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  • [ June 5, 2026 ] Sweden’s Gripen faces moment of truth in Ukraine’s air combat with Russia. Air Platform
  • [ June 5, 2026 ] Armenia armed its Su-30 fighters with Iranian glide bombs amid reduced CSTO cooperation. Air Platform
  • [ June 5, 2026 ] Japan offers Mogami-class frigate and Taigei-class submarine to Indonesia. East Asia and Pacific Region
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Air Platform

President Trump’s Actions Allowing F-35 Partners Question About American Weapons and Making Europe’s Defense Industries Great Again

April 10, 2025 GDC 0

Trump’s actions have caused some US allies to reconsider their commitment to buying F-35s. It’s a big opportunity for Europe, and one jet maker is already trying to seize the opportunity. Trump’s attitude to Europe, […]

Air Platform

Sweden Sent Gripen Fighter Jets to Poland for NATO Air Policing Mission

March 31, 2025 GDC 0

Six Swedish Gripen multirole combat aircraft and six British Eurofighter Typhoons have landed in northern Poland to take part in NATO deterrence operations. The aircraft will be used in NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing program, which […]

Americas

Canada to diversify weapons import and reduce reliance on US weapons

March 18, 2025 GDC 0

Canada is looking for possible alternatives to its deal to buy U.S. fighter jets in part because it relies too much on the United States for security, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday. Carney […]

Air Platform

Portugal Ditches F-35 Stealth Jets, Amid Trump’s Erratic Behavior

March 15, 2025 GDC 0

The evolution of U.S. policy toward NATO has led the Portuguese Ministry of Defense to reassess its combat aircraft acquisition strategy. This resulted in the abandonment of Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. […]

Air Platform

Sweden’s proposal on the Gripen sale to Thailand included significant technology transfer

January 28, 2025 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Thailand’s Defense Minister Recommends Saab Gripen Over F-16 Fighting Falcon

January 13, 2025 GDC 0

The Defence Ministry supports the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) decision to choose the Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets over the F-16 aircraft from the United States, says Minister Phumtham Wechayachai. Mr Phumtham, also Deputy Prime […]

Europe

Sweden’s Gripen Fighter Jets Chases Russian Su-35 Out of NATO Skies

December 19, 2024 GDC 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 […]

Air Platform

Brazil Purchases Additional Gripen E, Sweden Purchases Brazilian KC-390 Transport Aircraft In Bilateral Deals

November 14, 2024 GDC 0

Brazil is likely to purchase nine additional Saab JAS 39 E/F Gripens, according to a 9 November statement by the Swedish Ministry of Defence (MoD), adding to its 2014 order for 36 of the multirole […]

Air Platform

Transactional Trump: Bangladesh Air Guard Could Receive American Jets, Bangladesh Will Never Receive Eurofighter Or Rafale For Poor Human Rights Record

November 10, 2024 GDC 0

President-elect Donald Trump will likely be a unilateralist in his dealings with the world, neither a pre-World War Two isolationist nor the post-war global policeman. Trump’s highly transactional view of life means he will take […]

Air Platform

Philippines Invites Saab, Lockheed, KAI And TAI For $7 Billion Fighter Jets Tenders

October 8, 2024 GDC 0

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  • Shady Arms Deal: Armenia Bought 35 OSA SHORAD From Jordan During Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

    March 20, 2021 0
    Jordan reportedly delivered 35 mobile launchers and an Osa-AK anti-aircraft defense system simulator to Armenia for an amount of $27 million. The entire OSA SHORAD systems were destroyed by Azerbaijani Bayraktar TB2 drones during the [...]
  • Bangladesh Air Guard’s Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar Clocked 100 Hours on PT-6 Basic Trainer, Spent 60 Hours as F-7BJI Trainee and Absent from Flying Activities for UN Peacekeeping Mission

    July 22, 2025 0
    Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar has just returned from a UN peacekeeping mission and has been absent from all combat training exercises for more than two years. Underprivileged Bangladeshi join the armed forces to make [...]
  • Ukraine is winning energy war against Russia by hitting Russian oil depots

    August 29, 2024 0
    Ukrainian drones have set oil tanks on fire at an depot in Russia’s southern Rostov region, Russian Telegram channels reported on Wednesday. Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set the largest fire at Russian oil depot since the [...]
  • Australia, Japan, South Korea And New Zealand To Deepen Cooperation With NATO Amid China Tensions

    July 22, 2024 0
    The plan by the United States to “institutionalise” four Asia-Pacific countries within the Nato framework is likely to hinge on a raft of factors such as the course of the Russia-Ukraine war, China’s continued “aggression” [...]
  • North Korean Soldiers Crossed The DMZ But Returned After South Korea Fired Warning Shots

    June 18, 2024 0
    South Korea’s military has said that between 20 and 30 North Korean soldiers crossed the border between the two countries early on Tuesday, but returned after South Korean forces fired warning shots. North Korea Fires [...]
  • Satellite imagery shows before and aftermath of US strikes on Iran’s key nuclear sites

    June 23, 2025 0
    Satellite image shows a close-up view of buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, before it was hit by U.S. airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, on June 16, 2025. Satellite Image ©2025 Maxar Technologies, Via Reuters Satellite [...]
Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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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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  • Infantry Weapons

    U.S. State Department approves $660 million hellfire missiles to Israel

  • Middle East

    First Sa’ar 6-Class Corvette to Join Israeli Navy in December

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia plans to purchase KF-21 Boramae fighter jets to retire Su-30MKM fighters.

  • Europe

    Putin Claimed He Could Strike UK With A Missile To Kill Boris Johnson

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KAI Unveils Fifth Generation Combat Aircraft Mockup

  • Europe

    Ukraine hits Russian shipyard in Crimea port, destroying cruise missile carrier the Askold

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 should be allowed to strike inside Russia, the same way Iran allowed its missiles to strike inside Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Navy’s Scorpene Evolved-class Submarine Enters Pre-production Stage.

  • Europe

    Ukraine launched biggest drone attacks in Moscow

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Raises Defense Spending By 7.1% To $229 Billion

  • Americas

    U.S. Army awards Raytheon $1.03 billion LTAMDS radar contract.

  • Europe

    Poland Received New Armored Vehicles For Its Army

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian missile hits secret Russian air defense radar station in Crimea

  • Europe

    Slovakia started local production of Finnish Patria 8×8 AMV XP armored vehicle

  • Middle East

    Iran’s Head of Counter-intelligence Unit General Ismail Qaani Dies in Heart Attacks During Brutal Interrogation for Suspicious of Israeli Mossad Double Agent

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine received decomissioned Israeli Patriot missile defense system.

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Secures First Export Contract for KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jet.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norway’s Piorun Air Defense System Completes First Live-Fire Test

  • Air Platform

    Serbia Plans To Buy Dassault Rafale Aircraft

  • Americas

    US Army test fired extended-Range munitions for HIMARS

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Buys 1000 R-27 Air-launched Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Queensland to assemble Australian designed and developed UAV

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Mi-24 helicopter with Z mark crashed in Belarus

  • Air Platform

    ‘Losses are part of combat’, says Indian air force on downing of jets by Pakistan

  • Europe

    India Launches Sixth and Final Scorpene-class Submarine

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Cheaply Built Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Destroying Russia’s Mult-billion Warships And Naval Infrastructure

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall awarded $1.20 billion contract to produce 50 Puma infantry fighting vehicle

  • Europe

    Russia Losing 40-50 Tanks Per Week, 45% Spikes Since Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy’s Type 093 Class Nuclear Submarine Crashed In Taiwan Strait Killing Everyone Onboard

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force activate first overseas F-35A squadron in England

  • Africa

    Nigeria Inducts JF-17 Thunder Fighter Jets

  • South Asia

    US, Maldives Defense Pact: Both Nations Complete First Ever Defense And Security Dialogue

  • Europe

    Russian Colonel Vadim Boyko Shot Dead At Naval College Office

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    F-35 Launched Stormbreaker Small Diameter Bombs

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indo-Israeli Joint Venture Makes First MRSAM for Indian Army

  • Uncategorized

    Australia Buys 1 EA-18 Growler to Replace damaged Growler

  • Americas

    Gibbs & Cox Awarded Contract Worth $319 Billion for US Navy’s Future DDG(X) Destroyer

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall unveiled next-generation HX3 tactical mobility truck

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Joins the Competition with Australia and South Korea to Buy U.S.-made Nuclear-powered Submarine.

  • Defense Industry

    India signs deal with American General Electric for 113 GE-404 engines for HAL Tejas Mk1A.

  • Middle East

    US warns Iran to stay 100 metres away from its warships or interpreted as threat: President Trump

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Ambushed Russian Elite Airborne, Destroyed Column Of BMD Vehicles

  • C4iSR

    See, Scan, Shoot: The Northrop Grumman AN/ASQ-236 Radar Pod

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Naval Platforms

    France’s Naval group negotiating with both MDL and L&T for Indian submarine project 75I

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Arrests Two FSB Spy Chiefs and Eight Generals, Blame Them For Stalled Ukraine Invasion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RoKAF received fourth and final Global Hawk UAV

  • C4iSR

    Egypt Started Negotiating with Saab to Purchase GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft.

  • Land Platform

    BAE Systems Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Warns Canada as Canada Weighs in Mixed Fleet with F-35 and Saab Gripen.

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