There are no plans for a military alliance in the region that includes Israel, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al-Safadi told Al Jazeera on Tuesday. “This issue is not on the agenda of the US President Joe Biden’s visit to the region,” Al-Safadi said, stressing: “There is no Arab alliance that Israel will be part of. […]
Israel will seek US President Joe Biden’s permission to sell the Iron Beam defence system to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, i24 News reported yesterday. The news website reported that Israel wanted to sell its laser defence technology to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, but it is waiting for Biden’s visit to ask him to […]
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 […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has offered its “assistance” in a potential prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported yesterday, citing a law enforcement source. The agency quoted the source as saying that “senior officials” from the UAE have approached Russia with a proposal to assist in the exchange of prisoners of war with […]
Capturing Severodonetsk, in the Donbas region, has become key goal of Russia
The US government has officially recognized a new mobile radar capable of tracking hypersonic missiles, drones, and fifth-generation combat jets with pinpoint accuracy. Northrop Grumman’s latest long-range radar has been designated the AN/TPY-5(V)1, making it the newest air-surveillance radar available to the US military and its allies. According to the company, the AN/TPY-5(V)1 features advanced […]
Ukraine has sunk a Russian vessel using newly-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missiles, British military intelligence confirmed this week. The Russian vessel Spasatel Vasily Bekh was reportedly attempting to deliver weapons and additional troops to a strategic Ukrainian territory when it was neutralized by opposing forces. It was seen carrying a Tor-M2MK anti-aircraft missile system, but it […]
The government of Israel has confirmed that it is part of a regional military partnership focused on addressing Iranian threats. The move is Jerusalem’s effort to bolster its defense ties with Arab nations and recalibrate Middle Eastern alliances. Beyond the US, the other countries involved in the Middle East Air Defense Alliance (MEADA) have yet […]
President Vladimir Putin announced at a meeting with military college graduates Tuesday that Russia will commission the Sarmat Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) by the end of this year. Putin unveiled the missile along with five other strategic weapons in 2018 in response to the US Missile Defense Program. Russia carried out the missile’s first test […]