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Luleå-class

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 […]

  • Syrian War Provides Us With Clue Why Russia Failed in Ukraine

    March 9, 2022 0
    In the courtyard of an apartment building in the town of Gori in ex-Soviet Georgia is a clue to whether Russia’s air strikes on targets in Syria are as accurate as the Kremlin would like [...]
  • Austal launched the fifth evolved Cape-class patrol boat for the Royal Australian Navy

    May 27, 2023 0
    Shipbuilder Austal has launched the fifth evolved Cape-class patrol boat (CCPB) for the Royal Australian Navy. Austal Delivers 4th Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boat To Royal Australian NavyDateFebruary 25, 2023Austal Delivers Third Evolved Cape Class Patrol [...]
  • Russia’s Largest Tank Manufacturer Halts Tank Production and Repair, Amid Crippling Sanctions

    April 19, 2022 0
    Ukraine claims that Russia can’t build or repair tanks any more because Western sanctions deprived it of components Russia’s largest tank manufacturer, Uralvagonzavod, has halted production because of supply shortages, according to Ukraine’s state media [...]
  • The PRC should take Gripen E as a template, says Senior Colonel Li Chunghua Hua of the PLAAF

    February 10, 2020 0
    This is the second time in several years Chinese J-11A faces RTAF Gripen C. An early December 2019 report from inside the People’s Republic of China (PRC) reveals previously unreleased technical details of People’s Liberation [...]
  • Russian Fictitious T-95 Main Battle Tank that never produced

    March 27, 2020 0
    In the late 1980s, Soviet tank designers sought to create a machine that would leave behind its Western analogues in all respects, just like the German Tiger tank left Soviet tanks behind when it was [...]
  • Russian Army’s warfighting capability more degraded than reported in media

    April 18, 2023 0
    Russia’s president Vladimir Putin, 70, is taking tanks as old as he is out of storage in his desperate bid to crush Ukraine on the battlefield. Undignified Death of T-14 Armata Main Battle TankDateFebruary 21, [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy Rejected HAL Druv Helicopters

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman $2.3 Billion Maintenance Contract For LGM-30 Minuteman III

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s Sky Sword II Missile Enters Mass Production Phase.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Yak-130 Training Aircraft Crashed In Volgorod Due To Flight Control System Malfunction

  • Middle East

    Iran’s short-range missile system, its location, and where it is manufactured.

  • Europe

    Poland to purchase heavy infantry fighting vehicles

  • Air Platform

    UK Considers Sending AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopters To Ukraine

  • Europe

    The West misinterpreted Ukraine’s need to strike anywhere inside Russia not allowing Russia to regroup

  • Uncategorized

    USS America Amphibious assault ship arrived in Brisbane for Talisman Sabre drills

  • Air Platform

    GKN Aerospace Delivers Upgraded Engine For Gripen C/D Fighter Jet.

  • Americas

    Boeing P-8A Poseidon’s State-of-the-Art Anti-Submarine Warfare Sensors And Radars

  • Europe

    Russian Troops Destroyed Jewish Community Centers and Synagogues in Mariupol

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea offers syndicated loans to export weapons to Poland worth $23 billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsui Unveils OPV Design Proposal For JMSDF OPV Requirement

  • C4iSR

    Saab Integrated Arexis Jamming Pod Into Gripen E Making Gripen More Lethal

  • Air Platform

    Turkey To Use Ukrainian Turboshaft Engines For ATAK 2 Helo

  • Ballistic Missile

    Iran Fired Ballistic Missiles at UK-U.S. Base in Diego Garcia Days After Tulsi Gabbard Denied Iran has Missile Capable of Hitting America.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces Tasked With COVID19 Assistance In Cities

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia-China diplomatic relationship hits lowest point

  • Europe

    Putin fired Colonel-General Gennady Anashkin for lying about battlefield gains

  • Infantry Weapons

    Egypt plans to buy South Korean K-9 Howitzer

  • Air Platform

    Saab Gripen E/F: Why is Gripen E deadliest among all 4.5 Gen fighter jet?

  • Americas

    U.S., Japan to collaborate on next-gen drone and AI project

  • Africa

    China looks to increase defense ties with South Africa

  • Uncategorized

    Ukraine developed kamikaze drones that can hit targets beyond 700km

  • Europe

    Turkey invited seven countries to join naval exercises with it’s Navy

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Pearl Harbor Drone Attacks Exposed Putin’s Nuclear Bluff

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles From The U.S.

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed’s F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet Carried Out First Flight

  • Europe

    Kazakhstan Suspends Arms Exports Amid Sanctions On Russia

  • Europe

    Russian Navy’s Captain Caught Stealing Propellers Of His Ship Worth $530,000

  • Air Platform

    HAI to lose contract to supply F-16 aircraft parts to Lockheed Martin

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force Buys Three MQ-9 Drones

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shot down Iranian-made Mohajer-6 Drone

  • Middle East

    Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drone struck an Israeli oil tanker

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, UK Sign Formal Agreement To Design And Build Nuclear Submarine

  • Europe

    Russia’s only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will not return to service

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Turns to The West For Defense and Security Needs

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s Su-34 Fighter Bomber

  • Middle East

    Israeli Special Forces Sayeret Matkal Preparing To Rescue Captives From Hamas Terrorists Group

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-30 and Su-27 Fighter Jets Caught Fire at Lipetsk Airbase.

  • Air Platform

    China transfers drone technology to Saudi Arabia

  • Europe

    Italy Considers Boosting the Number of Troops by 60 Percent.

  • Air Platform

    F-15EX: The Bombs And Missiles Truck Of The US Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Gripen is the first fighter jet to fly in GPS denied environment

  • Europe

    The Ukrainian air force increases airstrikes to help its forces to stop Russia’s offensive

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. to Sale Bunker Busting GBU-57 Bombs to Israel

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Lays Keel For U.S. Navy’s LPD

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky delivers first batch of S-70i helicopters to Philippines

  • Europe

    Russian nuclear missile failure makes Putin’s threats of the use of nukes more vague than actual

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