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Captives endure torture, abuse and humiliation during interrogation, Yemeni organization warns

The Tunisian Air Force has received its first of eight advanced military flight trainers, the Beechcraft T-6C Texan II, from American aircraft firm Textron Systems. The delivery came four months after the African nation secured the foreign military sales contract from the US. The July 2022 agreement granted Tunisia eight T-6C Texan II aircraft to […]

QinetiQ has received a $48 million contract to provide research, development, and engineering support for the US Army C5ISR Center’s optical solutions. Under the agreement, the company will focus on image processing and advanced optics capabilities in the center’s Research & Technology Integration Directorate and Image Processing Division. Work for the contract will be performed […]

RIYADH: A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S fighter jet crashed at the King Abdulaziz Air Base training grounds due to a technical malfunction during a routine drill on Sunday night, the Saudi Press Agency reported early Monday, citing a ministry of defense statement. Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesmen of the ministry, said that the crew, […]

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has clinched a 438-billion-won ($308 million) deal to develop amphibious attack helicopters for the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, the company announced. KAI will develop three prototypes in 46 months under the contract, signed with South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration. The attack aircraft must be capable of providing cover for […]

The US Army has issued a sources-sought notice for Russian-made AK-74 Kalashnikov assault rifles or any copies made in other countries. According to the service, the rifles must have a fixed stock and approximately 16-inch barrels. Proposals may also include four 30-round steel or polymer box magazines, one cleaning kit, one oil bottle, one shoulder […]

SEOUL: The United States and South Korea began one of their largest combined military air drills on Monday, with hundreds of warplanes from both sides staging mock attacks 24 hours a day for the better part of a week. The operation, called Vigilant Storm, will run until Friday, and will feature about 240 warplanes conducting […]

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday discussed military cooperation with India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, statements from both men’s offices said. Al-Sisi lauded the deep ties binding Egypt and India, asserting Cairo’s keenness to promote military and defence cooperation with New Delhi. During the meeting, Al-Sisi praised the historical ties between Cairo and New Delhi. Al-Sisi also stressed that Egypt is keen […]

China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding, through which China will help the UAE land its first rover on the moon. The agreement, signed on Friday, between the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) for a future moon exploration mission. This November, […]

RIYADH: The Saudi Cabinet discussed on Tuesday a draft memorandum of cooperation with Chad — a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa — in the field of energy.  It also approved a memorandum of understanding with the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in the field of tourism. Meanwhile, the […]