Italy will buy over a hundred German-made Leopard 2A8 tanks, and has drawn up a plan to upgrade its old 125-strong Ariete fleet. Italian junior defense minister Isabella Rauti announced this in the parliament while seeking their approval in hope to refresh the countrys tank fleet
Ukraines armed forces say the Russians placed explosives on the roof of two power units of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest such plant in Europe. Russian troops occupied the city of Enerhodar and the nearby Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant at the end of February 2022
Training of Ukrainian Pilots on F-16 fighter jets, scheduled to begin in June, has been deferred with no new date in sight. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that training of pilots and technical personnel on F-16 fighter jets which was supposed to commence last month, has been “shifted
Russias United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) handed over a new batch of Su-35S fighters to the Aerospace Forces. State-owned Rostec said “each aircraft was tested in the air in various operating modes
Indonesia has bought 13 GM400a long-range radars produced by French company Thales to boost airspace surveillance efforts across its archipelago. State-owned PT Len Industri and Thales said in a joint statement that the
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed at a press conference today in Brussels that NATO plans to invite Ukraine into a new NATO-Ukraine defense council as an equal member. Stoltenberg said the details of the council will be announced next month at
Israels Rafael Advanced Defense Systems said it is working on a brand new interceptor missile called SkySonic geared specifically at the hypersonic threat
The Kuwaiti government has finalized a deal with Turkeys Baykar for Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) worth $367 million
Pentagon will not be accepting F-35 Joint Strike Fighters outfitted with Tech Refresh 3 (TR-3) hardware starting next month. The
Ukraine will be able to deploy F-16 jets by autumn or winter of 2023, but these fighters will not be available during the current summer offensive. Ukraines Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told the media during a visit to Singapore today that while training of pilots has commenced, infrastructure for maintenance is still to be set up