In the early hours of 3 January, at around 2.00 a.m. local time, United States forces launched an operation against Venezuela, striking airports, key military barracks and centres of state authority.
The United States carried out military strikes on sites inside Venezuela, including military facilities, after President Donald Trump ordered the action as part of an escalating campaign against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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Aselsan’s Winged Guidance Kit-84 (KGK-84), developed for 2,000-pound bombs, has scored a direct hit on a defined maritime target during its first drop test involving a target.
On 29 December, Bollinger Shipyards signed a contract with the U.S. Coast Guard to construct four Arctic Security Cutters, a new class of medium polar icebreakers intended to expand the United States’ operational presence in the Arctic.
The U.S. Department of War said on Wednesday that defence contractor Lockheed Martin had been awarded a contract linked to foreign military sales to Taiwan to address what Washington described as an urgent requirement for the island’s air force.
A newly published Congressional Research Service (CRS) report offers a comprehensive overview of the controversial U.S. Navy initiative to build a new class of guided-missile battleships.
Europe’s rearmament will ultimately be judged not by budget totals or platform inventories, but by performance under pressure.
Fincantieri, through its subsidiary WASS Submarine Systems, has secured a contract from the Indian Navy to supply Black Shark Advanced heavyweight torpedoes.
Saab has received an order from the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence for RBS 70 Bolide missiles valued at SEK 3 billion. Deliveries are scheduled to take place between 2028 and 2032.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that its nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service in Belarus, releasing video of mobile launch vehicles conducting combat training in forested terrain.
Saab has signed a contract with France’s General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) for two GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft, including ground equipment, training and support.
On 29 December, the United States Department of War announced the signing of a production contract with Boeing for the supply of F-15IA Eagle II multirole combat aircraft to Israel.
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