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North Korea conducts simulated nuclear launch
North Korea has conducted its first drills on nuclear counterattacks, simulating the management system of a "nuclear launch button" under the guidance of leader Kim Jong Un.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported the commencement of...
Russia resumes production of engines for T-80BVM tanks
Amidst Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu's visit to the Omsk Tank Plant (Omsktransmash), it has been revealed that full-scale production of GTD-1250 gas turbine engines for the T-80BVM tank has been resumed at the Russian engineering plant "Kaluzhsky...
Leaked files: China deploys WZ-8 spy drones to fly over Taiwan
According to classified papers cited by The Washington Post, the WZ-8 drone, capable of flying at speeds three times faster than the speed of sound and at an altitude of 30 kilometers inaccessible to air defense systems,...
India delivers first BrahMos cruise missiles to Philippines
India delivered the first batch of BrahMos cruise missiles to the Philippines on April 19.
This delivery comes two years after the signing of a $375 million deal between the two nations.
The export of ground launcher systems for...
US Marines receive new MQ-9A Reaper drone
U.S. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron 2, under the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, has initiated the assembly of 2nd MAW's inaugural MQ-9A Reaper.
The Marine Corps said in a release that led by Lt. Col. Michael Donlin,...
India conducts test flight of locally developed cruise missile
India successfully conducted a test flight of a domestically developed Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha on April 18.
Conducted at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha, the test...
Ukraine provides details of operation to down Tu-22M3 bomber
Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) revealed details of the operation that led to the successful interception of a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber, which launched Kh-22 missiles toward Ukraine.
In a joint operation with the Air Force, Ukrainian forces shot...
Chinese mystery drone spotted attached to H-6 bomber
Observers have spotted a Chinese new WZ-8 high-speed reconnaissance drone under the fuselage of a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Xian H-6 bomber.
The WZ-8 is reportedly designed to operate at speeds three times faster than sound,...