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South Korea is said to be intensifying efforts to attract the attention of two wealthy Gulf Arab countries, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to become partners in the 4.5 generation fighter aircraft development program it is developing, the KF-21 “Boramae.”
Eight Israeli soldiers were killed when their Namer armored vehicle was struck by an anti-tank guided missile fired by Palestinian fighters in Rafah, resulting in the complete destruction of the armored personnel carrier which has been dubbed as one of the best protected troop carrier.
The United States Air Force’s (USAF) MQ-4C “Triton” drone has been deployed to conduct Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions over the Black Sea, specifically to closely monitor Russian military movements in the annexed Crimea region of Ukraine.
Effort to develop Turkish fifth-generation fighter jet, known as “KAAN,” will proceed as usual, despite intense speculations suggesting that the Mediterranean country might be granted re-entry into the F-35 fighter jet purchase program.
French aerospace company, Dassault Aviation, plans to increase the production of its Rafale fighter jets from two to three units per month this year due to a surge in demand from customers.
Tensions are escalating in the Caribbean waters between the United States and Cuba, with the U.S. deploying its nuclear-powered fast attack submarine (SSN-725), USS Helena, to its naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
Russia has deployed its most advanced air defense system, the S-500 “Prometheus,” to the Crimea Peninsula, which it annexed from Ukraine, to protect the Kerch Bridge that spans the Kerch Strait.
The highly classified deep-diving Russian submarine ‘Losharik’ (AS-31), is set to return to the sea in June or July this year after repair works commenced in 2019 due to a fire incident have been successfully completed.
Russian Navy vessels, including the highly-capable super-quiet submarine, will conducted a long-range attack exercises near the United States’ coastline, while en route to Cuba.
Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Bhd (BHIC) has clinched an in-service support 2 performance-based contract for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Prime Minister Class Submarines worth RM1.1 billion.