<p>US Central Command (CENTCOM) has revealed four sites in western Saudi Arabia that it is using as part of an effort to establish more resilient supply lines.</p> <div class=”container”> <img src=”[images%7COpenAccessDataProvider]77396e94-295d-493f-a9a7-bf5e438003e5?sfvrsn=e164274e_2″ alt=”CENTCOM commander General McKenzie…
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China sends warplanes, announces further military maneuvers, while apparently floating the idea of vaccine diplomacy in Taiwan. Source: RFA Read More: Taiwan’s Ban on Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines Will Remain, Despite Report
<p>The first Penicillin acoustic artillery reconnaissance system has been delivered to the Russian armed forces by the Vega Concern, a company within Russia’s Rostec State Corporation, according to a 22 January post on the company’s…
<p>Israeli company Elbit Systems announced on 26 January that it has been awarded a USD172 million contract to supply an undisclosed number of Sabrah ASCOD 2 light tanks and Sabrah Pandur II direct-fire support vehicles…
Chief executive Carrie Lam says it’s up to Beijing to decide how the city’s top job should be allocated. Source: RFA Read More: Hong Kong Should ‘Leave Behind Myth of Western Democracy’: Pro-China Paper
<p>A detachment of Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) Eurofighter combat aircraft and support staff arrived at Mihail Koglaniceanu Air Base on 25 January, marking the service’s first operational deployment to Romania in…
<p>The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) – China’s biggest defence industrial enterprise – has announced increases in revenues and profits despite the impact of Covid-19. AVIC said on 22 January that the value of…
For centuries, hemp was grown across Japan and used in cuisine, clothing and traditional rites. It suffered an image problem during the post-war years and has not fully recovered. Source: Deutsche Welle – Asia …
<p>The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has eased performance-security requirements on foreign and local companies bidding for defence contracts.</p> <p>The MoD said in a recent notice that it has reduced performance-security obligations – payments to…
Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $172 million to supply light tanks to the Philippine Army. As the prime contractor, Elbit Systems will supply the “Sabrah” light tank…