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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 […]

  • Shenyang WS-10B Taihang Doesn’t Solve China’s Engine Nightmare

    October 11, 2019 0
    Chengdu J-20 Advanced radars, missiles, an ability to network with other platforms, and low-observable technology count for little if a pilot cannot fly an aircraft safely, complete a mission and come back to base, owing [...]
  • Israeli special forces have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

    October 18, 2024 0
    Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed by Israeli troops in Gaza – in a seismic special forces raid that could spell the “beginning of the end” of their devastating war. Disappearance Of Hamas Leader [...]
  • Russian commander Alexander Khodakovsky admits: Military victory over Ukraine currently unlikely

    August 21, 2023 0
    According to Russian commander Alexander Khodakovsky, commander of the Vostok brigade, former security minister, and separatist leader in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Russia is currently unable to defeat Ukraine militarily. Bayraktar TB2 could play [...]
  • Azerbaijani President orders armed forces to transition to NATO standard and bans Russian oil tankers from entering Baku port.

    November 8, 2025 0
    On November 6, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, stated during a meeting with a NATO delegation that the country’s Armed Forces are undergoing a broad modernisation and transitioning to Alliance standards. The press service [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russia’s Su-57 fighter jets in latest embarrassment for Putin

    June 10, 2024 0
    Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines. Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drone Strike Destroyed Russia’s Su-57 and Su-34 Fighter [...]
  • Turkish Bayraktar TB Used Aselsan Electro Optical Pod For The First Time

    November 9, 2020 0
    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) on Friday conducted a successful test-fire using domestically made ammunition with the leading defense firm ASELSAN-developed Common Aperture Targeting System (CATS). Baykar, the company that developed the [...]
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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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 […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

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  • Europe

    Putin considers Russian service members to be expendables, with 279,000 dead in the Ukraine war

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli Arrow-3 Interceptor Missile Shot Down Houthi Ballistic Missiles For The First Time

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Wants AI-operated Autonomous Drones

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army Ordered More Thales EF88 Rifles

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri launches Qatari Emiri Navy’s first Doha-class corvette

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine war: Iraq grounds Mi-17 and Mi-28NE helicopters, purchases American helicopters

  • Americas

    Raytheon Awarded $867 Million Contract For SM-3 Block IIA Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Delivers First F-16V Block 70 To Bulgaria

  • Africa

    Algerian Air Force Will Replace Yak-130 Aircraft With Aero L-39NG Advanced Jet Trainer Amid Yak-130’s Flight Control System Issues

  • Air Platform

    China Developed Armed Reconnaissance CH-6 UCAV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian RAW supplies arms to the Arakan Army to destabilize Chinese efforts to build deep-sea ports and gas pipelines in Rakhine state

  • Europe

    Zimbabwe looks to enhance defense cooperation with Turkey

  • Americas

    Brazilian Army Purchases Turkish M2HB Heavy Machine Guns

  • Europe

    Ukraine pinned down Russia’s special forces unit in Bakhmut

  • Defense Industry

    Eurofighter Consortium Expects 200 Additional Fighter Jets Order in 2026

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Orders Airbus A400 Airlifters

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli firm unveils armed autonomous vehicle to patrol battlegrounds

  • Europe

    Why Type 212CD Submarine is a pinnacle of stealth technology?

  • Air Platform

    Turkish MilSoft to Develop AI Powered Software for Drone Swarm

  • C4iSR

    L3Harris Delivered 10,000th Enhanced Night Vision Goggles To U.S. Army

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea completes development of new L-SAM air defense system

  • Europe

    Russia’s Crude Oil Shipment Plunge To 50% Since EU Introduced Price Cap

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea, the U.S., and Japan strongly condemned North Korea’s alleged supply of munitions and military equipment to Russia

  • Europe

    Australia Sends 20 Bushmaster Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

  • Americas

    U.S. Offers $50 Billion Aid Package To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department Approves 300 Javelin Missiles For Thailand

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s U212 NFS Submarine Project Reaches New Milestone

  • Industry

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China supplies arms to Australia’s backyard

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldiers captured Russia’s armored vehicles in the Donbas region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Papua New Guinea Defence Personnel Completes Australian Aviation Medicine Training Course

  • Air Platform

    HAL Tejas MK2 Ambitious Medium Weight Fighter jets, can HAL achieve MK2?

  • Defense Industry

    Malaysia Purchases 18 FA-50 LCA From KAI Worth $920 Million

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin partisans fired rockets in town of Shebekino in Belgorod

  • Europe

    BAE Systems awarded the contract to produce new CV90 combat vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured North Korean Troops in Kursk Region

  • Europe

    Russian Askold Corvette shows massive hull breach after Ukrainian Scalp-EG strike

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkey rejects U.S. request to send S-400 surface-to-air missile to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Why Su-57E is A $100 Million Dud?

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman Successfully Test-fires Long-range AARGM-ER

  • Europe

    Netherlands To Buy Leopard Tanks From Rheinmetall

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine shot down five Russian aircraft using Patriot PAC3 missiles

  • Air Platform

    UAE seeks permission from France to transfer 30 Mirage 2000 jets to Morocco

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s 47th army brigade downed seventh Ka-52 helicopter in a week using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia To Send Engineers To South Korea For KF-21 Participation

  • South Asia

    Why the U.S. and UK Should Sanction Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighters?

  • Defense Industry

    Australia buying ‘highest quality’ secondhand Virginia class submarines from US, congressman says

  • C4iSR

    NATO Sets Out Future Electronic Warfare Capability

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Received 20 MiG-29 Fighter Jets from The U.S. And Allies

  • Air Platform

    Denmark announced its readiness to donate 30 F-16 fighters to Ukraine

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