Raytheon Intelligence & Space will develop a prototype Missile Track Custody system, which will be U.S
French Rafale combat jets marine variant is next on India's shopping list, and this deal is likely to be made public during French President's visit to the country in March. The Rafale-M was pitted against Boeings F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and both jets were evaluated by the Indian Navy last year
Ukraines Foreign Minister Kuleba announced the start of preparations for the transfer of Patriot air defense systems to Kyiv. "We ended last year with a revolutionary decision to provide Ukraine with American Patriot systems, as agreed by the leaders of Ukraine and the U
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the commissioning of the Navys Admiral Gorshkov frigate, the first to be fitted with Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic missiles. “I would like to emphasize that we will continue to develop the combat potential of the Armed Forces, produce promising models of weapons and equipment that will guard Russia's security in the coming decades,” Putin was quoted as saying by Russian state media
The SPYDER air defense system designed by Israeli firm Rafael is now enhanced with a sophisticated Counter-TBM (tactical ballistic missiles) capability. The introduction of this feature is the product of RAFAELs Counter-TBM SPYDER program, which involved researching and analyzing the lessons learned from recent and ongoing armed conflicts involving extensive use of tactical ballistic missiles
Turkeys Siper air defense system, which is expected to rival Russias S-400, hit a target located more than 100km (62 miles) away. Ismail Demir, head of Turkey's Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), lauded the Siper test in a December 30 tweet
A lucrative French offer to finance $2.8 billion over six years to acquire 13 Dassault Rafale jets may have prompted Colombia to prefer the Dassault Rafale jet over competitors such as Saab Gripen, F-16 and Eurofighter Typhoon In addition, $678 million will be paid upfront to procure some 3-4 aircraft initially to make up a total order of 16 Rafale fighters, several Colombian experts posted on social media
Taiwan wants to buy additional Stinger missiles from the U.S
Ukrainians have made use of Elon Musks Starlink satellite internet systems for communications as Russia continues to target mobile towers in what is touted to be the first major war of the internet age. Ukraine has some 30,000 mobile-phone towers, and the government is now trying to link them to generators so they can keep working when airstrikes damage the power grid
South Korea reportedly sent drones across the border into North Korea for the first time on Monday, a retaliation to Kim Jong Un's regime dispatching five UAVs into its air space after a gap of more than five years. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the first North Korean drone crossed the border at 10:25 am and returned after flying for about three hours