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  • [ April 23, 2026 ] Russian Shahed drones are beginning to fall apart midair as quality worsens. Europe
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Air Platform

Portugal negotiating with Saab to acquire Gripen E/F to replace ageing F-16

April 18, 2025 GDC 0

On April 6, 2025, Saab Chief Executive Officer Micael Johansson confirmed during an interview with Dagens Industri that negotiations are ongoing with Portugal and Canada regarding the potential acquisition of the Saab JAS 39 Gripen. […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army’s Dhanush artillery gun fails in trial due to counterfeit Chinese bearings supplied by corrupt officials

April 18, 2025 GDC 0

India’s homegrown 155mm/45-calibre gun has taken a hit following a row of failed trials for over three months by the Indian Army, according to a top source in the army. “The Dhanush 155mm/45-caliber artillery gun […]

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 […]

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  • NATO Sets Out Future Electronic Warfare Capability

    November 28, 2019 0
    On 25th to 27th November, the NATO Electronic Warfare Advisory Committee (NEWAC) convened its 107th Plenary meeting at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The meeting was presided over by Colonel Ziya Kabasakal, chairperson for the [...]
  • Ukraine’s SBU Blew Up Baikal–Amur Rail Bridge in Buryatia Sabotaging Russia’s Major Rail Link to China

    December 3, 2023 0
    A crucial rail link between Russia and China thousands of miles away from the frontline in Ukraine was sabotaged in an operation directed by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), it has been reported. Ukraine’s [...]
  • U.S. State Department Approved Foreign Military Sale Of $150 Million Hellfire Missiles For Netherlands

    June 14, 2024 0
    The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced last week that the U.S. State Department approved the sale of Hellfire air-to-ground missiles to the Netherlands. The potential $150 million deal, with Lockheed Martin Missile as its sole [...]
  • Donald Trump Made Labor Party Great Again in Australia’s Election 2025

    May 4, 2025 0
    Anthony Albanese claimed a historic second term in Australia’s elections as prime minister on Saturday in a dramatic comeback against once-resurgent conservatives that was powered by voters’ concerns about the influence of U.S. President Donald [...]
  • Dead, wounded: The voices of desperate Russian soldiers trying to escape Ukraine

    November 27, 2023 0
    Secretly recorded calls of Russian soldiers speaking from the front lines in Ukraine with loved ones back home offer a rare glimpse of the war through Russian eyes. As the war in Ukraine grinds into [...]
  • S-400 failed: Ukraine wiped out Russian military base in Luhansk using four UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles

    June 8, 2023 0
    Ukraine has reportedly blasted a Russian military base with four long-range missiles supplied by the UK. British Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles Destroyed Russian Military Headquarter In LuhanskDateApril 16, 2024Russia says Ukraine used Storm Shadow missiles [...]
Europe

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

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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 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Allocates $100 Million For Turkish Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Will Spend $5 Billion on Defense Under Major Military Overhaul

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Spain purchases four Patriot missile batteries worth $1.7 billion.

  • Europe

    Ukraine started firing 110km range Vilkha artillery rockets

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    China Refuses to Supply Aircraft Parts to Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine blew up Russia’s ten vital infrastructure in kamikaze drone attacks

  • Air Platform

    UK Buys 14 Chinooks Helicopters Worth £1.4 Billion

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Saab Gripen Fires New AIM-9X Air-to-Ground Sidewinder Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US State Department Aproves Link16, and IFF Upgrades of South Korean F-16

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia launches RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile targeting Ukraine’s Dnipro city

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force’s Fighter Jets Flew Low Over Saudi Airspace To Bomb Houthis

  • Europe

    Russian Military Ran Out of Guided Bombs and Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Sec. Blinken says U.S. ready to move forward with sale of F-35s, drones to UAE

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation has received 533 Rafale fighter jet orders.

  • Europe

    How sanctions are affecting Russian defense industrial complex

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall purchases Spainish weapons manufacturer Expal

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Received F-16 From Netherlands, Mirage 2000 From France

  • Europe

    IAI And Rafael Are Competing For Polish Air Defense Requirement

  • Europe

    Ukraine Formally Requests To Buy Israeli Iron Dome Anti-air Missiles

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Navy commissioned Damen-built PNS Yarmook

  • Middle East

    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems hands over fourth S44 submarine to Egyptian Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Sends Su-35 To Taiwanese ADIZ For First Time

  • Europe

    Greek Frigate Limnos rammed Turkish MEKO-class frigates

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thailand Rejects Chinese Proposal To Build $390 Million Submarine With Underperforming And Noisy Chinese-made CHD620 Diesel Engine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Ultra Maritime to provide hull mounted sonar for RAN’s Hunter-class Frigates

  • Americas

    Dynetics Beats Out Iron Dome For $237M U.S. Army’s Missile Defense Contract

  • Defense Industry

    Serbia Plans To Buy New Fighter Jets

  • Middle East

    U.S. Approves $6.67 Billion Arms Sales to Israel and $9 billion arms sales to Saudi Arabia.  

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Iran unveils Bavar-373 air defense system amid Israel tensions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Nexter Delivers 105mm Howitzers To Thailand

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Here’s why Russia’s S-400 Triumf Surface-to-air missile failed in Iran.

  • Americas

    Saab To Open Two Aerospace Centers If Canada Selects Gripen E

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy’s SSN-AUKUS (SSN-A) will receive evolved version of AN/BYG-1 combat control system

  • The Thief
    South Asia

    Bangladesh Army (Thief) Siphoned $20 Million to Buy 200 Indian-made TATA Hexa Sports Utility Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s MiG-31K Absent From Air Sorties After Exhausting Service Life

  • C4iSR

    The Talon HATE Pod Air-to-air, Air-to-ground and Satellite Data Links

  • Europe

    Explosion rocks Russian-occupied Melitopol, amid Ukrainian counteroffensive

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia signed landmark treaty with the UK for nuclear-powered attack submarines

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Air Force’s F-16I Sufa Jet Strike Iran with RAMPAGE missiles.

  • Americas

    US Navy’s new Landing Craft Completes Tests with USS Carter Hall

  • Africa

    Kenyan Air Force Received All Three C-27J Spartan Transport Aircraft

  • Europe

    Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

  • Europe

    Leaked FSB document shows mad Vlad wants to annex Belarus by 2030

  • Middle East

    Aselsan Awarded Contract to Supply SARP RWS to Bahrain

  • Europe

    The Netherlands Delivers YPR-765 Infantry Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Australian Killed Fighting Alongside Ukrainian Troops

  • Air Platform

    Boeing trials F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III fighter aircraft

  • Europe

    Belarusian Forces Will Soon Join Ukraine Invasion, Says President Alexander Lukashenko

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA Deutschland increasing production capacity and developing new capabilities

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