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Separatists From Free Papua Movement Killed American Pilot
25+ min ago (250+ words) Rebels from the separatist movement shot and killed an American pilot and set fire to a civilian aircraft operated by an Indonesian airline. The militants claimed that the plane was carrying Indonesian military personnel and had violated an ultimatum issued…...
Belarusian and Polish Citizens Arrested and Charged with Espionage in Poland
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (176+ words) Two suspects were detained in Warsaw and charged with recruiting individuals on behalf of a foreign intelligence service. The detainees are 19-year-old Belarusian citizen Alyaksei B. and 44-year-old Polish citizen Rafal G. This was reported by the Polish Prosecutor's Office. The prosecutor…...
Defense Giant KNDS Postpones Initial Public Offering
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (306+ words) The Franco-German defense conglomerate KNDS has postponed its initial public offering (IPO) until market conditions improve. The company's press office shared this with Militarnyi. The company stated that it had completed nearly all the necessary preparatory steps for the planned…...
Russia Reports Loss of Ka-52 Attack Helicopter; Pilot Killed
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (205+ words) Russian forces have lost another Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter used in the war against Ukraine. The loss was reported in a post by the pro-war Russian Voevoda Veshchayet Telegram channel. "May the Kingdom of Heaven be yours, brother. There is…...
Germany to Introduce Mandatory Reservist Training and Accelerate Military Construction
11+ hour ago (340+ words) The German government has approved two draft bills aimed at strengthening the Bundeswehr's reserve forces and speeding up the construction of military infrastructure. According to DW, the new legislation would make military training mandatory for reservists once again, requiring them…...
Fedorov Says Ukraine Is Already Using Guided Bombs From Two Domestic Developers on the Front Line
23+ hour, 51+ min ago (177+ words) Ukraine is using guided bombs developed by two of eight Ukrainian manufacturers against Russian forces. Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced this during the Brave1 Advantage event. Although achieving the full operational effectiveness of these new precision-strike weapons is a lengthy…...
Flamingo Missiles Destroy Parts of Two Buildings at Titan-Barrikady Plant in Volgograd
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (325+ words) A Ukrainian strike using Flamingo cruise missiles on June 27 damaged two buildings at the Titan-Barrikady plant in Volgograd, with parts of both structures destroyed. Satellite imagery obtained by Militarnyi confirms the extent of the damage. Titan-Barrikady is a strategically important…...
FT: Germany Seeks to Manufacture More U. S. Missiles at Domestic Factories
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (398+ words) Germany is pressing the United States to allow more American weapons to be manufactured at German facilities, as it seeks to close critical gaps in Europe's military capabilities. According to the Financial Times, Berlin also sees the expanded defense cooperation…...
Japan Begins Development of Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Systems
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (280+ words) Development has begun in Japan on a Vertical Launch System (VLS) for a future class of conventionally powered diesel-electric submarines. According to Japan's Ministry of Defense, the new VLS is being designed with the potential capability to launch Hyper Velocity…...
Britain to Drop Storm Shadow Procurement in Favor of Cheaper Alternatives
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (360+ words) The UK Ministry of Defence has decided, as part of its new investment plan, to gradually stop procuring Storm Shadow cruise missiles and replace them with lower-cost long-range strike weapons. UK Defence Journal reported on this, citing the Defence Investment…...