An Ethiopian air strike hit the capital of Tigray on Friday, rebel spokespeople and humanitarian sources said, as the government vowed to “take action” against military targets in the war-torn region. Reports of an air strike on Mekele came just days after ground fighting resumed between government forces and rebels after a five-month lull, ending […]
Israeli air strikes on Syria killed three soldiers and wounded three others on Friday, state media said, after the latest such incident in the war-torn country. “The aggression led to the death of three soldiers, the wounding of three others,” Syria’s official news agency SANA said, quoting a military source. Since civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, […]
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What said the France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday
The European Commission on Tuesday proposed spending 500 million euros ($508 million) to finance joint defense purchases among member states to replenish weapons stocks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a first for the European Union, the fund would draw on the EU budget over the next two years and would help countries replace depleted […]
General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $1.14 billion contract to develop new light tanks for the US Army. As part of the agreement, the company will begin with low-rate initial production for 96 Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) vehicles that provide infantry brigades with greater survivability. It is based on the Griffin II light […]
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces has taken delivery of an initial batch of Sherpa military-grade armored vehicles and VL MICA anti-aircraft missile systems from France. The delivery is part of a 2020 agreement to manufacture and supply 36 Sherpa light 4×4 tactical vehicles, particularly scout and armored personnel carrier variants. Developed by French firm Renault Trucks […]
ANKARA— Turkey is currently conducting field tests on its main Altay battle tank with an integrated South Korean Doosan DV27K engine. Turkish Defense Industry President Ismail Demir said in an interview that after the integration of the power supply into the Altay tank prototype and ongoing tests, the results were “very good”. “We have now […]
Sources in the northern region tell MEE the military is using heavy weapons and warplanes against YBS armed group
The French military left a remote base in northern Mali before dawn last week for the last time, one hundred vehicles forming a miles-long convoy across the barren desert terrain. Helicopters whirred above, air support for hundreds of troops in trucks and armored cars leaving the camp near the town of Gossi. A team of […]