In the first major victory for Russian Forces since the annexation of the DPR and LPR regions of Southern Ukraine, the Kremlin announced the capture of Soledar town in DPR using a mix of regular soldiers and Wagner mercenaries. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing Friday that taking full control over Soledar cuts off supply routes of Ukrainian troops in Artemovsk (Bakhmut)
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) placed an order for 200 MMP medium-range missiles, known as "Akeron MP" produced by MBDA. This deal was signed on December 29 in accordance with the French Military Programing Law 2019-2025, the defense ministry said Thursday
Ukraines armed forces have received dual-purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICMs), air-to-surface variant of which is known as cluster bombs, from Ankara. U
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) said an Avenger UAS flown by Artificial Intelligence (AI) pilot was paired with a digital twin aircraft autonomously chased a target while avoiding threats
Japan started constructing a Self-Defense Forces base on uninhabited Mage Island in southwestern Kagoshima prefecture on Thursday. According to an environmental assessment report made public earlier today, this four-year project in the 8 Sqkm Island will include building runways and ammunition storage facilities
Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov will lead a joint group of troops in the Special Military Operation zone in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. New appointments of the leadership of the Northern Military District were made on January 11 by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
An international customer has contracted with Germanys Rheinmetall to modernize its 35mm cannon-based air defence systems. The order also includes ammunition and other components for the modernized Skyguard air defence batteries
Britain could provide Ukraine with tanks for the first time to help the country fight Russian forces. Discussions have been taking place "for a few weeks" about delivering ten of British army's Challenger 2 main battle tank to Ukraine, Sky News reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources
South Korea is planning to acquire Israel-made Sky Spotter drone detection system, following an incident in December when five North Korean drones penetrated the countrys airspace and flew undetected for several hours. The South's defense authorities have come under fierce criticism for their
The Russian Navys Project 885M (Yasen-M) Perm nuclear-powered submarine, the first regular carrier of the submarine version of Tsirkon, will enter service with the Russian Navy in 2026. "The Perm submarine with Tsirkons is planned to enter service with the Navy in 2026