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Europe

UK must spend 2.5 percent of GDP on defense, says departing armed forces minister

April 9, 2024 GDC 0

The departing Armed Forces minister said the UK must ‘urgently’ invest more in defense. James Heappey, who announced he would quit the government, issued the public demand from the Commons despatch box yesterday. He wrote […]

  • Fifth-gen Aircraft Are Necessity, Says Thai Air Force

    May 21, 2022 0
    The Royal Thai Air Force has insisted on the necessity of purchasing new fighter jets to replace existing aircraft scheduled for decommissioning. Royal Thai Air Force Plans To Buy F-35 Stealth JetsDateMay 24, 2022Saab Awarded [...]
  • Saab Group Awarded Contract To Upgrade Swedish Gripen C/D To Latest Standard

    January 27, 2023 0
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  • India, U.S. begin two-day naval exercise in eastern Indian Ocean region

    March 29, 2021 0
    While the Indian Navy deployed its warship Shivalik and long-range maritime patrol aircraft P-8I Neptune, the U.S. Navy was represented by the USS Theodore Rosevelt carrier strike group India and the U.S. on March 28 [...]
  • Pakistan Air Force’s Chinese-made J-10C ‘Temu’ Fighter Jet’s WS-10B Engine Caught Fire During Take-off.

    May 6, 2025 0
    Developed by China’s Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, the J-10CE has long been on Sudan’s radar, with reports of its interest in the advanced fourth-generation fighter jet first surfacing in 2022. As these warplanes begin to arrive, [...]
  • Which Countries Supply Arms To Myanmar’s Junta (Tatmadaw)?

    March 29, 2021 0
    The Myanmar army has shaped the country’s politics and external affairs since it gained independence from the British in 1948. Myanmar Army Deploys Air Defense Radar In Naypyidaw As “Sinophobia” Rises In MyanmarDateAugust 10, 2021Coup Or No [...]
  • RoKAF received fourth and final Global Hawk UAV

    October 20, 2020 0
    The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has received the fourth and final Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) it ordered from the United States in 2014. [...]
Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

  • Middle East

    The US State Department clears 4,569 MRAP excess defense articles to UAE

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    PL-21: New ramjet engine could triple the range of Chinese missiles

  • C4iSR

    The Western Radar and EW are increasingly leveraging Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology to meet stringent high-performance criteria

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Donates Four Cessna Aircraft to Philippines Navy

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Delivers Two M-345 Training Aircraft To Italian Air Force

  • Europe

    More than 500 North Korean Troops Killed In Storm Shadow Missile Strikes In Kursk Region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China unveils copycat German Boxer armored vehicles.

  • Europe

    Putin Asked Belarus To Prepare Its Military To Invade Northern Ukraine

  • Europe

    Putin fires ‘The Butcher of Mariupol’ Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev

  • Europe

    Ukraine uses Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone with MAM-L munition in NATO drill

  • Europe

    Putin became increasingly paranoid and fearful for his life after Prigozhin assassination

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Seized Mi-35 Helicopter In Afghanistan Gifted By India, Reported Hindustan Times

  • Europe

    Germany Donates Locally Made Vector Drones To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Estonia Orders HIMARS Rocket Artillery, Amid Russia Tensions

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy Takes Delivery of First Domestically Built Corvette

  • Europe

    Putin’s Prison Recruits Gone Wild In Donetsk Oblast

  • Air Platform

    Saab Delivers Third T-7A Aft Section To Test Program

  • Europe

    Saab to Upgrade Swedish Gotland-class Submarines

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo Awarded Contract To Equip E-2D AEW&C With HF Radio

  • Middle East

    Halcon unveils anti-ship cruise missile

  • Americas

    Argentine Army Received First Stryker Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

  • Europe

    US Army awards Oshkosh $1.54 billion for FHTV fleet upgrade

  • Air Platform

    Stinger Missiles: Ukraine Shot Down 23 Ka-23 Attack Helicopters Since February 24

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Another Su-35 Fighter Jet In Kherson, 28th Su-35 Downed In Ukraine War

  • South Asia

    Disgraced Dictator Sheikh Hasina Received $8 Million (BDT 100 Crore) Grease Payment From Simin Rahman.

  • Europe

    Croatia Purchases 89 M2A2 Bradley IFV For NATO Mission

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s $50 billion dollars Short-fin Barracuda submarine is nine months behind the scheduled delivery date

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh replaces director general of infamous military intelligence agency DGFI for abduction, torture and disappearance of thousands of political prisoners

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese Destroyer Escorts Australian Frigate For The First Time

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, UK sign key agreement on AUKUS nuclear submarine build

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Struggling Air Force is Doomed as Ukraine Receives F-16 Fighting Falcon Jets

  • Europe

    Saab launches submarine after mid-life upgrade

  • South Asia

    Modi wanted to weaken Bangladesh’s military by supplying third-grade Indian equipment. Bangladesh cancelled the Navy’s contract with the Indian shipbuilder

  • Air Platform

    EA-18G Growler: The King of Electronic Warfare

  • Infantry Weapons

    The USAF created mini gun for air force pilots

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s Hunter killer submarines are first line of defense against Chinese invasion

  • Air Platform

    Finland Orders New Maritime Surveillance Aircraft

  • Naval Platforms

    Amid China tensions, India to build third aircraft carrier

  • Middle East

    Israeli Female Soldiers Killed More Than 100 Hamas Terrorists

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Defense Forces Validate Warfighting Capabilities in FCP20

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Boeing GBU-39 GPS-guided 113kg (250lb) small diameter bomb

  • Europe

    Turkish Air Force Received First Operational ANKA-3 Stealth Drones

  • Middle East

    U.S. Forces In Iraq Scrambled F-15 Jet To Shot Down Iranian Drone

  • South Asia

    Myanmar’s military junta appears to be in terminal decline as rebels started nationwide offensives

  • Americas

    Boeing Proposes T-7A Red Hawk For U.S. Navy’s Jet Trainer Bid

  • C4iSR

    Su-35’s Irbis-E FCR: A Glorified Soviet-era Phased Array Radar

  • Africa

    Massive Defense Boost For Moroccan Armed Forces

  • Air Platform

    AVIC-Antonov Xi’an Y-20 Medium Lift Aircraft: A Reverse Engineered AN-77 Transport Aircraft

  • Europe

    Baykar Defense To Launch Bayraktar TB2 and Alinci Drones Production Line in Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Saab open new sensor production facility in Finland

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