The previous week witnessed an alarming surge of nearly 70 false bomb threats directed at French airports, consistently originating from the same email address located in Switzerland, according to French Minister of Transport, Clément Beaune. This was reported by French publication
Fincantieri and Leonardo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a network of platforms and systems for surveillance, control, and protection of critical underwater infrastructures and maritime areas. The scope of cooperation includes the protection of strategic underwater networks, cables, communication backbones, offshore infrastructure, underwater threat alert systems, as well as the safeguarding of exploration, sea mining, and extraction activities on the seabed for access to valuable mineral resources
Rosoboronexport, a part of the Rostec State Corporation will introduce the export variant of a Russian automated system designed to counter small-sized remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) at the Dubai Airshow 2023 (Nov.13-17)
Concern Radioelectronic Technologies of the Rostec State Corporation has delivered the first set of entirely Russian avionics for the cockpit of the imported MC-21 airliner, furthering the cause of import substitution in the aerospace industry. These avionics, including aircraft systems control panels and lighting equipment, have been developed by the Ulyanovsk Instrument Design Bureau (UKBP), a part of the Rostec-owned KRET (Concern of Radioelectronic Technologies)
European Parliament is deliberating the potential transfer of impounded U.A
Ukraine's Defense Industry (UDI), formerly known as Ukroboronprom, has entered into a significant joint venture with Germany's Rheinmetall AG, resulting in the establishment of "Rheinmetall Ukrainian Defense Industry LLC" to jointly maintain and produce military equipment. This partnership was officially registered on October 18, 2023, and Ukraine's Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal, made the announcement during the German-Ukrainian Business Forum in Berlin, where Germany's Federal Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, was also present
Russias United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has transferred the fourth batch of Su-35S fighters to the Aerospace Forces since June this year indicating high confidence level in this 4++ generation jet aircraft. While the official number of aircraft transferred has not been revealed, previous reports of production of Russian aircraft put the number of each batch as between 10-15 aircraft which means 40-60 aircraft may have been delivered so far this year
The Iran Armys Air Defense Force (ADF) has equipped its “Karrar” drone with a heat-seeking air-to-air missile that has a range of 8 kilometers, ADF Commander, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard said on Sunday. The new missile is a modified “Majid” surface-to-air missile on which extensive work was done since last 12 months for the air-to-air role
The French Direct General Armaments (DGA) has commenced equipping the Airbus A330 MRTT fleet with the MELISSA satellite communications antenna, allowing access to the SYRACUSE IV military constellation. The A330 MRTT Phoenix fleet will thus have a high-speed, sovereign and secure communications capacity, associated with increased means of transmission as part of the implementation of the air deterrent component
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has proposed the establishment of a team of Muslim jurists to support Palestine and document what he referred to as "atrocities" committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza. Amirabdollahiah has called for international attention to the situation in Gaza during a meeting with Hissein Brahim Taha, the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held in Jeddah on Wednesday