Foreign Affairs

London: The British government has pledged to significantly increase spending on weapons for Ukraine as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak starts a two day visit to Germany and Poland. A £500 million ($620 million) package of...

Fort Novosel (USA). With more than a dozen US aviators killed in helicopter crashes in the first half of fiscal 2023, it has prompted an aviation-wide stand down in April 2023. The US Army, after a...

Christchurch: As part of its modernisation effort of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), China has disbanded and replaced its Strategic Support Force, a pivotal component of the PLA. The Strategic Support Force, or SSF,...

Abu Dhabi, UAE: EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, welcomed Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, Hungarian Minister of Defence, yesterday as part of an official visit to EDGE’s headquarters and facilities in Abu...

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) now has launched a new system of information warfare, called the Information Support Force (ISF), said Wu Qian, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defence, on Friday 12...

Paris: Belgium postponed the deployment of the frigate Louise-Marie to the Red Sea for “an indefinite period of time” after the vessel failed a number of technical tests during training, the country’s Defence Ministry...

Paris: The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with €4 billion (US $4.25 billion) in military aid in the 2024-2026 period, the Dutch government said in a spring budget update on April 15. Defence leaders will...

Washington: US Marine Corps has selected three companies to compete for its light loitering munitions program, which seeks to equip small units with an armed drone for over-the-horizon fire missions. AeroVironment, Anduril Industries and Teledyne...

Milan: The first A400M aircraft for Kazakhstan has rolled out of the paint shop at Airbus Defence and Space facilities in Spain, the company announced in an April 15 statement. The upcoming delivery of...

Santiago: Brazil’s Air Force and Embraer are beginning a joint study to look into adapting aircraft already in service to carry out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, the local firm announced April 10. The head...

Tel Aviv: European countries continue to deploy advanced sensors. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been awarded a contract to provide a Multi-Sensor Multi-Mission Radar (MS-MMR) system for a European country's air defence system. Developed...

Milan: The European Union has announced a milestone decision that involves pumping millions of euros into Armenia’s industries in an attempt to pull the country closer to Western allies and away from its historical...

Tel Aviv: The Israeli multi-tiered air defence system and the coalition against Iran thwarted a major Iranian attack by armed drones, ballistic and cruise missiles. On April 13, Iran launched more than 300 of its...