Defence News
Finland to buy 91 armored vehicles from Patria
9 June 2023
Finland to buy 91 armored vehicles from Patria
Finland’s Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen has authorized the Defence Forces to purchase new armored personnel carriers from Patria. The Finnish…
US Navy receives first upgraded E-6B Nuclear strategic communications aircraft
9 June 2023
US Navy receives first upgraded E-6B Nuclear strategic communications aircraft
The US Navy has received the first upgraded E-6B nuclear strategic communications aircraft from Northrop Grumman. The plane was picked…
Teledyne FLIR delivers 1,000th Centaur Ground drone to US
9 June 2023
Teledyne FLIR delivers 1,000th Centaur Ground drone to US
Teledyne segment FLIR Defense has delivered its 1,000th ground drone to US defense forces. The milestone is part of an…
37 Chinese warplanes cross into Taiwan’s defence zone
9 June 2023
37 Chinese warplanes cross into Taiwan’s defence zone
More than 30 Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan’s air defense zone over the course of about six hours, the island’s defense…
Russia warns that supplying nuclear weapons to Ukraine would lead to ‘global, irrevocable collapse’
9 June 2023
Russia warns that supplying nuclear weapons to Ukraine would lead to ‘global, irrevocable collapse’
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accuses Ukraine of readiness to destroy its own land Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria…
Turkish FM Fidan talks with Blinken on F-16s, Sweden, grain deal
9 June 2023
Turkish FM Fidan talks with Blinken on F-16s, Sweden, grain deal
Newly appointed foreign minister Hakan Fidan held a meeting over the phone with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on…
Turkish intelligence neutralizes terrorist PKK ringleader in northern Iraq
9 June 2023
Turkish intelligence neutralizes terrorist PKK ringleader in northern Iraq
Turkish intelligence neutralized in northern Iraq a so-called senior leader of the PKK terror group who was on the Turkish…
Astronomers discover a key planetary system for understanding formation mechanism of mysterious ‘super-Earths’
8 June 2023
Astronomers discover a key planetary system for understanding formation mechanism of mysterious ‘super-Earths’
A study led by researchers of the University of Liège and the CSIC—using observations from NASA’s TESS telescope—presents the detection…
Analysis: Why are military coups returning to Africa?
8 June 2023
Analysis: Why are military coups returning to Africa?
Coup attempts were frequent in Africa in the post-independence and Cold War periods. By comparison, the past 20 or so…
Polish FA-50GF fighter jet makes its debut
8 June 2023
Polish FA-50GF fighter jet makes its debut
The first of the Polish Air Force’s new fighter jets, FA-50GF, was unveiled to the public in a rollout ceremony…