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Ukraine Downs One of Two 3M22 Zircon Missiles Over Kyiv With Patriot
Ukraine’s Air Force says a US-supplied Patriot battery downed one of two Russian Zircon missiles fired at Kyiv on October 10; the…
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Russia’s Third Yak-130M Prototype Flies in Production Configuration
Yakovlev’s third Yak-130M prototype, the first built to production specifications, has flown in Irkutsk, putting all three test aircraft in the air…
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Ukraine Hits Pantsir Tower, Exposing the Limits of Static Air Defense
Ukraine’s SBU has released footage of a drone destroying a Pantsir atop an elevated tower, a fixed platform Russia has built by…
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France Seals Madagascar Drone Donation Amid Russian Arms Deliveries
France formalized the donation of a long-range thermal surveillance drone to Madagascar on October 6, signed a drone training agreement and pledged…
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Ukraine’s $9K SHOT-L1 Drone Hunts a Russian Jammer Valued at $10M
Ukraine’s Brave1 Market has listed the SHOT-L1 drone, a roughly $9,300 fixed-wing munition that hunts Russian EW jammers such as the Zhitel…
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Russia Gets Su-34 Fighter-Bombers in Second 2026 Batch as Deliveries Slow
Rostec has confirmed a second 2026 batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers but withheld the count. Imagery suggests two to four jets, a pace…
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Finland’s Four Russia Scenarios to 2045 All Carry a Military Threat
Finland’s defense, interior and foreign ministries have published Russia’s Futures, mapping four Russia scenarios to 2045, from a nuclear-modernized regional power to…
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Russia Displays Pantsir on Belarusian MZKT-7930 Chassis at Tsentr-2026
Russia has displayed a Pantsir air defense system on a Belarusian MZKT-7930-312 chassis at Tsentr-2026, confirming a configuration known only from leaked…
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Ukraine Fires 200 km FP-7 Ballistic Missile in First Combat Use
Ukraine has used Fire Point’s FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time. Derived from the Soviet 48N6 layout and…
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Russia Defense Budget Revised Up 27% to $202.6B for 2027 as Deficit Widens
Russian budget documents set 2027 defense spending at 17.1 trillion rubles ($202.6 billion), 27% above plan. Deficit, debt and new taxes absorb…