France will host an international conference on Thursday aimed at promoting a ceasefire in Lebanon, bringing together foreign ministers from various European and Arab nations, along with a senior representative from the United States. Israeli and Iranian officials have not been invited to this gathering, as reported by Israeli publication
The Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme to construct three logistics support vessels for the UK has completed its Preliminary Design Review (PDR), marking the first engineering milestone in the project. The PDR was achieved through collaborative sessions between the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Navantia UK as the primary contractor, and BMT, which leads the functional design phase
The United Kingdom is set to manufacture artillery gun barrels for the first time in 10 years, and develop new long-range strike weapons, as part of a new defense agreement with Germany. The deal, known as the
New Zealand and Samoan support teams removed a second shipping container from the reef off Upolu Island on Monday as part of the ongoing salvage efforts following the sinking of the Royal New Zealand Navy ship, HMNZS Manawanui, on October 6. The first container, removed on October 19, was empty, while the second container retrieved
The administration of Al-Sahel Hospital in Beirut has denied recent claims by Israel that a Hezbollah bunker containing $500 million is located beneath the hospital. The allegations, made by Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari, have sparked tensions, with the hospitals management calling them a "pretext for continuing attacks on Lebanon and its institutions
The Israeli military has escalated air and artillery strikes in Gaza, one day after confirming the death of Colonel Ahsan Daksa, commander of the 401st Brigade. Daksa was killed in an explosion while leaving his tank in the Jabalia area, as he engaged with Hamas militants
In the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, both sides have increasingly turned to cyber warfare and online espionage, utilizing dating and social media platforms to gather military intelligence. Ukrainian operatives have reportedly set up fake profiles on apps like Tinder to entrap Russian soldiers into revealing sensitive information
South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) announced on Friday that North Korea has initiated the deployment of large-scale troops to assist Russia in its ongoing war against Ukraine. This decision, marking a significant escalation in military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, involves the mobilization of four brigades, totaling approximately 12,000 soldiers, including special forces, South Koreas
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said five soldiers from the Golani Brigades reconnaissance unit were killed during ongoing operations in southern Lebanon. The soldiers were all between 21 and 24 years of age
RTX Corporation, formerly known as Raytheon, has agreed to pay over $950 million to settle allegations of fraud and bribery, including inflated costs on contracts for Patriot missile systems and illegal payments to secure defense deals with Qatar. The allegations include inflated billing practices and illegal payments made to secure contracts with Qatar's military