During the fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon last year, the Israeli Air Force used a new laser air defense system that had not previously been publicly disclosed. The new system is a smaller version of the Iron Beam high-powered laser interception system, which is set to be given to the IDF later this year
Germany plans to provide funding to Ukraine for the development and mass production of cruise missiles with a range of up to 2,500 kilometers. During Wednesday's meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, new military assistance to Ukraine will be announced Including technical components that will allow Ukraine to create cruise missiles
France is highly concerned about the performance of the Rafale fighter and is maintaining close communication with India to obtain first-hand information regarding its reported downing during an India-Pakistan air duel on May 7. A spokesman of the French Ministry of Defense's Armed Forces Staff said during a briefing in Paris yesterday that if the relevant information is true, this will be the first time that a Rafale fighter jet has been damaged in actual combat in its 20 years of service
The UK has signed an agreement with Mauritius to secure the future of the strategically critical UK-US military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. This new deal ensures its continued operation for at least the next century
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China's State Council and the Central Military Commission have jointly published a set of regulations on protecting military industrial facilities from unauthorized access. The regulations which will take effect on September 15, aim to safeguard the security of key military industrial facilities, ensure their operational effectiveness, and maintain the normal conduct of military research, production, and related activities, the Chinese militarys official website, Chinamil
The Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) are introducing the Bombardier Global 6500, which will receive the military designation TP 106 will replace the state airline's current Gulfstream IV (TP 102C) and Gulfstream G550 (TP 102D) aircraft. At the same time as the TP 106 is being introduced, the Swedish Armed Forces are beginning the introduction of the S 106 (GlobalEye), an advanced radar surveillance system based on the same Bombardier platform, the SAF said in a release
The Liberian-flagged container vessel MSC ELSA 3 developed a severe list and flooding while en route from Vizhinjam to Kochi. The vessel sank off the Kochi coast in India at approximately 0750 hours on May 25, 2025
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has imposed a number of restrictions on press visits to the Pentagon, according to a department memorandum. Journalists are now prohibited from entering many areas of the Pentagon to which they previously had access without being accompanied by department representatives
Thales will supply two additional long-range air surveillance GM400α radars, following the ceremony held on Day 3 of LIMA 2025, in presence of Francois-Xavier Boutes, Country Director of Thales Malaysia and YBhg Datuk Lokman Hakim bin Ali, Secretary General from the Ministry of Defence, and witnessed by YB Dato Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin, Minister of Defence. The award follows the first GM400α contract signed at the end of 2023