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Don’t Fight A Fighter Jet Armed With Meteor BVRAAM. You Can’t Win, Swedish Flight Engineer’s Advice

February 17, 2023 GDC 0

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British Air Force Commander Urges Western Countries To Supply Fighter Jets To Ukraine

February 9, 2023 GDC 0

At first the debate was about sending tanks to Ukraine; now it’s about planes. Mostly reliant on Soviet-era MiGs, Ukraine has repeatedly asked the West for fighter jets to help defend itself against Russian attacks. […]

U.S. will withheld F-16 sale until Turkey approves NATO bid for Sweden and Finland

February 3, 2023 GDC 0

The U.S. Congress cannot support the $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara ratifies the NATO memberships of Sweden and Finland, a bipartisan group of senators said on Thursday. Sweden and Finland applied […]

Saab Group Awarded Contract To Upgrade Swedish Gripen C/D To Latest Standard

January 27, 2023 GDC 0

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Sweden Ordered More NLAW For Its Army

January 22, 2023 GDC 0

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Ukraine blow up Russia’s easy target T-90M Tank using a Swedish AT4 recoilless rifle

January 18, 2023 GDC 0

Ukrainian Soldiers blow up Russia’s most advanced operational tank with an AT4 recoilless gun in the Luhansk region. According to the Militarnyi, the Ukrainian military has released an aerial video showing a Russian T-90M tank […]

Sweden, Germany and UK jointly acquire 436 BAE Systems BvS10 all-terrain vehicles for artic operations

December 22, 2022 GDC 0

Sweden, Germany and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement with BAE Systems to purchase 436 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles. The joint procurement, worth $760 million, is in support of Arctic operations for the Collaborative AllTerrain Vehicle (CATV) […]

Swedish MP Urges Swedish Government To Supply Gripen Fighter Jets To Ukraine

December 4, 2022 GDC 0

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Sweden Resumes Arms Exports To Turkey After NATO Application

October 29, 2022 GDC 0

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Saab Group Test-fires New RBS98 Short-range Air Defense System

October 3, 2022 GDC 0

Sweden’s ground-launched short-range air defense missile, the RBS 98, was successfully tested this week, the Swedish armed forces announced on Friday. The surface-to-air missile is a variant of the German-made IRIS-T air-to-air missile, in use […]

Lessons From Karabakh Conflict, Russia Building Cheap Attack Drones

April 25, 2021 0

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Australian Navy accepts 2nd Supply-class Replenishment ship

September 13, 2021 0

The acceptance of NUSHIP Stalwart on August 30 follows two months’ of fit-out activities carried out at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. Before its formal acceptance, NUSHIP Stalwart completed its final sea trials. Verifications and [...]
Rafael Drone Dome (C-UAS) System

January 8, 2020 0

DRONE DOME provides a complete and comprehensive solution with a goal of enforcing effective UAV No-Fly zones. DRONE DOME is capable of identifying unknown targets, generating alerts (based on an adaptable rules generator), and operating [...]
A major fire engulfed Russia’s ELMASH electromechanical plant in Voronezh

April 22, 2024 0

A major fire occurred in Voronezh. The preliminary report shows the fire area is about 3000 square meters. The fire quickly engulfed almost the entire production workshop. A Significant Fire Engulfed At Russia’s Rocket Manufacturing [...]
US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon Test Fires Harpoon Missiles

June 6, 2021 0

A coordinated missile strike during an exercise in Norway was the first use of Harpoon missiles by Poseidon P-8A planes, the U.S. Navy said on Wednesday. The three planes, modified Boeing 737s outfitted for surveillance [...]
South Korean Coast Guard Deports Russians Escaping Putin’s Conscriptions

October 17, 2022 0

Groups of Russians have sailed to South Korea to avoid being conscripted for the war in Ukraine — only for most of them to be refused entry at the border. Demoralized Russian Troops Killed Their Commander And [...]

Israeli Elbit Systems Awarded $2.3 Billion Arms Contract by the United Arab Emirates.

December 21, 2025 0

The $2.3-billion deal between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv calls for the delivery of advanced defense systems over eight years. The UAE has been identified as the undisclosed buyer behind a $2.3-billion contract signed last […]

Ukraine partnered with Germany to produce Bohdana self-propelled artillery system.

December 20, 2025 0

Ukraine has partnered with Germany to produce Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems using Mercedes-Benz Zetros tactical transport trucks. Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the project will cost 750 million euros ($879.9 million) and targets […]