China opens training center with Laos, marking third overseas military base
Satellite imagery shows the new facility is built in part on a purported old US airstrip used during the Vietnam War.
Riyadh gets closer to F-35s, Damascus presses sovereignty and an expert take on Iran
Middle East Bureau Chief Agnes Helou reviews top news from the region before speaking with defense analyst Ryan Bohl.
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Three exercises that proved a new approach to C-UAS
Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.
Raytheon nets potential $20.7 billion AMRAAM deal
Separately, L3Harris announced it won a $6 billion contract from Lockheed Martin for THAAD interceptor propulsion systems.
Estonia accuses Russia of ordering August arson attack on Milrem
Despite Russia’s ongoing “reckless campaign of hostile actions,” it is “failing to undermine our unity and support for Ukraine,” NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said today.
UK to gather defense CEOs for ‘closed-door’ Russian security briefing
The government warned the Russian "state and its proxies knowingly seek to disrupt businesses and organisations that underpin the British way of life or are vital to the defence of Ukraine."
Israel’s Uvision, Estonia’s Lendurai to integrate systems for NATO military
The companies did not disclose which military the teaming effort is for.
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Processor upgrades enable computing at the edge
Avoiding vendor lock and providing more room for sensors and upgrades are critical considerations.
South Korea inducts first locally developed fighter jet into air force
Introduction of KF-21 into South Korea's military marks a significant milestone for country's defense industry.
Russian hybrid attacks likely to increase in coming months: Danish intel assessment
The nine-page document said that although the risk is low, the likelihood of Moscow launching a "limited military attack" is increasing against one or several NATO countries.
OCCAR awards $4.2B DDX destroyer contract to Fincantieri, Leonardo joint venture
"The DDX programme is set to redefine the Italian Navy’s capability profile in the field of air and missile defence" said the two Italian manufacturers in a joint statement.
Syria looks to end foreign military presence, have sovereignty over all bases: President
Damascus “very soon will not have the necessity to have any military or foreign military presence, and I believe we can go through the relations, diplomatic relations, and respect with all the countries in the neighborhoods and the friends of Syria," President Ahmad al-Sharaa said.
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UK launches first space squadron to ‘degrade and deny’ enemies
“No one wants a war in space. We are positioned to deter this,” said Harv Symth, UK Chief of the Air Staff.
Fate of Air Force’s China Aerospace Studies Institute up in air
The China Aerospace Studies Institute will carry on by “leveraging assigned military service members to accomplish its objectives,” according to an Air Force spokesperson.
Australian MQ-4C Tritons, MC-55A Peregrines reach Initial Operational Capability
Attaining IOC for the RAAF's MQ-4Cs has “significantly strengthened its ability to deliver persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance effects across Australia’s primary area of military interest,” according to the announcement.
Aussie defense chief confirms missing F-35 parts, says none are ‘sensitive’
After parts reportedly made their way to Hong Kong, a Lockheed Martin spokesperson told Breaking Defense that the missing components “are unserviceable and deemed low risk for exploitation."