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The Egyptian defense industry has unveiled, for the first time to the public, a domestically produced Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) named “RAAD 200” at the recent Egypt Defence Expo, held in the Middle Eastern country.
As of now, two European nations, the Netherlands and Denmark, have expressed their readiness to transfer their F-16 fighter aircraft to Ukraine to address the Russia’s”air dominance” in conflict between the two neighbouring country.
After a decade of development, the Iranian Army has finally commenced the integration of its latest main battle tank, the “Karrar,” into its armored units.
Malaysia and France have officially executed a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) for the acquisition of Ground Master 400 Alpha (GM400) long-range air defense radar system to serve as the country’s “ears and eyes” in monitoring the South China Sea.
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a multi-mission contract with PT Len Industri to provide a state-of-the-art Earth observation constellation combining both radar and optical sensors and dedicated to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence.
“Feared” by the West, the “Yasen-M” class nuclear-powered submarines, are poised to become even more formidable as their manufacturer plans to outfit them with the hypersonic missile “Tsirkon,” capable of flying at Mach 9 and striking targets up to 1,000 km away.
Russia has reportedly undertaken measures to augment the capabilities of the “Shahed-136” combat drones, provided by Iran, by integrating it with Thermobaric explosive payloads, which are noted for their increased lethality compared to the conventional explosives previously employed by the drone.
Turkey has conducted several tests of the short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) “Tayfun,” developed by its defense company, ROKETSAN, which undoubtedly will further strengthened its efforts to become a regional military power.
Since May last year, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran reportedly modified two commercial vessels owned by the country’s shipping company known as “Shahid Mahdavi” and “Shahid Bagheri” to transform them into drone carrier.
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced Embraer’s C-390 Millennium as the winner of the Large Transport Aircraft (LTA) II public tender to provide the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) with new military transport aircraft.