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Norway’s Piorun Air Defense System Completes First Live-Fire Test

November 20, 2024 GDC 0

The Norwegian Armed Forces demonstrated its new “Piorun” man-portable air defense system during its first-ever live-fire test. The trial, which took place in a region bordering Russia, saw Norwegian soldiers from a new air defense […]

Anti-air Missiles

Norway orders new NASAMS II air defense systems

November 2, 2024 GDC 0

The Norwegian government has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to procure new NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) air defense systems, a move aimed at enhancing the country’s defense capabilities against aerial […]

Anti-air Missiles

Norway scraps Leopard 2 acquisition to focus on air defense system

October 16, 2023 GDC 0

A top army official has revealed that Norway will not push through with its planned acquisition of 18 additional Leopard 2 main battle tanks to give way to sophisticated air defense systems. Lars Lervik, the […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Awarded Contract To Deliver 54 Leopard 2 Tanks To Norway

February 5, 2023 GDC 0

Norway has decided to order 54 German Leopard 2 tanks to strengthen its defense capabilities, the Norwegian government announced on Friday. The tanks are expected to be delivered in 2026, with an option to purchase […]

Europe

Norwegian Army Orders More K9 Thunder Howitzers From South Korea

November 30, 2022 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Norway To Purchase Leopard and K2 Tanks Worth $1.8 Billion

November 24, 2022 GDC 0

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Europe

Norwegian Army Orders Programmable Carl-gustaf Recoilless Rifles

September 11, 2022 GDC 0

Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab announced that it had received an order from the Norwegian Armed Forces for deliveries of ammunition for the recoilless Carl-Gustaf rifle. The order is signed within a 15-year framework […]

Europe

BAE Systems Delivers First CV90 Support Vehicles For Norwegian Army

June 2, 2022 GDC 0

BAE Systems has tweeted that the first four CV90 Combat Support Vehicles were delivered to the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency in Levanger on May 13 during a ceremony hosted by its local partner, Ritek AS. For the […]

Europe

FN Herstal Awarded 4,000 ‘FN Minimi’ Light Machine Guns For Norway

September 14, 2021 GDC 0

The Belgian company competed against three American suppliers for the contract. Norway is the 37th country to select the 7.62x51mm NATO caliber weapon for its armed forces. FN Herstal, a Belgian designer and manufacturer of […]

Europe

Saab Awarded Contract for Combat Training Centre Support from Norway

October 27, 2020 GDC 0

Saab has received an order for service and maintenance of the Norwegian Combat Training Centre. The order value is approximately 200 MSEK and the contract is valid between October 2020 and October 2024 with the […]

  • Turkiye locally develops electro-optical sight system for homegrown drones.

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  • Turkiye has reached its limits to fund its ambitions to become arms export superpower.

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  • Seven European Nations Increases Defense Budget, Amid Ukraine Crisis

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  • Bangladesh Air Guard’s Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar Clocked 100 Hours on PT-6 Basic Trainer, Spent 60 Hours as F-7BJI Trainee and Absent from Flying Activities for UN Peacekeeping Mission

    July 22, 2025 0
    Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar has just returned from a UN peacekeeping mission and has been absent from all combat training exercises for more than two years. Underprivileged Bangladeshi join the armed forces to make [...]
  • ‘Denazify Ukraine Is A False Narrative’: Putin’s Flirting With NATO Caused 273,000 Russian Deaths And Destroyed Russia Completely In 13 Most Crucial Areas

    September 28, 2023 0
    Russian President Vladimir Putin invoked World War II to justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying in televised remarks last week that his offensive aimed to “denazify” the country — whose democratically elected president is Jewish, [...]
  • Northrop Grumman Unveils RAAF’s MQ-4C Triton ISR Platform

    October 21, 2023 0
    The first of Australia’s future fleet of autonomous long-range ISR platforms has been officially unveiled at a ceremony in the United States. Northrop Grumman to deliver MQ-4C Triton UAV to RAAF in 2023DateJuly 8, 2020Northrop [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher.

October 13, 2025 0

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher during a major military parade in Pyongyang on October 11, 2025. The system’s close resemblance to the American platform has raised concern over Pyongyang’s […]

Europe

Kosovo received Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones.

October 11, 2025 0

Containers carrying thousands of Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones have already arrived in Kosovo, marking an early delivery under a contract with Turkish defense firm Baykar, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced on Wednesday. Dozens of […]

Europe

Serbia Unveils NORA next-gen 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

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Cyprus National Guard Received Serbian-made Tamnava MLRS.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia Purchases 48 New HIMARS Rocket Artillery For Ship-killer Role.

October 4, 2025 0

The Australian Army’s appetite for the M142 HIMARS is proving voracious. With the first two of 42 units arriving in Australia only in March, the country is already eyeing another 48 of these U.S.-built rocket […]

Europe

Serbia Unveils 300km Range Sumadija Rocket Artillery.

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  • Industry

    India to ban imports of hundreds of military equipment

  • Air Platform

    RSK-MIG Failed to Repair 19 Polish MiG-29 Aircraft

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    Why Gripen is the Best 4.5 Gen Fighter Jet?

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    Australia Receives Last Batch of F-35A

  • Americas

    US Navy Will Retrofit John F Kennedy Aircraft Carrier To Launch F-35 From Deck

  • Air Platform

    U.S. offers F-16V to compensate $1.4 billion of Turkish investment in F-35

  • Europe

    Russian commander Colonel Pavel Kropotov killed in Ukraine’s storm shadow missile strikes

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Navy To Purchase New Corvette Under Philippines Modernization Program

  • South Asia

    Sino-India War: China Bags Bangladesh In Chinese Side

  • Americas

    USAF pilot call sign ‘Banzai’ becomes first woman to fly F-35A stealth fighter into combat

  • Europe

    Russia Drops Bombs on Mariupol Drama Theatre

  • Europe

    Russian warship Admiral Levchenko’s Ukrainian-made propulsion caught fire in the Barents Sea due to spare parts shortages

  • Air Platform

    Anduril Industries Developed Multipurpose Altius-600 UAV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Navy’s Underwater Warfare Capability

  • Africa

    Sanctions Hit Rostec, China Quietly Replaced Russia As Arms Exporter

  • Americas

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

  • Air Platform

    Israel Sent Formal Request To U.S. State Department To Purchase 25 F-15EX Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    The Kazakhstan Air Force MiG-31 Crashed In Remote Countryside

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to receive first Turkish attack helicopter in December

  • Europe

    Russia relocates 9 jets and 11 helicopters from Belarusian airbase to Russia, amid drone attacks fear

  • Americas

    $96-billion Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program faces another delay

  • Air Platform

    GKN Aerospace Awarded Contract To Upgrade Gripen C/D Engine’s Software

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Opens Redeveloped Naval Base in Northern Territory

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Commissions 21st Virginia-class Submarine USS Montana (SSN 794)

  • South Asia

    Human Rights Groups Accused Bangladesh DGFI of Protecting Rapist Awami League Leader and Bank’s MD

  • Europe

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  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Biden Administration Approves $1.1 Billion Arms Sales To Taiwan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Australia should ditch the conventional submarine project and build nuclear submarines?

  • Europe

    Notorious Wagner Group Recruited African Prisoners To Fight In Ukraine War For Russia

  • Naval Platforms

    China and India assist Myanmar Navy to build its ASW corvettes and frigates

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Iranian Helicopters Fleet

  • Europe

    Finland and Sweden could join NATO despite pressure from Russia

  • Americas

    Naval Group Delivers Fourth OPV 87 to Argentina

  • Air Platform

    Saab proposes GlobalEye for South Korean AEW&C requirement

  • Europe

    Putin Suffers Devastating Blow As Ukraine Killed Two Top Ranking Airborne Commanders

  • Americas

    Turkey Ready To Abondone S-400 In Return of F-35 And Patriot Missile Defense System: Defence Minister Hulusi Akar

  • Europe

    Russia’s Kuibyshev oil refinery halts production after drone attacks, a big blow to Putin

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia shot down its own Su-35 near occupied Sevastopol

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Will Receive South Korean FA-50M Fighter Jets In 2026

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS Agreement: Australia Cannot Fix British And American Submarine Industrial Bases Capacity Problem

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand to upgrade Anzac-class frigates with new communication systems

  • Europe

    US sending latest generation 155mm M777A2 howitzers to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16 Successfully Jammed Russian-made S-300 SAM of Syrian Army

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall To Bid For Future German Air Defense System

  • Africa

    China offers upgraded T-72 tanks to African countries to counter Russia’s arms export

  • Europe

    Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Son Taken Over Wagner Group’s Command

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese military base in Vanuatu would be a great concern for Australia

  • Europe

    Humiliating pictures showed the destroyed Russian submarine with massive hull breaches

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, Japan Signs Defense Pact

  • Defense Industry

    Fincantieri Signed Agreement With Italy To Build Two Next-generation Submarine

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