Middle East • Page 44 of 286 • The Defense Post

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12 January

Rafael Tests New, ‘All-in-One’ Spyder Air Defense Configuration

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has announced the successful trial of a new, improved configuration of its Spyder air defense system.

11 January

Inder Singh Bisht

Iranian Navy Inducts Indigenous Stealth Missile Warship

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy inducted the lead ship of a new class of missile warship last week.

11 January

US soldiers stand at the Qayyarah Air Base, where US-led troops in 2017 helped Iraqis plan out the fight against the Islamic State in nearby Mosul

Staff Writer With AFP

Drone Targeting Coalition Troops in Iraq Shot Down

Officials in Iraqi Kurdistan announced that an "explosive drone" targeting the international anti-jihadist coalition in Iraq was downed near Arbil airport.

11 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Denies Bombing Gaza Ambulance, Killing Medics

The Israeli military denied it had bombed an ambulance in the central Gaza Strip a day earlier which killed four medics and two other people.

11 January

A man stands on a beach as tanker ships are seen in the waters of the Gulf of Oman

Staff Writer With AFP

Armed Men Board Oil Tanker off Oman: Maritime Agency

Armed men in "military-style" uniforms boarded an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, a maritime security agency said.

11 January

Within the context of a European cooperation program, the new IRIS-T (InfraRed Imaging System – Tail/Thrust Vector Controlled) air-to-air guided missile is being manufactured under the industrial leadership of Diehl Defence. The missile designed to engage air targets has been selected as standard weapon for the fighter aircraft Eurofigher, F-16, EF-18, Tornado and Saab Gripen.

Staff Writer With AFP

After Eurofighter, Germany OKs Iris-T Missile Sale to Saudi Arabia

Germany resumed direct arms exports to Saudi Arabia by approving the sale of missiles, ending a blockade in place since 2018.

10 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Germany Pledges Aid to Boost Lebanese Army

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock pledged $16 million to bolster the Lebanese armed forces amid growing concern about tensions on the border with Israel as the Gaza war rages.

10 January

Rojoef Manuel

Mobilicom to Provide Cybersecure Datalinks for Israeli Loitering Munitions

Mobilicom has secured a contract for cybersecurity devices used in loitering drones manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries.

9 January

A masked demonstrator waves a flag of the Iran-backed Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah

Staff Writer With AFP

Hezbollah Targets Israel Base to Avenge Killings in Lebanon

Lebanon's Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli command base in retaliation for the killings of one of its commanders and the Hamas deputy leader.

9 January