Transforming a pager, an old-school communication tool, into an explosive device is relatively simple because it already contains three of the five essential components needed. The five components are: a container, a battery, a triggering device, a detonator, and an explosive charge
Starlink has announced the launch of its satellite internet service in Yemen, a decision aimed at improving internet connectivity for a population devastated by years of civil war. The decision is intended to provide affordable, high-speed internet access to all citizens
Lockheed Martin has introduced the AGM-158 eXtreme Range (XR), an improved variant of its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) family, featuring a significantly increased operational range. The
Russia aims to establish its own low-orbit satellite constellation to provide broadband internet access across the country by 2027. This initiative, which draws parallels to SpaceXs Starlink, was announced by Maksut Shadayev, the Minister of Digital Development of Communications and Mass Media, during the first International Technology Congress at Patriot Park
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on September 12 that it has completed the upgrade of all K1A1 tanks in the South Korean Army and Marine Corps to the K1A2 standard. This upgrade was carried out as part of the fourth mass production contract for the K1A2 tank, which began in November 2021 and concluded in September 2024
A day after a Houthi missile breached Israel's Iron Dome air defense system, the Yemeni group shot down an MQ-9 high-altitude surveillance drone over the country's Dhamar province. The Houthis shared footage of air defenses intercepting and shooting down an MQ-9, claiming it was “engaged in hostile activities within the airspace of Dhamar province
Ukraine took delivery of 18 Bohdana howitzers today and is set to receive additional F-16 fighters and a second SAMP/T air defense battery soon. Ukraine's Defense Minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, has reportedly announced that Denmark will deliver another batch of F-16 fighter jets by the end of the year, without disclosing the number for security reasons
Denmark may be considering investing income from frozen Russian assets in Ukrainian companies that manufacture drones and other military hardware. Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen was in Ukraine on September 13-14 to visit companies that produce long-range drones for Ukraine's defense, a Danish MoD release said
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has taken down some 1300 Chinese-made CCTV cameras from military bases and on the border with the North after it was found that the cameras could transmit data to a server in China. The cameras, supplied by a South Korean company, were found to be transmitting data to a server in China
Eighteen civilians were killed and 37 wounded when Israeli commandos raided the town of Massyaf in Syria. “The Israeli aggression on Massyaf area in Hama western countryside on Sunday evening resulted in the martyrdom of 18 citizens and the injury of 37 others, in addition to causing material damage to the infrastructure, electricity networks, water, telephone, sewage lines, roads and machinery