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26 April

A police officer stops a car at a check point ahead of the February 25 presidential election at Awka in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria

Gunmen Kill at Least 19 at Nigerian Artisanal Gold Mine

Gunmen have raided an artisanal gold mining site in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara and killed at least 19 people.

25 April

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Russian General Killed by Car Bomb Near Moscow

An explosive device ripped through a parked car near Moscow, killing a senior Russian general, investigators said, in an attack that resembled previous killings claimed by Ukraine.

25 April

Europe

A joint light tactical vehicle parked outdoors

Christine Casimiro

Oshkosh Defense to Produce 150 Dutch Joint Light Tactical Vehicles

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence has selected Oshkosh Defense to produce 150 Dutch Expeditionary Patrol Vehicles (DXPV).

25 April

Arms

About eight units of Indirect Fires Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Inc 2) ground-based systems are seen lined up in two rows in a large facility that appears to be a warehouse or a factory. The large units are colored light brown.

Juster Domingo

Leidos Begins IFPC Inc 2 Launcher Mass Production

Leidos has announced the mass production of the Indirect Fires Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Inc 2) weapon system for the US Army.

25 April

Europe

The British Army's Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank is seen moving across a dusty grassland. The tank is painted in black and green camouflage, and its tracked wheels are shrouded in brown dust from the ground. In the back, white smoke is seen, presumably from the tank's exhaust.

Christine Casimiro

British Army’s Challenger 3 Tanks to Undergo Trials in Q2 of 2025

The British Army’s Challenger 3 tanks are scheduled to undergo their next round of trials during the second quarter of 2025.

25 April

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

S.Korea Eyes Bigger Arms Deal With Iraq Including Choppers, Jets, Air Defense

South Korea is looking to expand its defense footprint in the Middle East, pitching a broader package of military hardware to Iraq.

25 April

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Japan Flexes Hypersonic-Killing Railgun for First Time

Japan has pulled the curtain back on its much-hyped electromagnetic railgun — an experimental weapon built to knock hypersonic threats out of the sky.

25 April

Europe

Joe Saballa

British Military Simulates Russian Attack on UK, Results ‘Not Pretty’

The British military conducted a high-fidelity simulation of a Russian strike on UK soil to see how its air defenses would react.

25 April

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

India’s Grounded ‘Dhruv’ Choppers Back in Action for Counter-Terror Ops

The Indian Army’s grounded Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters have been cleared to resume operations following a deadly terrorist attack in the Jammu and Kashmir region.

25 April

Arms