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Americas

Brazilian Army trials new remotely operated weapon system.

October 28, 2025 GDC 0

The Brazilian Army has conducted field acceptance tests on the second prototype of its upgraded remotely operated weapon system, the UT30BR2, according to the Tecnologia & Defesa. The tests were carried out on October 9 […]

Americas

Brazil rejects Indian-made Akash SAM, citing accuracy issues with the missile

July 3, 2025 GDC 0

Brazil has rejected India’s offer to buy the Indian-made Akash surface-to-air missile and Garuda self-propelled howitzer, according to local Indian media. The move supports the South American government’s ongoing modernization of its armed forces and […]

Americas

Embraer Wins $17 Million Deal to Supply SABER M200 Radar to Brazilian Army

January 27, 2025 GDC 0

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Americas

Brazilian Army Purchases Turkish M2HB Heavy Machine Guns

January 22, 2025 GDC 0

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Americas

Brazilian Army purchased Czech Zuzana 2 155mm howitzer, ditching Chinese SH-15 howitzer

August 10, 2024 GDC 0

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Americas

Chinese SH-15 self-propelled howitzers performed worse in Brazilian army’s trials

March 18, 2024 GDC 0

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Americas

Brazilian army ditches Norinco ST1 and selects Italian-made Centauro II combat vehicle

December 28, 2022 GDC 0

As written by Roberto Caiafa in InfoDefensa on November 25, as expected since even before the tender was published, the Centauro II armored vehicle proposed by the CIO consortium formed equally by Iveco Defense Vehicles and Leonardo […]

Air Platform

Brazilian Military Purchases 27 Airbus H125 Helicopters

November 20, 2022 GDC 0

The Brazilian armed forces, through the Combat Aircraft Programme Coordinating Committee (COPAC), have acquired 27 single engine H125 helicopters to boost the training capacity of the Brazilian Navy and the Air Force. The H125 will […]

Americas

Brazil Issues RFP To Upgrade Leopard 1A Tank

June 16, 2021 GDC 0

The Brazilian Army is seeking to upgrade its Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) Leopard 1A5BR main battle tank (MBT) through a competition for local modernisation. The request for information (RFI) and request for proposals (RFPs) are scheduled […]

  • Poland to acquire Korean K2 and German Leopard 2 tanks to replace T-72s donated to Ukraine

    June 8, 2022 0
    According to information published by the Polish newspaper website “The wPolityce“, Poland is in discussion with Germany and South Korea to replace its T-72 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) donated to Ukraine with German Leopard 2 [...]
  • India Finally Decommissions Soviet-era MiG-21 Fighter Jet Nickname “the Flying Coffin”

    September 25, 2025 0
    The first time he throttled the MiG‑21 to full power, soaring 20km above the Earth at twice the speed of sound, the young fighter pilot felt utterly weightless, as if the sky itself had let [...]
  • Russia wants to buy back the Turkish S-400 air defence system, amid air defence shortages.

    September 17, 2025 0
    Faced with military equipment shortages, Russia wants to buy back S-400 air defense systems it sold NATO member Turkey over half a decade ago, according to a secret diplomatic request sent to Turkey a few [...]
  • US Air Force C-17 landing in Libya For Special Operations, Global Hawk drone patrolling over Western Libya

    June 7, 2020 0
    An US Air Force C-17 landed in Libya on Wednesday night for an undisclosed mission, possibly special operatives drop off, Itamil Radar tracked another US Air Force C-17A (reg. 10-0215 callsign RCH147) departed from Ramstein Air Base, [...]
  • Su-27 plane crashed during exercises in Ukraine

    December 5, 2021 0
    In the Vinnytsia region of Ukraine, a Su-27 plane crashed during an exercise. Both pilots were killed, local media reported. Ukrainian air force pilot killed after Su-24 fighter jet crashesDateOctober 29, 2022Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet [...]
  • IAI Heron Showcases Its Maritime Surveillance Capability For Royal Navy

    June 29, 2022 0
    The Israel Air Force relies heavily on UAS, judging by the fact that four drone squadrons account for 80% of its total flight hours. Recently, the Heron 1 and Heron TP UAS became the first drones to [...]
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 […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Completely Destroys Syrian Naval Fleet

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh central banker accuses Sheikh Hasina and her cronies of siphoning out $234 billion with DGFI spy agency help: FT reports

  • Europe

    Russian Army has fewer than 3000 tanks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan develops cutting-edge railgun cannon

  • Africa

    Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin reselling arms to Sudanese terrorists group

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers blow up and destroy Russian artillery system

  • Air Platform

    Norway to donate 25 F-16 Fighting Falcon to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Myanmar Navy Encircled Bangladesh’s Saint Martin’s Island As Myanmar Plans To Occupy The Bangladeshi Islands

  • Europe

    Embarrassing Russian Army, Drunk Russian Troops Ditches BMD-2 IFV

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina’s schizophrenia and paranoia about America started in 1975 when the Indian RAW brainwashed her in exile.

  • Air Platform

    Embraer begins building KC-390 Millennium airlifter for Hungary

  • Defense Industry

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $192 Million Sustainment Contract For Australian Navy’s Aegis Destroyer

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces repel Russian advance, destroy 42 Russian T-72 tanks and combat vehicles

  • Europe

    Ireland To Become NATO Member To Protect Undersea Digital Cables

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. state department approves the sale of F-35 to Singapore

  • Europe

    Huge Explosion Ripped Through Russian Oil And Gas Refinery In Suspected Sabotage Attack

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia and UK sign defense and security treaty to meet emerging challenges

  • Africa

    Israel, Chad renew diplomatic relations that were severed in 1972

  • Africa

    Nigeria’s M-346FA light attack jet performs first flight ahead of delivery.

  • Air Platform

    Saab delivered second GlobalEye AEW&C to UAE

  • Middle East

    IRGC says Iran will hit Saudi, Qatari, Emirati and Kuwaiti power plants and water desalination plants as Saudi Arabia prepares strike packages against Iran.

  • Europe

    NATO Defense Ministers Scheduled Meeting to Discuss Ukraine War

  • Americas

    Canada to replace US-made M777 howitzers with new 155mm howitzers

  • Air Platform

    F-16s for Ukraine arrived in Romania to train Ukrainian pilots

  • South Asia

    Indian Rafale Destroyed Pakistani Airbase, Israeli-made Barak SAM Shot Down F-16 and JF-17 Block III Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft just hit a significant milestone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Army is on the verge of collapse as ‘three Brotherhood’ rebels took of three northern states

  • Naval Platforms

    Dassault Aviation delivered third ATL2 MPA to French DPA

  • Europe

    KGB Putin ordered FSB to mass report against Twitter accounts and Youtube channels posting the true story of the Ukraine invasion

  • Air Platform

    China Begins Delivering J-10C To Pakistan Air Force

  • South Asia

    DW News Exposes Cover Up Of Illegal Torture, Extra-judicial Killings And Disappearance Of Citizens By Bangladeshi DGFI And RAB

  • Europe

    Turkey Turned Down Russian Offer To Buy Second Batch Of S-400 SAM Amid Sanctions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese F-16 warned of 20 Chinese J-11 fighters over Taiwan Straits

  • Air Platform

    Russia pulls back fighter jets hundreds of kilometers inside Russia amid fear of Storm Shadow and ATACMS strikes

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy’s Nuclear-powered Submarine USS Ohio Surfaced In The South China Sea Following CNS Fujian (CV-18).

  • Europe

    Ukraine successfully de-militarized the ‘Russian Air Force’ killing more than 600 pilots and destroying 500 aircraft

  • Europe

    New U.S. Sanctions Hit Putin’s Family Members

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed Moscow’s multiple shopping centers

  • Europe

    Turkey To Use South Korean Engine For Altay Tank

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s SBU Hit Kerch Bridge With 1000kg Underwater Explosions

  • Europe

    St Petersburg Bomb Blast Kills Putin’s Propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky

  • Naval Platforms

    The Fassmer’s MPV70 MK II Multipurpose Combat Vessel

  • Americas

    U.S. State Department Approved Foreign Military Sale Of $150 Million Hellfire Missiles For Netherlands

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Australian Navy’s Shortfin Barracuda Class Submarine

  • Middle East

    Israeli Kamikaze Drones Struck Iranian Drone Manufacturing Factory

  • Europe

    BYPOL uprising: Poland deploys HIMARS, tanks and troops near the border of Kaliningrad exclave

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aerospace Industries opens first Southeast Asian office in Malaysia

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-57 is a Su-35 beneath a new airframe

  • Europe

    Turkey accused Russia of fraud, discloses fatal flaws in Russian-made S-400 SAM system, calling it a “chimney”

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rheinmetall awarded contract to deliver Skyranger 30 short-range air defense systems for the Royal Danish Army

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