The Russian military shot down an F-16AM fighter jet of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the Sumy region on April 12 most likely by a missile from a S-400 air defense system. Initial reports suggested that the F-16 was brought down during a dogfight with a Su-35S fighter jet of the Russian Aerospace Forces
Spanish Firm, Navantia signed a contract with the Thai Navy to supply combat management, surveillance, fire control, weapon control, gyros, and other systems for its landing platform dock (LPD) HTMS Chang acquired from China in 2023. Navantia will support the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) in its project to enhance the capability of the LPD HTMS Chang (792), a Navantia press release said Thursday
The Netherlands, Denmark and the United Kingdom have announced new military pledges to Ukraine, expanding their support with air defence systems, drones, and strategic cooperation, as more than 50 countries gathered at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting in Brussels. Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans confirmed a
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has completed a fast-tracked test campaign enabling the Ecume commando boat to be airdropped from an A400M military transport aircraft. The
Bulgaria will
Indonesia has expressed interest in joining Turkeys fifth-generation fighter jet program, KAAN, raising questions about its ongoing participation in the KF-21 project with South Korea. During a
The U.S
A Chinese designer has unveiled a new weapon that fires multiple shots simultaneously to strike at drone swarms and missile barrage overturning the concept of air-defense weapons such as the Russian Pantsir-S that fires one shot-per-target. The innovative barrage weapon system, claimed to be the first of its kind in the world, named the "anti-drone-swarm-and-anti-missile-barrage-weapon-system," is featured in the April edition of the China-based semi-official Modern Weaponry magazine
Germany, France, Italy, and Spain moved one step closer to operating a homegrown military drone system with the official opening of the new Eurodrone Lab in Manching, Germany. The
The Donald Trump administration has removed the commander of the U.S