The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland of Javelin Missile Systems and related support, a package estimated at $780 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required […]
Ukraine’s defense industry wants to be able to export abroad because it can make more than the country can buy. Ukraine is at war, but industry says exports will unlock the kind of production it […]
Russia’s efforts to modernise its airborne early warning and control aircraft have hit a serious setback after international sanctions, as United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) delays a decision on launching serial production of its A-50 radar […]
Finland flies F/A-18 Hornets and has ordered a large number of F-35 stealth fighters. Sweden also operates advanced Gripen E/F fighter jets. Their forces and bases would complicate any Russian effort to conquer the Baltic […]
As reported by the Folha de S.Paulo on September 18, 2025, Brazil is in discussions with Sweden to acquire up to 12 second-hand Saab Gripen C/D fighter jets as a temporary solution against an impending […]
Turkish officials say Ankara is closely monitoring Cyprus’s reported procurement of the Israeli-made Barak MX integrated air defense system, warning that the move could destabilize a “fragile balance” on the divided island. The officials from […]
Another Russian businessman has mysteriously died as he was found lying on the ground with a bullet wound and a rifle nearby. Alexander Tyunin, 50, who headed a chemicals plant for military equipment, was reportedly […]
Donald Trump has responded to Russia’s violation of Estonia’s airspace as the first pictures have emerged of the jets flying over the Baltic state. The US President said the incursion could cause “big trouble” as […]
A British Labour MP and niece of deposed Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, still holds a Bangladeshi national identity card despite repeatedly claiming that she is only a British citizen. An investigation by […]
Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan elevated their long-standing security partnership by signing a mutual defense pact, stating that “any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both.” Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin […]
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