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English (Original) Spanish – Español French – Français German – Deutsch Arabic – العربية Chinese – 中文 Japanese – 日本語 Russian – Русский Portuguese – Português Italian – Italiano Korean – 한국어 Dutch – Nederlands Turkish – Türkçe Polish – Polski Hindi – हिन्दी 🤖 Hi! I’m here to help you understand this article. Ask me anything about the content! Send Businessman Ovik Mkrtchyan and his company, Gor Investment, have filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against corporate intelligence firm Straife, its chief executive Joseph Fleming, and Washington lobbyist Stephen Payne, alleging…

TISA Aerospace, now a subsidiary of Zen Technologies, has unveiled its Anister UAV, marking a significant step in India’s indigenous loitering munition and surveillance drone capabilities.The platform combines advanced autonomous strike features with real-time reconnaissance, positioning Zen firmly in the UAV and precision-guided weapons domain.The Anister UAV represents TISA Aerospace’s evolution from its earlier loitering munition projects developed for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).The company had successfully built and tested an 8.5 kg maximum take-off weight loitering munition UAV, which demonstrated precise operational capabilities during flight trials. Building on this foundation, Anister has been designed as a next-generation…

New FN ARKA Rifle, 5.56x45mm NATO cal. Credit: © FN HERSTAL. FN, a brand of FN Browning Group’s Defence & Security division, has expanded its rifle portfolio with the introduction of the FN ARKA. The new rifle has been designed to combine the durability and mechanical systems of the FN SCAR with the ergonomic features of the AR-15, according to a release from FN on 2 June. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more FN ARKA, chambered in 5.56x45mm Nato calibre, features fully ambidextrous…

Vietnamese President To Lam, who also serves as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), has just concluded a three-nation Southeast Asian tour covering Thailand (May 27–28), Singapore (May 29–30), and the Philippines (May 31–June 1). If neighboring Laos and Cambodia – Vietnam’s two traditional and special partners – are added to Lam’s recent tour, along with visits to Malaysia and Indonesia, this trip brings to seven the number of Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) member states that Lam has visited since he was elected the CPV general secretary in August 2024. In Singapore last week, Lam…

English (Original) Spanish – Español French – Français German – Deutsch Arabic – العربية Chinese – 中文 Japanese – 日本語 Russian – Русский Portuguese – Português Italian – Italiano Korean – 한국어 Dutch – Nederlands Turkish – Türkçe Polish – Polski Hindi – हिन्दी 🤖 Hi! I’m here to help you understand this article. Ask me anything about the content! Send By Ben Farmer West Africa has become the global epicentre of Islamist jihadism, with fighters linked to the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda now strong enough to threaten local states, a new analysis warns. The expansion has been made…

India is developing the “MITHYA” electronic warfare system to protect its strategic missile arsenal from advanced Ballistic Missile Defence networks, marking a major leap in survivability and deterrence.The system is self-powered, deployable during flight, and designed to jam, spoof, and mask hostile radars, ensuring India’s long-range missiles remain credible against evolving threats.India’s defence establishment has initiated the development of the MITHYA system, a sophisticated electronic warfare suite tailored for strategic missile platforms. The system is being designed to counter increasingly advanced ballistic missile defence networks deployed by adversaries, which pose a challenge to the survivability of India’s deterrent arsenal.The project…

Artist renderings show SIM 2.0 supporting a wider variety of training scenarios and multidomain exercises. Credit: Cubic Corporation. Cubic Defense has secured a contract from the Italian Army to modernise live training capabilities and introduce data-driven approaches across its forces.  The company will deliver advanced simulation systems that emphasise integrated and collective training.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more According to Cubic Defense, the new programme is designed to increase training realism, offering more accurate depictions of battlefield effects and interactions, which allow personnel to train in environments closely resembling real combat situations.   In…

With the policy world’s attention fixed on a major defense gathering elsewhere in Southeast Asia, many missed an important announcement from Manila on May 30 that negotiations on ASEAN’s Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) had finally concluded. DEFA is the world’s first regional digital economy agreement, setting common rules for cross-border data transfers, e-commerce, cybersecurity, AI and talent mobility, among other areas. With Southeast Asia’s digital economy projected to reach $1 trillion by 2030, DEFA is ASEAN’s bid to write the rules for its digital future. In recent years, the regional organization has also committed to increasingly ambitious sustainability initiatives.…

English (Original) Spanish – Español French – Français German – Deutsch Arabic – العربية Chinese – 中文 Japanese – 日本語 Russian – Русский Portuguese – Português Italian – Italiano Korean – 한국어 Dutch – Nederlands Turkish – Türkçe Polish – Polski Hindi – हिन्दी 🤖 Hi! I’m here to help you understand this article. Ask me anything about the content! Send Yuriko Backes did not take a conventional route into defence. Born in Kobe, Japan, and raised between Japan and Germany before studying in London and Bruges, Luxembourg’s first female Defence Minister built her career across diplomacy, European affairs and…

Project Kusha represents India’s most ambitious indigenous air defence program, combining DRDO’s technological leadership with private sector partners Solar Industries and Bharat Dynamics Limited under the Development-cum-Production Partner (DcPP) model.The system is designed to provide a multi-layered shield against advanced aerial threats, with phased induction planned between 2028 and 2030.Project Kusha has been conceived as a long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) system capable of neutralising drones, cruise missiles, stealth aircraft, and ballistic missiles before they penetrate Indian airspace.The system is structured around three interceptor variants. The M1 interceptor, with a range of 120 to 150 kilometres, is optimised for short-range engagements…