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  • [ May 1, 2026 ] Poland Signs Agreement With South Korea to Produce K2 Tank Domestically. Europe
  • [ May 1, 2026 ] Baykar Unveils 1000km Range MIZRAK Loitering Munition. Europe
  • [ April 30, 2026 ] Norway joins the UK’s Global Combat Ship partnership with Canada and Australia. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ April 30, 2026 ] Singapore’s ST Engineering launched the first of six Victory-class Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV). East Asia and Pacific Region
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Month: April 2022

Europe

Ukraine’s special operations forces captured the Russian Buk battery

April 13, 2022 GDC 0

Ukraine’s special operations forces reportedly captured a Russian Buk air defense battery equipped with TELAR (missile launcher) vehicle, reload vehicle and target-acquisition radar. The special operations forces’ message on their Facebook account noted that the […]

Air Platform

U.S. State Department Approves Eight F-16V Block 70 Aircraft For Bulgaria

April 13, 2022 GDC 0

The State Department has approved a sale to the Government of Bulgaria of F-16 Block 70 Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.673 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required […]

Defense Industry

France Replaces China As The Third Largest Arms Exporter

April 13, 2022 GDC 0

France increased its sales by 59% in the past 10 years, more than any other country. France “substantially” increased its exports of arms in the 2017-2021 period and is now the third biggest exporter of […]

Europe

Australia Sends 20 Bushmaster Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

April 12, 2022 GDC 0

Australia will send 20 Bushmaster armored vehicles to Ukraine, officials confirmed Friday, after a direct request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his address to the Australian parliament last week. The first three Australian-made armored […]

Europe

The UK to Send Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles to Ukraine

April 12, 2022 GDC 0

The UK Government plans to send anti-ship missiles to Ukraine to support the country’s fight against the Russian invasion, according to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Prime Minister met last week with Ukraine’s President […]

Europe

Failed Intimidation Tactics, Russia’s MiG-31 Foxhound Crashes Near Finish Border

April 12, 2022 GDC 0

A MiG-31 Foxhound fighter jet flying during routine training exercises crashed near the Finnish border in the Leningrad region of northwestern Russia on Friday, but the pilots were safely ejected. and no injuries were reported. […]

Air Platform

Ukraine shoot down Russia’s Newest Su-30S fighter jet, the pilot captured

April 12, 2022 GDC 0

At least one Russian Su-35S Flanker-E fighter jet was shot down by Ukrainian air defenses in the country’s eastern region. The Ukrainian military says that the aircraft came down on Sunday near the city of Izyum, […]

Europe

Turkey to Build Three Istanbul-Class Frigates Simultaneously

April 12, 2022 GDC 0

Turkey prepares to build three ISTIF class (I-class) frigates simultaneously in a rare move. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has detailed the plan for such decision. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony of Turkeys first national […]

Middle East

Saudi Arabia Commissions First Avante 2200 Class Corvette

April 12, 2022 GDC 0

The Avante 2200 corvette Al-Jubail, the first of five corvettes to be built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), has been commissioned. The commissioning ceremony was held today (31 March) at the Spanish Navy’s […]

Europe

China Delivers FK-3 (HQ-22) Anti-air System To Serbia

April 11, 2022 GDC 0

Russian ally Serbia took the delivery of a sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system in a veiled operation this weekend, amid Western concerns that an arms build-up in the Balkans at the time of the war in Ukraine could threaten […]

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  • Serbia will sign major arms deal with France a shift from Russia

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  • Germany will establish a new military division for territorial defence

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    The German military will establish a new division tasked exclusively with territorial defence, the army said on Saturday, bringing all existing reserve units under direct army command. German Army to receive Israeli air defense radarDateJuly [...]
  • UAE suspends talks with US over purchase of F-35 fighter jets

    December 16, 2021 0
    Abu Dhabi halts $23bn deal after concerns about restrictions from Washington on use of Chinese telecommunication equipment which the U.S. suspect spywares are embedded into the Huawei 5G devices. U.S. Senate may restrict F-35 sales [...]
  • Ukraine To Build 100 Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) For Its Navy

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  • Turkish Bayraktar TB2: “Say Hello To My Little Friend”

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  • U.S. Official Confirms M1 Abrams Tanks To Be Delivered To Ukraine In April

    January 27, 2023 0
    For months, US officials balked at sending M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, insisting they were too complicated and too hard to maintain and repair. Overnight that abruptly changed. Ukraine’s desperate pleas for tanks were answered with a sweeping, [...]
Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Awarded $521 Million Contract To Produce HIMARS Rockets

  • Europe

    “Ghost of Kyiv”: Ukraine Says It Shot Down Five Russian Fighter Jets Including Su-35

  • South Asia

    India Removes Offset Clause For Government-To-Government Arms Deals

  • Europe

    Russia’s Deputy Commander of Black Sea Fleet Killed in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Coup Or No Coup, Myanmar Will Never Be An Ally Of The West

  • Europe

    American-made HIMARS Destroys 69 Ammo Delivery Trucks Of Russian Army

  • Europe

    MBDA showcases new anti-tank Brimstone missile-equipped concept vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Ecuador Grounds Indian-made HAL Dhruv Junk Helicopters After Four Crashes

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri Launches Third Al Zubarah-Class Air Defense Corvette For Qatar

  • Europe

    No ration: Russian conscripts are seen poaching geese from the farm, and Ukrainian forces pound them with shells

  • Air Platform

    Australian Army Selects Boeing AH-64E Apache Helicopters To Replace Tigers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s CNS Shandong Aircraft Carrier Sails Through Taiwan Straits

  • Naval Platforms

    The Philippine Navy’s José Rizal-class frigate

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drone Destroyed Russia’s Radar on Black Sea’s Boyko Towers

  • C4iSR

    Swedish Air Force Received Sixth and Final GlobalEye Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin To Develop A New Variant Of F-35 For Unspecified Customer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RAAF C27J Sustainment Under Scrutiny

  • Middle East

    China Shipping Arms To Conflict Region Via Africa

  • Defense Industry

    Australian companies to supply parts for Hunter class frigates

  • Europe

    Serbia Unveils NORA next-gen 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine says its Neptune cruise missiles hit the Russian airbase in Crimea damaging 12 Su-30 and one Su-24 aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine about to flood the market with homegrown land, air and sea based drones.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Cost of Australian submarine project blows out by $10bn

  • Europe

    President-elect Trump’s Strength And Unpredictability Can End The War With Russia, President Zelensky Says

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Rafael Unveils Aerospike Missile For Close-air Support Mission

  • C4iSR

    Australia To Cancel Battle Management Systems Contact With Israeli Elbit Systems

  • Land Platform

    The Griffon 6×6 Wheeled Multi-mission Armored Fighting Vehicle

  • Europe

    Why Is Russia Losing So Many Tanks In Ukraine?

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan used Harpy-2 drone to destroy another S-300 SAM site in Armenia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RoKAF received fourth and final Global Hawk UAV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Launches Arafura-Class OPV (SEA 1180) Programme

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan purchased 10,962 Kestrel HEAT anti-tank missiles

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Military Shows Off Israeli Starliner ISR UAV

  • Europe

    Ukraine Requests More Bushmaster And Hawkei Armored Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Pentagon’s LongShot Air-launched Drone Project Reaches Phase 3

  • Europe

    South Korea offers KSS-III Submarines to Greece.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Chinese Navy’s YJ-12A/B Anti-surface Warfare Capabilities

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Receives Order For Gripen C/D Capability Enhancement Development

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Purchased Two Scorpene-Class Submarines From France

  • South Asia

    Myanmar air force drops bombs on Bangladesh border after Arakan army seized outpost

  • Middle East

    China is helping General Ahmad Vahidi detonate Iran’s first nuke in months, not years.

  • Europe

    Turkey rejects Russian Su-57 fighter jet

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Erdogan asked Putin to take back the S-400 missile system to rejoin the F-35 program.

  • Air Platform

    Turkey wants to domestically produce GE engines for its KAAN fighter jet

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall awarded contract to produce ammo for PUMA infantry fighting vehicles

  • Middle East

    Cyber attacks hit Iranian government websites and nuclear facilities

  • Air Platform

    AESA Radar Equipped J-11B Enters Service With PLA Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Becomes First APAC Customer For Airbus H160

  • Europe

    Putin ordered his army to prepare for war with the Baltic states

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian pilots complete first training with Swedish Gripen fighter jets: Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson says

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