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11 July

Israel Presses Operation in Gaza’s North

Israeli air strikes pounded parts of Gaza's biggest city, Hamas said, after Israel's military declared an end to its operation in an eastern district that saw Gaza City's heaviest combat in months.

11 July

Europe

Joe Saballa

Saab Clinches $123M Air Defense Contract From Lithuania

Saab has secured a new air defense order from Lithuania valued at $123 million.

11 July

Air

Image rendering of Second-Generation Anti-Jam Tactical Ultra-High Frequency Radio for NATO (SATURN)

Rojoef Manuel

BAE to Provide NATO-Standard Radios for South Korean Aircraft

BAE Systems has accepted $111 million in contracts to deliver NATO-standard tactical radios for South Korea’s rotary and fixed-wing aircraft.

11 July

Air

A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

Saudi Arabia Procures Four A330 Tankers From Airbus

Airbus has secured a contract to supply four A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft for the Royal Saudi Arabia Air Force.

11 July

Europe

Turkish soldiers with the Turkish flag flying

Staff Writer With AFP

Iraq Condemns Turkish Military ‘Incursions’ Into North

Iraqi authorities denounced Wednesday Turkish military operations and "incursions" into northern Iraq, urging Ankara to solve security issues diplomatically.

11 July

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

Canada to Build 12 Arctic-Capable Submarines

Canada has introduced a program to develop 12 conventionally-powered submarines to bolster its security in the Arctic Ocean.

11 July

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

S. Korea to Deploy Laser Weapons to Shoot Down N. Korean Drones

South Korea has announced plans to deploy inexpensive laser weapons this year to shoot down North Korean drones invading its airspace.

11 July

Arms

A crew with 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division take to the firing line during an eight-day long exercise to validate themselves on the Army’s most up to date version of the Paladin self-propelled howitzer system, the M109A7, Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 19, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Calab Franklin, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Orders More Howitzer, Ammo Support Vehicles for Army

The US has awarded BAE Systems a $579.3-million contract to supply the army with howitzers and field artillery support vehicles.

11 July

Americas

Joe Saballa

Poland Borrows Another $2B From US to Buy F-35s, Patriot Missiles

The US has approved a second foreign military loan to Poland to clear the way for its planned procurement of F-35 fighter jets and other American defense systems.

11 July

Europe