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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Germany is reportedly preparing Taurus missile deliveries to Ukraine following the lifting of restrictions on the range of weapons supplied to Kyiv. Germany, following the U,K
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
South Koreas KF-21 fighter project is at risk of losing Indonesia, its 20% partner in the venture, besides potential customers -Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, all of which have evinced interest in joining the Turkish KAAN Jet in recent months. At the LIMA show in Malaysia last week, Korea Aerospace Industries(KAI) CEO Kang Goo-young told Korean reporters, “deteriorating ties with Jakarta could shift the regional dynamic
Russian President Vladimir Putin's helicopter found itself in the middle of a large-scale attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) drones while on a visit to the Kursk region on May 20. This was reported by the commander of the air defense division, Yuri Dashkin, on the Rossiya-24 TV channel
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 Russian Navy has begun escorting the shadow tanker fleet transporting oil from Russian ports through the Gulf of Finland following the detention of a couple of oil tankers by Estonian authorities invoking western sanctions. The West continues to attempt to control the Russian "shadow fleet", thanks to which the Russian Federation successfully circumvents energy sanctions
In a massive show of force, the Chinese aircraft carrier, ‘Liaoning was seen conducting aircraft & helicopter take-off and landing operations close to the Japanese coast in the East China Sea. The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Air Self-Defense fighters had been scrambled in response, though there were no reported violations of Japanese airspace
Russia Iskandar surface--to-surface ballistic missiles that struck various targets in Kyiv on May 23-24 mostly got past Ukraines American-made Patriot air defense systems due to recently incorporated improvements. “We and our partners have information that the enemys missiles flying a ballistic trajectory - specifically the Iskander-M - have been improved and modernized,” spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, Yuriy Ihnat