Strike drones of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck an oil depot in the city of Noginsk in the Moscow region.
This was reported by Andrey Vorob...
July 18, 2026
10:23
Japan Accelerates Search for Interceptor Drones; Terra Drone, Which Cooperates With Ukrainian Developers, Among Candidates
Japan has launched a program to accelerate the selection of interceptor drones to protect the Japan Self-Defense Forces' military bases, airfields,...
July 15, 2026
17:16
France Integrated Low-Cost 68-mm Guided Missiles onto the Rafale to Combat Drones
The French Rafale fighter jet has gained a new capability to combat drones thanks to the integration of low-cost 68-mm laser-guided missiles.
Th...
July 15, 2026
14:35
Unmanned Systems Forces Struck 20 Vessels of Russian Shadow Fleet in the Black Sea
Overnight on July 15, 2026, the Unmanned Systems Forces struck 20 vessels of the Russian shadow fleet in the Black Sea.
Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, ...
July 15, 2026
12:55
Russia likely equipped the Kh-101 engine with new single-crystal turbine blades
Russia has likely begun fitting Kh-101 cruise missiles with a new type of engine featuring turbine blades manufactured using single-crystal casting...
July 12, 2026
15:39
