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Anti-air Missiles

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 […]

  • Ukraine plans to buy homegrown Oplot main battle tanks

    May 31, 2023 0
    Ukraine plans to buy homegrown Oplot main battle tanks, according to Oleksii Reznikov, the head of the country’s Ministry of Defense. Ukraine Delivers T-84UD Oplot Tank to US ArmyDateOctober 20, 2021Thailand Offers Spare Parts And Armored [...]
  • S-400 failed: Ukraine wiped out Russian military base in Luhansk using four UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles

    June 8, 2023 0
    Ukraine has reportedly blasted a Russian military base with four long-range missiles supplied by the UK. British Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles Destroyed Russian Military Headquarter In LuhanskDateApril 16, 2024Russia says Ukraine used Storm Shadow missiles [...]
  • FN Herstal Awarded 4,000 ‘FN Minimi’ Light Machine Guns For Norway

    September 14, 2021 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 [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s high-value radio frequency relay station

    June 26, 2024 0
    Ukrainian forces destroyed a cutting-edge Russian radar worth an estimated $25 million in a drone attack this week, Kyiv’s military said. Russian Troops And Artillery Near Ukrainian Border Concerning For NATODateApril 11, 2021U.S. buys S-300 [...]
  • Mad Vlad no longer regards Moldova as a sovereign nation in favor of Transdniestria

    February 27, 2023 0
    President Vladimir Putin revoked a 2012 decree that in part underpinned Moldova’s sovereignty in resolving the future of the Transdniestria region. This Moscow-backed separatist region borders Ukraine and where Russia keeps troops. Moldova’s President-elect Asked [...]
  • Leaked Conversation Shows Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Regime’s Blatant Violation of National Security Clearance Allowing Indian Nationals Work In Top Security Projects

    September 30, 2024 0
    National security information or material which requires the highest degree of protection. The test for assigning Secret classification is whether its unauthorized disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security. [...]
Europe

STM Defense Technologies develops new Alpagu loitering munition.

November 6, 2025 0

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Americas

Brazilian Army trials new remotely operated weapon system.

October 28, 2025 0

The Brazilian Army has conducted field acceptance tests on the second prototype of its upgraded remotely operated weapon system, the UT30BR2, according to the Tecnologia & Defesa. The tests were carried out on October 9 […]

Central Asia

Serbian and Azerbaijan army train with B-52 M-15 Nora howitzers ahead of deliveries.

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Europe

Estonia purchases South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers.

October 26, 2025 0

Estonia’s Ministry of Defense has signed a defense agreement in Seoul to acquire South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers, expanding its long-range fires beyond the U.S.-made HIMARS. The move strengthens Estonia’s deterrence posture on […]

Europe

EuroSpike Awarded $2.5 Billion Contract to Produce Rafael’s Spike Missile for Germany.

October 24, 2025 0

Germany has finalized a $2.5 billion framework with EuroSpike, the European consortium marketing Rafael’s Spike missile line, through NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency. The contract reflects Berlin’s push to rebuild anti-armor capabilities and stabilize long-term […]

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 […]

  • Middle East

    Iranian Hypocrisy: Iran Maintains Political Relationship With American Jewish Groups

  • C4iSR

    The Thales-Raytheon AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel Radar

  • South Asia

    Afghan Air Force To Fight Back Against Taliban Insurgents Using A-29, AC-208 And Black Hawks

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA to manufacture Patriot Missile at Bavarian Factory in Europe.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. Marine Raiders in Taiwan, a warning to China!

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Set For Big Win In 2024 With Its Supersonic Jets And Drones

  • Middle East

    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems hands over fourth S44 submarine to Egyptian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Russian Glorified Su-35 Failed to Track J-16 and J-10C in a Simulated Air Battle: PLAAF

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy Commission Second Yarmook-class Corvette

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    16 PLA Air Force Aircraft Intrudes In Malaysian Airspace

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Turkey’s Havelsan Exports Special Forces Training Simulator to Malaysia

  • Air Platform

    The U.S. Stalled Taiwan’s Request to Buy MH-60R ASW Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Latest Country To Buy Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Air Platform

    TRMotor to provide auxiliary power unit for Turkish KAAN fighter jet

  • Air Platform

    Australia Receives Last Batch of F-35A

  • Europe

    Swiss Air 2030: Second RFP has been issued to the manufacturers of fighter aircraft

  • Europe

    Saab Gripen Is The Cost-effective Fire Power, Says Croatia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves 250 AMRAAM For Sweden Worth $605 Million

  • Europe

    Russian army used banned choking gas at Ukrainian forces

  • Naval Platforms

    Fincantieri’s Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura offshore patrol vessel (OPV)

  • South Asia

    Corrupt Tulip Siddiq quits after ethics adviser rules she misled Brits

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Navy Commissions Final Daegu-class FFX Batch II Frigate

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese Ministry of Defense requests $59.1 billion defense budget for the fiscal year 2025

  • Europe

    Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin Had Affairs Multiple Women Including A Cleaner: Report

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish TAI Signs MoU with GE Marine on Co-production of Marine Propulsion

  • South Asia

    Indian Defense Ministry approves purchase of 100 ASTRA BVRAAM and upgrade of MiG-29 aircraft

  • Air Platform

    South Korean FA-50 Wins Malaysian Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Competition

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Offers Falcon 10X As Franco-German Maritime Airborne Warfare Systems (MAWS)

  • Europe

    U.S. Begun Training Ukrainian Troops On HIMARS Rockets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Received Surface-to-air Missiles For Its Frigates

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract for Combat Training Centre Support from Norway

  • C4iSR

    Philippines plans to purchase Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft

  • Europe

    Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) unveiled tracked version of Boxer armored vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Target Spratly Islands: China’s domestic amphibious aircraft AG600 started sea trial

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UAE’s EDGE to equip Turkish Bayraktar drones with precision-guided bombs

  • Air Platform

    India Retires Russian-made MiG-21 ‘The Flying Coffin’ After 400 Crashes And Multiple Defeats In Kashmir Skirmish

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Kidd Sails Through Taiwan Strait

  • Uncategorized

    Slovakia Pledged To Transfer 11 MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Delivers Falcon 7X Jet to Greece

  • Air Platform

    MMRCA V2.0: Indian Air Force’s Options For New Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    NATO fighter jets intercept Russia’s MiG-31 fighter jets over Estonian airspace.

  • Europe

    Ukraine offers $5 million for a Russian pilot who would defect to Ukraine with a Su-57 jet

  • Americas

    US Air Force Tests Integrated Electronic Warfare Capability of F-35 Fighters

  • Middle East

    American aid recipient Egypt turn to Russia for military hardware

  • Defense Industry

    Czech, Polish And Bulgarian Defense Industries Making Billions Supplying Soviet-era Weapons To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia and Turkey looking to strengthen defense ties

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s oil refinery in the Kaluga region in fifth successful attacks

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Bought A Large Number Of Israeli Weapons And Well Prepared For The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

  • Air Platform

    Biden administration urged the U.S. Congress to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey without further delay

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed Moscow’s multiple shopping centers

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