Pentagon and Lockheed Martin Agree on New F-35 Production Lots
Fort Worth, Texas (Agencies): The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have reached a handshake agreement for the production of lots 18 and 19 of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, according to…
IDEAS 2024: Pakistan Air Force Showcases Advanced JF-17 PFX Fighter
Karachi, Pakistan (Agencies): The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has publicly revealed for the first time a model of the next generation of its Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC)/Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC)…
First Saudis Graduate THAAD Training
Fort Bliss, Texas (Agencies): The first Saudi personnel who will operate the Terminal High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) system have graduated from their training courses at Fort Bliss in Texas,…
Poland Orders Hundreds of AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Missiles
Tripoli, Libya (Agencies): Poland has ordered hundreds of RTX AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles to equip its fleet of Western-built combat aircraft. The Armaments Agency (AA) announced the…
Russian Jets Strike as Islamist Militants Overrun Aleppo and Idlib
Aleppo and Idlib, Syria (Agencies): A large-scale militant assault led by the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham (HTS) has resulted in the deaths of at least 27 civilians, including children as…
UAE official visits family of slain Rabbi Kogan
TEL AVIV (Agencies): Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, a senior representative of the United Arab Emirates authorities, arrived at the shiva (seven-day mourning period) in Jerusalem on Friday to express…
Nigeria to Acquire Shahpar-2 Attack Drone from Pakistan
Karachi, Pakistan (Agencies): During the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2024 held in Karachi, Nigeria signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to purchase the Shahpar-2 attack drone from Pakistan.…
Trump Plans Sweeping Ban on Transgender Troops
WASHINGTON (Agencies): President-elect Donald Trump reportedly plans to reintroduce a ban on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military, potentially impacting thousands of active service members, The Times reported Monday.…
Israeli NGO warns of “quiet annexation” of West Bank under cover of war
LONDON (Agencies): On Oct. 12 last year, a group of armed settlers and Israeli soldiers drove into the West Bank village of Wadi Al-Seeq, 10 kilometers east of the Palestinian…
ICC Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Chief Over Crimes Against Rohingya
The Hague, Netherlands (Agencies): The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has applied for an arrest warrant for General Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military regime,…