Saudi Arabia has signed a US$3.2 billion deal to procure 10 batteries of the KM-SAM Block II (KM-SAM II) medium-range air defense system from South Korea
Ukraine's military claimed it had shot down a Russian early warning and control spy plane over the Sea of Azov on January 14, in what is perceived as a blow to the Kremlin’s air power.
NATO members have agreed to purchase up to 1,000 Patriot missiles to enhance their air defense capabilities, in a deal worth $5.5 billion, the NATO procurement agency NSPA.
More than 250 aircraft and 10,000 personnel from 24 NATO countries began a two-week military exercise on June 12 in what is being called s the largest deployment of aircraft in the alliance’s history.
India’s defense ministry has approved a budget of 42.76 billion rupees ($522.2 million) to acquire missiles, air defense systems, and naval weapons solely produced by domestic companies.
The U.S. and its NATO allies are racing to send air defense systems to Ukraine after back-to-back days of Russian missile and explosive suicide drone attacks on Ukrainian cities this week.
Extreme weather across Europe has caused four deaths in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires have forced evacuations in Greece and Turkey.