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Americas

Saab Proposes To Establish Sensors Production Centre Under Canada’s FFCP Programme

February 17, 2021 GDC 0

Swedish firm Saab has proposed to build a sensor centre under its bid for Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP). The company announced the news during AIx Space 2021 Conference on 18 January. Dubbed ‘Saab […]

Air Platform

Saab Group And Canada Sign MoU on Gripen Research Centre In Quebec

January 21, 2021 GDC 0

Saab and the Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec (CRIAQ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support Saab’s commitments under Gripen contract, if signed. The MoU was signed in last year, […]

Americas

Saab’s Gripen C/D shines in Alaska Red Flag exercise

January 7, 2021 GDC 0

Gripen first participated in Red Flag 2006 with the Gripen A. It was assigned to the red team. It scored ten kills on the first day, including a Typhoon. The Gripen’s performance and efficiency needed […]

Americas

Saab To Open Two Aerospace Centers If Canada Selects Gripen E

January 5, 2021 GDC 0

The latest offer by Saab to Canada under the Future Fighter Capability Project focuses on strengthening the country’s aerospace sector while providing an opportunity to boost economic benefits. The offer involves establishing two new Aerospace […]

Americas

Gripen “Smart Fighter” For Canada Is A Viable Contender For FFCP: Saab

December 24, 2020 GDC 0

Saab Group is confident that its single-engine Gripen E remains a viable contender for Canada’s next-generation fighter aircraft fleet, even though there are currently no immediate plans for Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilots to […]

Americas

Boeing Declared Partnership For Canada’s FFCP Programme

November 3, 2020 GDC 0

OTTAWA (GDC) – Through five new agreements, Boeing and its Canadian aerospace partners are preparing to deliver C$61 billion Industrial benefits and nearly 250,000 jobs to the Canadian economy. “Canada is one of Boeing’s most […]

Air Platform

Saab Group formally submitted proposals for Canada’s FFCP Programme

August 1, 2020 GDC 0

Swedish defense giant, Saab has submitted its proposal for the Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) to Canada. The proposal comprises 88 Gripen E fighter aircraft, with a comprehensive support and training package and an industrial […]

Americas

Saab Announces Partners For Gripen E Campaign In Canada

March 4, 2020 GDC 0

Swedish defense giant Saab Group has announced partners who will participate in its Gripen E campaign for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) requirement for 88 new fighters to replace legacy CF-18 Hornet aircraft. Read […]

  • Bangladesh DGFI: A Symbol of Abuse, Corruptions and Impunity

    June 10, 2020 0
    Established in 1977, under the authoritarian rule of General Ziaur Rahman, it has been modelled after Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. The Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) reports directly to Prime Minister of Bangladesh [...]
  • U.S. to send Avenger air defense systems and ammunition to Ukraine

    September 26, 2023 0
    The Biden administration announced on Thursday that the Department of Defense is sending an additional security assistance package to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs.  Pentagon Announced $125 Million Defense Aid For UkraineDateApril 28, [...]
  • German-Norwegian Type 212CD submarine programme achieves Critical Design Review milestone

    August 26, 2024 0
    The submarine project has reached a significant milestone, with the completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase for the new submarines. This milestone marks the conclusion of the design phase. Norway has ordered four [...]
  • Iran retains half of its drone and missile capacity inside the bunker at the start of the ceasefire.

    April 24, 2026 0
    Iran has been digging its underground bunkers day and night in the missile cities to retrieve almost 50 per cent of its ballistic missiles, associated launchers and more than 60 per cent of its kamikaze [...]
  • Sweden’s Gripen Fighter Jets Chases Russian Su-35 Out of NATO Skies

    December 19, 2024 0
    Sweden scrambled two fighter jets to intercept a pair of Russian bomber jets flying over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, according to Försvarsmakten, the Swedish Armed Forces. The NATO nation scrambled two Jas 39 Gripen [...]
  • Israeli space-age weapons of Azerbaijani military dismantles Russian-origin Armenian weapons

    October 14, 2020 0
    Both Armenia and Azerbaijan, traditional enemies, have been building up their armed forces over the last decade. They fought a bloody war that ended in 1994, in which tens of thousands of people were killed [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

  • Air Platform

    Boeing has offered to produce the Ghost Bat drone in Poland as part of its 32 F-15EX sales pitch.

  • Air Platform

    Here’s Why Egypt Purchased Chinese J-10C Vigorous Dragon Junk Fighter Jets

  • C4iSR

    Thales Awarded Contract To Deliver GM200 Surveillance Radar To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    First Israeli Female Pilot Takes F-35I to the Sky

  • Europe

    Royal Navy To Receive First Type 31 Frigate In 2025

  • Middle East

    Russia deployed an inflatable dummy S-300 air defense system in Al Tabqah airbase

  • Americas

    Saab To Open Two Aerospace Centers If Canada Selects Gripen E

  • Air Platform

    Russian Technicians Sabotaging MiG-29 Fleet Worldwide, Amid Fears Of Transferring MiGs to Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Saab Group To Build Two GlobalEye AEW&C For Swedish Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Russia copies Boeing X-32 and embeds it into the cold-war MiG 1.44 project to create Checkmate LCA

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone attacks destroyed two Tu-22M3 nuke bombers and three Su-34 bombers at Soltsky-2 airbase

  • Europe

    Ukraine sinks Russian ship as Moscow accused of forcible deportations from Mariupol

  • Americas

    US Army To Introduce Integrated Visual Augmentation Systems

  • Air Platform

    India’s Defense Acquisition Council Approves $40 Billion to Purchase 114 Rafale Fighter Jets and Additional P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

  • Infantry Weapons

    US Approves Possible Sale of 1,000 TOW Missiles to Saudi Arabia

  • Europe

    Russian propagandist and military commander Semyon Pegov stepped onto a landmine in Donetsk

  • Europe

    A Significant Fire Engulfed At Russia’s Rocket Manufacturing NPO Avtomatiki Plant

  • Middle East

    Thyssenkrupp Delivers Fourth Submarine To Egyptian Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    After Australia, Japan Wants Nuclear Submarines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Long-range missiles and stealth fighters, Japan Ready to fight China

  • Europe

    French Offers Line Of Credit For Rafale Jets Proposal To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Trump Admin Approves $8.6 Billion Arms Sales to Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE and Israel Amid the Iran War.

  • C4iSR

    Turkey-backed Syrian Rebels Bring Bonanza For Turkey After Capturing Complete Set Of Russian Podlet Fire Direction Radar

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    China’s LY-1 Laser Weapon System: A Tech Breakthrough or Propaganda Advantage?

  • Air Platform

    A spectacular Centenary Flypast Of RAAF

  • Middle East

    Israeli pilots reflect on the ‘Days of Repentance’ operation that destroyed Iran’s air defense capability

  • Americas

    The U.S. Navy Orders 10th Virginia-class Submarine

  • Americas

    Hanwha and Indra Jointly Offer Armor Vehicle to the Chilean Army.

  • Europe

    Russian submarines targeting British submarine cables question Royal Navy’s operational capability.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Sea Drones damaged Russia’s tugboat Smirnov and a barge

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Several Anti-air Missiles Types At Zhuhai Airshow

  • Europe

    Germany’s Rheinmetall opens first joint production facility in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Belarusian Air Force’s Yak-130 Training Aircraft Crashed

  • Middle East

    U.S. and Israeli forces conduct airstrikes on multiple Iranian nuclear facilities, universities, steel factories, and the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.

  • Air Platform

    Argentina donates two Mi-17E helicopters to Ukraine

  • Americas

    CIA used AI and Ghost Murmur, a long-range ‘quantum magnetometry’, to detect the downed American pilot’s heartbeat during a combat rescue mission in Iran.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hanwha Defense Awarded $1.7 Billion Contract To Deliver 200 K9 Artillery System

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Army enters Nagorno-Karabakh district after peace deal

  • Europe

    Iran Sent Military Trainer To Train Russian Military Officers

  • Americas

    US Army’s Bradley vehicle replacement (OMFV) programme

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received VAB Armored Vehicle From France

  • Ballistic Missile

    Iran Delivers Hundreds of Fath-360 and Fateh-313 Theatre Ballistic Missiles to Russia

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Successfully Tests New Akinci B Drone

  • Air Platform

    Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Super Hercules Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight Test

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded $4.7 billion contract to build 96 AH-64E Apache helicopters for Poland.

  • Europe

    Avdiivka Becomes Vehicle Graveyard For Russian T-90M Tanks And BTR-82A Armored Vehicles

  • Explore

    BAE, Rheinmetall To Manufacture Challenger 3 Tank For British Army

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman Successfully Conducted Fourth AGM-88G AARGM-ER Missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive 200 MaxxPro MRAP From The U.S.

  • Americas

    Lockheed’s Patriot missile’s success in the Ukraine war silenced most critics of the system

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