Russia has imposed sanctions on French automaker Renault SAS, accusing the company of involvement in producing drones for the Ukrainian military, according to a decree published on the countrys official legal information portal. The decree places Renault on a list of foreign companies engaged in military-technical cooperation, which are now subject to “special economic measures” in response to what Moscow calls “unfriendly actions” by certain states and corporations
Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkeys first indigenously developed unmanned fighter aircraft, has completed its first live-fire test, striking targets with Tolun and Teber-82 munitions during two separate flights. Drone maker Bayker said in a
Israels Ministry of Defense announced that 1,152 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the Gaza conflict began on October 7, 2023. According to the Families, Commemoration and Heritage Division, about 42 percent of those killed — 487 soldiers — were under the age of 21, while 141 were over 40
IG Drones has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian state government of Uttar Pradesh to set up an Advanced Drone Manufacturing and R&D Facility in the Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor. According to IG Drones, the new facility will focus on the mass production of the FPV Striker Drone, with an annual target of 100,000 units
Lithuanian 'X-Wing' high speed loitering munition is being tested in Ukraine. Granta Autonomy, a Lithuanian drone maker, has begun operational testing of its X-WING loitering munition with Ukrainian units after laboratory and field trials this spring
A joint team from HII, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the U.S
Russia has sold 48 Su-35 fighter jets to Iran, 16 to Ethiopia, and 12 Su-57 stealth aircraft to Algeria, according to recently leaked documents reportedly from state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec. The documents allegedly include internal mail, PowerPoint presentations, and logistics information covering Russia's weapons exports, covering the terms of price, delivery timelines, and attempts to avoid international sanctions
New Zealand will pay Samoa $3.5 million (10 million tala) in compensation after a Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) vessel sank off Samoas southern coast in October 2024
Kyiv has claimed that Sunday's Russian attack on energy and military targets in western Ukraine using waves of drones and missiles was guided by three Chinese reconnaissance satellites—Yaogan-33, Yaogan-33-03, and Yaogan-33-04 which were were allegedly detected over the Lviv region during the attack. The satellites reportedly flew over the country's western regions nine times between midnight and 11:30 a
The first photo of the latest Russian fifth-generation fighter, the single-engine Su-75 Checkmate, has appeared in Russian social media. The photograph shows the Su-75 being attended to by a technician with the Su-57 stealth fighter in the foreground