An eight-year-old child was among 15 people killed by Russian shelling Tuesday in the eastern Kharkiv region, governor Oleg Synegubov said. Located in northeastern Ukraine, Kharkiv is a region that borders Russia where many residents who fled at the start of the invasion have begun to return after Russian attempts to capture Ukraine’s second city were repelled. “Fifteen people […]
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Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian grain exports sparked fresh tensions with Europe as fears grow of a global food crisis, while Kyiv accused Moscow of stepping up attacks in the east of the country. In New York, Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for $103.5 million to […]
The United States and Morocco on Monday launched the vast annual “African Lion” military exercise, amid heightened tensions between the North African kingdom and neighboring Algeria. The exercise, which began in the southern Moroccan region of Agadir and lasts the rest of the month, involves some 7,500 personnel from 10 nations such as Brazil, France, and […]
Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems has unveiled its Range Extension & Smart Tail (REST) kit for air-to-surface warheads. The cutting-edge range extension and guidance kit was showcased during the Eurosatory defense expo 2022 in Paris. According to the company, the REST transforms warheads into “high penetration standoff precision” munitions to support air force missions. The […]
Ukraine said Monday it had lost control of a village adjacent to the eastern industrial city of Severodonetsk, the center of weeks of fierce fighting with invading Russian troops. “Unfortunately, we do not control Metyolkine anymore. And the enemy continues to build up its reserves,” the Lugansk regional governor Sergiy Gaiday said in a statement […]
The war in Ukraine could last “for years,” NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned in an interview published Sunday by German daily newspaper Bild, while reiterating calls for Western countries to provide long-term support to Kyiv. “We must be prepared for this to last for years,” the secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said. “We […]
The defense ministers of six NATO countries launched the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project concept stage on Thursday. France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK have dedicated 26.7 million euros ($28.16 million) to define project requirements within three years, Janes reported. The requirements will be shaped on the basis of latest technologies […]
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled a multi-mission sensor system that performs counter-rocket, artillery, mortar, air, and ground surveillance. The Green Lotus features a “unique” array of active and passive sensors to enhance the situational awareness and countermeasures efficiency of stationary and mobile troops. The force protection tool employs artificial intelligence, improving the detection, tracking, […]