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Leonardo to demonstrate M-346 commanding two Baykar uncrewed fighters by mid-year.

March 16, 2026 GDC 0

Leonardo will conduct the first demonstration flight later this year pairing its M-346 platform with a pair of representative collaborative combat aircraft. “In mid-’26 we are going to demonstrate the first ‘Case War’,” chief executive […]

Africa

Nigeria’s M-346FA light attack jet performs first flight ahead of delivery.

March 10, 2026 GDC 0

After a long, troubled experience with Pakistani JF-17 fighter jets, the Nigerian Air Force is finally getting Italian M-346FA light combat aircraft. The first Leonardo M-346FA light attack aircraft built for the Nigerian Air Force […]

Africa

Nigeria purchases 24 M-346FA fighter jets after grounding Chinese-made JF-17 blunder fighter jets.

December 19, 2025 GDC 0

Nigeria is nearing completion of a landmark military aircraft acquisition agreed this year with Italy, with deliveries of 24 M-346FA fighter jets and 10 AW-109 helicopters almost finalised, signalling a significant upgrade of its air […]

Air Platform

Austria acquired 12 Leonardo M-346FA aircraft in a deal worth €1.5 billion.

December 8, 2025 GDC 0

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Austria purchases 12 Leonardo M-346FA light combat aircraft

December 29, 2024 GDC 0

Austria plans to buy 12 Italian-made M-346 FA fighter jets to replace Saab 105 planes which it decommissioned at the end of 2020, the government said on Saturday.Citing military sources, newspaper Krone said a letter […]

Africa

Nigerian Air Force Will Purchase 24 M-346 Light Attack Aircraft And 10 AW-109 Helicopters

October 17, 2024 GDC 0

Nigeria is expanding its air force fleet, acquiring 24 M-346 light fighter-trainer aircraft and 10 AW-109 Trekker helicopters from Italian defense manufacturer Leonardo. According to Air Force spokesperson Olusola Akinboyewa, Nigeria’s Chief of the Air […]

Africa

Nigerian Air Force Purchases M-346FA Fighter Jets Rejecting India’s Tejas And Sino-Pakistani JF-17

September 20, 2023 GDC 0

The Nigerian Air Force purchases the Italian M-346FA fighter jet over the Indian Tejas for its light combat aircraft program, Global Defense Corp revealed, citing sources. NAF chief Hassan Abubakar has “evinced” interest in the […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korean FA-50 established as dominant LCA of choice by beating out HAL Tejas and Leonardo M-346FA

August 13, 2023 GDC 0

South Korea builds regional presence in the advanced jet trainer/ light fighter market, as its T-50/FA-50 gets back to winning ways in the export arena.   The FA-50 is a substantially more capable platform than the types […]

Air Platform

Qatar Purchases M-346 Advanced Jet Trainer

January 29, 2022 GDC 0

Qatar has received its first Leonardo M-346 Master advanced jet trainer aircraft from Italy, the manufacturer confirmed on 26 January. The M-346s were ordered as part of an agreement for Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) […]

Air Platform

Turkmenistan showcases Leonardo M-346FA aircraft

December 2, 2021 GDC 0

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  • Leonardo Completes Delivery Of NH90 Helicopters To Italian Navy

    March 5, 2024 0
    The Italian Navy has finally received the last NH90 helicopter. The fleet now consists of 56 air platforms. NHIndustries NH90 multi-role military helicopterDateMay 12, 2020German Navy NH90 Sea Tiger Performs Maiden FlightDateMay 4, 2024Leonardo Flight [...]
  • UK Signs Security Pact With Sweden and Finland, Amid Russia tensions

    May 12, 2022 0
    The war in Ukraine might not be over any time soon. America’s spy chief Avril Haines has offered a grim outlook on the possible trajectory of Vladimir Putin’s invasion. She says the conflict could escalate [...]
  • The U.S. State Department Approves 155mm M109A6 Paladin Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer System For Taiwan

    August 24, 2021 0
    The State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) of 155mm M109A6 Paladin Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer System and related equipment for an [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drones strike Russian ammunition depot

    August 25, 2024 0
    Ukrainian forces struck a Russian ammunition depot near the town of Ostrogozhsk in the Voronezh region of Russia. The attack, which reportedly involved drones, led to a series of detonations that continued into the early [...]
  • BAE Systems awarded $478 million contract to support US Navy’s strategic programs

    November 3, 2021 0
    British arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has been awarded a five-year systems engineering and integration support services contract to continue supporting the US Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office. BAE Systems To Upgrade Spearfish Torpedoes [...]
  • Biden Admin To Provide Longer-range Anti-air Missiles To Ukraine Worth $800 Million

    March 20, 2022 0
    US President Joe Biden has earmarked an additional $800m in military equipment that will be directly transferred to Ukraine. Britain Pledges More Lethal Aid To UkraineDateMay 4, 2022President Biden signs bill reviving WWII lend-lease act [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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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.

April 28, 2026 0

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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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  • Air Platform

    Russia’s MiG-31 Foxhound Fighter Jet Crashed in Primorsky Region

  • Europe

    Russia Loses 127 Tanks, 239 APVs and 161 Artillery Systems in a Week

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    President Trump, Prime Minister Takaichi sign deal to secure rare earths supply.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy’s Carrier Battle Groups In South China Sea Is The Strongest Message To China

  • Americas

    President Biden Promised Speedy Delivery of U.S. Weapons to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Another setback: Russia has pulled back forces from towns opposite Kherson, says Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Sanctions On Russia: Indian Air Force Postponed Su-30MKI Upgrade Plan, Could Ground Entire Su-30MKI Fleet

  • Middle East

    U.S. Approves $6.67 Billion Arms Sales to Israel and $9 billion arms sales to Saudi Arabia.  

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    International Criminal Court to Prosecute Myanmar’s Top Military Leaders

  • Africa

    Kyrgyzstan And Angola Are The Latest Countries To Buy Bayraktar TB2 Drones From Turkey

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan Test Fires Type 12 Anti-ship Missile in Exercises Talisman Sabre 2023

  • C4iSR

    Australia Establishes Defense Space Command

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Offers Industrial Benefits to Germany If It Purchases Super Hornet

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers Praised Australian Bushmaster Armored Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    United Nations Investigators Find Systematic Torture in Myanmar Involving Senior Military Officers

  • Europe

    Sweden Transfer 5,000 AT-4 Disposable Anti-tank Weapons to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia signs letter of intent with Leonardo Company to purchase M-346F Block 20, rejecting JF-17 Temu jet.

  • Americas

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

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    MBDA showcases new anti-tank Brimstone missile-equipped concept vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia to Receive F-16V Block 70 FighterJets in 2024

  • Europe

    Turkey Conducted The First Flight of Bayraktar Kizilelma Jet-powered Drone

  • Americas

    U.S. Army to equip Stryker armored vehicles with 50kw laser weapons

  • Middle East

    Iran’s space ambition is a covert ICBM programme

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber made successful loads calibration test

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Kizilelma Unmanned Fighter Jet Carrying TEBER-82 500lb Guided Bomb.

  • Europe

    Belarus asked all Russians to leave Minsk

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Indian Defense Ministry Allocate $10.18 Billion To Acquire Western Anti-ship and Anti-radiation Missiles

  • Middle East

    No Country Would Have Survived Iranian Onslaught, Only Israeli Cutting-edge Arrow-2 And Arrow-3 Anti-ballistic Missile System Saved Israel

  • Air Platform

    In 2026, the Indian Air Force lost 11 fighter jets and a helicopter in the biggest peacetime losses.

  • Europe

    Germany will send six Patriot missile batteries to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    German-made IRIS-T SLM scored first Su-34 fighter-bomber kill

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China, Solomon Security Pact Highlights How Inept Australian Defense Planners Are!

  • Air Platform

    Saab Group And Canada Sign MoU on Gripen Research Centre In Quebec

  • Air Platform

    MAF to fly Su-30SM2 with a new engine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Defense Department Bans Chinese Drones

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Royal New Zealand Navy Test Fires Penguin Missile for the First Time

  • Africa

    Israel and Sudan to normalise ties soon

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Lets Israeli Commercial Planes Cross Its Airspace

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Modified Neptune Cruise Missiles Can Hit Target At 400km Range

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Singaporean Navy Will Build Second Multi-Role Combat Vessel

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Defense Industries Becoming Global Arms Exporter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia’s use of North Korean ballistic missile is a grave concern for South Korea

  • Africa

    U.S. Air Force’s GaN based 3DELRR to replace AN/TPS-75 PESA air search radar

  • Air Platform

    Israel’s unique version of the F-35I Adir showing highest level of combat readiness

  • Middle East

    President Trump Reshaped the Middle East After Bombing Iran’s Nuclear Sites

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Luerssen Australia Launches Second Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Boat For RAN

  • C4iSR

    BAE Systems completes acquisition of Collins Aerospace military GPS business

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Stand Up Second Tejas Squadron

  • Europe

    North Korea Sends More Ammo and Artillery To Russia

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