Search

  1. The newest Northrop Grumman built RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft completed the first of many production acceptance flights of an operational Block 30 multi-intelligence sensor package on May 25, flown from Palmdale, California.
  2. Iran said it test-fired two long-range missiles into the Indian Ocean earlier this year, the first time it has fired missiles into that sea, according to state television.
  3. Hélidax, owned by DCI and INAER, has announced that it has passed the 20,000 flight hour mark with its fleet of Eurocopter EC120 Colibri aircraft—in under 13 months of operations.
  4. Militants are showing renewed interest in using a surgically implanted bomb to blow up a commercial flight, though there is no indication an attack is imminent, a US security official said, citing new intelligence.
  5. Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh appeared on television on Thursday for the first time since an assassination attempt a month ago and said he was ready to share power within the constitution's framework.
  6. Saudi Arabia plans to raise its arms purchases from the United States to $90 bn from the $60 bn announced last year, as the Kingdom seeks to upgrade it navy, Diplomats in the Gulf said this week.
  7. Baghdad and Tehran pledged to strengthen ties and put the past behind them, even as Washington accuses Iran of supplying new and more lethal weapons to anti-US militias.
  8. Belgium-based firearms manufacturer FN Herstal announced the acquisition of Finnish Company Noptel Oy, specialized in laser range finding technology.
  9. VSD, LLC (VSD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) June 29 with Al-Zamil Group (Zamil) of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to facilitate an international business relationship focused on establishing a National Maritime Training Center in the Kingdom of...
  10. DAE Capital cancelled its remaining backlog of aircraft orders with Airbus in the latest sign of disruption at the majority state-owned Dubai leasing company, Airbus data showed on Thursday.
 



Latest events

Latest Issues

THE WORLD DEFENSE ALMANAC 2025