An Israeli airstrike struck a compound in southeast Lebanon housing several journalists, resulting in the deaths of three media workers, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency. Local broadcaster Al Jadeed aired footage from the site in Hasbaya, showing damaged buildings and dust-covered vehicles marked “PRESS
A heavy Russian heavy attack UAV, the S-70 Okhotnik was shot down near Konstantinovka in annexed DPR of Ukraine today. While one version says that the drone was shot down by a missile from a Ukrainian Su-27 jet, another version blames it on a faulty data link that identified the “loyal wingman” which is supposed to take commands from a Su-57 stealth jet, as an enemy object
A naval incident in the South China Sea has sparked a diplomatic standoff between China and the Netherlands, with both sides exchanging accusations over a recent encounter involving the Dutch warship HNLMS Tromp, which was allegedly circled by a pair of Chinese jets. On June 7, two Chinese fighter jets circled the HNLMS Tromp multiple times,
Indonesian Ambassador to Russia Jose Tavares has clarified that Indonesia has not terminated its contract to purchase Su-35 fighter jets from Russia but has merely put the deal on hold. Speaking to
Turkey is reportedly considering deploying its Russian-made S-400 Triumf air defense systems along its Iraqi border as part of an upcoming summer offensive against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraqi Kurdistan. If implemented, this would mark the first operational deployment of the S-400 since its acquisition in 2017, despite widespread condemnation from NATO allies
Negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have hit a roadblock as Israel demands the release of 40 hostages as a crucial condition for the proposed truce. Israeli television networks have reported on the impasse, revealing the contentious issue that has become a major point of contention in the ongoing discussions
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo has won €925 million to build three next generation patrol vessels for the Italian Navy. The contract includes options for a further three units and infrastructural upgrades required for the naval bases in Augusta, Cagliari and Messina, where the vessels will be based
The Australian Defence Forces ability to operate safely in hazardous environments is being enhanced with a new national research and innovation centre opened in Melbourne dedicated to solving Operating in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Environments (OCE) problems. The Centre for Advance Defence Research and Enterprise – OCE (CADRE-OCE), based at the University of Melbourne, was officially opened May 19
Around 100,000 IT specialists left the Russian Federation in 2022, comprising 10% of the total IT workforce, said the head of the Ministry of Statistics of the Russian Federation Maksut Shadaev.While not referring directly to the Ukraine war, he mentioned the year 2022 as when the exodus of IT professionals occured
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) announced that the TALIOS pod, that captured HD video recently, will be integrated with the Rafale F4 standard. Conducted in early November, the DGA said TALIOS pod has a "high definition" capability