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Month: April 2025

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army Rejected Locally-made Cheap $300 Krasnopol 155mm Artillery Ammo Due to Poor Quality

April 18, 2025 GDC 0

In an internal report to the Ministry of Defense, the Indian Army said funds spent on faulty ammunition between 2014 and 2020 could have been used to buy 100 155-mm medium artillery guns. The Indian […]

South Asia

President Trump ordered DOGE to cut UN peacekeeping funds, a slap to Bangladesh after inscripting ‘except Israel’ on passport

April 17, 2025 GDC 0

The U.S. is the largest contributor to UN regular and peacekeeping budgets. The White House proposes slashing US diplomacy and aid budgets as the Congress sets the US federal government budget. Backed by the recent […]

Air Platform

Defence Minister Guido Crosetto says Britain is not sharing Global Air Combat technology with Japan and Italy

April 17, 2025 GDC 0

Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has said Britain is not fully sharing technologies with Italy and Japan in a major project to develop a new fighter jet and urged London to bring down the “barriers of […]

Air Platform

Portuguese Air Force Adopt Embraer C-390 Millennium For Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Missions

April 17, 2025 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Turkey Paused F-16V Acquisition in Favor of F-35 Stealth Jets

April 17, 2025 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Started Fitting Out Mk41 Vertical Launching System on Mogami-class Friday

April 17, 2025 GDC 0

Japan has started installing the first Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS) for a planned fleet of 12 Mogami-class multirole frigates (also known as FFM) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi […]

Air Platform

Peru to buy 24 Saab Gripen E/F fighter jets worth $2.8 billion

April 16, 2025 GDC 0

Sweden’s Parliament has to approve the intergovernmental sales, which include four GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft and 12 Gripen E/Fs, before orders can be placed. While neither acquisition is a finished deal, once the sales are granted […]

Anti-ship Missile

The underperforming Indian Brahmos missile was sold because of China, not because of its performance

April 16, 2025 GDC 0

Brahmos is not high-tech and cannot compete with Naval Strike Missile, RBS-15, or Exocet missiles regarding technological superiority. Based on Soviet design P-800 Oniks, Brahmos is a joint venture between the Indian Defence Research and […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Unveils Under Construction Nuclear-powered Submarine

April 16, 2025 GDC 0

North Korea unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a significant security threat to South Korea and the U.S. On Saturday, the state media agency released […]

Anti-ship Missile

Indonesia buying Soviet-era Russian-Indian BrahMos missile a problem for Canberra and Washington

April 16, 2025 GDC 0

India and Indonesia are in the final stages of negotiating a $450-million (€440-million) deal to export the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. If concluded, Indonesia will become the second ASEAN nation, after the Philippines, to acquire […]

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  • Philippines Wants To Purchase Tomahawk Cruise Missiles

    December 11, 2024 0
    Two Philippine officials said Wednesday that American and Filipino security officials have agreed to keep a U.S. mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines indefinitely to boost deterrence despite China’s expressions of alarm. Philippines intends [...]
  • Taiwan Wants To Purchase 40 F-35 Stealth Jets And 400 PAC-3 Missiles

    November 26, 2024 0
    Taiwan may buy a US weapons package worth more than $15 billion to show President-elect Donald Trump it is serious about defending itself against China. Taiwan finalized a defense deal with the U.S. worth $62 [...]
  • The US DoD Awarded Engine Contract For Taiwanese Air Force’s F-16V

    May 2, 2020 0
    Taiwan’s planned procurement of 66 newbuild Lockheed Martin F-16V Fighting Falcon combat aircraft appears to have been activated with an engine contract announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 28 April. The deal [...]
  • Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Strikes Destroyed Russian Ka-52, Mi-28 and Mi-8 Helicopters

    October 17, 2023 0
    The Ukrainian armed forces successfully attacked airports in the temporarily occupied territories on the night of 17 October, reported the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully attacked airports in the temporarily occupied territories. [...]
  • KGB Putin Overestimated His Rusty Soviet Military, Gets A Bloody Nose

    March 8, 2022 0
    A Russian attack helicopter makes a menacing low pass over a rural village in Ukraine, its gunship fully equipped with missiles and machine guns. Ukrainian soldiers blow up a Russian Ka-52 helicopter with an anti-tank [...]
  • Royal Navy Conducts Joint Exercises With Egyptian Rafale Fighters

    November 16, 2020 0
    According to the Royal Navy, Albion is leading the Littoral Response Group (Experimentation) deployment, comprising destroyer HMS Dragon, amphibious support ship RFA Lyme Bay and elements of 3 Commando Brigade. “The ships are on a [...]
Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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  • Middle East

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

  • Naval Platforms

    China launches first Type 054A/P frigate for Pakistan Navy

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italy To Deliver SAMP/T Anti-air Missiles System To Ukraine Worth €250 Million

  • Europe

    Czech Republic replaces Russian SAM with Israeli Spyder ADS

  • Air Platform

    Saab offers Gripen E/F fighter jets to the Indian Air Force.

  • Europe

    Ex-Russian Commander Igor Girkin Admits Ukraine Successfully Repelling Putin’s Troops

  • Europe

    Ukraine received six reconnaissance drones from Luxembourg

  • Europe

    ThyssenKrupp will develop new lithium-ion battery for German Navy submarine

  • Europe

    Putin’s new air defense system is nets between lampposts to catch FPV drones, but it doesn’t help

  • Africa

    Kenya Bought 118 Armored Vehicle From Turkey

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The US Air Force Rebuild Stockpiles of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM)

  • Europe

    Turkey Unveils Aipar Unmanned Ground Vehicle(UGV)

  • Defense Industry

    Saab offered to lease 24 Gripen and 2 GlobalEye to Malaysia

  • Europe

    Russia lost all North Korean Ammunition in Recent Drone Attacks

  • Europe

    French attack submarine Suffren begins sea trials:Report

  • Defense Industry

    CSM Industry Showcases Military Vehicles At IDEB Bratislava 2021

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shot down Iranian-made Mohajer-6 Drone

  • Europe

    Luftwaffe And Israeli Air Force Conduct Air Combat Exercises For The First Time

  • Europe

    U.S. curbs international supply chains to cripple Russia’s military

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Stand Up Second Tejas Squadron

  • Anti-air Missiles

    FrankenSAM program: Ukraine to retrofit AIM-9X Sidewinder On To Soviet-era Buk Launcher

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed Again: Ukraine Blew Up Russian Military’s HQ in Kherson Using UK-made Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US DoD Approved Additional Triton UAV For Australia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to receive three secondhand nuclear submarines from the U.S.

  • Defense Industry

    Eurofighter Consortium Expects 200 Additional Fighter Jets Order in 2026

  • Americas

    Two Ukrainian pilots are in the U.S. for training assessment on F-16 fighter jets

  • Naval Weapons

    Exocet MM40 Block 3 Long Range Anti-ship Missile

  • C4iSR

    Thales launches compact AESA radar for light combat aircraft

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Announced $9 Billion Defense Budget Amid Tensions With India

  • Air Platform

    France Offered Indian Navy To Loan Four Upgraded Rafale-M Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Ukraine forces shoot down Russian Su-25 combat aircraft near Bakhmut

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $7.8 Billion Contract To Produce 126 F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Infantry Weapons

    Exocet MM40 Block III Anti-ship Missiles

  • Defense Industry

    Switzerland Purchases 36 F-35 Stealth Jets Worth $6.25 Billion

  • Europe

    Israel supplies super modern arms to muslim Azerbaijani and deprived christian Armenians

  • Europe

    Croatia plans to acquire two new multipurpose corvettes.

  • Middle East

    United Arab Emirates loosening Islamic laws for personal freedom and expedite economic activity

  • Land Platform

    India’s new Zorawar light tank fitted with aluminium side skirts, vulnerable to FPV drones

  • Europe

    Turkey Will Retire Russian-made S-400 SAM In Exchange For Turkish Return To F-35 Program

  • Air Platform

    China Inducts J-10C Fighter jet With WS-10B Taihang Engine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Army Received Training On Harpoon Anti-ship Missile Launch System

  • Air Platform

    Air Marshal AK Bharti confirmed the Indian Air Force lost nine aircraft during the Kashmir skirmish

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan teams with France and Germany to develop high-tech railgun

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwanese company TRC aiding Russia in modifying dumb bomb into glide bomb

  • Middle East

    Iran shopping for Su-35, missile defense system amid U.S. sanctions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese J-10 jet drops flares in front of Australian Navy’s Sea Hawk helicopter above international waters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Middle East

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

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel Aerospace Industries unveils LAHAT ALPHA missile with 20km range.

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korean missile failure in the Ukraine war explains why Iranian missiles failed during the attacks on Israel

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