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29 June

Poland Signs Contract to Acquire Swedish Submarines

Poland has signed a $4.8-billion contract with Sweden to purchase three Saab submarines intended to strengthen its defense capabilities in the face of a growing Russian threat.

29 June

Middle East

An Israeli military vehicle patrols near the Syrian border in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on Aug. 3, near the location where the army said it killed four men placing explosives at a security fence.

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Slams Israeli Incursions After Violence in South

Syria's foreign ministry condemned Israeli incursions and bombardment in the country's south a day after violence near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that state media and locals said caused residents to briefly flee.

29 June

Sea

Pictured: HMS Dauntless as she departs Portsmouth supporting Op HIGHMAST. The UK’s premier naval deployment of 2025 sailed today, led by the nation’s flagship, the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. HMS Prince of Wales left Portsmouth as she prepares to lead an international task force to the Indo-Pacific on an eight-month mission to demonstrate UK and allied collective resolve and determination to maintain security and freedom from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Between now and December, the Carrier Strike Group will conduct a series of exercises and operations with air, sea and land forces of a dozen allies in the Mediterranean, Middle East, South-east Asia, Japan and Australia. OP HIGHMAST is a multinational deployment to the Indo-Pacific, led by the Royal Navy Flagship HMS Prince of Wales, reaffirming the UK’s commitment to the security of the Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific, while providing an opportunity to promote British trade and industry.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Swaps Type 45 Destroyer Successors for Hybrid Drone Motherships

The UK will replace its Type 45 Daring-class destroyers with six warships designed to operate unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater systems under the government's latest Defense Investment Plan.

29 June

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Japan Approves Air and Space Self-Defense Force Reorganization

Tokyo has approved legislation to rename the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to the Air and Space Self-Defense Force, marking the first name change for one of the country's military branches since its armed forces were established in the 1950s.

29 June

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Inder Singh Bisht

Airbus, Kawasaki Explore Japanese Eurodrone Anti-Submarine Variant

Airbus has signed an agreement with Kawasaki to explore the development of a Japanese anti-submarine warfare variant of the U950 Eurodrone.

29 June

Business

The Lynx unmanned ground vehicle. Photo: Roboneers

Rojoef Manuel

German-Ukrainian Joint Venture to Mass-Produce Ground Drones for Kyiv

German defense firm ARX Robotics and Ukrainian robotics developer Roboneers have formed a joint venture to mass-produce unmanned ground vehicles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

29 June

Europe