Category: Defence & Military
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The Su-30SM2 is the latest modernised derivative of the Su-30SM in Russian Naval Aviation, with updated avionics and electronic-warfare systems, improved radar detection range and expanded weapons capability.
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How Ukraine is integrating sensors, C2 and low-cost interceptor UAVs to counter the evolving Shahed/Geran threat.
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News Date: 22–26 September 2026 Beijing continues to place US military support and arms transfers to Taiwan among the central security disputes in the US–China relationship. Chinese naval and air activity around Taiwan continues, although no newly verified large-scale PLA exercise has emerged during the latest review period. Source: Chinese, US and Taiwanese official reporting…
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Finnish F/A-18 Hornets and Swedish JAS 39 Gripens conducted their first joint operational Quick Reaction Alert identification mission over the Gulf of Finland. The aircraft were scrambled to identify Russian military aircraft operating in international airspace. The mission marks a further step in the operational integration of Finnish and Swedish air-defence and air-policing capabilities following…
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Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, the Fincantieri-Leonardo joint venture, has signed a contract worth approximately €3.7 billion, including options, for the development, construction and initial support of two DDX destroyers for the Italian Navy. The programme is intended to provide a major increase in fleet-level air and missile defence capability and represents one of the most significant…
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Saab and the Canadian Defence Investment Agency have signed a non-binding term sheet establishing the framework for negotiations on a potential Canadian acquisition of the GlobalEye airborne early warning and control system. The prospective programme concerns six aircraft. No final procurement contract has yet been signed. If completed, the acquisition would substantially strengthen Canada’s airborne…
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US F-35 aircraft are expected to participate for the first time in India’s multinational Tarang Shakti 2026 air exercise, scheduled to begin at Jodhpur on 26 September. The deployment introduces a fifth-generation combat aircraft into one of India’s largest multinational air exercises and provides an additional indicator of expanding operational interoperability between the Indian Air…
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The United States is moving to commit the remaining funds from a $400 million Ukraine assistance package, but the equipment covered does not include Patriot air-defence interceptors. Initial deliveries include offensive weapons and equipment as well as spare parts for armoured vehicles. The absence of additional Patriot interceptors is operationally significant as Ukraine continues to…
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Technical infographic of the Sukhoi Su-57 Felon, illustrating its low-observable airframe, internal weapons bays, N036 Byelka radar, 101KS-V infrared search-and-track sensor, propulsion and flight-control architecture.
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Technical infographic of the Aurus Senat presidential limousine, illustrating the protected passenger cell, ballistic glazing, underbody protection, life-support systems, secure communications and mobility components.