UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps disclosed Italy’s delivery of Storm Shadow/SCALP EG stealth cruise missiles to Ukraine, alongside contributions from France and the United Kingdom. Shapps made the announcement during his visit to the MBDA UK production site, where British Storm Shadow missiles are assembled and modernized. While Italy’s government has not officially confirmed the […]

A Ukrainian Yak-52 two-seat primary trainer aircraft intercepted and safely shot down a Russian Orlan reconnaissance drone over the southern region of Ukraine, Militarnyi reported. The incident, captured on video, showcases the Yak-52 circling above the descending drone after it brought it down with precision marksmanship. The Yak-52, initially designed as a sport and training […]

The UK Ministry of Defense has announced that the British Army's highly lethal future tank - the Challenger 3has completed its fire testing phase. Armed with advanced survivability features and formidable firepower, the Challenger 3 embodies a new standard of lethality and resilience. The commencement of fire testing signals the culmination of intensive […]

The Finnish Defense Forces will purchase heavy Patria 6×6 armored vehicles from Patria within the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) program. As noted by the company, the Finnish Minister of Defense Antti Häkkänen has authorized the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command to start a serial procurement of heavy armored personnel carrier 6×6 vehicles from Patria. […]

The U.S. Marine Corps is poised to enhance its air defense capabilities with the adoption of the new interceptor system with SpyHunter missiles. Inside Defense recently reported the service’s intention to elevate procurement spending on air defense systems in fiscal year 2025, earmarking $111 million for the Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) program. The MRIC, […]

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR), alongside the servicemen of the 15th Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade, successfully targeted and destroyed the Russian Podlet-K1 low-altitude S-band surveillance radar. The operation resulted in effective strikes on the antenna rotator and diesel station powering the system. Intelligence reports indicate that this system was used by the adversary to detect […]

U.S. aerospace giant Raytheon, an RTX business, has secured a $344 million contract for the development of two missile variants - the SM-2 Block IIICU and SM-6 Block IU - featuring a common guidance section housing essential electronics and software directing the missile to its target. Both variants will utilize a newly designed guidance section, […]

Ukrainian suicide drones reportedly targeted Russian storage facilities containing deadly glide bombs during overnight strikes on April 27 in the Slavyansk, Severny, and Kushchevsky districts of the Krasnodar Krai region, Russia. The Governor of Krasnodar Krai, Veniamin Kondratyev, confirmed explosions in Slavyansk-na-Kubani on April 27, describing them as an attempted large-scale drone attack on oil […]

The first six Rafale fighter jets, newly acquired by the Croatian Air Force, were ceremoniously welcomed at the Zagreb operational base by Croatian President Zoran Milanovic, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, and Defense Minister Ivan Anušic. The decision to procure these aircraft was made by the Croatian government on May 28, 2021, with the contract officially […]

Moldova is set to receive the state-of-the-art passive tracking system VERA-NG, as part of a peace initiative backed by the European Union (EU). Under the European Peace Facility (EFP) programe, the ERA company will deliver its VERA-NG passive surveillance radar system to strengthen the defence capability of the Republic of Moldova. Originally developed in the […]