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Air Platform

Portugal Purchases Sixth Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft.

September 22, 2025 GDC 0

The Portuguese Air Force has reinforced its KC-390 Millennium fleet by signing an amendment with Embraer Defense & Security to acquire a sixth aircraft and secure 10 additional purchase options for NATO partners. The move […]

Air Platform

Eurofighter Consortium aims to sale next-gen Eurofighter Typhoon to Austria, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Turkey

July 11, 2025 GDC 0

Austria, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are among the countries being eyed by the Eurofighter consortium’s chief executive as potential sources of new export success. Those prospects add up to more than 100 […]

Air Platform

Portugal negotiating with Saab to acquire Gripen E/F to replace ageing F-16

April 18, 2025 GDC 0

On April 6, 2025, Saab Chief Executive Officer Micael Johansson confirmed during an interview with Dagens Industri that negotiations are ongoing with Portugal and Canada regarding the potential acquisition of the Saab JAS 39 Gripen. […]

Air Platform

Portuguese Air Force Adopt Embraer C-390 Millennium For Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Missions

April 17, 2025 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Portugal Ditches F-35 Stealth Jets, Amid Trump’s Erratic Behavior

March 15, 2025 GDC 0

The evolution of U.S. policy toward NATO has led the Portuguese Ministry of Defense to reassess its combat aircraft acquisition strategy. This resulted in the abandonment of Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. […]

Europe

Portugal joins Czech initiatives to purchase ammunition for Ukraine

April 11, 2024 GDC 0

Portugal has committed to contribute 100 million euros to the Czech Republic-led initiative to provide artillery ammunition to Ukraine. This decision positions Portugal among a growing list of countries actively supporting Ukraine in its current […]

Europe

Damen Awarded Contract To Build Multi-Purpose Vessel For Portuguese Navy

November 26, 2023 GDC 0

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Americas

Raytheon Awarded $358 Million Contract For Evolved Seasparrow Missile Block 2

October 6, 2021 GDC 0

Raytheon has won a $358 million contract in support of the fiscal 2021-2023 Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 full rate production requirements. The ESSM program is an international cooperative effort to design, develop, test, […]

  • Desperate Russian army is attaching wooden logs as armor with trucks and tanks

    April 10, 2022 0
    Russian forces appear to be attaching makeshift metal cages to the tops of their tanks in Ukraine in a crude effort to protect themselves against anti-tank missiles.  Analysts say the cages are inadequate protection against [...]
  • Ukraine Destroyed Russian Counterbattery Zoopark-2 Radar In Avdiivka

    December 29, 2023 0
    Ukraine destroyed one of Russia’s prized counterbattery radar systems in fighting along the eastern front in the war-torn country, Kyiv’s military said. Ukrainian intelligence forces destroyed Russian Zoopark-1 counter-battery radar in Donetsk regionDateNovember 30, 2024Ukrainian [...]
  • Saab Upgrades Gripen D with Gallium Nitrate (GaN) AESA Radar For the First Time

    April 28, 2020 0
    Saab has been at the forefront of AESA radar design employing gallium nitride (GaN) technology, having pioneered the technology with its latest iterations of the Giraffe ground- and sea-based radars, electronic warfare equipment, and with [...]
  • Australian Army Ordered More Thales EF88 Rifles

    July 16, 2020 0
    The Australian Government has announced that the Australian Defense Force will receive a further 8,500 EF88 rifles. This comes on top of the 30,000 already ordered and procured from the Thales owned Lithgow Arms. The move comes [...]
  • 23 Retired Army Generals Of France Threaten A Coup D’état

    April 29, 2021 0
    On April 21, the 60th anniversary of the 1961 attempted French military putsch in Algiers, 23 retired generals published an open letter to the government in the neofascist website Valeurs Actuelles . The letter is [...]
  • Israeli Air Force Achieved Complete Air Dominance Over Iranian Airspace

    June 17, 2025 0
    Israel has the upper hand in the skies over the Iranian capital of Tehran, the Israeli military has said, after Iran and Israel launched fresh strikes into the early hours of Monday. Israeli Air Force [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • Air Platform

    HAL Tejas Test Fires Python IR Guided Missile

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Poland Purchases 200 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile

  • Air Platform

    Morocco Latest Muslim Country To Purchase Weapons From Jewish Israel

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Astra BVRAAM Air-to-Air Missile

  • Americas

    Lockheed Awarded $9.8 Billion Contract to Produce 1,970 Patriot PAC3 Missiles.

  • Middle East

    Italy approves the sale of two Fincantieri FREMM frigates for Egyptian Navy

  • Europe

    Switzerland wants to replace aging F/A-18 Hornet aircraft

  • Europe

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

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army General dies in a helicopter crash

  • Americas

    Anduril Acquired Infrared Sensor Company American Infrared Solutions (AIRS).

  • Middle East

    Israeli Kamikaze Drones Struck At Iranian Oil Tanker

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale Of Israeli Arrow-3 Missile Defense System To Germany

  • Air Platform

    UK Approves Eurofighter Typhoon Sale to Turkiye

  • Counter-drone System

    Greece purchases counter-drone system from Israel.

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Conducts The Biggest Maritime Exercises

  • Infantry Weapons

    NORINCO Delivers SR-5 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems To Bahrain

  • Europe

    Finland To Train Ukrainian Troops On Winter Warfare Against Russia

  • Central Asia

    Arms sales opportunity: China moves into Central Asia as the U.S. withdraw from Afghanistan

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Received Two More IRIS-T SLM Missile Batteries

  • Defense Industry

    Russia to Merge UAC, MiG and Sukhoi to Prevent Mikoyan’s Bankruptcy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian, Chinese Soldiers Clashes Near Himalayan Border

  • Air Platform

    Germany purchases F-35 stealth jets worth €10 billion

  • Air Platform

    Grim Prospect of Sukhoi Design Bureau

  • Naval Weapons

    Sagem VIGY MM electro-optical fire control system for the 76mm cannon

  • Europe

    Turkey to produce new naval torpedo Akya, cruise missile Atmaca and anti-air missile Sapan

  • Europe

    Moldova’s President-elect Asked Russia to Withdraw Troops From its territory

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • Europe

    Putin Fired Four Deputy Defense Ministers, Appoints Relatives As Deputy Defense Minister

  • Air Platform

    India approves $1.8 billion to develop prototype AMCA fighter jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Shortlist Five Companies For RAN’s Unammaned Helicopters Programme

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Industries To Build Fourth America-class Amphibious Assault Ship

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad signs decree for second conscription of 147,000 men

  • Middle East

    Hamas Terrorists Group Booby Trapped Russia-supplied Chemical Weapons in Gaza Tunnels

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall to purchase German shipbuilder Kiel.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    State Department Approves AIM-9X Sidewinder for Canada

  • Industry

    To Supply Arms Or Not To Supply Arms: Russia And China Faces Dilemma Over Supplying Arms To Iran

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladeshi dictator Sheikh Hasina created her own downfall the day she killed 74 army officers.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Air Force Used ‘Rocks’ Bunker Busters In Gaza To Destroy Hamas Tunnels

  • Civil Aviation

    Boeing Awarded the Largest Aircraft Production Contract by Qatar Airways

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Offers Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90) to Slovakia

  • Americas

    U.S. Army evaluates mission module on newest Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan seizes heavy weapons from Nagorno-Karabakh separatists

  • Air Platform

    Turkish T-129 ATAK Helicopter Upgraded With Aselsan Recon Pod

  • Cruise Missiles

    France and the UK authorize the use of Storm Shadow/Scalp Cruise Missiles Deep Inside Russia

  • Middle East

    U.S. Sending Carrier Strike Group Near Israel And Will Supply Ammunitions

  • Air Platform

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

  • Americas

    Here’s Why C2, Hyperconnectivity, And Tactical Network Are So Crucial For Modern Battlefield

  • Air Platform

    Hungary Received JAS Gripen C Fighter Jets from Saab.

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia to receive first FA-50M fighter jets this month

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Skunk Works unveils Vectis stealth drone for future air combat.

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