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New Gripen E is now flying with a more trapezoid to carry four RBS-15 and more bombs

November 22, 2023 GDC 0

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Saab Awarded Gripen Sustainment Contract For Swedish Air Force

November 10, 2023 GDC 0

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Swedish Air Force Received Sixth and Final GlobalEye Aircraft

November 3, 2023 GDC 0

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Saab Completes Gripen Fighter Jets Lithium-ion Battery Upgrades

October 31, 2023 GDC 0

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Saab Awarded Contract To Upgrade Gripen C/D With New AESA Radar And Software

October 25, 2023 GDC 0

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Ukraine Formally Requests Swedish Government To Provide Ukraine With Gripen C/D Jets

August 17, 2023 GDC 0

Adjusting to Western-designed F-16s could be time consuming for Ukrainian pilots used to Soviet-era jets, but Kyiv is also reportedly seeking a fighter that experts say may be a better fit for Ukraine’s needs and […]

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

July 10, 2023 GDC 0

Sweden wants to acquire AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles. The potential deal has been approved by the US State Department. The Nordic country wants 250 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM missiles. The contract is worth $605 million. The deal […]

Saab Receives Order For Gripen C/D Capability Enhancement Development

April 15, 2023 GDC 0

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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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Saab Group To Build Two GlobalEye AEW&C For Swedish Air Force

August 12, 2022 GDC 0

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Germany will receive Israeli top-tier Arrow-3 anti-ballistic system

January 22, 2025 0

The Israel Missile Defense Organization and the US Missile Defense Agency test the Arrow 3 Interceptor missile in Alaska in 2019. Israeli Missile Defense Agency Test Fires Iron Dome And David’s Sling MissilesDateDecember 30, 2020Arrow [...]
Boeing Company awarded contract to build P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for Canada

April 23, 2024 0

The Canadian military will start receiving in 2026 Boeing-made P-8A Poseidons it is buying through a deal worth $5.9 billion. German Parliament Approves Purchase Of Boeing P-8 PoseidonDateJune 27, 2021Amid Tensions with China, Australia to [...]
Polish Air Force Received Two More FA-50 Fighter Jets

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Israel seems determined to tackle Hezbollah decisively inside Lebanon

October 2, 2024 0

Fighting is underway between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters along the Israel-Lebanon border, and the IDF has begun a limited ground incursion. Hezbollah Terrorist Group Fired Rockets At Israel From Southern LebanonDateOctober 11, 2023Israeli Air [...]
President Trump Considers Approving F-35 Stealth Jets to Turkiye.

January 1, 2026 0

U.S. President Donald Trump said on December 29, 2025, that he is “very seriously” considering approving the sale of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to Türkiye, according to TRTWorld. The renewed interest comes as Türkiye’s [...]
GBU-72: The U.S. Air Force’s F-15 Drops Enormous Bunker Buster Bomb

October 15, 2021 0

The US Air Force (USAF) has performed the first test drops of its new Boeing Guided Bomb Unit‐ (GBU)-72 Advanced 5K (A5K) Penetrator, releasing the ‘bunker buster’ bomb from a Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle. Israeli [...]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]