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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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  • Turkish Havelsan Developed Kamikaze Drone that Kills Enemy Drones

    October 24, 2021 0
    Turkey’s Havelsan and Transvaro are testing Fedai, a Kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) they developed to neutralize other drone-borne threats. Turkish Havelsan Test Fires Kamikaze Drone From BARKAN Unmanned Ground VehicleDateApril 12, 2024Turkey’s Havelsan Develops [...]
  • Russian FSB has assassinated Serbian Radomir Kurtic for his involvement in supplying ammo to Ukraine.

    December 20, 2025 0
    Serbian authorities are seeking explanations from Russia following the death of a representative of Serbia’s state-owned defense company Yugoimport SDPR, who was found dead in Moscow under what Serbian officials describe as suspicious circumstances. Serbia [...]
  • South Korean KAI has started the full-scale production of KF-21 fighter jets in a deal worth $1.41 billion

    June 26, 2024 0
    Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said Tuesday it has signed a 1.96 trillion-won ($1.41 billion) deal with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), to commence production of the next-generation KF-21 fighter jet. South Korea Starts Series [...]
  • Why Russia’s Soviet-era A2/AD Strategy Doesn’t Work Against NATO Warplanes

    April 17, 2021 0
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  • HENSOLDT’s Kalaetron Attack Jammer To Provide Electronic Shield For Eurofighter and FCAS

    April 28, 2020 0
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  • Pentagon Finally Kicks Turkey Out of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program

    November 21, 2019 0
    The United States is “unwinding” Turkey from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program as a result of the country buying the Russian S-400 air defense missile system, Pentagon officials said. With the removal of Turkey [...]
Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

  • Europe

    UK will send starstreak, NLAW, howitzer and loitering munitions worth £100 million to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Azerbaijan Destroyed Armenian S-300 Anti-air System Using Harop Kamikaze Drone And Bayraktar TB2 Drone

  • Anti-air Missiles

    German IRIS-T SLM Becomes Popular European Anti-air Missiles System After Ukraine War Succes

  • Europe

    The Netherlands Delivers YPR-765 Infantry Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian military packing and stealing goods from Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukrainian energy official says

  • Air Platform

    In-depth Look At KAI KF-21 Boramae (Nicknamed “Baby Raptor”) Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    Turkey Jumps On To Another War, This Time Donbass, Ukraine

  • Ballistic Missile

    Putin’s unstoppable hypersonic missiles gaining bad reputation as Ukraine shooting them down every time it launched

  • C4iSR

    China unveils new KJ-3000 airborne early warning and control aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rheinmetall unveils hybrid tank and air defense system

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16 Successfully Jammed Russian-made S-300 SAM of Syrian Army

  • Europe

    Ukraine will pass legislation recognizing Ukrainian-speaking persons living in Russia as Ukrainian territories

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s first indigenous LPD starts sea trials

  • Middle East

    Thyssenkrupp Delivers Fourth Submarine To Egyptian Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA to develop MHT/MLP Missile For French Army

  • Europe

    Bayraktar TB2 Hit Russian Raptor-class Patrol Boat, P-342 Yunarmeeets Baltiki

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone hit Russia’s explosive factory hundreds of kilometers inside Russia

  • Land Platform

    South Korea Deploys K2 Black Panther and K9 Howitzers in Qatar for Multi-national Exercises

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s AJAX1431 flight became the most tracked flight as PM Sheikh Hasina fled Dhaka

  • Europe

    Greece will purchase four Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships from the U.S.

  • Middle East

    Israeli special forces have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Elbit Systems Awarded $172 Million Contract to Supply Light Tanks to Philippines

  • South Asia

    Indian RAW involved in political meddling, wiretapping, and intercepting military communications in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, reported Washington Post

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Another Su-35 Fighter Jet In Kherson, 28th Su-35 Downed In Ukraine War

  • Central Asia

    Czech Republic to modernize Azerbaijan’s Russian-made military equipment

  • Loitering Munitions

    Israeli Elbit Systems Develops Jamming-proof Laser Connected Drones.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Raytheon to deliver new Patriot missile defense systems to Romania

  • Anti-ship Missile

    China secretly supplied Iran with $5 billion worth of weapons, including CM-302 anti-ship missiles, which failed to hit the US Navy’s warships.

  • South Asia

    General Aziz Ahmed, A Bangladeshi Scumbag

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Wants Gripen Fighter Jets For Air Superiority Role

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China To Build 10000 Tons Offshore Patrol Vessels

  • Defense Industry

    Romania Cancels Warship Deal With France’s Naval Group

  • Europe

    BAE Systems confident on winning new contracts from Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    German firm developed AI backbone for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program

  • Europe

    France Test-fires M51 Nuclear Ballistic Missile

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesian PT Dirgantara to upgrade Turkish CN235 aircraft

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Lowered Interest Rate For Royal Thai Air Force’s F-16V Block 70 Acquisition

  • Defense Industry

    Russia Will Supply S-400 To India In December, The Looming CAATSA Sanctions On India

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladeshi dictator Sheikh Hasina created her own downfall the day she killed 74 army officers.

  • C4iSR

    Turkish army receives Aselsan’s new-gen electronic warfare system

  • Central Asia

    CSTO Dead: U.S. Invites Armenia and Azerbaijan to NATO Summit in Washington

  • South Asia

    In a hypothetical war between Bangladesh and Myanmar, who could win?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chin Brotherhood Forces Seize Control Of Myanmar Junta’s FAB-250 and FAB-500 Bombs Manufacturing Plant, Junta Lost 40 Military Sites To Arakan Army

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russian oil depot, all flights were canceled

  • Air Platform

    Gripen is the first fighter jet to fly in GPS denied environment

  • South Asia

    India’s Russian-made Mi-17V5 Chopper Crashes, General Bipin Rawat Killed

  • Air Platform

    Germany plans to purchase 15 additional F-35 stealth jets.

  • Europe

    Sweden Weighs Saab-Babcock Arrowhead 140 Frigate.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Funds Indonesian Naval Training Center To Counter China

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy to commission indigenously built corvette INS Kavaratti

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