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Due to constraints in its Defense Budget for the upcoming year, the United States Department of Defense (Pentagon) is forced to reduce its proposed purchases of several fighter aircraft types, notably the F-35 developed by Lockheed Martin and the F-15EX by Boeing.
As previously stated several times by Defence Security Asia, Turkish shipbuilder, Turkiye Savunma Teknolojieri Muhendiskil (STM), has been confirmed to received a Letter of Intent regarding the acquisition of Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) Batch 2 for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).
The Leopard 2 main battle tanks belonging to the Singapore Armed Forces and the German Armed Forces participated in an armor exercise involving live-firing at the Oberlausitz Military Training Area (OMTA) in Germany.
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un joined his troops in war exercise by personally driving the country’s newest main battle tank, declared as the “most powerful tanks in the world.”
The GPS system of a British Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft carrying the country’s Secretary of State for Defence, Grant Shapps, was reportedly “jammed” while traversing the airspace of the Russian Kaliningrad region.
The armed Houthi group in Yemen has reportedly successfully conducted a test launch of a hypersonic missile capable of reaching speeds of up to Mach 8 (9,977 km/h) and equipped with high-explosive materials.
The United States Air Force intends to retire a total of 250 aircraft next year, including its fighter jets such as the F-22 “Raptor”, F-15, and F-16.
Saudi Arabia’s Defense Industry Development Agency, General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), Reportedly Begins Negotiations with Chinese Company Developing Armed Helicopter Z-10ME, Cited as Competitor to US-Made AH-64 “Apache” Helicopter
The development progress of 18 units of the FA-50M light fighter aircraft for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has currently reached 30 percent, with the first aircraft expected to be delivered by October 2026.
Russia has significantly increased the frequency of its submarine “presence” in the Atlantic compared to previous years, according to analysis by senior US military officials responsible for operations in Europe.