ANKARA — Turkey has sought to expand its defense market in Azerbaijan. Turkish sources said the state-owned defense industry was seeking to acquire major contracts for the modernization of (more…)
ABU DHABI — Qatar has selected an advanced air refueling tanker. The Qatari military awarded Airbus a multi-billion-dollar contract for aircraft and helicopters. Under the agreement, Doha would receive (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Russian ICBM hit target thousands of miles away amid Ukraine crisis First Ukraine-made naval hovercraft enters service in PLAN Japan-led movement calls for disarmament by all, especially China (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel has determined that Hizbullah was enhancing its missiles with modern guidance and navigational systems. The Israeli intelligence community has assessed that Hizbullah was turning its (more…)
After the UK, France, the U.S. and other key NATO member states’ suspended all military cooperation with Russia, the Ukrainian government likewise announced it would terminate all joint weapons (more…)
WASHINGTON — Chechen fighters have been playing a major role in Syria. Opposition sources and Western analysts agreed that Saudi Arabia has facilitated the recruitment of more than 1,000 (more…)
NICOSIA — Iran and Pakistan have launched a rare military exercise. Officials said Iran and Pakistan began a naval exercise to control the Strait of Hormuz, the passage for (more…)
ABU DHABI — Egypt and Jordan have been invited to join the Gulf Cooperation Council’s military which has faced divisions over responding to Iran. Diplomatic sources said several GCC (more…)
After the Chinese government singled out Japan as the sole non-recipient of a fleet review invitation, Washington decided that Beijing’s snub of its key ally in Asia/Pacific had gone (more…)
