Lithuania is set to buy eight HIMARS rocket systems from the United States for $495 million (euros), officials said on Thursday. The Baltic state, which neighbors Russia and Kremlin ally Belarus, has increased defense spending since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said the systems to be delivered in 2025 and 2026 will […]
The Tunisian Air Force has received its first of eight advanced military flight trainers, the Beechcraft T-6C Texan II, from American aircraft firm Textron Systems. The delivery came four months after the African nation secured the foreign military sales contract from the US. The July 2022 agreement granted Tunisia eight T-6C Texan II aircraft to […]
China has introduced a stealthy sixth-generation combat aircraft model believed to rival the US Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter. The futuristic military plane concept was displayed during an airshow and aerospace trade expo in Guangdong province. Zhuhai Air Show 🇨🇳 6th Gen Fighter Aircraft ConceptPLAAF Loves Tailless Jet Design pic.twitter.com/hyTPqZlHGT — David […]
Spain is to send Ukraine two more HAWK surface-to-air missile launchers on top of the four it has already dispatched to counter the Russian invasion, the Spanish government said Thursday. “Two extra launchers will be sent” following a request from NATO, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said. Madrid at the start of the month said it […]
Kenya’s parliament has approved the deployment of more than 900 troops to the conflict-wracked east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in a mission that will cost taxpayers $36.5 million for an initial six months. The National Assembly on Wednesday approved the despatch of just over 900 Kenya Defence Force personnel to the DRC as part of a joint regional operation against a resurgent rebel offensive. […]
The Royal Bahrain Air Force (RBAF) will receive its first Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 jet fighters by the first half of 2024, according to a Breaking Defense report, citing an air force official. The delivery, part of a $1.1-billion contract signed in 2018, was originally scheduled to begin between mid-2022 and late 2023. However, […]
Iran’s claim to have developed such a missile raises the question of where Tehran obtained the technology
Indian defense firm Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited has received a $155.5-million order from a “friendly” nation to supply 155-millimeter artillery guns. The company has not revealed the name of its latest foreign client but said that the customer is from a “non-conflict zone.” Kalyani also has not specified how many weapon systems it would provide. […]
Several Russian soldiers have slammed their generals over an “incomprehensible battle” in Ukraine that saw Moscow sustain heavy losses in just a week of fighting. Servicemen from the 155th Brigade of the Russian Pacific Fleet Marines aired their complaints on Monday through an open letter published on a popular Russian military blog. They sarcastically claimed […]
French President Emmanuel Macron will announce Wednesday a strategic shift for its military forces deployed in the Sahel region of Western Africa which are helping several countries contain jihadist insurgencies, his office said Tuesday. Macron will travel to a naval base at Toulon to officially mark the end of the Barkhane operation, following the pull-out of French forces from […]