The failure rate of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system is causing concern among the occupation state’s military commanders, Ynet news has reported. Resistance groups in Gaza fired a barrage of 22 rockets into Israeli settlements near the besieged enclave following the death of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan in an Israeli prison on Tuesday. Only four […]
The US Air Force has ordered four MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the armed forces of Taiwan. The procurement comes as the island nation continues to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion. According to the contract announcement, the company will also supply Taipei with two ground control stations, spare parts, and other support equipment. […]
General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan is fighting against his one time ally Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti. The battle in Sudan is expanding daily and has so far reached most big cities in the country including the capital Khartoum. The events are not only catastrophic for Sudan but also for neighbouring Libya. The two […]
Israel has signed a 1.44-billion New Israel Shekel ($400 million) deal with Greece to provide Spike anti-tank systems. The Greek government earlier approved the purchase of 17 Spike NLOS (non-line-of-sight) missile systems for Hellenic Army anti-armor units for 270 million euros ($293 million), according to Janes. The Rafael systems include 340 missiles. Athens also approved the purchase of […]
Russia’s defence ministry said on Tuesday its air defense forces intercepted a GLSDB guided missile fired by Ukrainian forces in the last 24 hours. Russian news agencies reported it was the first time the defence ministry said it had intercepted a Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) – dubbed a “smart bomb” – since they were […]
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and Thales have signed a “master agreement” to enhance the capabilities of the company’s Defence Hub for the Singapore Armed Forces. Recently launched in Ayer Rajah Crescent, the facility will provide local developments, digital technologies, and long-term lifecycle maintenance services for the Singaporean military. The hub will conduct […]
The Ukrainian Armed Forces has taken delivery of its first batch of 122-millimeter artillery shells featuring cutting-edge domestic components. The country’s arms conglomerate Ukroboronprom said it has shipped the third type of ammunition to support Kyiv in countering Russian aggression. The war-torn nation currently uses the 120-mm mortar mine and the 125-mm tank projectile to neutralize enemy […]
The US Navy has demonstrated its MQ-9 Reaper drone and E-2D airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft to support long-range missile strikes. Conducted during Operation Neptune Strike 2023, the exercise allowed the unmanned vehicle to receive and pass the coordinates of the target ship to the E-2D Hawkeye. The AEW aircraft then forwarded the information to a strike […]
Russia’s defense ministry said a Russian Su-35 fighter jet was scrambled over the Baltic Sea to intercept two US B-52H strategic bombers flying towards the Russian border, state news agency TASS reported on Monday. “Radars of the Western Military District Air Defense force on duty detected two airborne targets over the Baltic Sea, flying towards the state border […]
Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin told Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in a letter published on Monday that the Ukrainian army was planning an imminent offensive aimed at cutting off his Wagner forces from the main body of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine. In the letter published by his press service, Prigozhin said the “large-scale attack” […]