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Nigerian Air Force Plans to Purchase Chinese Air Defense Radar

May 6, 2025 GDC 0

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Africa

Boko Haram Destroyed Chinese-made VT-4 Temu Tanks in Nigeria using RPG

April 28, 2025 GDC 0

The Chinese VT-4 is touted as an advanced main battle tank, but the Nigerian Army questions its performance. Pakistan and Nigeria reported significant mechanical failures by both export customers. The Nigerian Army purchased 35 VT-4 […]

Africa

Nigeria purchases twelve Alpha Jet aircraft from France

February 4, 2025 GDC 0

On December 4, 2024, General Hasan Abubakar, Chief of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), announced the acquisition of twelve second-hand Alpha Jet E aircraft from the French Air and Space Force (Armée de l’Air et […]

Africa

Damen delivers FCS 3307 patrol vessel to Nigeria’s Homeland

January 26, 2025 GDC 0

Damen Shipyards Cape Town, a subsidiary of Dutch shipbuilding major Damen, has delivered a fast crew supplier (FCS) 3307 patrol vessel to Nigerian Homeland Integrated Offshore Services (Homeland IOSL). The vessel, on charter with an […]

Air Platform

Here’s Why India’s HAL Bejas and Pakistan’s JF-17 Blunder are nothing, but TEMU fighter jets

January 25, 2025 GDC 0

Both the Indian Air Force and Pakistan Air Force envisioned something similar. IAF wants to replace the MiG-21, and PAF wants to replace the F-7 (reversed-engineered MiG-21). The competition between both nations has seen worse […]

Air Platform

Myanmar and Nigeria Ground JF-17 Blunder Fighter Jets Amid Reliability, Quality and Maintenance Issues

January 20, 2025 GDC 0

The Myanmar military junta has declared the JF-17 Thunder fighter planes supplied by Pakistan as unfit for operations. The Burmese Air Force was forced to ground the aircraft due to malfunctions and structural flaws. This […]

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

Nigeria plans to purchase 12 AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters

June 24, 2024 GDC 0

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Nigeria cleared to buy 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters

March 17, 2024 GDC 0

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has confirmed the sale of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Nigeria. A $7.7-million contract was also awarded to Northrop Grumman in December to provide 32 mission computers for […]

Africa

Nigeria received the first batch of Turkish T129 ATAK attack helicopters

November 6, 2023 GDC 0

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  • Incredible Footage Shows Ukrainian Forces Blew Up $7 Million TOS-1A Using $500 FPV Drone

    October 26, 2023 0
    This was the incredible moment Ukraine blew up a $7 million Russian tank using only a $500 drone. Ukrainian drone struck Russia’s TOS-1A thermobaric artilleryDateApril 21, 2023Ukraine’s Deployed Devastating Thermobaric Munitions In FPV Drones And [...]
  • Explosion Rocked At Russian Military’s Airbase In Belarus

    August 12, 2022 0
    The military airfield in Belarus where Russian aircraft are said to be stationed has reportedly been hit by explosions. Russia relocates 9 jets and 11 helicopters from Belarusian airbase to Russia, amid drone attacks fearDateAugust [...]
  • Saab to Deliver Six Gripen E to Brazilian Air Force

    November 1, 2021 0
    Saab has already completed the assembly of two new Gripen E fighters for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) and has two other aircraft in production, said Mikael Franzén, vice president of marketing and sales, to the Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico. Saab [...]
  • South Korea plans to launch its second spy satellite in April

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  • Ukraine destroys dozens Russian ammunition depots using HIMARS artillery rockets

    June 19, 2023 0
    Explosions ripped through at least a dozen Russian ammunition and weapons depots this weekend using American-made HIMARS artillery rockets, as needs grow for food and medicine in areas affected by the Kakhovka dam attack. Ukrainian [...]
  • British Army Received Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank

    November 11, 2023 0
    The British Army is gearing up to introduce the Challenger 3, its latest Main Battle Tank, which is set to redefine modern warfare. This state-of-the-art tank will be a central component of the Heavy Brigade [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

June 5, 2025 0

North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of […]

Europe

CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

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British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

May 28, 2025 0

The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]

Central Asia

Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

May 26, 2025 0

Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]

Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

Infantry Weapons

India fields Swedish-made Carl-Gustaf M4 launcher ditching locally-made Nag Mk-2 ATGM

May 25, 2025 0

The Indian Army has begun fielding the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle. The deployment follows Saab FFVO India Pvt Ltd, a fully foreign-owned subsidiary of Saab AB, establishing a new production facility in India. According to […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea To Develop New Submachine Gun To Replace K1A

  • Middle East

    Prime Minister Netanyahu Visits Rafael’s Iron Dome Manufacturing Facility in Northern Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s propaganda and disinformation campaigns about PLA

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers Blow Up Russia’s BM-27 Rocket Launchers

  • Europe

    Germany Delivers MARS Artillery Rocket And Dingo Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    South Korea selects Embraer C-390 Millennium transport aircraft

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Modify Mission Planning Software Of F-16 For India And Pakistan

  • Americas

    Boeing Proposes T-7A Red Hawk For U.S. Navy’s Jet Trainer Bid

  • Air Platform

    V-22 Osprey conducts first landing on the deck of a ship

  • Europe

    German Navy christened fourth K130 corvette in Hamburg

  • Americas

    Brazil rejects Indian-made Akash SAM, citing accuracy issues with the missile

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighter Jet Is Doomed, Amid Crippling Sanctions On Russia

  • Europe

    U.S. Approves F-35, Super Hornet And Patriot Missile Defense System For Switzerland

  • Air Platform

    Su-57 Exposed: Why Do Russia’s Su-75 Checkmate And Su-57 Have Visible Screws (Part 2)?

  • Naval Platforms

    Aselsan signed contract to supply combat system for MILGEM project

  • Defense Industry

    Royal Navy To Build Five More Type 26 Frigates Amid Ukraine War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea develops KAAV-II armed amphibious mobility vehicle for marines

  • Central Asia

    Russia Won’t Halt Arms Supply To Azerbaijan, Says Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu

  • Europe

    Amid tensions with Russia, Sweden increases defense budget by 40%

  • Europe

    Ukraine Released Details of Crimea Operations By Its Special Forces

  • Europe

    Ukraine plans to buy homegrown Oplot main battle tanks

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan in talks with China to purchase L-15 trainer aircraft

  • Europe

    A Russian Tu-95 Pilot Behind Strikes on Ukraine Shot Dead Inside Russia’s Engels Airbase

  • Americas

    Pentagon Announced Combined Arms Training For Ukrainian Soldiers

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard (Thief) Bought Leonardo Falco EVO Drones Using American Funds

  • Air Platform

    Boeing completes Super Hornet deliveries for Kuwaiti air force

  • Europe

    Ukraine-Russia Conflict: Ukraine Shot Down Five Su-30s and One Mi-28N Helicopter

  • Europe

    Moldova enforced European Union sanctions on Russia

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Purchases FA-50 Fighter Jets And ATR-72MP MPA Worth $2.2 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Aeronautics Group Unveils Orbiter 4 UAS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Babcock Australasia, Bechtel Australia and HII Sign MOU on AUKUS Submarine Delivery

  • Infantry Weapons

    India Receives First Batch Of S-400 Triumf

  • Middle East

    Ukraine Donates 500 Tons Of Wheat To New Syrian Government

  • Europe

    Navantia Completes Initial Sea Trials of Isaac Peral (S-81) Submarine

  • Americas

    CAES to Supply Precision Strike Sensor for US Army’s Long-Range Precision Fires

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pentagon warns growing Chinese naval expansion

  • Air Platform

    Turkish T929 Atak II Helicopter Started Flight Trials Using Ukrainian Engine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. To Pass New Legislation Allowing Royal Australian Navy’s Sailors To Train On Nuclear Submarine

  • Infantry Weapons

    SHERSHEN Anti-Tank Guided Missile System

  • Air Platform

    CAIC Zhishengji-10 (Z-10) Attack Helicopter

  • Europe

    Occupied Crimea is within the reach of U.S.-supplied ground launched small diameter bomb  

  • Air Platform

    Armenian Su-30s turned out to be useless in the Karabakh conflict: Professor Boris Sokolov

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Korean New Infantry Fighting Vehicle (K-NIFV) as K21 Successor

  • Air Platform

    Boeing to produce 205 additional AH-64E Apache helicopters for international customers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Saab to Supply Composite Superstructure to Singaporean Navy’s Warships

  • Europe

    Losing all armors Putin’s Army is now fighting in Ukraine on Horseback

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Inducts JF-17 Thunder into it’s Air Force

  • Europe

    South Korea displays K3 next-gen concept main battle tank

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel signs landmark deal to sell David’s Sling air defense system to Finland

  • Air Platform

    US Navy’s MQ-25 refuelling drone just got one step closer to war-ready

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