The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has unveiled its second Type 054B frigate in a new poster released by the South Sea Fleet, marking the warships first official appearance ahead of the PLA Navys 76th anniversary on April 23. The vessel, bearing hull number 555, was shown fully dressed with crew members standing at attention on the starboard side
India has for the first time tested a 30-kilowatt laser-based weapon system that destroyed a fixed-wing drone, demonstrating its growing capability in directed-energy warfare. Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the laser weapon system was shown neutralizing multiple aerial targets, including missiles and swarm drones
The Russian military shot down an F-16AM fighter jet of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the Sumy region on April 12 most likely by a missile from a S-400 air defense system. Initial reports suggested that the F-16 was brought down during a dogfight with a Su-35S fighter jet of the Russian Aerospace Forces
The Netherlands, Denmark and the United Kingdom have announced new military pledges to Ukraine, expanding their support with air defence systems, drones, and strategic cooperation, as more than 50 countries gathered at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting in Brussels. Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans confirmed a
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Indonesia has expressed interest in joining Turkeys fifth-generation fighter jet program, KAAN, raising questions about its ongoing participation in the KF-21 project with South Korea. During a
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A Chinese designer has unveiled a new weapon that fires multiple shots simultaneously to strike at drone swarms and missile barrage overturning the concept of air-defense weapons such as the Russian Pantsir-S that fires one shot-per-target. The innovative barrage weapon system, claimed to be the first of its kind in the world, named the "anti-drone-swarm-and-anti-missile-barrage-weapon-system," is featured in the April edition of the China-based semi-official Modern Weaponry magazine
The Donald Trump administration has removed the commander of the U.S
A Russian BMPT "Terminator" armored fighting vehicle (AFV) reportedly survived two direct hits from anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) during fighting near the village of Ilyinka in the Donetsk direction, according to a report from the Russian military newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda. The incident occurred while a unit of the Russian Armed Forces was supporting an operation to clear Ukrainian positions