Qatar is still studying the long-delayed purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia. "There is no progress regarding (Qatar's purchases of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems) S-400, but Qatar is comprehensively considering issues related to cooperation with Russia on weapons systems," Ambassador of Qatar to the Russian Federation Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser bin Jasim Al Thani said in an interview to Kommersant newspaper today
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South Koreas defense procurement agency has given full-scale development go-ahead for an unmanned ground surveillance vehicle (USV) following successful completion of exploratory development. In March 2021, the USV reached Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 regarding key unmanned technologies, including self-driving, obstacle detection/avoidance, and surveillance
The Czech Republic has expelled 18 Russian diplomats after an investigation linked their involvement to a 2014 ammunition depot explosion and will discuss the matter at an upcoming NATO summit on Tuesday. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced that there was a reasonable suspicion of the involvement of Russian secret service GRU officers in the explosions of ammunition depots in Vrbětice
Naval Group delivered offshore patrol vessel, A.R
Ukrainian jet engine maker Motor Sich wants to sell half of its stakes to a Turkish company. Motor Sichs engines power Antonov planes, besides “Mi” and “Ka” series of military helicopters used by nearly fifteen countries
South Korea wants to develop a drone robot-based combat system soon, said Army Chief of Staff Gen. Nam Yeong-shin
Bell has completed building the first AH-1Z helicopter ordered by Bahrain in February 2019. On Monday, Bell said it hosted a delegation from the Kingdom of Bahrain to mark the start of production of AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters built as part of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program
Youth Daily News, a publication run by the Taiwan Defense ministrys Political Warfare Bureau released images of a secret radar that can detect stealth aircraft- presumably aimed at Chinas J-20 aircraft. The article has since been deleted but not before it caused considerable uproar within the ministry and reportedly angered Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng
Turkeys space agency has successfully tested its first hybrid engine that will be used in a rocket that will send a payload to the Moon Mustafa Varank, technology and industry minister said on Sunday that he had received information about the test,