The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed that a Royal Air Force Typhoon shot down a small hostile drone that approached the U.S. al-Tanf base in southern Syria on… Continue reading "RAF Typhoon Destroys Drone Approaching US Base In Southern Syria"
In a ceremony in Canberra , on December 13,Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) signed a formal contract with the Australian government covering the procurement of locally-built K9 Thunder Self Propelled Howitzers… Continue reading "Australia (Finally) Signs for AS9 & AS10"
Belarus has received a new batch of Russian-made BTR-82A armored personnel carriers and BTR-80K command vehicles, according to the Belarusian Ministry of Defense’s press office on December 9. Colonel Dmitry… Continue reading "Russia Delivers The Second Batch of BTR-82A Armored Vehicles to Belarus"
The South African Department of Defense has confirmed that the South African Air Force’s Gripen fleet has been temporarily grounded, saying that SAAF air defence capabilities had been “negatively impacted”… Continue reading "South African Gripens Grounded By Maintenance Contract Negotiation Delays"
The British Ministry of Defense has announced that MBDA’s Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) has been “confirmed” for use in Poland’s NAREW program. The family of modular missiles will lead… Continue reading "CAMM “Confirmed” For Polish Ground-Based Air Defense Program"
In a statement on the official Twitter account of the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense on Tuesday, November 16, it was revealed that the M-SAM (Cheongung) medium-range air defense… Continue reading "UAE Plans To Acquire The Korean Cheongung Air Defense System"
A Royal Air Force F-35B pilot ejected over the Mediterranean this morning during routine flight operations. The F-35B and its pilot are part of the HMS Queen Elizabeth’s air wing.… Continue reading "RAF Pilot Safe After Ejecting From F-35 Over Mediterranean"
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on Russia to be “transparent” about its military activities on the Russia-Ukraine border, saying that it was important to “prevent escalations and reduce… Continue reading "NATO: Russia Needs To Be Transparent About Military Activities"
The latest information provided by the Armenian Ministry of Defense states that the Azerbaijan armed forces have recently attacked a number of their positions with fatalities reported. The situation on… Continue reading "Clashes On the Armenia and Azerbaijan Border"
Welcome back to the Weekend Briefing, where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defence news and comment. This week we have closely followed developments in Ethiopia, a… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (8-12 November)"