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Europe

Sweden short-listed Arrowhead 120, Alfa 4000 and FDI Frigate for the Luleå-class frigate program.

February 24, 2026 GDC 0

The acquisition of air defence frigates will revive a measure of blue water capability for the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) and allow it to better contribute to NATO maritime tasks, the service’s most senior officer […]

Europe

Sweden Weighs Saab-Babcock Arrowhead 140 Frigate.

February 9, 2026 GDC 0

Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration is evaluating a joint proposal from Saab and UK-based Babcock for the Arrowhead 140 frigate design as a candidate for its future Luleå-class surface combatants, according to reporting in Swedish media […]

Europe

Babcock, Saab to collaborate on Swedish Navy’s Luleå-class corvettes

August 24, 2024 GDC 0

UK defense company Babcock has been selected by Swedish company Saab to support the design and development of the Swedish Navy’s new Luleå-class corvettes. Saab, commissioned by FMV, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, will design […]

Europe

Sweden will purchase more warships and submarines

July 30, 2024 GDC 0

The document was published last week on the Swedish government’s website. The proposal is expected to form the basis for the next Swedish Defence Act, planned for later this year. The proposal is notable in […]

  • France will Revive India’s Kaveri Engine Program If India Orders 36 More Rafale

    October 12, 2019 0
    Indian dependency on foreign aero engines are well recorded. India’s desperate attempt to build domestic defense industry and maintain operational capability through import made India numer one weapon importer in the world. The Asia-Pacific nation [...]
  • Ukrainian Drone (USV) Struck Russian Port In Novorossiysk

    November 20, 2022 0
    A Ukrainian drone allegedly attacked Sheskharis port in Novorossiysk, the Mash website reports. It is noted that after the drone attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Sevastopol, part of the Black Sea Fleet [...]
  • Brazilian Pilot Takes Domestically Made Gripen E to Sky For the First Time

    August 21, 2020 0
    Supported by Sweden, Saab partnered with Brazillian Embraer and manufactured Gripen E fighters in Brazil for the Brazilian Air Force. The Saab Group will produce up to 72 Gripen E/F for Brazil. The current contract [...]
  • Poland signed a $2.6 billion deal to buy 150 South Korean K9 howitzers

    March 13, 2024 0
    Poland signed a $2.6 billion deal to buy more than 150 more South Korean K9 howitzers, Poland’s State Armament Agency said on Friday. Poland signed $2.6 billion deal to buy 150 K9 howitzersDateMay 2, 2024Poland [...]
  • North Korean Fake Companies Subcontracted To US Tech Giants To Fund Kim Jong-un’s Missile Program

    November 12, 2024 0
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  • Norway purchases British-made Type 26 frigates to patrol the North Atlantic ocean.

    September 2, 2025 0
    Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, center, flanked by Defense Minister Tore O. Sandvik, left, and Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen, reports on the status of the purchase of Type 26 frigates from the United [...]
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.

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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 […]

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s strikes on Kerch and Chonhar bridges in Crimea are disrupting Russian logistics ISW reports

  • Air Platform

    Saab offers Gripen E/F fighter jets to the Indian Air Force.

  • Europe

    Has Ukraine become Russia’s Iraq or Afghanistan 2.0 for Putin?

  • Land Platform

    Israeli Rafael To Upgrade Indian Army’s 700 BMP-2 IFV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Scrambled Fighters To Intercept Chinese H-6 Bombers

  • Americas

    General Dynamics beats quarterly estimates on robust military equipment demand for Ukraine war

  • Naval Platforms

    Saab’s Visby-class Corvette: Ultimate Stealth at Sea

  • Air Platform

    China’s GAIC FTC-2000G AJT/Ground Attack Aircraft

  • Europe

    Turkiye to build nuclear-powered submarines for its navy

  • Europe

    General Oleksandr Syrsky replaces General Valery Zaluzhny as Ukraine’s new army chief

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale of Air-to-air Missiles to Saudi Arabia

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission seized 9.7kg gold from disgraced dictator Sheikh Hasina’s lockers.

  • Europe

    Slovakia To Deliver T-72 Tanks To Ukraine As Part Of Leopard Tanks Swap Deal

  • Air Platform

    Turkish TFX fighter will fly at Mach 2 speed

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China delivers HQ-9BE surface-to-air missile systems to Pakistan

  • Americas

    US Allies Should Not Buy Russian Weapons, Secretary Blinken

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Receives First Jolly Green II SAR Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Australia Purchases 12 More MH-60R ASW Helicopters For RAN

  • Europe

    Retired Russian General Leonid Ivashov says Putin saved NATO and the EU by invading Ukraine

  • Europe

    International sanctions: Russian federal air transport agency recorded 185 air accidents due to spare parts shortage

  • Europe

    Russian Army’s Lieutenant Colonel And Soldiers Surrendered In Kharkiv Region

  • Anti-air Missiles

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

  • Infantry Weapons

    U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Boeing and Australian Ferra Engineering Signed MoU to Produce Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM ER) Wing Kits

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan, Armenia open up for commerce and trade

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Tests F-15EX And F-35 With Advanced Weapon Systems

  • Europe

    Russian Air Force’s Su-35 Crashed Near Dzemgi Airbase

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebels capture Russian and Syrian army bases in Aleppo, including MiG-23 and air defense system

  • Europe

    U.S. to deliver M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in September

  • Defense Industry

    Italy, Egypt To Sign Mega Arms Deal Includes 24 Eurofighters, 24 M346 Trainers and 6 Frigates

  • Middle East

    Iran Financed, Trained, Provided Material Support And Authorized Hamas’s Attack On Israel To Sabotage Israel-Saudi Peace Deal

  • Europe

    Russia’s lost 22 tanks, 33 armored vehicles and 1040 Russian troops in a day

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Aleppo Airport After Reports Of Weapons Shipment From Iran

  • Air Platform

    US Hands Over Three CN235 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft to Malaysia

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Refused to Hand Over Detained Senior Army Officers to Civilian Court to Protect Other Perpetrators.

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed three of Russia’s ships and MiG-31 aircraft in Crimea.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed More Than 5,702 Russian Main Battle Tanks

  • Loitering Munitions

    Iran Imported Components From America, Japan And Canada To Manufacture Shahed-136 Drones

  • Europe

    Turkey Could Get Militarily Involved In Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Disputes?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Junta Collapsing Under Pressure From Three Brotherhood Rebels

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Kongsberg awarded contract to produce NASAMS and NOMADS air defense for Netherlands

  • Europe

    BAE Systems awarded contracts for type 31 frigates gun

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi, Yakovlev and Mikoyan Design Bureau Ran Into Supply Chain Disruption Due to Sanctions

  • Europe

    Polish WZU SA has completed the first Lockheed Martin production readiness review

  • Europe

    St Petersburg Bomb Blast Kills Putin’s Propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky

  • Americas

    US Military Selected Barrett Multi-caliber MRAD Sniper Rifle to Replace M2010 and M107 sniper rifles

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force to integrate Meteor BVRAAM into F-35 stealth jets

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Female Pilots Became The First Pilot To Score Air-to-air Kill Against Houthis

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt and Dronamics will develop unmanned airborne intelligence, Surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance solution.

  • Middle East

    Iran begins evacuating military personnel from Syria: Report

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