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Sweden short-listed Arrowhead 120, Alfa 4000 and FDI Frigate for the Luleå-class frigate program.

February 24, 2026 GDC 0

The acquisition of air defence frigates will revive a measure of blue water capability for the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) and allow it to better contribute to NATO maritime tasks, the service’s most senior officer […]

Air Platform

Saab offers Gripen E/F fighter jets to the Indian Air Force.

February 11, 2026 GDC 0

During the Singapore Airshow, Saab said it had offered the Gripen E to the Government of India with an industrial plan covering design, production, and sustainment involving more than 300 companies. As reported by The […]

Air Platform

Ukraine Purchases 150 Gripen E/F and 100 Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jets.

February 10, 2026 GDC 0

Ukraine has locked in commitments for 250 Western fighter jets through separate agreements with Sweden and France, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed while visiting the Kyiv Aviation Institute. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on 8 February […]

Air Platform

Swedish Saab has proposed Gripen E production line in Canada for Canadian and Ukrainian Gripen jets.

February 9, 2026 GDC 0

Swedish aerospace manufacturer Saab has proposed that a hypothetical Gripen production line in Canada would be large enough to also serve export customers besides making planes for the Canadian Air Force. The statement is the […]

Europe

Sweden Weighs Saab-Babcock Arrowhead 140 Frigate.

February 9, 2026 GDC 0

Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration is evaluating a joint proposal from Saab and UK-based Babcock for the Arrowhead 140 frigate design as a candidate for its future Luleå-class surface combatants, according to reporting in Swedish media […]

Anti-drone System

Saab Awarded $530 Million Contract to Integrate Nimbrix Drone Killer Missile onto Gripen E/F Fighter Jets.

February 8, 2026 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Saab Offers 72 Gripen E/F Fighter Jets and Six GlobalEye AEW&C to Canada.

January 18, 2026 GDC 0

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Americas

Sweden Approves $1.6 Billion Territorial Air Defense Program to Protect Cities and Infrastructure.

January 16, 2026 GDC 0

On January 11, 2026, Sweden directed the Swedish Armed Forces to rapidly stand up a new territorial short-range air defense capability valued at roughly SEK 15 billion. The effort signals a shift toward broader homeland […]

Anti-air Missiles

Lithuania purchases RBS-70 NG Man Portable Anti-air Missile.

January 1, 2026 GDC 0

Saab has received an order from the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence for RBS 70 Bolide missiles valued at $325 million. Deliveries are scheduled to take place between 2028 and 2032. The order is placed […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Sweden’s Gripen Test Fires Taurus KEPD Cruise Missile For Deep Strike Capability.

December 24, 2025 GDC 0

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  • Russian navy is completely inactive in the Ukraine war except occasionally launching Kalibr missiles from Sevastopol

    April 20, 2023 0
    Since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, most of the fighting has been on land. However, there has also been a less visible – but crucial – maritime dimension to the war across the full [...]
  • The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Stealth 5th Generation Fighter jet

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  • Korean KAI Offers FA-50 as Slovakia’s L-39 Trainer Replacement

    November 6, 2021 0
    Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Slovak state defense company, LOTN as part of its effort to pitch its FA-50 advanced trainer jet for the Central European country’s L-39 [...]
  • Babcock and HHI partnered to develop patrol submarines for Canada

    August 1, 2023 0
    Babcock Canada has entered into an agreement with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to develop Canada’s next-generation patrol submarine. Hyundai Heavy Industries Develops Indigenous KSS III Submarine For Export MarketsDateMay 9, 2024South Korea offers comprehensive bid [...]
  • Elbit Systems ATMOS Self Propelled Howitzer

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  • USA, Turkey Discuss Mutual Cooperation And Security

    April 8, 2021 0
    The defense chiefs of Turkey and the United States held a phone call on Thursday, discussing regional security and bilateral defense cooperation. Qatar, Turkey agree to enhance defense cooperationDateNovember 17, 2021Enhancing Turkey, Ukraine defense co-operation [...]
Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

  • Air Platform

    Philippine Air Force inducts A-29B Super Tucano training aircraft

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy to launch first Istanbul-class (MILGEM project) frigate this year

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian $500 FPV drone destroyed modernized $25 million TOR-M1S Missiles

  • Infantry Weapons

    Iron Dome: An Israeli Masterpiece Shielding Israel From Thousands Of Hamas Rockets

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt to Provide Protection Systems For Bundeswehr NH90 Helicopter

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Sacks Generals After Losing 73 Vehicles And 1000 Men In Failed River Crossing Bid in Luhansk

  • Europe

    Ukraine demonstrates jet-powered ‘Bullet’ drone capable of intercepting Russian drones

  • South Asia

    British Government Launched Corruption Probe into Bangladeshi-origin British MP Tulip Siddiq’s Alleged Involvement in Rooppur Nuclear Powerplant and Arms Dealing with Russia

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldier shot down Russian missile with M2 machine gun

  • Americas

    Gripen “Smart Fighter” For Canada Is A Viable Contender For FFCP: Saab

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    How Does Chinese HQ-16 SAM Compare to Western Modern Anti-Air System?

  • Air Platform

    Here’s why Russia’s MiG-35 is absent from Ukraine War

  • Europe

    German Air Force to issue new RFI to accommodate ECR capability

  • Central Asia

    John Bolton warns Taliban may get nuclear weapons from Pakistan

  • South Asia

    Indian ATS Arrests A HAL Employee For Supplying Aircraft Information to Pakistan

  • Europe

    Sweden Sending Stridsvagn 122 Main Battle Tank to Ukraine

  • Americas

    President Trump Fired African-American and Female Officers From Army, Navy and Air Force

  • Middle East

    Russian Su-35 is no match for Turkish F-16s supported by Peace Eagle AEW&C says Chinese defense expert

  • Europe

    Ukraine has destroyed Russia’s Podlet radar complex in occupied Crimea

  • Europe

    No IFF: Russian investigators confirmed Pantsir-S1 missile downed Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese Kh-31/YJ-91 anti-radiation missile

  • Infantry Weapons

    Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System

  • Europe

    Russian Forces Struggling To Hold Ground As Ammo Supplies Severely Cut Off

  • Central Asia

    Uzbekistan test fires FD-2000 air-defense missiles

  • Europe

    Why is Serbia rearming itself at an alarming pace?

  • Air Platform

    Republic of Korea Army Received KUH-1 Surion Transport Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Anti-Putin partisan shot down Russian Su-27 fighter jet over Belgorod

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s MiG-29 Pilot Dies During Crash Landing

  • Europe

    President Zelensky Christens Turkish-made Ada Class Corvette

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar junta declared mandatory conscription for young men and women

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s modernized Su-30SM crashed in Kalingrad due to engine malfunction

  • Europe

    Dead Bodies Of Russian Soldiers Litered In Luhansk Region As Russian Didn’t Bother To Repatriate Corpses

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz Russia’s oil depots and power grids

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Jaguar Fighter Jet Crashed Near Rajasthan’s Churu District

  • Air Platform

    Japan Wants to Export Sixth-gen F-X/F-3 Fighter Jets to Compensate Development Costs

  • Middle East

    Vaccine Diplomacy: China Takes Syria In Its Orbit

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Air Force faces public opposition to its F-35 deal, prompting SAF to look for European jets

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroys half of Russia’s ‘key’ Pantsir air defense systems, security service says.

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Releases Photo Of First Rafale For Greece

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal to build two more evolved cape-class patrol boats

  • Americas

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Modernize US Navy’s MK39 EMATT ASW Training Target

  • Middle East

    Satellite imagery shows before and aftermath of US strikes on Iran’s key nuclear sites

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Lancet kamikaze drone destroys mock-up of Ukraine’s Su-25 aircraft

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UK to invest $1.3 billion to develop hypersonic weapons

  • C4iSR

    South Korea plans to launch its second spy satellite in April

  • Europe

    Netherlands to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets as soon as possible

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin launches LCS 29, the future USS Beloit

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Prepares $20 Billion Arms Package for Taiwan Amid China Warnings.

  • Europe

    U.S. Delivered Bunker Buster M141 Grade Launcher To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Tor anti-air missile

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