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Air Platform

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

October 25, 2023 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Sweden Considers Sending Gripen ‘Sukhoi Killer’ Fighter Jets To Ukraine

September 14, 2023 GDC 0

Sweden is considering sending Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, according to a new report.Lawmakers in Stockholm plan to ask the military to look into the possibility of a transfer of Gripen fighter jets Officials in […]

Europe

Su-35 doomed: Sweden considers training Ukrainian pilots on Gripen jets

May 26, 2023 GDC 0

Sweden’s defense minister says the Nordic country is considering whether to let Ukrainian pilots test its JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets. So far, Sweden has ruled out sending any Gripen fighters to Ukraine, saying it […]

Air Platform

Why Gripen is the Best 4.5 Gen Fighter Jet?

November 24, 2021 GDC 0

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Saab’s Gripen Evolved As Electronic Warfare Platform

November 5, 2021 GDC 0

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USAF’s Red Flag 21-1 Exercise Involves Air Combat, Space, Cyberspace Elements

March 31, 2021 GDC 0

The “Red Flag 21-2” combat scenario training exercise brought aircraft from seven NATO nations and detachments from across the U.S. Air Force together, the branch said. Over 100 aircraft were involved in the weeklong event […]

Air Platform

Revolutionary: Saab Manufactures 3D Printed Parts For Gripen Fighter Jet

March 31, 2021 GDC 0

Saab has trialled battle damage repair of its Gripen combat aircraft using 3D-printed parts, the Swedish manufacturer announced on 30 March. The 3D printed spare parts is revolutionary technique to solve maintenance problems and fast […]

Europe

Saab Gripen Is The Cost-effective Fire Power, Says Croatia

February 18, 2021 GDC 0

December the 7th, 2020 – The saga surrounding Croatia’s purchase of fighter jets still isn’t over yet. Despite the numerous options on the table from numerous countries, the Swedish offer is looking tempting indeed. As Poslovni […]

Europe

Saab Offered 12 Gripen C/D With MRO Facility To Croatia

February 15, 2021 GDC 0

Sweden submitted its proposal of 12 new Gripen C/D fighter aircraft to Croatia. Representatives of the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) and the Swedish Embassy in Croatia submitted the government-to-government proposal of 12 new Gripen […]

Air Platform

Gripen E/F To Be A Smart Phone Like Fighters With Regular Software Upgrades: Saab

January 16, 2021 GDC 0

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  • Indonesia becomes the first export customer of Turkish MILGEM Istif frigates

    July 30, 2025 0
    On July 26, 2025, the Turkish Defense Industry Association (SSB) announced at the IDEF 2025 defense exhibition in Istanbul, Türkiye, that TAIS Shipyards signed a contract with Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence for the delivery of [...]
  • Indonesia ordered amphibious armored vehicles from Russia

    March 27, 2020 0
    Indonesia has ordered a batch of amphibious armored vehicles from Russia to enhance the capabilities of its marines and replace ageing Soviet-era machines, operated by the military. The contract was signed in the capital city [...]
  • India Started Hybrid Warfare Against Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China and the Maldives.

    October 24, 2025 0
    Delhi is accused of running sabotage and espionage operations across Europe, targeting nations supporting Ukraine. Indian RAW sabotages Bangladesh’s readymade garments markets by setting a blaze at the cargo terminal.DateOctober 20, 2025Modi wanted to weaken [...]
  • Philippine Navy To Purchase New Corvette Under Philippines Modernization Program

    July 15, 2020 0
    The Philippine Navy’s (PN) corvette acquisition plan has been moved to Horizon 3 of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (RAFPMP). The country is purchasing two missile-armed corvettes under the $600 million [...]
  • Russia Wants To Buy Back CNS Liaoning From China

    February 8, 2023 0
    First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Far East and the Arctic Sergey Karginov (LDPR) proposed to buy from China the Soviet aircraft carrier previously sold to it by Ukraine and rename [...]
  • Trump Administration Approves Training and Equipment for Ukraine’s F-16 Jets

    May 5, 2025 0
    President Donald Trump‘s administration on Friday approved a deal with Ukraine for training and equipment on F-16 jets, whose delivery former President Joe Biden green-lighted following Russia’s invasion. Only French Rafale Can Solve Ukrainian Fighter [...]
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 […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

  • Air Platform

    MQ-9B SeaGuardian Demonstrates Maritime Capabilities

  • Air Platform

    A spectacular Centenary Flypast Of RAAF

  • Europe

    Putin’s War In Ukraine Hurting Chinese And Indian Military Supplies

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Air Force To Practice Highway Takeoff And Landing After Three Decades

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS John McCain Passes Through Taiwan Straits

  • Middle East

    President Erdogan said that Turkey would bring down Su-35 warplanes over Syria using Russian-made S-400.

  • Europe

    Russian Ka-52 helicopter blew up their own MT-LB tracked armored vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s Hurjet light combat aircraft enters ground testing

  • Europe

    The Royal Air Force receives second P-8 Poseidon MPA

  • Air Platform

    Russian air force stops flying over Kherson after losing three Su-34 aircraft

  • Naval Platforms

    Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) delivers the second project 15B destroyer, to the Indian navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy’s Carrier Battle Groups In South China Sea Is The Strongest Message To China

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Baykar Defense to Install Air-to-Air Missiles on Drones

  • Cruise Missiles

    France authorizes the use of long-range SCALP missiles to strike inside Russia

  • Europe

    Australia To Build Six New Patrol Vessels, Amid Laser Attack On RAAF’S Poseidon Aircraft

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded $580 million production contract for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band Jammer

  • Air Platform

    China’s focus on external appearance rather than developing sensors, radar, and avionics is appeasing the Communist Party, but not enhancing combat efficacy.

  • Middle East

    Israeli troops advance toward Gaza City as the death toll rises on both sides

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese aerospace executive Tan Ruisong gets suspended death sentence over corruption and insider trading.

  • Land Platform

    Boxer CRV Infantry Fighting Vehicle (AFV)

  • Air Platform

    France Deploys Rafale Fighter Jets in UAE to Protect Its Airspace.

  • Europe

    Turkey To Build Three More Istanbul Class Frigates

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s new ‘invisible’ suicide submarines set to be unleashed on Russia’s navy

  • Central Asia

    Italian Leonardo Scored Major M-346 Trainer Deal From Egypt, Greece, Poland and Turkmenistan

  • Naval Platforms

    Izumo-Class Helicopter Carrier Destroyer

  • Air Platform

    Queensland to assemble Australian designed and developed UAV

  • Europe

    Lacroix Defense awarded contract to produce naval decoy for Hellenic Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Sends Warships To South China Sea To Stop Chinese Fishing Flotilla Entering Its EEZ

  • Air Platform

    Russia Lost 162 Aircraft, Desperate Russia Reactivating Soviet-era MiG-29 Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Build Eight Minesweepers And Hydrographic Ships

  • Naval Platforms

    The Boeing P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)

  • Europe

    Germany announced $1.1 billion military aid package for Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-35 Repeatedly Entered Iranian Airspace To Prepare Strikes On Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

  • Air Platform

    The F-15EX to complement stealth F-35 in combat missions.

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi Muslim Dr. Shadman Zaman, A Jewish Convert Visited State of Israel For the First Time

  • Europe

    Turkey Develops New Close-in Weapons System For Its Navy

  • Europe

    Turkish Army Receives First Altay Main Battle Tanks

  • Naval Platforms

    Myanmar Navy Deploys UMS Mottama To Build Up Troops and Heavy Artillery Near Bangladesh Border

  • Land Platform

    T-80BVM and T-90MS tanks have quality, reliability, and battlefield performance issues, according to Russian tank crews.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli Navy Test Fires Barak MX Anti-air Missiles

  • Americas

    Australia to receive 200 LRASMs for RAAF’s Super Hornet

  • Air Platform

    Unconscious Russian Pilots Crashed Su-30SM Fighter Jet Into Apartment Building

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Greece purchases the Israeli air defense systems as part of the Achilles Shield.

  • Europe

    Russia Begun Deploying Nuclear Capable Iskander-M Missiles To Finish And Swedish Border

  • Middle East

    Israel Vows Seizing Gaza After Israeli Air Force Destroys Hamas Positions

  • Americas

    US Air Force’s former F-35 fighter pilot arrested for training Chinese air force.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese-made PL-15 missile missed its target and debris found in India

  • Defense Industry

    UK allocates $6 billion to replenish weapons delivered to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Germany’s Aviation Union Backs Turkish Bid To Buy 40 Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo M-346FA Light Combat Aircraft

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