Middle East
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Feb- 2026 -25 February
UAE’s EDGE, France’s Safran Partner on Smart Weapons
A new partnership between the UAE’s EDGE Group and France’s Safran Electronics & Defense aims to shake up the smart weapons landscape by combining industrial scale and advanced systems know-how.
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25 February
USS Gerald Ford, World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier, at US Base on Crete
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has reached the US naval base of Souda Bay on Crete, en route to joining a massive military build-up in the Middle East.
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24 February
Rolls-Royce America Secures $73.5M Merkava Tank Power-Pack Deal
Rolls-Royce Solutions America has secured a $73.5-million contract to supply power-pack kits for Israel’s Merkava main battle tanks.
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24 February
Net vs Drone: ParaZero’s DefendAir Snags Targets at 113 Km/h
ParaZero Technologies has shown what catching a fast-moving drone looks like in real life, using nets instead of expensive missiles.
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24 February
Iran Would React ‘Ferociously’ to Any US Attack, Warns of Regional Conflict
Iran vowed on Monday to retaliate "ferociously" against any attack from the United States, and repeated its warning of a regional conflagration in response to President Donald Trump's latest threat of strikes.
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24 February
US Forces to Complete Withdrawal From Syria Within a Month
The US forces that led the coalition against the Islamic State group will complete their withdrawal from Syria within a month, three sources told AFP on Monday, as troops began leaving a major base.
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23 February
Israel Opens Submarine Components Manufacturing Facility
Israel has inaugurated its first facility dedicated to manufacturing submarine components, a move that marks a significant expansion of the nation’s defense industrial base.
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22 February
Arab, Muslim Countries Slam US Ambassador’s Remarks on Israel’s Right to Mideast Land
Arab and Islamic countries issued a joint condemnation of remarks by US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who suggested Israel had a biblical right to a vast swath of the Middle East.
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22 February
Iranian Students Chant Anti-Government Slogans, as US Threats Loom
Iranian students chanted anti-government slogans and scuffled with counter-protesters in the latest display of anger at the country's clerical leaders.
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21 February
Pakistan Launches Deadly Strikes in Afghanistan
Pakistan said it launched multiple air strikes targeting militants in neighboring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded.
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