Americas
Shield AI rolls out radar-free ViDAR Pod surveillance system for combat aircraft
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Month: April 2025
Air Platform
US Air Force equips F-16s with artificial intelligence flight systems
The U.S. Air Force is advancing its next-generation air combat capabilities with the arrival of the final F-16 fighter jet designated for the VENOM-AFT program—short for Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying […]
Ballistic Missile
China Test Fires Air-launched DF-21D Anti-ship Ballistic Missile
A Chinese H-6N bomber has been photographed carrying a massive air-launched ballistic missile, raising speculation that the system may be an air-launched variant of the DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), possibly equipped with a hypersonic […]
Defense Industry
Turkish TAI, Brazil’s Embraer launch joint development of military aircraft
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Brazil’s Embraer have launched a strategic collaboration to conduct joint research and development (R&D) and manufacturing activities for both civilian and military platforms. Late Tuesday, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet […]
Anti-air Missiles
U.S. Army Deploys Second THAAD Missile Defense System to Israel
The US military deploys a THAAD missile defense system in Israel, March 2019. (US Army Europe/File) The US transferred a second THAAD anti-missile defense battery to Israel, according to a report published Sunday, amid rising […]
Americas
South Korea delivers K2 Black Panther battle tank to Peru
South Korea has shipped its K2 Black Panther main battle tank to Peru for display at the upcoming SITDEF 2025 defense exhibition. According to exclusive reporting from defensa.com, the K2 arrived aboard the Marshall Islands-flagged […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwan’s Indigenous Hai Kun-class Submarine Started Sea Trials
According to information published on April 4, 2025, by the “Liberty Time Net”, a prominent daily newspaper in Taiwan, Taiwan’s first domestically built submarine, the Hai Kun (also known as “Narwhal”), is nearing the completion […]
Europe
Saab test-fires lightweight torpedo from CB90 Fast Attack Craft
The Swedish Defence Materiel Agency, FMV, in cooperation with the Swedish Armed Forces and Swedish defence company Saab has fired Saab’s Lightweight Torpedo (Torpedo 47 or SLWT), from a CB 90 fast assault craft and […]
Europe
AERO Vodochody delivers cargo ramps for C-390 transport aircraft to Embraer
Czech defense manufacturer AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. announced Friday the delivery of another full set of structural components for Embraer’s C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft, a platform that will soon enter service with the Czech […]
Air Platform
Airbus Unveils French Army’s NH90 Caïman Special Operations Helicopter Prototype
Airbus has unveiled the prototype of the French Army’s NH90 Caïman Standard 2 multirole helicopter at an international special operations exhibit in Martignas-sur-Jalle. The aircraft is part of Paris’ efforts to integrate next-generation capabilities into […]