On January 31, 2025, Bulgaria’s Defense Minister, Atanas Zapryanov, attended a handover ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Greenville, South Carolina, to receive the country’s first F-16 Block 70 fighter… Continue reading "Bulgaria Receives First F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet from Lockheed Martin"
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has allocated ¥32.7 billion (approximately $250 million) for the development and mass production of the 23-Type Ship-to-Air Guided Missile, also known as the A-SAM. This missile… Continue reading "Japan’s Ministry of Defense Allocates ¥32.7 billion ($250 million) for the 23-Type Ship-to-Air Guided Missile"
Hungary has made progress in modernizing its Ground Forces with the delivery of the first 45 Lynx KF-41 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) out of the 218 units ordered from Rheinmetall.… Continue reading "Hungary Receives First 45 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles"
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh flagged off ‘SANJAY – The Battlefield Surveillance System (BSS)’ from New Delhi on 24 January 2025. SANJAY has been indigenously and jointly developed by the… Continue reading "SANJAY Battlefield Surveillance System Revolutionizing the Indian Army’s Operations"
On January 17, the Croatian Navy (Hrvatska ratna mornarica) took delivery of the second Omis-class patrol vessel “OOB-32 Umag“ at a ceremony at the “Admiral flote Sveto Letica-Barba” barracks in… Continue reading "Croatian Navy Takes Delivery of OOB-32 Umag Patrol Vessel"
A battalion of mechanized infantry from Sweden’s South Scanian Regiment became the nation’s first troops to participate in a NATO mission, with the battalion arriving in Latvia on January 18,… Continue reading "Swedish Army Begins First NATO Deployment With Multinational Brigade in Latvia"
On January 1th, Fleet Readiness Center East saw the completion of a major expansion project at its facilities at Cherry Hill, North Carolina. This expansion saw an increase in facility… Continue reading "FRC East Expands F-35 Capabilities at Cherry Hill"
China has completed the final test of its highly classified hypersonic air-to-air missile, marking a significant advancement in its military capabilities. This announcement was made public on 19 January 2025.… Continue reading "China Conducted Final Test of Secretive Hypersonic Air-to-Air Missile"
Shield AI announced Wednesday that Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force has ordered its V-BAT vertical landing and takeoff drones for use as its first ever shipborne aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance… Continue reading "Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force Acquires V-BAT Drones"
The Indonesian Air Force is one step closer to welcoming its first A400M tactical transport aircraft. In an X post, Airbus confirmed that the aircraft, production number MSN148, has entered… Continue reading "Indonesia’s First A400M Enters Final Assembly Line Ahead of 2025 Delivery"