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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 Stills from a paintball session filmed by Omar al-Bayoumi, with Anwar al-Awlaki pictured top right. (Source – SDNY) New evidence surrounding alleged Saudi links to the September 11 hijackers has intensified calls for the US government to release further…

Lockheed Martin, Australia and the US Navy conducted live fire test of a developmental MRGBAD prototype at the Woomera Test Range, Australia. Credit: ADF. The Australian Government has announced a A$2.4bn ($1.7bn) investment aimed at modernising the country’s air and missile defence systems. Funding will be provided over six years as part of Australian Department of Defence’s ongoing strategic partnership with Lockheed Martin Australia. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more This allocation will phase out current air surveillance and aircraft control systems, introducing…

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 Britain will spend more than £3 billion strengthening its military capabilities in space amid growing concern that Russia and China could target Western satellites in a future conflict. The government is investing in technology designed to detect hostile activity…

British Army soldiers taking part in a training exercise using from Elbit Systems’ simulation systems. Credit: Elbit Systems UK Limited. Elbit Systems UK (ESUK) has provided its Recce Strike Training System (RSTS) to support one of the British Army’s largest live virtual constructive training exercises, carried out with 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team. The exercise, named Pegasus Athena, brought together over 300 British Army personnel and for the first time integrated ESUK’s in-service training systems, the Joint Fires Synthetic Trainer (JFST), Deployable Virtual Constructive Simulator (DVCS), and Interim Indirect Fires Simulation (IIDFS) into a unified training event. Discover B2B…

As the renewed tensions in the Middle East push the region to the brink, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Cairo couldn’t have been more precisely timed. This was the second time Xi visited Cairo – compare that to his counterpart, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who visited Beijing eight times since assuming power in 2014.  Xi’s visit from September 1-2 was significant for both sides, though for different reasons. For Egypt, it symbolized a broader shift among Middle Eastern states toward diversifying their foreign policy partnerships. The most obvious recent example was the Mecca Joint Deterrence Agreement between Saudi…

Asian migrant workers are indispensable to the Gulf’s economy. Yet, they remain highly vulnerable and unprotected when regional conflict reaches their homes and workplaces. On February 28, after the Iranian attack on the United Arab Emirates, the first deaths included a Bangladeshi, a Pakistani, and a Nepali worker.  Human Rights Watch reported at least 11 civilian deaths and 268 injuries across the Gulf by March 16, with migrant workers comprising most of the victims. At least 10 of those killed were foreign nationals. Some died in direct strikes; others were killed by falling debris from air defense interceptions.  The known…

MILAN — Italy has ordered two additional MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 drones from General Atomics, to be delivered at the end of 2027, despite concerns from the US Air Force over recent losses of the drone type in Iran. “Italy has been a very important partner for GA-ASI for more than 20 years — the Italian Air Force has continued to be a leader in the utilization of MQ-9A to support a wide range of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions in Italy, over the Mediterranean and in support of NATO operations,” David Alexander, president of GA-ASI, said in a press…

Italian Air Force (ItAF) has ordered two new MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper RPA. Credit: 2026 General Atomics. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has received an order for two new MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from the Italian Air Force (ItAF). The acquisition forms part of a broader Foreign Military Sale (FMS) agreement with the US Air Force and includes new Ground Control Stations. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more As per the FMS approved in August 2024, Italy can acquire…

Kazakhstan presently sits in a unique and potentially precarious spot: It’s the only country in the world to have joined both Washington’s Pax Silica and China’s World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), competing AI alliances. With a Reuters report last month suggesting that the U.S. may pressure partners to pick a side, Central Asia’s – and Kazakhstan’s – multivector methods may soon be challenged.  Astana joined Pax Silica officially on June 27, with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiyev signing the relevant declaration and the joint statement on the AI Opportunity Partnership during…

On August 26, a massive glacier collapse near Langtang Lirung triggered a chain of flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli and Bhotekoshi river systems. The event has not only caused damage to what was developed there but also to what was being built in that area, including infrastructure, hydropower projects, and private businesses, primarily small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Losses are estimated at more than $5 billion, which is almost one-third of Nepal’s annual budget.  Settlements, roads, bridges, hydropower plants, trade facilities, farmland, and human lives across Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, and downstream districts were swept away or buried beneath…