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The United Kingdom is currently grappling with a significant defense budget crisis that has put a strain on its military forces, to the extent that national media outlets are reporting that the country’s second aircraft carrier, the 65,000-ton HMS Prince of Wales, may be sold at a “fire-sale” price to interested ally nations.
The Turkish defense company. ROKETSAN has successfully conducted additional test firing of cruise missile “CAKIR” from the medium altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), “Bayraktar Akinci.”
A German Navy’s Sachsen-class frigate, the FGS Hessen, accidentally launched an air defense missile in an attempt to shoot down an “unidentified” drone over the Red Sea, which was later identified as belonging to the United States.
Russian fifth-generation Su-57 “Felon” fighter jets have reportedly taken significant risks by penetrating the tightly controlled Ukrainian airspace, equipped with Western-supplied air defense systems, to launch strikes in the Luhansk region of Ukraine.
Turkey is reportedly awaiting a “positive response” from Germany regarding its proposal to purchase 40 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets.
Amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East, it has been reported that Egypt has received significant quantity of long-range anti-tank guided missiles, “Vikhr-1,” for use with its Russian-made attack helicopters, the KA-52 “Alligator.”
Singapore has announced the acquisition of an additional eight fifth-generation F-35A fighter jets, supplementing its existing order of 12 F-35B (Vertical Short Take Off and Landing – VSTOL) aircraft.
The United States Air Force (USAF) has reportedly deployed two B-1B Lancer strategic bombers to an airbase in northern Sweden, located merely 150 kilometers from the Russian border.
The recent closure of the self-propelled howitzer (SPH) system tender for the Malaysian Army, with the winner expected to be announced imminently (possibly during the Defence Services Asia 2024 exhibition this May), has sparked considerable interest.
At the outset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the United States deployed its fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets to Baltic countries such as Estonia, Lithuania, and Romania to patrol the borders with Russia.