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  • [ April 27, 2026 ] Israeli Iron Dome and troops are stationed in Abu Dhabi to protect the city from Iranian drones and missiles. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ April 27, 2026 ] Russian submarines targeting British submarine cables question Royal Navy’s operational capability. Europe
  • [ April 27, 2026 ] In 2026, the Indian Air Force lost 11 fighter jets and a helicopter in the biggest peacetime losses. Air Platform
  • [ April 27, 2026 ] Ukraine destroyed three of Russia’s ships and MiG-31 aircraft in Crimea. Europe
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Air Platform

Saab offers 12 Gripen E to Philippines worth $1.1 billion

September 1, 2023 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Brazil To Purchase More Saab Gripen Fighter Jets, Defense Minister Jose Mucio Said

April 12, 2023 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Japan Wants to Build It’s Own Stealth Sixth-generation X-2/F-3 Fighter Jet

April 2, 2020 GDC 0

TOKYO – Japan wants to develop a stealth fighter domestically, rejecting designs from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in the United States and Britain’s BAE Systems, sources with knowledge of the programme told Reuters. The Japanese Ministry […]

Air Platform

The Saab Gripen E: Not a fifth-gen aircraft but as stealthy as the F-35 Lightning II

December 12, 2019 GDC 0

Sweden’s air force says its Gripen E fighter jets are designed to kill Russia’s fearsome Sukhoi fighter jets, and that they have a “black belt” in that type of combat. […]

Air Platform

Sweden’s Gripen defeat Russia’s Su-35 in a simulated War Game

October 31, 2018 LM Publications 0

The advanced simulated war game proved that Sweden’s Gripen defeats Russia’s Su-35 almost the same rate as the F-22 Raptor. The simulated WVR combat shows Swedish Gripen E fighter shooting down Russia’s best in class […]

Air Platform

Saab Gripen E/F: Why is Gripen E deadliest among all 4.5 Gen fighter jet?

October 22, 2018 LM Publications 0

While complex high-end jet fighters like the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, dominate the headlines when it comes to the global fighter market, not every country needs or even wants a top-of-the-line warplane. There […]

Air Platform

Saab Gripen E/F: The Smart Fighter Jet AKA “Sukhoi Killer”

March 9, 2018 LM Publications 0

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  • USS Alexandria heads towards western pacific

    May 26, 2020 0
    The Pacific Fleet Submarine Force took the unusual step this month of announcing that all of its forward-deployed subs were simultaneously conducting “contingency response operations” at sea in the Western Pacific. The sub force said [...]
  • LIG Nex1 Completes Delivery Of KM-SAM To RoK Air Force

    March 9, 2021 0
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  • Korean KAI Is Assembling Five Prototypes Of KF-21 Fighter Jets

    June 24, 2021 0
    Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is assembling five more prototypes of its KF-21 fighter jet after the first prototype was rolled-out on April 9. KAI to produce first KF-X prototype by April 2021DateJuly 8, 2020South Korean [...]
  • Myanmar Air Force Received Russia’s Su-30SME Fighter Jets

    September 10, 2023 0
    Myanmar has received the first shipment of two Russian Su-30 fighter jets, Charlie Than, Myanmar’s trade minister, told the Russian RIA state news agency in remarks published on Sunday. “Two aircraft have already been delivered,” [...]
  • Putin has replaced Tupolev’s chief executive after the company failed to deliver a new bomber to the Russian Air Force.

    January 28, 2026 0
    Putin has replaced the leadership of its strategic aircraft manufacturer Tupolev, appointing 37-year-old Yuri Ambrosimov as chief executive to replace 76-year-old Aleksandr Bobryshev, according to a report by Defense Express citing Russian industry sources. Ukraine [...]
  • French to build six new patrol boats for New Caledonia

    October 22, 2020 0
    The POM (Patrouilleur Oure-Mer, Overseas Patrol Boat) program was announced by Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, at the Assises de l’Economie de la Mer on December 3, 2019. It allows the restoration of [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

  • C4iSR

    Turkey Developed New YAKAMOS Hull Mounted Sonar

  • Europe

    France Delivers Eight CEASAR Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Malaysia Purchases 18 FA-50 LCA From KAI Worth $920 Million

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy intercepted all Chinese-made CM-302 missiles fired at USS Abraham Lincoln.

  • Europe

    NATO Defense Ministers Scheduled Meeting to Discuss Ukraine War

  • Defense Industry

    Myanmar Expands Military Cooperation With Russia, Commander-in-Chief Says

  • Americas

    US Army test fires mid-range Typhon weapon system

  • Naval Weapons

    RIM-66 SM-2MR block II surface-to-air missiles

  • Infantry Weapons

    FGM-148 Javelin Anti-tank Guided Missile

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Air Force Discloses Procurement Wishlist, Includes Akinci B, TB2 and Wing Loong II Drones

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Officially Turned Down Russia’s Offer to Buy Su-35

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austral Awarded $2.82 Billion Contract to Produce Landing Craft Heavy Vessels for the Australian Army.

  • Americas

    Trump to ease restrictions on arms exports to non-NATO countries

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    RTX (formerly Raytheon) to increase AIM-9X Sidewinder production to 2500 missiles per year

  • Europe

    Russian commander Alexander Khodakovsky admits: Military victory over Ukraine currently unlikely

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad Started Show Treason Trials Of Russian Hypersonic Missile Scientists

  • Europe

    Russia Left Behind Treasure Trove Of Ammunition In Kherson

  • Europe

    Poland Received First Batch Of Bayraktar TB2 Drones From Turkey

  • Uncategorized

    Royal Thai Navy Receives Domestically Produced 155mm Howitzers.

  • Europe

    Turkish MRAP Vuran Test Fires Rockets

  • Civil Aviation

    Embraer delivers 600th Phenom 300 business jet

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration Won’t Block British And Dutch Effort To Transfer F-16 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel Accelerates Arrow-3 Interceptor Production to Counter Growing Ballistic Missile Threats.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Amphibious Assault Ship USS America sails through Taiwan straits

  • Americas

    Germany offers Brazil a batch of Leopard tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles.

  • Americas

    Modernized Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to Get Raytheon Guidance Systems

  • Middle East

    U.S. Deployed 2500 More Marines in the Middle East as IRGC and Basij on the Brink of Collapse.

  • C4iSR

    The Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW&C

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Considers Supplying 370km Range JASSM Missiles to Ukraine, Which Could Alter Course of War

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone destroyed Russia’s shadow oil tanker and killed top Russian General.

  • Air Platform

    Germany, France decided to settle row over FCAS sixth-generation fighter jet

  • Naval Platforms

    Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) of Royal Australian Navy

  • Europe

    Kremlin’s Iner Circle, Oligarchs and FSB Are Plotting to Depose KGB Putin, Report

  • Europe

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pushes for Western warplane ‘coalition’

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Struck Chemical Weapons Storage Facility in Syria

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman Awarded A Contract To Supply Three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye To French Navy

  • Air Platform

    India and France are at each other’s throats over the Rafale downing by Pakistan

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers seized a Russian ZALA reconnaissance drone

  • Cyber

    Russia could cut Ireland off the internet by cyberattacks and sabotaging undersea cables

  • Europe

    Poland Received General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper UCAV

  • Americas

    Canada announces $8 billion acquisition of 70 new trainer aircraft for Canadian Air Force

  • Middle East

    Israel approves travel to Saudi Arabia under two circumstances

  • Europe

    Greek Submarine And Helicopter Are On The Hunt For Turkish Submarine

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian NASAMS Shot Down Russia’s Over-hyped Su-35 Fighter Jet In Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Whole of Russia will ‘panic’ when counteroffensive begins, says Ukrainian MoD

  • Africa

    Algeria to Receive Su-57 in 2028

  • Industry

    Leonardo Company’s Naval Capability

  • C4iSR

    ELM – 2080 Green Pine Radar System

  • Europe

    Australian Combat Medic Killed In Ukraine By Russian Troops

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Switzerland Procures Five IRIS-T SLM Air Defense Systems 

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