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The Iranian military is reported to have developed a new kamikaze and surveillance drone for use by the Russian military in its ongoing campaign against Ukraine, now entering its second year.
If France does not produce the Rafale fighter jet, its defense industry will struggle to compete with “new” players in the industry such as South Korea, Turkey, and Israel.
Between February 2022 and December 2023, the Russian military deployed a total of 872 kamikaze drones, Lancet, successfully destroying 698 targets belonging to the Ukrainian forces.
Iran is set to enhance its collaboration with Russia to construct additional reconnaissance satellites named “Khayyam”, which aims to bolster the Persian nation’s capacity to address various security and defense challenges within the region through the application of satellite technology.
Indonesia has concluded the acquisition process for the final tranche of 18 Rafale fighter aircraft manufactured by Dassault Aviation of France, bringing the total number of the fighter aircraft purchased by the Southeast Asian country to 42.
South Korea is planning to develop short-range air-to-air missiles for use by the indigenously-develop 4.5 generation fighter aircraft, the KF-21 “Boramae,” which is set to be mass-produced beginning this year.
The Royal Navy has been forced to decommission two of its Type 23 frigates, HMS Argyll and HMS Westminster, citing a shortage of personnel to operate these warships.
The German government has decided not to obstruct Britain’s efforts to sell more Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, according to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
To support Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, North Korea has supplied its latest Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM), Hwasong-11 (KN-23) to be used by Moscow.
The FA-50 “Fighting Eagle” light combat aircraft is slated to be equipped with guided munitions such as SPEAR, ASRAAM, and Brimstone, following a collaborative effort between Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and MBDA to integrate these guided munitions into both the FA-50 and the 4.5 generation KF-21 “Boramae” fighter aircraft currently under development.