DEFENCE

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of shelling the site of the Zaporizhzhia reactor complex

Ankara began the series of air strikes as part of Operation Claw-Sword on Sunday

The United States is reinforcing defense infrastructure in the Middle East, at a time of tension with Iran which likely abandoned a plan to attack Saudi Arabia due to security ties, a US official said Sunday. Brett McGurk, the National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, told the annual Manama Dialogue […]

The US Marine Corps is purchasing additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) despite safety issues during training. British defense firm BAE Systems has been awarded a $154-million contract to produce 30 more ACVs and provide fielding and maintenance support. The ACV is an 8×8 platform designed to deploy Marines from ship to shore. It can carry […]

Russia plans to equip its troops with a full-body “iron man” suit made of composite armor in a project called “Legionnaire” for the country’s next generation of soldiers. According to a local defense manufacturer, the suit will look like medieval armor and completely cover a warfighter’s body. The company stated that creating an armored suit […]

France is halting its development aid to Mali, three months after finalizing its pullout of anti-jihadist forces from the country, over Bamako’s alleged hiring of paramilitaries from the Russian group Wagner, the foreign ministry said Thursday. “Given the attitude of Mali’s junta leader, allied with the Russian mercenaries of Wagner, we have suspended our public development aid to Mali,” a ministry source said. But France will maintain its […]

The US Air Force has contracted BAE Systems to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-based video game experience that enables mission planners to make a series of incremental adjustments to a plan in minutes instead of hours. The $17-million contract will cover the production of autonomy-based “drag-and-drop video game-like interactions” to “​​revolutionize air operations planning for […]

Ukraine has launched a crowdfunding campaign to build 100 multi-purpose unmanned surface vessels (USA), days after a handful of the marine drones ambushed Russia’s Black Sea Fleet at Sevastopol port. The initiative aims to fund the “world’s first naval fleet of drones,” as a deterrence to the Russian naval ship-launched cruise missiles attacking Ukrainian waters […]

Iran launched cross-border missile and drone strikes Monday against Kurdish opposition groups based in northern Iraq, where local authorities reported one death and eight wounded. An Iranian military source confirmed that “Iran has carried out attacks with drones and missiles targeting the headquarters of terrorist parties in the northern region of Iraq,” Iran’s Fars news […]

Elbit Systems has been awarded a follow-on contract worth 17 million pounds ($19.9 million) to produce and deliver additional night vision goggles (NGVs) to the British Army. As part of the agreement, the company will supply the lightweight micro binocular XACT nv33 NVGs in a helmet-mounted configuration. Additionally, Elbit Systems will provide through-life support for […]