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Month: April 2021

Defense Industry

Italy, Egypt To Sign Mega Arms Deal Includes 24 Eurofighters, 24 M346 Trainers and 6 Frigates

April 29, 2021 GDC 0

According to the Italian newspaper La Republica, the Italian government is set up to soon approve the MEGA defense deal with Egypt that includes 6 Frigates including 2x confirmed FREMM Bergamini, 24 M-346 trainer jets, […]

Defense Industry

Cash-strapped Denel Dynamics Is Shattered, What Next?

April 29, 2021 GDC 0

Government’s actions, or perhaps better inaction, have made it quite clear that it has no interest in maintaining an effective defence force; nor any interest in retaining the defence industry. Or perhaps it does not […]

Air Platform

South Korea To Buy 20 F-35B For LPX-II Program

April 29, 2021 GDC 0

South Korea could invest approximately $2.7 billion in buying 20 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) jets, most likely the U.S.-made F-35B, for its planned aircraft carrier. Seoul wants to build a 30,000 ton-class light aircraft […]

Africa

Corruption Hinders Growth Of Kenyan Defense Sectors

April 28, 2021 GDC 0

Kenya spent an average of 5.1% of its allocated defense budget on capital expenditure (CAPEX) during 2015-2019. During the forecast period the country is expected to invest around 8.6% of its defense budget on CAPEX. […]

Africa

Kenyan Air Force Received All Three C-27J Spartan Transport Aircraft

April 28, 2021 GDC 0

The Kenya Air Force is now operating all three of its C-27J Spartan transport aircraft it had ordered, after the third was held back in Italy due to the coronavirus pandemic. The final aircraft resumed […]

C4iSR

Leonardo Acquires 25.1% Stakes In Hensoldt AG

April 28, 2021 GDC 0

Leonardo has entered into a definitive agreement with Square Lux Holding II S.à r.l., a portfolio company controlled by funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts & Co. L.P., to purchase a 25.1% stake in […]

Europe

Pentagon Announced $125 Million Defense Aid For Ukraine

April 28, 2021 GDC 0

The Pentagon announced Monday a $125 million military aid package for Ukraine, the first of its kind under the Biden administration. The package is funded through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, a Pentagon fund whose […]

C4iSR

China’s CETC Displays KLJ-7A Radar For JF-17 Block III

April 28, 2021 GDC 0

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Air Platform

South Korean KF-21 Will Squeeze Russian Su-57 Markets

April 27, 2021 GDC 0

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Defense Industry

Ukrainian Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Russia For Smuggling S-300 Parts

April 27, 2021 GDC 0

A Ukrainian man who tried to buy parts of the S-300 air defense system (ADS) called Klystrons for $163,000 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison reported Tass news agency. The man, Alexander Marchenko […]

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  • HMS Kent concludes cold weather training in the artic

    May 11, 2020 0
    HMS Kent left the Barents Sea on 8 May after seven days of cold-weather operations in the icy waters of the Arctic Circle. While many in the Armed Forces rightly continue to focus on supporting [...]
  • Turkish Air Force Used E-7A Peace Eagle To Hunt And Destroy S-300 Using TB2 Drones

    November 7, 2020 0
    With the outbreak of the last war in Nagorno-Karabakh, everyone expected it to unfold like the one that ended in 1994, with Armenia’s landslide victory. However, in terms of weapons and combat leadership, Armenia has remained [...]
  • U.S. Defense Giant L3Harris Purchases Engine Manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne Worth $4.7 Billion

    December 19, 2022 0
    US defense contractor L3Harris to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.7bn Deal comes after regulators blocked Lockheed’s takeover of rocket maker associated with Himars systems used in Ukraine. Lockheed Martin raises concerns over L3Harris-Aerojet dealDateNovember 18, [...]
  • Ukrainian HIMARS destroyed Russian 48Y6-K1 Podlet surveillance radar

    July 30, 2023 0
    The Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed a radar station of the Russians using American-made HIMARS artillery rocket strikes in the village of Lazurne, Kherson Oblast, reported the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed [...]
  • Ukraine expects Gripen and F-16 fighter jets from Sweden, Netherlands and Poland

    March 2, 2023 0
    A Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base in late January 2023 ended inconclusively, with many countries stopping short of promising to deliver new tanks to Ukraine.  Breaking News: Sweden Considers Supplying Advanced [...]
  • The L-SAM surface-to-air missile system

    January 11, 2020 0
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Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US DoD Awarded Engine Contract For Taiwanese Air Force’s F-16V

  • Europe

    Turkey’s President Erdogan hails country’s warship building capabilities

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China is building the fourth aircraft carrier for the PLA Navy

  • Air Platform

    Poland Orders 96 AH-64E Apache Guardian Helicopters

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Japan will transfer PAC-3 interceptor missiles to the U.S. to backfill U.S. stocks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia decided not to buy Russian military hardware, signs security agreement with South Korea: report

  • Europe

    Su-27 plane crashed during exercises in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s female commander Olga Bigar call signs ‘Witch’ explains why they’re so determined to hold on to Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Germany transfers 18 more RCH 155mm howitzers to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Hellenic Navy plans to purchase four Multi-Mission MMSC frigates

  • Air Platform

    President Trump Agrees to Sale F-35 Stealth Jets to Türkiye

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany delivers new Patriot missile batteries to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Turkey’s 1st local anti-ship missile engine breaks world record

  • Europe

    Turkey’s Flagship TCG Anadolu LHD To Be Delivered To Turkish Navy This Year

  • Middle East

    Canada to export LAV 700 Armored Vehicles to Saudi Arabia

  • Africa

    Libyan War Contributed Lucrative Arms Deal For Russia and China, Financed By UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

  • Americas

    US Army Orders M109A7 Self-propelled Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    Rafale F5 Fighters Will be Equipped with ASN4G Hypersonic Nuclear Missiles by 2035

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to Invest $4.3 Billion Shipbuilding Capacity in Henderson Shipyard

  • Europe

    Battle for Russia: The Ukraine war is driving Russians to drink more alcohol, undermining society and raising rampant domestic violence

  • Land Platform

    U.S. State Department approves 27 M1126 Stryker IFV for Argentina

  • Land Platform

    Aselsan to mass produce unmanned ground vehicle

  • South Asia

    Trump Administration could sanction Bangladesh for allowing antisemitic and pro-Hamas rallies. Instead, Bangladesh should focus on Abraham Accord

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Submarine Project Is Dangerously Off Track Reports Insight Economics

  • Europe

    Danish Defense Industries to Build New Vessels for Danish Navy

  • South Asia

    Pakistan intercepts Indian Navy’s Kalvari-class submarine in its waters

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Weigh-in 4.5 Gen Fighter Jets Between Eurofighter And Gripen

  • Europe

    Russian man blew up military freight train heading to Ukraine in another sabotage

  • Americas

    President Trump Ordered Pentagon to Start Nuclear Weapons Tests.

  • Cruise Missiles

    Germany requests U.S. Typhon ground-based missile system to strengthen long-range strike capability in Europe

  • Americas

    Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson Who Became First Person to Destroy A Satellite In Space Flying A F-15

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Test Two F-15EX Jets in Northern Edge 21 Exercise

  • Air Platform

    Greece plans to transfer 32 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Marshall Awarded Contract To Produce Command and Control Systems Shelter For Sweden

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Air Force’s Chinese-made J-10C ‘Temu’ Fighter Jet’s WS-10B Engine Caught Fire During Take-off.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroy Russian army’s supply vehicles

  • Uncategorized

    MBDA Sea Venom Antiship Missiles

  • Europe

    Polish Coast Guard to procure OPV from France

  • South Asia

    Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet is leading Indian Navy’s carrier borne fighter jet acquisition program

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed another ballistic missile early warning radar

  • Air Platform

    France Acquires 42 Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Armenia destroyed T-90S tank of Azerbaijani Army

  • Europe

    U.S. Confirmed Delivery Of Two NASAMS Anti-air Missiles and Radars To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    The UK Wants Turkish-styled Drones For Its Military

  • Europe

    Nordic Air Defence to trial Kreuger interceptor drone in Ukraine.

  • Europe

    Putin started removing Russian Generals who spoke up against inept and inadequate support from the Kremlin

  • Europe

    Finland delivers 130 mm M-46 howitzers to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Pacific Command Places HIMARS Artillery Rockets In Japan

  • Europe

    British Army Received Europe’s Most Modern Battle Tank, The Challenger 3

  • Europe

    North Korea Delivers 1973’s Type 73 Machine Guns To Russian Army

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