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The Israeli Air Force is one of the best-equipped and most-skilled in the world. Flying aircraft like the F-15 Eagle and F-35 Lightning II, Israeli pilots scored the first air-to-air kills with both jet fighters. However, the IAF wasn’t always a dominant force in the sky. In fact, it started as a ragtag group flying whatever they could get their hands on.

Many American WWII veterans joined the IAF’s First Fighter Squadron, later redesignated 101 Squadron (IAF)

The State of Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948. 12 days later, the Israeli Air Force was officially formed.

Becoming a battlefield lifesaver as a combat medic is no easy task. Imagine you’re standing on a dusty training field somewhere in the Middle East. The sun beats down on you, and the sound of gunfire echoes in the distance. Amidst the chaos, a group of combat medics is hard at work, honing their skills and preparing for the worst.
You watch as they move quickly and decisively, assessing injuries and providing medical care to simulated casualties. They work together, relying on their training and expertise to save lives in a challenging and unpredictable environment.

Two contracts for eleven Giraffe 1X radars, including support, were signed by Saab and the UK Ministry of Defence on May 2, with the order’s estimated Skr264m ($25.7m) total worth of equipment already being delivered.
A lightweight, multi-mission, 3D surveillance radar, Saab’s Giraffe 1X offers operators three main capabilities: air defence target data; drone (C-UAS) detection; and Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) sense-and-warn.

The Slovak company KOVAL SYSTEMS has been awarded a contract from BAE Systems Hägglunds to manufacture the complete turret assembly of the CV90s in the Slovak program.
Moreover, KOVAL SYSTEMS will also produce mechanical components for the turret.
The initial contract between BAE Systems and Slovak MoD was for 152 CV90 IFVs, in a €1.3bn agreement to acquire the CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs).

The two companies have agreed to produce around 80 articles at the Belusa facility, with more to follow.

Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg
The Navy is the most hobbled by readiness failures among the four U.S.

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U.S. shipyards cannot build destroyers fast enough to meet Congress’ push for three Arleigh Burke-class Flight III warships each year, according to a top Pentagon official.

S. Beynon, Military.

Thompson, Forbes
General James McConville, the Army’s Chief of Staff, delivered a two-part message about modernization to the Army Aviation Association’s annual conference last…

Stephen Bryen, Asia Times
Move to ground the successful fighter ultimately points to Air Force’s reluctance to support Army and Marines in combat scenarios.

Leading intelligence from GlobalData tells us that the Indian government will increase its cumulative defence spending to $445.7bn between 2024-28. This constitutes a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.96%, after an 8.8% spike between 2023-24.
The acquisition budget share of the $445.7bn value is estimated to be approximately 28%, amounting to $123.2bn, GlobalData forecasts. The country’s acquisition expenditure, which recorded $19.7bn in 2023, is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 5.9% to reach $27.4bn in 2028.