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Air

An Indian Air Force HAL Tejas takes flight during Tarang Shakti 24 Phase II at Jodhpur Air Force Station, Rajasthan, India, Sept. 6, 2024. Throughout TS24 Phase II, the Indian Air Force hosts a total of 28 countries, some of which are participating in and some of which are observing the multinational exercise aimed at strengthening partnerships that enhance a shared vision of a free and open indo-pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sabrina Fuller-Judd)

Bea Castañeda

HAL Tejas: India’s Homegrown Fighter Takes Flight

Decades in the making, the HAL Tejas is India's most ambitious attempt to break its dependence on foreign fighters.

2 July

Middle East

Inder Singh Bisht

Israel Boosts Iron Dome Capability With Iron Beam Integration

Israel and Rafael have tested the integration of the Iron Dome air defense system with the Iron Beam high-power laser.

2 July

Air

Jas 39 Gripen aircraft equipped carrying Meteor BVRAAM missiles. Photo: Saab/Swedish Defence Materiel Administration

Inder Singh Bisht

Sweden, Ukraine Finalize $2.53B Deal for 16 Gripen E Fighters

Sweden and Ukraine have finalized a 24.6-billion-krona ($2.53-billion) agreement to procure 16 Saab JAS 39 Gripen E fighter jets.

2 July

Europe

Interior of a new Estonian Defence Forces military camp near the Russian border. Photo: Estonian Centre for Defence Investments

Giulia Bernacchi

Estonia Proposes Allowing NATO Citizens to Serve in Wartime Defense Roles

Estonia is preparing legislation that would allow citizens of other NATO member states to voluntarily serve in national defense roles.

2 July

Europe

Two people show off the new kamikaze drones developed by Brave1 for Ukraine forces

Giulia Bernacchi

Airbus, Ukraine’s Brave1 Partner on Defense Technology Development

Airbus Defence and Space has signed an agreement with Brave1, the Ukrainian government's defense systems coordination platform.

2 July

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

US Army Expands Effort to Protect Troops From Chemical Weapons

The US Army is accelerating efforts to develop preventive medical treatments to protect troops against chemical weapons.

2 July

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Gunmen Kill at Least 15 in Central Nigeria: Local Sources

Gunmen killed at least 15 people and injured several others, according to a security report and local sources, in the latest case of violence plaguing central Nigeria's Benue state.

2 July

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Authorities Ordered Nord Stream Sabotage: German Prosecutors

Ukrainian state authorities were behind the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline linking Russia with Europe, German prosecutors charged, a move that complicates close relations between Kyiv and its key military backer Berlin.

2 July

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanese President Says Will Not Yield ‘A Single Inch’ of Territory to Israel

Lebanese President Aoun defended negotiations with Israel, saying they were not a betrayal and he would not surrender "a single inch of Lebanon's territory."

2 July

Europe