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  • [ April 22, 2026 ] Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile. Europe
  • [ April 22, 2026 ] U.S. intelligence detects signs that China considered providing Iran with JY-27A radar systems. C4iSR
  • [ April 22, 2026 ] Australia will invest $7 billion in drone and counter-drone technology. Anti-drone System
  • [ April 22, 2026 ] Japan lifts ban on lethal weapons exports in major shift of pacifist policy. East Asia and Pacific Region
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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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  • China First Policy: Pakistan to Protect Gwadar Ports From India

    January 6, 2021 0
    KARACHI (GDC) — In 2018, Pakistan and China signed six agreements for the development of Gwadar port as Islamabad formally inaugurated an economic free zone in Balochistan province that will be a key part of [...]
  • Lockheed’s F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet Carried Out First Flight

    March 2, 2023 0
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  • Taiwan Upgrades 18 F-16A/B to F-16V Standard

    December 6, 2020 0
    Taipei, Taiwan (GDC) — Eighteen 16A/B jet fighters belonging to Taiwan’s Air Force had been upgraded in the first 11 months of the year, under a joint Taiwan-United States program to help Taiwan boost its [...]
  • Denel Dynamics Military Industrial Capability

    September 1, 2019 0
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  • Japan orders HII REMUS 300 uncrewed undersea vehicles

    July 7, 2025 0
    Tokyo-headquartered Hitachi has requested Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) deliver over a dozen REMUS 300 small uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUVs). Saab to develop large uncrewed undersea vehicle for Swedish Navy.DateSeptember 7, 2025Liquid Robotics awarded $25 million [...]
  • Incompetent Russian military sent elite Spetsnaz forces to fight conventional war, Ukraine killed them all

    September 22, 2023 0
    Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has devastated Russia’s clandestine special (Spetsnaz) forces, classified American documents that were leaked online reported. According to the assessment, it will take Moscow two decades to rebuild its Spetsnaz units [...]
Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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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

    Qatar to Open Military Representation Office in NATO HQ

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall awarded contract to produce 40mm grenade launcher ammo for Germany

  • Air Platform

    Vietnam Turning Cold War Era MiG-21 mothballs into target drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Army Started Training With CM-34 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian DRDO Tests Air-deployable Container For Indian Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese scholar says Russia’s defeat in Ukraine is inevitable

  • C4iSR

    Deconstructing Russian-made FCR and Search Radar of S-500, S-400 and S-300 SAM

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese F-2 escorted Tu-95 out of Japanese airspace

  • Americas

    Canada To Build Nine New Artic Offshore Patrol Vessels

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Poland to deploy Naval Strike Missiles to Protect Baltic Coast

  • Europe

    Australia bans exports of alumina, aluminium ores, bauxite to Russia

  • Europe

    Russia cannot build Icebreaker as Russian forces bombed Ukraine’s factory supplied components for Icebreaker

  • Anti-air Missiles

    German-built IRIS-T SLM Anti-air Missiles Intercept Rate Is 100 Percent, Ukrainian MoD

  • Americas

    Biden urged to fast-track research into submarines using non-weapons grade uranium for AUKUS alliance

  • Europe

    Another setback: Russia has pulled back forces from towns opposite Kherson, says Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Proverty-stricken Sri Lankan Was Offered Construction Work In Russia, Forced To Fight Putin’s War In Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian Army General Fanil Sarvarov Killed in Car Bomb in Moscow.

  • Americas

    Austal gets $128 million to build US Navy’s auxiliary floating dry dock

  • South Asia

    A Surprise Entry to India’s MMRCA v2.0: The US offers F-15EX after Super Hornet and F-21 to India

  • Americas

    US Navy christens future LCS USS Nantucket

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky awarded contract to produce 35 CH-53K helicopters for U.S. Navy

  • Europe

    Russia no longer deploys warships in the Black Sea after ATACMS strikes in Crimea

  • Europe

    Germany offers new aid package of various weapons to Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Awarded Contract to Produce VSHORAD for Romanian Army

  • Defense Industry

    European Union Will Spend $867 Billion on Collective Security and Decoupling American Companies from Europe

  • Air Platform

    UK and Turkiye Signed $10 Billion Contract for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon.

  • Central Asia

    Turkey Offered Peaceful Resolution Of Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Conflict

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops blow up new Russian rocket launcher

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Rockets Strikes Killed More Than 200 Russian Soldiers In Dzharylhach

  • Air Platform

    CATIC Delivered 7 K-8W Training Aircraft to Bangladesh Air Guard

  • Europe

    NATO Scrambles Fighter Jet To Intercept Russian Tu-160 Blackjack

  • Europe

    Ever Declining Sales Order & Reputation of Russia’s MiG

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys T-84U Oplot Tanks In Kharkiv Region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia launches dart rocket carrying radio frequency receiver for RAAF

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Spain orders new NASAMS systems to modernise air defence capabilities

  • Europe

    Turkish shipbuilder delivers the MILGEM corvette PNS Khaibar to the Pakistan Navy.

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Finalizes Rafale Contract With France

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldiers destroy Russia’s 70-years old T-55 tanks with mines and RPG

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Modernize F-22 Raptor’s Head-up Display (HUD)

  • Air Platform

    President Trump Considers Saudi Arabian Request to Buy 48 F-35 Stealth Jets.

  • Anti-drone System

    Poland signs contract for anti-drone system in wake of Russian incursions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Build Eight Minesweepers And Hydrographic Ships

  • Infantry Weapons

    Heckler and Koch M320 Granade Launcher

  • Air Platform

    Turkey working with Rolls-Royce on 5th-gen TFX combat aircraft engine

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Saudi Arabia Says Chinese-made HQ-17AE and Silent Hunter Laser Weapon Failed to Intercept Drones and Missiles.

  • 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.

  • Europe

    Airbus Eurofighter Typhoon kicks off Finland’s HX Evaluation

  • Europe

    Russia’s weekly personnel losses increased to 8,710, including North Korean losses.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Putin Blames Russian Rocket Scientists For Patriot Interception And Sent Them To Penal Colony for Treason

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Deploys M1A2 Abrams SEP V3 Tanks

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