Turkey-Ukraine Ink New Deal to Expand Joint Drone Production
Turkey and Ukraine inked a fresh deal aimed at expanding drone production in Ukraine besides signing the ‘historic free trade agreement (FTA) on Thursday. The FTA will reduce barriers in trade and help them reach a bilateral trade volume of $10 billion, a goal set by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Israeli MoD Revoked, Suspended 3,600 Defense Export Licenses in 2021
The Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD) suspended and revoked more than 3.600 defence export licences in 2021 following a review of the target countries in terms of human rights and political stability
Indian Govt to Earmark 68% of Defence Procurement Budget for Domestic Industry
The Indian government said Tuesday it will invest 68% of the annual defence budget on domestic industry. “68% of the capital procurement budget for Defence to be earmarked for domestic industry to promote Aatmanirbharta and reduce dependence on imports
China Donates $20.3M Worth of Equipment to Manila
China has donated RMB 130 million ($20.5 million) worth military aid to the Philippines, a country it is involved in a dispute over control over parts of the South China Sea
France, Greece Sign ‘Strategic Partnership’ Roadmap
France and Greece signed the roadmap for the ‘strategic partnership deal forging deeper military relationship between the two countries to defend shared interests in the Mediterranean. “On January 21 during an official trip to Greece, Army General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and General Konstantinos Floros, Chief of Staff of the Hellenic Armies, signed the road declaring the strategic partnership of September 28 last year,” the French defense ministry said in a
European 'Strategic Compass' Document to be Approved by March
In an informal meeting of the EU foreign and defense ministers held in Brest on 12 and 13 January, the officials decided to adopt the “Strategic Compass” by March 2022. Europes “Strategic Compass” proposes a number of initiatives to enable the European Union to act in the security and defense domain and confront the many challenges impacting European interests
U.S., Japan to Work on Counter-Hypersonic Technology
The United States and Japan will soon sign a deal on collaborating more closely in R&D of defense-related technologies, including ways to counter threats from hypersonic weapons. This was announced ahead of January 6-7 virtual U
U.A.E. Orders DIRCM, Airborne EW Self Protection Systems from Israel’s Elbit Systems...
Elbit Systems Emirates Limited based in the U.A
Drone Maker "Kronstadt" Sets up Russia’s First Post-Soviet Era Aircraft Factory
Russian drone maker, "Kronstadt" has set up Russias first all-new aircraft factory in the post-Soviet era to manufacture its Orion and other drones. Construction of the factory in Dubna near Moscow which began earlier this year was completed in December
S.Korea World’s 9th Largest Arms Exporter in the Last Five Years...
Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement (KRIT) claimed in an annual report issued Monday that Seoul was the world's 9th-largest arms exporter in the 2016-2020 period. As per information published by the government in the Global Defense Market Yearbook 2021, South Korea accounted for 2
US ‘Taken Aback’ by UAE’s Decision to Suspend F-35 Sale Talks: Chinese...
UAEs “countermeasures” against American conditions to purchase F-35 jets and other weapons has taken the American side aback, and it has already softened its stand with several officials expressing hope that the negotiations would be restarted down the road. The Biden administration has threatened UAE to downgrade its strategic cooperation with China and dismantle the installed Huawei 5G network devices in the next four years as one of the main conditions for proceeding with the sale of F-35 jets to Abu Dhabi, a commentary in Chinas official military newspaper,
Ukraine Faces $5B Shortfall in Military Budget Amid Growing War Costs
MBDA Invests in Hybrid Drones, Maker of Jet-Electric Hydra 400 UAV
Indian Army Kills Three Terrorists in Kashmir's Shopian as Operation Keller Intensifies
South Korea to Assess K9, Cheonmu, Cheonma Weapon Systems for Upgrades
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
