Category -- Arms Race -- The Defense Post

Apr- 2025 -

5 April

Russia Lost More Than 4,000 Tanks in Ukraine War: US General

Russia has lost more than 4,000 tanks during its war against Ukraine, the top US officer in Europe told American lawmakers.

Mar- 2025 -

9 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Says Russia Attacked With Over 100 Drones Overnight

Ukraine said that Russia launched over one hundred drones overnight, targeting the capital and several regions.

8 March

Staff Writer With AFP

France Begins Handover of Military Bases to Senegal: Embassy

France is withdrawing troops from Senegal, handing over military bases in the west African nation after its presence since 1960.

6 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Macron Proposes French Nuclear Extension, Ukraine Troop Deployment

President Macron said he would discuss extending France's nuclear deterrent to European partners and sending European troops to Ukraine.

Feb- 2025 -

27 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Kongsberg Delivers Underwater Drone Prototype for US Navy Deep Water Project

Kongsberg Discovery has delivered the HUGIN Superior autonomous underwater vehicle prototype for a US Navy large undersea drone project.

24 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Hensoldt Develops Optical System Detector for German Military

The German arms procurement agency (BAAINBw) has contracted Hensoldt to develop an optical detection demonstrator.

22 February

Palestinian Hamas fighters escort Israeli hostages before handing them over to a Red Cross team in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, on February 8, 2025, as part of the fifth hostage-prisoner exchange of a fragile ceasefire.

Staff Writer With AFP

Hamas Frees Two Israeli Hostages in Latest Transfer Under Truce

Palestinian militants freed two Israeli hostages, among the last live captives eligible for release under the first phase of a fragile truce.

20 February

Peruvian commandos make entry into a building during urban operations training as part of exercise Resolute Sentinel 24 at Base Naval De Infanteria De Marina, Lima, Peru, June 6, 2024. The commandos practiced using smoke and flash grenades to mimic close contact engagements in urban combat environments, enhancing their readiness and tactical skills. RS24 is a U.S. Southern Command sponsored exercise that consists of comprehensive joint training opportunities aimed at enhancing regional security and interoperability among the United States, France, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, and Brazil. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel Qin)

Staff Writer With AFP

Ecuador Says Will Ask Allied Countries for Special Forces to Fight Drug Gangs

Ecuador said Wednesday it will ask "allied countries" to send special forces to aid its war against drug gangs blamed for plunging the once-peaceful South American nation into violence.

Dec- 2024 -

30 December

Rebels in northwest Syria seized military vehicles belonging to the regime along the route toward Kweris airport in the eastern countryside of Aleppo

Staff Writer With AFP

‘Foreign Jihadists’ Among Rebels to Be Made Syria Army Officers: Monitor, Experts

Former rebels were promoted to officers in Syria's future army in a decree passed by de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa -- with a war monitor and experts identifying foreign jihadists among them.

10 December

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

Israeli PM Says Occupied Golan Heights Israeli ‘For Eternity’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel for almost 60 years, would perpetually remain part of Israel.

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