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The United States has approved the potential sale of up to 400 GBU-39B Small Diameter Bombs (SDB-I) to Romania to equip its F-16A/B MLU fighters, as confirmed by a recent notification from the Department of State to Congress. The deal, valued at
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Sudans government has stated that there are no obstacles to finalizing an agreement allowing Russia to establish a naval base on the Red Sea coast, with formal ratification being the final step, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Youssef Sharif confirmed in Moscow. The agreement was negotiated under former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, reportedly permits the Russian Navy to maintain up to four ships, including nuclear-powered vessels, at the facility for 25 years
Saab has launched HMS Halland, the third and final Gotland-class submarine after completing its mid-life upgrade (MLU) for the Swedish Navy. In a statement on February 13, 2025, Saab announced that the submarine had been floated out at its Karlskrona shipyard following extensive modernization efforts
Hanwha Aerospace will showcase the K9A1 self-propelled howitzer equipped with a domestically developed 1,000-horsepower engine at the International Defense Exhibition (IDEX) 2025, taking place at the ADNEC Exhibition Center in Abu Dhabi, U.A
Israel has tested 20 new counter-drone technologies, including guns, missiles, and UAV interceptors, in a large-scale defense trial aimed at neutralizing unmanned aerial threats. The tests, led by the Ministry of Defense (IMOD) Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D), featured major defense firms and startups competing to develop next-generation drone defense systems
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Milrem Robotics will introduce its new 8×8 Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV), known as HAVOC, at IDEX 2025, which will be held from February 16 to 21 in the United Arab Emirates. The hybrid unmanned ground vehicle is designed for high-speed maneuverability, stealth operations, and firepower integration
A scene in the 2022 Hollywood movie “Topgun: Maverick” which shows the hero, Tom Cruise involved in a dogfight with a Su-57 stealth fighter was inspired by actual maneuvers that the latest Russian stealth fighter jet has been performing. Sergey Bogdan, the 60 year old senior test pilot of the Su-57 said that he and his team had developed a maneuver where the plane rapidly accelerates vertically, remains stationary in the air for a few seconds and then spirals down to a certain altitude before leveling off is reproduced in the famous dogfight scene in the Hollywood movie, Topgun: Maverick