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Month: April 2024

Europe

Saab Signs Two Contracts for Next Generation Corvettes for Sweden

April 28, 2024 GDC 0

Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, (FMV), have signed two agreements concerning the next generation of surface ships and corvettes. A Product Definition Phase for the Mid-Life Upgrades (MLU) of five Visby-class corvettes, as […]

C4iSR

Airbus selects Saab Gripen’s Arexis EW suite for Eurofighter EK (Electronic Combat) variant aircraft

April 28, 2024 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Vice Admiral David Johnston Faces Major Challenge of ADF’s Retention and Recruitment Problems

April 28, 2024 GDC 0

When Vice Admiral David Johnston begins his term as Australia’s Defence Force chief in July, he begins a mammoth task. Against a backdrop of plummeting morale and stagnant recruitment numbers, and amid the period of […]

Middle East

Israeli Defense Forces Gathering Intelligence From Intact Iranian Ballistic Missile That Landed In Israeli Desert

April 27, 2024 GDC 0

A man stands next to the apparent remains of a ballistic missile, as it lies in the desert near the Dead Sea, following a massive missile and drone attack by Iran on Israel, in southern […]

Anti-air Missiles

France considers delivering ASTER 30 long-range anti-air missiles to Ukraine

April 27, 2024 GDC 0

During an interview published in La Tribune on Sunday, March 31, 2024, the French Minister of Armed Forces, Sebastien Lecornu, announced that France is prepared to deliver a new batch of 30 Aster 30 surface-to-air […]

Europe

Saab receives order for Gripen development

April 27, 2024 GDC 0

Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to support future development of the Gripen system. The order is valued at SEK 540 million and pertains to work during the 2024 […]

Americas

Raytheon, Rafael to build new Tamir missile production facility in Arkansas

April 27, 2024 GDC 0

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Europe

Ukraine’s gift to the West: Russia now has major air defense problem after S-400, S-300, Buk and Pantsir embarrassments

April 26, 2024 GDC 0

Deep into the third year of all-out war, Ukraine’s strained air defenses have been under the microscope—But while Russia bombards Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, Moscow has vulnerabilities of its own. Russia’s air-defense network has been challenged […]

Anti-air Missiles

Ukraine’s artillery strikes destroyed Russia’s Buk-M1 air defense system

April 26, 2024 GDC 0

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces and an artillery unit successfully coordinated a missile strike against a Russian Buk-M1 air defense system, destroying it. The operation was carried out in response to the system preparing to launch […]

Defense Industry

Roketsan, EDGE sign partnership agreement to produce smart munitions

April 26, 2024 GDC 0

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  • Russian conscripts are drunk, disorderly and refused to carry orders

    August 11, 2023 0
    n a recently released video, a Russian commander in Ukraine can be seen physically and verbally abusing troops he accuses of being drunk while engaging in combat. The commander also says that the men are [...]
  • Grandpa’s Army: Putin raises servicemen retirement age from 65 to 70 years

    February 15, 2024 0
    Vladimir Putin is working to raise the age limit for army officers to 70 in an attempt to increase Russia’s military might, according to UK military intelligence. If approved, the draft legislation would be the [...]
  • Turkey And Russia To Sign Space Cooperation Pact

    April 7, 2021 0
    Turkey and Russia may ink a space cooperation agreement soon, the chief of Turkey’s newly established space agency told a Russian news agency. In an interview with TASS, Serdar Hüseyin Yıldırım said, “We are building [...]
  • GLONASS errors caused Russian cruise missiles to hit Russia’s Lipetsk region

    February 5, 2025 0
    Thus is the dramatic moment that a Putin missile targeting Ukraine hits Russia instead after receiving erroneous target data from Russia’s GLONASS guidance system, in an embarrassing multi-million-dollar blunder. Ukraine is developing a new supersonic [...]
  • South Korean F-15K Test Fires Taurus KEPD Long-range Missile

    November 21, 2024 0
    South Korea has tested its Taurus missile for the first time in seven years. TAURUS KEPD 350E Precision Strike Stand-Off MissileDateOctober 24, 2019North Korea’s aging fighter jets have a new weapon that looks like a Taurus cruise missile.DateDecember [...]
  • U.S. Official Warns India of Possible CAATSA Sanctions on Tejas Engine if It Purchases Su-57 Fighter Jet.

    February 9, 2026 0
    India is once again at the center of a complex geopolitical and defense debate as the United States signals possible sanctions over the acquisition of Russian-made Su-57 fourth-generation fighter jets. The warning comes at a [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India plans to invite Australian Navy to join Malabar exercise

  • C4iSR

    Sweden orders 10 mobile lightweight Giraffe 1x Radar for RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Europe

    Russian partisan groups ‘Freedom of Russia Legion’ captured BTR-82A armored vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Saab Offers Gripen and GlobalEye Production in Canada with Technology Transfer.

  • Africa

    Egypt Will Go To War With Ethiopia Over Grand Renaissance Dam, Says President Al-Sisi

  • Americas

    US Army Issued Tenders To Buy AK-74 Kalashnikov Assault Rifles For Adversary Training

  • Americas

    Poland Orders Three more Kormoran II MCM Vessels

  • Europe

    Turkey’s TCG Anadolu to allow drones to land, takeoff in the world first

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Starts Floating Off Second Type 26 Frigate

  • Air Platform

    Russia copies Boeing X-32 and embeds it into the cold-war MiG 1.44 project to create Checkmate LCA

  • Middle East

    Israel, Hamas Agree on Ceasefire After 15 Months of Bloodsheds

  • Land Platform

    Indian Army Buys 118 Arjun MK1A Main Battle Tanks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    A leaked document shows China’s WS-19 and WS-21 Huangshan engines underperforming compared to Chinese propaganda claims.

  • Air Platform

    Saab awarded contract to modernize Gripen C/D fleet

  • C4iSR

    HENSOLDT, RAFAEL develop jamming system to protect naval ships

  • Air Platform

    Russian Fighter Jets and Helicopters Are Blown Out Of Sky By British-made Starstreak Missiles

  • Europe

    Russia pulling out troops from Ukraine in humiliating retreat to save Kursk region

  • Industry

    Aero India 2021: HAL Displays Its Own Loyal Wingman Concept

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Drone (USV) Struck Russian Port In Novorossiysk

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    HARM Anti-radiation Missiles Taken Out Russian Radars, Now Bayraktar TB2 Rules The Skies In Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Vietnam Turning Cold War Era MiG-21 mothballs into target drones

  • Air Platform

    Sanctions On Russia: Indian Air Force Postponed Su-30MKI Upgrade Plan, Could Ground Entire Su-30MKI Fleet

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army to acquire 251 RWS for Bushmaster and Hawkei Armored Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Inaugurates Redback Combat Vehicle Factory in Australia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s Kh-47M2 Kinzhal Hypersonic BS: Not What You Think

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Rafael’s Releases Animated Promo Video of New Missile Hitting Russian Ship

  • Europe

    German Police Arrested Man For Supply Engines Worth $3 Million For Russian Orlan-10 Drone

  • Europe

    Production at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries halted due to Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz

  • Civil Aviation

    Boeing Awarded the Largest Aircraft Production Contract by Qatar Airways

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $870 Million F-35’s Sustainment Contract

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received Turkish Firtana 155mm Self-propelled Howitzers

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroys Russian Pantsir-S1 anti-air missile in Bakhmut

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Government Announced Plans For Gripen, UCAV And GlobalEye AEW&C

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan sent thousands of servicemen and armored vehicles to Syunik

  • Europe

    Untrained Russian Conscripts Struggling To Operate Tanks And Armored Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Amid Tensions with China, Australia to Acquire Two More P-8A Poseidon MPA

  • Middle East

    Israeli Aerospace Industries supplies Heron UAV to Morocco

  • Europe

    Simultaneous Explosions Rocked Russian Cities Destroying Military Base, Gunpowder And Iskander Missile Factories

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Long-Range Refueling Drill In Preparation Of Iran Strike

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Aims to Become Top 10 Global Arms Dealer.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Federal Police Arrested Former U.S. Military Pilot For Aiding Chinese Naval Aviators

  • Air Platform

    CAC-PAC JF-17 Thunder Block III Fourth Generation Fighter Aircraft

  • Naval Platforms

    Sikorsky signed a contract to supply 24 MH-60R Maritime helicopters for Indian Navy

  • Americas

    U.S. Army to upgrade Bradley infantry fighting vehicles Iron Fist APS

  • Africa

    Morocco is the first African country to donate T-72 tanks to Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Lithuania Purchases M142 HIMARS Artillery Rockets

  • Europe

    The RAF Typhoon Intercepts Russian Tu-95 Aircraft

  • Europe

    The Type 26 frigate and its derivative, the Hunter-class, serve as a cautionary tale for Australia and the UK.

  • Americas

    Brazil Selects MBDA EMADS Missile System Rejecting India’s Akash SAM

  • Air Platform

    Why Gripen E/F (AKA Sukhoi Killer) Is The Best Fighter Jets In Its Class

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