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Europe

Saab’s A26 is the world’s first fifth-generation stealth attack submarine.

November 28, 2025 GDC 0

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Europe

Poland purchases three Swedish-built A26 class submarines.

November 27, 2025 GDC 0

Poland said on Wednesday it had chosen Sweden’s Saab to supply it with three submarines, in a multi-billion-dollar deal that forms a key element of Warsaw’s efforts to bolster its defences in the Baltic Sea. […]

Europe

Sweden’s new A-26 Blekinge Class submarines can perform seabed warfare

April 11, 2023 GDC 0

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Defense Industry

Ukraine War: Why Can’t Swedish Arms Maker Fill The Vacuum Left By Russian Arms Maker?

August 30, 2022 GDC 0

 The head of Russia’s weapons export branch said arms export revenue total in 2022 is likely to total about $10.8 billion, which would be roughly 26% lower than reported for 2021. Alexander Mikheyev, the director […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Which stopgap submarine should the Royal Australian Navy build or buy off the shelf?

June 20, 2022 GDC 0

Australia only has one option left, a group of former senior navy personnel say, to build conventional submarines while waiting for the nuclear-powered program to begin. Experts at Global Defense Corp are concerned about the […]

  • Japan to begin assembly of Patria AMV XP armored vehicles

    May 26, 2025 0
    Japanese defense manufacturer Japan Steel Works is preparing to begin local assembly of the Patria AMV XP 8×8 armored vehicles, with production scheduled to start in September under a license agreement with Finnish defense firm [...]
  • Armenian Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems were destroyed: Azerbaijani Defense Ministry

    October 18, 2020 0
    During the battles in the Fuzuli-Jabrayil direction over the past two days, three Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems (SAM) of the Armenian armed forces have been destroyed by a MAM-L precise strike, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense [...]
  • India, China army talks fail to defuse Ladakh border tensions

    October 12, 2021 0
    India and China failed to make headway in further resolving the 17-month-long standoff in eastern Ladakh during the 13th Corps Commander level talks held Sunday, with People’s Liberation Army (PLA) refusing to disengage from the [...]
  • 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 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. Ukraine’s elite Alpha unit destroyed $4 [...]
  • U.S. State Department Approves HIMARS Artillery Rockets For Netherlands

    March 28, 2023 0
    The U.S. government has approved the sale of 20 new M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers to the Netherlands, according to the Pentagon’s top arms broker. Netherlands Purchases M142 HIMARS Worth $670 MillionDateMarch [...]
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Makes An Historic Visit To Saudi Kingdom

    November 24, 2020 0
    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia and met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, learned GDC citing Israeli newspapers Haaretz. Citing unnamed Israeli sources, Israeli public broadcaster [...]
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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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

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

April 28, 2026 0

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  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems annual sales rose to  £23.3 billion amid Ukraine war

  • Europe

    KGB Putin offers Middle East fighters $400 a week to join the Ukraine war

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US State Department approves Apache AH-64E and AH-1Z Viper Helicopter For Philippines

  • Air Platform

    Brazilian Pilot Takes Domestically Made Gripen E to Sky For the First Time

  • C4iSR

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Produce Two GlobalEye Early Warning Aircraft For Poland

  • Middle East

    Israel Ready to Joint Venture with Arab Nations on Missile Defense

  • Europe

    Russia lost four T-90M tanks, 11 BTR-82A APCs and 20 artilleries in one day, reported Ukrainian MoD

  • Air Platform

    Spain Wants to Buy More Eurofighter Typhoon until F-35 is Available

  • Europe

    Turkish STM Unveils Fast Attack Craft Design

  • Air Platform

    German firm developed AI backbone for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program

  • Cruise Missiles

    Russian Kh-101 Cruise Missile Hit Russian Territory Due To GLONASS Guidance Error

  • Middle East

    Israel F-15I Escorts American B-52 Bombers Over Gulf Of Oman

  • Europe

    Russia Plans to Invest $1.1 Billion in Drone Development

  • Europe

    Explosion Rocked At Russian Military’s Airbase In Belarus

  • Europe

    France could send troops if requested by Ukraine in response to a Russian breakthrough, says President Emmanuel Macron

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s Kh-101 cruise missile crashes mid-air due to propulsion malfunction

  • Europe

    Russian troops use a penguin costume to camouflage themselves on the front line.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Defense Demonstrates AS9 SPH And AARV To Australian Army

  • Europe

    First Tranche Of 1500 North Korean Troops Received Russian Uniform And Fake ID In Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Satellite images reveal North Korea is constructing the largest warship ever

  • Europe

    Denmark Announces $2 Billion Security Plan For Arctic Region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian DoD projected $80 billion costs for submarines

  • Industry

    Belgium Defense Industry, Defense Export and Import

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy’s forward posture strategy in Malacca Straits

  • Europe

    Ukraine Struck Russian Rescue Tugboat With British-made Brimstone Anti-ship Missile

  • Americas

    US Army Awarded A Contract To Buy Carl-Gustaf Shoulder-fired Weapons

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s high-tech stealth shortfin Barracuda can dismantle Chinese Jin-class submarine

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Likely To Be Second Export Customer Of South Korean KF-21 Fighter Jet

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Pilot Downs Six Russian Cruise Missiles Making Amazing History

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Awarded A Contract To Build Nine CH-53K Helicopters For US Marines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Hanwha Wins Australian Army’s IFV Contract

  • Europe

    China Delivered First Batch Of Armored Vehicles To Russian Army Violating International Sanctions

  • Europe

    Russians Cash Savings Hit All Time Low, VTB Bank Collapsed

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force destroys Mi-17 helicopter fleet near Iranian capital.

  • Air Platform

    General Atomics demonstrates teaming of MQ-20 Avenger and King Air 200

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany in talks with Israel to buy more Arrow 3 air defense systems.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hamas deployed Chinese-made HJ-8L anti-tank missile against Israeli armored vehicle

  • Infantry Weapons

    Buk Surface-to-Air (SAM) Missile System

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Received Record Orders from Domestic and International Customers

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany will provide additional IRIS-T SLM air defense systems to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian volunteers convert Humvee into mobile 120mm multiple rocket launcher

  • Defense Industry

    Daewoo and Hanjin Join Forces On South Korea’s Aircraft Carrier Project

  • Middle East

    Israel declares state of war after Hamas killed more than 700 hundreds civilians and abducted 100 citizens

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Successfully Tests AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR Radar

  • Europe

    Saab’s A26 is the world’s first fifth-generation stealth attack submarine.

  • Europe

    Hungary’s parliament ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership bid

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned combat aerial vehicle fires HKG-82 precision-guided bomb

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China prepares a shipment of HQ-9B, HQ-16, HQ-7, FN-6, C-802, and tunnel boring machines and ballistic missile launchers to Iran via the CPEC corridor.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RTAF announced procurement programme in “White Paper 2020”

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan seeking 80 F-16V Block 70 fighter jets and 400 AMRAAM missiles from the United States

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