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US Conducts Successful Ballistic Missile Intercept Test Off Guam

The United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has achieved a landmark in missile defence, successfully intercepting an air-launched intermediate-range ballistic missile target during a test conducted off the coast of Guam. This marks a pivotal step forward in strengthening the island’s defensive capabilities, the Pentagon announced last Tuesday. Guam, a US territory strategically situated in …

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Syrian rebel leader assures the west have nothing to fear

Following the recent removal of Bashar al-Assad, the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) rebel group, Abu Mohammed al Jolani, has addressed a Western audience for the first time since the collapse of Bashar al Assad’s regime. In an exclusive interview with Sky News in Damascus, al Jolani sought to reassure foreign nations …

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Tensions in Middle East Escalate as Iran’s Regime Reacts to Israel’s Actions

The recent developments in the Middle East have brought Iran and Israel into the global spotlight once again, as Tehran takes a more assertive stance in response to Israel’s growing influence in the region. As tensions escalate, concerns over potential conflict and regional instability are mounting. Iran’s government, long a major player in the geopolitical …

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Major UK Defence Order Announced at Farnborough

On 24 July at the Farnborough Air Show, the UK’s new Minister for Defence Procurement, Maria Eagle, unveiled a significant order for Thales’s lightweight multirole missile (LMM). This announcement coincided with her discussion on the forthcoming Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The LMM, known as the Martlet when operated by the Royal Navy’s Leonardo Helicopters Wildcats, …

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Fincantieri and EDGE Group Launch MAESTRAL Joint Venture

EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, and Fincantieri, one of the largest shipbuilding companies in the world, have signed an agreement today formalising the launch of MAESTRAL an Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilding Joint Venture (JV) between both companies. The JV, which was first announced in February of this year, will capitalise …

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Aerojet Rocketdyne Partners with Lockheed Martin for Next Generation Interceptor Programme

L3Harris segment Aerojet Rocketdyne has joined forces with Lockheed Martin to deliver advanced propulsion capabilities for the US Missile Defense Agency’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) programme. This collaboration supports the US Department of Defense’s mission to establish a robust initial line of defence against long-range ballistic missile threats. In April 2024, Lockheed Martin was awarded …

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Sigma Defense Secures 1-Year $4.7M Task Order from the U.S Army

Sigma Defense announced that it has been awarded a 12-month, $4.7M task order to support the Army’s Operator Maintainer Immersive Virtual Reality Environment for Intelligence Training (Project OMNIVORE-IT). The company partnered with Brightline Interactive (BLI) to develop, demonstrate, and deploy a next-generation training ecosystem that utilizes spatial computing and Augmented Intelligence (AI) workflows to create …

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Ukraine pulls troops back from Kharkiv

Ukraine has strategically withdrawn its troops from several villages in the Kharkiv border region following sustained pressure from Russian forces, according to a military spokesperson. Soldiers faced intense fire and subsequently repositioned to “more advantageous positions” in two areas of the north-eastern region. Throughout the two-year conflict, Ukraine has commonly employed such language to indicate …

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