Author: Michael

Israeli company Xtend will supply its robotic operating system, which enables unmanned swarming, to the Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD).
The USD20 million multi-year contract is part of a joint project with the Israeli MoD called ‘Urban Capsule’, which seeks to accelerate and scale Xtend’s Operating System (XOS), Ido Bar-On, vice-president of business development and sales for Xtend, told Janes on 16 January.

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Aero Vodochody has delivered back to the Czech Air Force the last of 16 overhauled and upgraded L-159 light fighters. (Aero Vodochody)
The Czech Republic Air Force (Vzdušné Sily Armády Ceské Republiky: VzS AČR) has received back into the service the last of 16 L-159A ALCA light attack and air-defence aircraft to be overhauled and upgraded by Aero Vodochody.

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On Thursday, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin warned NATO that a Russian loss in Ukraine might lead to a nuclear war. In contrast, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church predicted the end of the world if the West sought to destroy Russia.
On the eve of a meeting of Ukraine’s partners to discuss delivering Kyiv more weapons, such apocalyptic rhetoric is being used to dissuade the U.S.-led NATO military alliance from becoming even more involved in the fight.

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From Russia’s brutal re-invasion of Ukraine to China’s outraged response to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, 2022 had a profound impact on Taiwan’s national security. It was thus only fitting that the year would end with a consequential shift in the country’s defense policy. In a nationally televised address on Dec. 27, […]
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