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  • [ January 27, 2026 ] Russia’s S-400 Missile Hits Russia’s Apartment Block Due to a Malfunction. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ January 27, 2026 ] The Philippine Navy Receoved First Rajah Sulayman-class Offshore Patrol Vessel From South Korea. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ January 27, 2026 ] Italian Army has received its first new-generation SAMP/T NG and GRIFO air defense systems. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ January 27, 2026 ] The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East. Infantry Weapons
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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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Air Platform

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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Air Platform

Leonardo Company’s M-346FA Fighter Attack Aircraft

November 24, 2021 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Yak-130 vs M-346: Why M-346 is an iPhone and Yak-130 is a Nokia 1100?

November 23, 2021 GDC 0

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  • Royal Australian Navy Conduct Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2022

    May 22, 2022 0
    Commencing today, HMAS Creswell and the waters of Jervis Bay will be the scene of a simulated, next generation naval battlespace – Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2022 (AW22). This Royal Australian Navy (RAN) led Exercise will [...]
  • Ukraine Received Avenger Air Defense System From The U.S.

    November 12, 2022 0
    In a late Thursday release late, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced an additional $400 million in aid to Ukraine, including Avenger air defense systems and more Stinger missiles.  U.S. Delivers Avenger Surface-to-air Missiles [...]
  • Australian-made Cutting-edge Robot Rocket Launcher ‘Funnel Web’ Soon Be Smashing Through Russian Defenses

    September 7, 2023 0
    Ukraine is eyeing up a groundbreaking new missile-launcher robot dubbed the Funnel Web to smash through enemy lines. Ukrainian volunteers convert Humvee into mobile 120mm multiple rocket launcherDateMarch 17, 2024Ukrainian Engineers Retrofit Light Rocket Launchers [...]
  • Ukraine Shot Down Russian Su-27 Aircraft Near Kyiv

    March 12, 2022 0
    On March 10, it became known that the Su-27 fighter was shot down near Kyiv. The photograph shows an unopened parachute indicating that the pilot was killed while the aircraft caught fire. The combat aircraft [...]
  • British MoD Facing Budget Crunch As It Tries to Plug £7 billion holes

    May 16, 2020 0
    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has taken a pummelling during the latest meeting of the defence committee in parliament. It comes as the powerful body of MPs looks to scrutinise the effectiveness of Whitehall’s strategy [...]
  • Swiss F/A-18 Hornet To Guard Its Airspace Round The Clock

    January 3, 2021 0
    Switzerland will get round-the-clock airspace protection starting this week, the military said Tuesday, nearly seven years after the country was unable to scramble fighter jets to respond to an hijacking outside of business hours. Starting [...]
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 […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

December 26, 2025 0

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  • Indian Navy Submarine
    East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy Suffers Budget Crisis As It Plans to Expand Operations

  • Americas

    US Army Successfully Tests Future Missile Defense Radar For Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor

  • Africa

    Morocco to Buy Lockheed’s F-35 Stealth Jet

  • Europe

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Air Force ordered RAT 31DL Air Defense Radar System

  • Europe

    U.S. curbs international supply chains to cripple Russia’s military

  • Europe

    BAE Systems successfully tests M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer modified with 52-caliber cannon

  • Europe

    Russian lost 263,000 manpower and $140 Billion in equipment in the Ukraine war, here’s why?

  • Infantry Weapons

    India’s PRITHVI Exo-Atmospheric Altitudes Air Defense (PAD) System

  • Air Platform

    Germany should deliver Panavia Tornado jets to Ukraine instead of sending them boneyard

  • Naval Platforms

    Gotland-class Submarine is A Unique Swedish Innovation

  • Air Platform

    South Korea’s first homegrown fighter jet completes test flight

  • C4iSR

    Taiwan Air Force considers buying 6 additional E-2D Hawkeye early warning aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia purchases three Anka drones from Turkish Aerospace Industries

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Halt Transfer Of MQ-1C Gray Eagle Armed Drone To Ukraine

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missile Upgrades Put Putin’s Black Sea Fleet in Crosshairs

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s $320 billion defense spending doesn’t address manpower shortage, Japan has the lowest population growth among OECD countries

  • Defense Industry

    Japan loosens arms exports control as geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific heats up

  • Air Platform

    Airbus, Kratos Pitch Valkyrie Loyal Wingman for German Air Force

  • Defense Industry

    Serbia Plans To Buy New Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Awarded Contract to Manufacture Second C-27J Transport Aircraft for Slovenia

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Delivers Six Rafale Out Of Twelve To Croatia

  • Europe

    Russian FSB has assassinated Serbian Radomir Kurtic for his involvement in supplying ammo to Ukraine.

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded A Contract For US Navy’s LCS Sensors Suite

  • Africa

    UAE Sends Armed Drones to Support Ethiopia

  • Europe

    Turkey’s TCG Anadolu to allow drones to land, takeoff in the world first

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Pakistan’s HQ-16 Missile Shot Down Its Own Mirage Jet, Proving Chinese Copycat HQ-16 Retained Buk Missile’s Characteristics

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Royal Thai Air Force Purchases Israeli Barak MX Missile Defense System.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea is considering joining the AUKUS alliance to share military technology with Australia, the US and the UK

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India donated a submarine to Myanmar to gain edge over China

  • Europe

    Fifth Russian General Killed in Ukraine War

  • Europe

    The only bridge linking Belarus and Russia collapsed in Smolensk region, creating major supply problem for the Russian army

  • Europe

    President Putin has replaced fishing buddy Sergei Shoigu as the country’s defense minister

  • Infantry Weapons

    Aselsan SARP Advanced Remote Weapon Station

  • Ballistic Missile

    South Korea Starts Ship-Launched Ballistic Missile Development

  • Air Platform

    Turkey delivers first Bayraktar TB2 UCAV to Ukrainian Navy

  • Europe

    Fearing Coup: Putin Removes Major General Vladimir Seliverstov From His Position

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China’s new HQ-19 missile system makes public debut

  • Europe

    Ukraine launches its biggest drone attack on Russian Rosneft’s fourth-largest oil refinery

  • Europe

    The U.S. And Allies Supply Lethal Military Aid TO Ukraine

  • Americas

    US Navy christens future LCS USS Nantucket

  • Land Platform

    Indian Army ordered 156 licensed build BMP-2 Infantry Combat Vehicle (ACV)

  • South Asia

    Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh is ill-informed about the underperforming S-400 missiles, 41 S-400 missiles were destroyed in the Ukraine war and are incapable of detecting aircraft beyond 250km.

  • Europe

    Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia sign agreement to end Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

  • Middle East

    Iran Closes Gas Stations and Billboards After Suspected Israeli Cyber Attacks

  • Europe

    Russian Navy To Get Last Kilo-II (Project 636.3) Submarines In 2024

  • Europe

    Tourists Flee From Greek Islands After Turkish F-16 Creates Sonic Booms

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The West Should Support Myanmar’s Rebels As They Do In Syria

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to spend $366 million to create naval nuclear safety regulator

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