South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (U.A
Kalashnikov Concern said it produced 40% more weapons last year than in 2021, setting a new record, likely fueled by the ongoing Ukraine War. In 2022, the company completed 45 state defense order contracts, 24 military-technical cooperation agreements, and also carried out the planned work to organize licensed production under one contract
Japan has agreed to collaborate with the U.S
Russia's state space agency Roscosmos is sending a backup Soyuz spacecraft to evacuate International Space Station (ISS) crew after their original capsule was damaged following meteorite hit last month. The Soyuz MS-23 launch will take place on February 20, 2023 in an unmanned mode
Japan started constructing a Self-Defense Forces base on uninhabited Mage Island in southwestern Kagoshima prefecture on Thursday. According to an environmental assessment report made public earlier today, this four-year project in the 8 Sqkm Island will include building runways and ammunition storage facilities
Aero Vodochody will overhaul Bulgarian Air Forces L-39 aircraft under a new contract signed recently. Under the contract, an order has been placed for the overhaul of the first two L-39ZA aircraft, including two engines and the Safir auxiliary launch unit
Russian space agency Roscosmos has agreed to cooperate with two Iranian companies in the field of launch services. Roscosmos launched Khayyam Iranian Earth remote sensing satellite in August 2022
The Spanish Ministry of Defense Directorate-General for Armament and Material (DGAM) has selected E-Lynx tactical Software Defined Radio (SDR) solution developed by Elbit Systems. This follows the Spanish MODs selection of the E-LynX SDR solution for its combat battalions in November 2020, and for its 8×8 Dragon Vehicles in November 2021
Hungary is building a new explosives plant to produce RDX (Research Department eXplosive) at Várpalota. Rheinmetall Denel Munition Pty (Ltd) from South Africa is supplying the necessary plant technology
Turkeys Baykar will reportedly start producing Bayraktar TB2 combat drones in Ukraine in two years. In an interview with Radio Liberty,