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18 October

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech

Erdogan Says Talks Under Way With US to Buy F-16s

Turkey is in talks with the United States to buy F-16 fighters, two years after it was kicked off the F-35 program for purchasing a Russian missile defense system.

18 October

Hezbollah fighters take part in a military parade marking the group's Martyrs' Day in the southern town of Ghazieh, south of the port city of Sidon, 12 November 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Expects 2,000 Rockets a Day in Any War With Hezbollah: Army

Israel does not want war with Lebanon's Hezbollah but is prepared to face about 2,000 rockets a day from the armed group.

14 October

An AC-130J Ghostrider assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., soars over interior Wisconsin during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021, July 30, 2021.

Inder Singh Bisht

Lockheed Delivers Laser Weapon System for AC-130J Gunship

Lockheed Martin has delivered the Airborne High Energy Laser to the US Air Force, with the aim of mounting it on the AC-130J gunships.

14 October

Concept image of supersonic uncrewed aerial vehicles

Inder Singh Bisht

Exosonic to Develop Supersonic Adversary Drone for USAF Pilot Training

The US Air Force has contracted supersonic transport company Exosonic, Inc. to develop a supersonic drone demonstrator for pilot training missions.

14 October

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Awards Northrop Grumman Platform-Agnostic Airborne Sensor Contract

The US Air Force has contracted Northrop Grumman to design an airborne next-generation open standards-based signals intelligence sensor.

14 October

Syrian Air defences respond to Israeli missiles targeting south of the capital Damascus, on July 20, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Air Strike Kills Four in Central Syria: Monitor

An Israeli airstrike in central Syria killed one Syrian soldier and three pro-Iranian fighters on Wednesday, a Britain-based war monitor said.

13 October

Inder Singh Bisht

BAE Systems Trials Laser-Guided Counter-Drone System

BAE Systems has retrofitted the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System laser-guided rocket with a proximity fuze, enabling it to blast a drone without contact.

13 October