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20 November

The Merops counter-drone system placed on a black truck bed with a soldier operating it.

US Counter-Drone Tech Turns Shahed Kill Count Into NATO’s Next Edge

A US-made counter-drone system is catching the attention of NATO allies after racking up over 1,000 Shahed drone kills in Ukraine.

20 November

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

A Dual-Payload Twist Lands on France’s Tethered Drones

Dual Payload Khronos is a multi-mission tethered drone that lifts both a Silvus StreamCaster 4200P radio, and a Nextvision DragonEye2 camera in a single platform.

20 November

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Ukraine Debuts 3D-Printed Shahed Hunter With 50% Boost in Speed

P1-Sun is a 3D-printed modular interceptor drone from Ukraine’s SkyFall, designed to counter Russian Geran-2 cruise missiles, helicopters, and Shahed drones.

20 November

Staff Writer With AFP

US Peace Proposal Requires Ukraine to Cede Land, Cut Army Size: Source

Ukraine has received a new peace proposal from the US, which requires Kyiv to cede land controlled by Russia and more than halve its army's size.

20 November

230427-N-CD453-2001 YELLOW SEA (April 27, 2023) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) sails in formation with Republic of Korea Navy ships Sejong the Great-class guided-missile destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991), Daegu-class frigate ROKS Seoul (FFG-821), Gwangaetto the Great-class multipurpose destroyer ROKS Eulji Mundeok (DDH-972), Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class multipurpose destroyer ROKS Choe Yeong (DDH 981), and Ulsan-class frigate ROKS Cheongju, during Maritime Counter Special Operations Exercise (MCSOFEX) in the Yellow Sea, April 27. John Finn is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Oblander)

Jihoon Yu

The End of Strategic Separation: How Europe and Asia Became One Security Theater

The Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific — the world’s two principal centers of strategic competition — are no longer separate.

20 November

MBDA CEO Eric Béranger (L) and Tawazun Council’s Director General of the Industrial Development Directorate Matar Ali Al Romaithi

Christine Casimiro

MBDA Backs UAE Defense Localization Push With Strategic Projects

European missile maker MBDA and the UAE’s Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement are launching several projects to boost the country’s domestic defense technology production.

19 November

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves Modernization of Ukrainian Patriot Launchers

The US State Department has cleared a potential sale to Ukraine covering sustainment and upgrades for the Patriot air defense system.

19 November

Inder Singh Bisht

US Greenlights $3.5B SM-6, SM-2 Missiles for German Frigates

The US State Department has approved a prospective sale to Germany of Standard Missile-6 Block I and Standard Missile-2 Block IIIC.

19 November

Concept of the Portuguese Navy's Auxiliary Oiler Replenisher and Logistics Ships (AOR+)

Jodesz Gavilan

Turkey Begins Construction of First Military Ship for Portugal

Turkey has started steel cutting for its first military ship for export to Portugal, signaling a new era of strategic defense cooperation between the two countries.

19 November