DEFENCE

Russia’s military said it would pause military activity at the steel works during Thursday daytime

A prolonged cease-fire is needed to evacuate civilians in Mariupol, says Ukrainian President

Sources in the northern region tell MEE the military is using heavy weapons and warplanes against YBS armed group

Volodymyr Zelensky: Evacuation of civilians from Azovstal began; the 1st group of about 100 people is already heading to the controlled area; tomorrow we’ll meet them in Zaporizhzhia

A British judge on Tuesday denied a bid by Qatar Airways to reinstate a jet contract cancelled by Europe’s Airbus, Reuters reports. The companies have been locked in a safety dispute for months on Europe’s A350 long-haul jet. Their unprecedented bust-up widened in January when Airbus revoked a separate deal for 50 smaller A321neos that Qatar says […]

Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Wednesday the country is set to face “extremely difficult weeks” of heavy fighting ahead due to the large-scale offensive Russia is preparing to launch on the eastern Donbas region. “We have several extremely difficult weeks ahead of us. The implementation of agreements [with Ukraine’s international partners], training [of […]

President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that if any other country intervenes in Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, Russia will launch a quick-fire military response. Speaking to lawmakers, Putin said that “if anyone sets out to intervene in the current events from the outside and creates unacceptable threats for us that are strategic in nature, they […]

The French military left a remote base in northern Mali before dawn last week for the last time, one hundred vehicles forming a miles-long convoy across the barren desert terrain. Helicopters whirred above, air support for hundreds of troops in trucks and armored cars leaving the camp near the town of Gossi. A team of […]

Shoulder-fired Stinger missiles are in hot demand in Ukraine where they have successfully stopped Russian assaults from the air, but US supplies have shrunk and producing more of the anti-aircraft weapons faces significant hurdles. Challenges include complications related to ramping up production, reluctance by the US to redirect valuable manufacturing capacity to decades-old technology, and […]

Embraer delivered a total of 14 jets in the first quarter of 2022, of which six were commercial aircraft and eight were executive jets (six light and two large). As of March 31, the firm order backlog totaled USD 17.3 billion. Embraer delivered 56 Phenom 300 series light jets in 2021, signaling a decade of […]