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11 May

Air

Pakistan Debuts ‘Fatah-3’ Cruise Missile Channeling China’s HD-1

The Pakistan Army is bolstering its long-range strike capabilities with the Fatah-3, a supersonic cruise missile believed to be derived from China’s HD-1 missile family.

11 May

Europe

Germany’s cyber and information domain service.

Staff Writer With AFP

Rheinmetall, Deutsche Telekom Partner on Drone Defense ‘Shield’

German arms maker Rheinmetall and telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom plan to jointly develop a drone "defense shield."

11 May

Europe

Cooperation between the city of Hämeenlinna and the defense firm Patria in Finland.

Giulia Bernacchi

Patria Expands Defense Partnership With Finnish City of Hämeenlinna

Patria and the Finnish city of Hämeenlinna are preparing to formalize a cooperation deal for strengthening the local defense industrial base.

11 May

Middle East

Chemical barrels are set ablaze by the Marines of 1st Tank Battalion during an operation outside Rawah, Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Forces Operated From Iraq’s Desert During the War: Security Sources

Israeli forces established a makeshift base using an old airstrip in Iraq's desert during the war against Iran.

11 May

Land

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

A New Autonomous Military Vehicle Emerges Under Kodiak, GDLS Collab

A new push to develop next-gen autonomous military vehicles is underway as Kodiak AI partners with General Dynamics Land Systems.

11 May

Africa

Children head to the washroom at a refugee camp in Port Sudan, eastern Sudan on May 3, 2025.

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Drone Strikes Killed at Least 880 Civilians Between January and April: UN

At least 880 civilians were killed in drone strikes in Sudan between January and April this year, the UN said.

11 May

Middle East

Damaged buildings are seen in the Haret Hreik neighborhood of Dahieh in Beirut's southern suburbs on April 19, 2026, after Israeli strikes and days after a 10-day ceasefire took effect at midnight on April 17.

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Strikes in South Lebanon Kill 2 Paramedics Affiliated With Hezbollah

Israel kept up strikes on south Lebanon despite a ceasefire, with authorities saying two paramedics were killed.

11 May

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Future USS Ted Stevens Destroyer Heads to Virginia Homeport

The US Navy’s future guided-missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) has departed HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division for its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia.

11 May

Africa