South Korea is planning to acquire Israel-made Sky Spotter drone detection system, following an incident in December when five North Korean drones penetrated the countrys airspace and flew undetected for several hours. The South's defense authorities have come under fierce criticism for their
South Koreas President Yoon Suk-yeol made clear on December 27 that he will speed up the creation of a drone (UAV) unit designed to conduct surveillance and reconnaissance of North Koreas major military facilities. The Joint Chiefs of Staff plans to launch the Directorate of Countering Nuclear and WMD by reforming the existing Center for Countering Nuclear and WMD
Irans Navy demonstrated capabilities of its new homegrown torpedo Mian, and anti-drone system Talash during a large-scale war game underway in the area stretching from the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz to the northern tip of the Indian Ocean. On the third day of the Zolfaqar 1401 drill, the Navys Tareq submarine annihilated underwater target by firing Miad for the first time, Irans
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
Sweden is pushing ahead to sell Saab Gripen jets to the Philippines, a contest in which it is short-listed along the American F-16V Viper for a project to supply 12 new fighter aircraft to the Philippines Air Force (PAF). Swedish Ambassador to Manila Annika Thunborg discussed the Gripen purchase with Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) officer-in-charge Jose Faustino Jr earlier this week
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) conducted joint firepower striking exercise involving troops of multiple services in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island on Christmas Day, said Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command (ETC), on Sunday.The spokesperson said that this is a "firm" response to the current escalation of provocations by the US in collusion with the Taiwan authorities
The Canadian Department of National Defence has awarded Leonardo $1 billion CAN (€690 million) for the AW101/CH-149 “Cormorant” Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) Project. The contract covers upgrading 16 aircraft in total, comprising 13 existing Cormorant Search and Rescue Helicopter (CSH) currently in-service and the augmentation of a further three aircraft
In what could sway the tides in Ukraines favor, the U.S
Russias military shot down four U.S
Rheinmetall has won a contract worth €182 million to supply an international customer with two Skynex air defence systems. The systems will enhance the customers ability to defend itself against aerial threats