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5 December

Officials from Thales and Arab International Optronics (AIO)

Thales, AIO Team Up to Accelerate Egypt’s Defense Tech Sovereignty

French contractor Thales and Arab International Optronics in Cairo have signed an agreement aimed at strengthening Egypt’s drive for technological independence and boosting local defense manufacturing.

5 December

Ronald Watkins

Uvision Acquires SpearUAV, Expanding Footprint in Loitering Munitions

Uvision Group has acquired full ownership of SpearUAV, an Israeli defense tech company that develops AI-enabled loitering systems.

5 December

An Israeli airstrike hits the southern suburbs of Beirut as the Lebanese capital undergoes one of the most violent nights since the beginning of the conflict with at least 25 airstrikes

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Launches Fresh Strikes on South Lebanon After Warnings

Israeli raids hit south Lebanon on Thursday as its military said it was striking Hezbollah weapons storage facilities, a day after Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks in decades.

4 December

Two uniformed soldiers stand front and center of the image, staring straight. They both hold automatic rifles, pointed down. They are wearing a blue helmets and vests. The soldier on the right has 'UN' written in white in front of his helmet. Underneath their vests, they have a camouflage uniform on. A white tank with 'UN' written on its body in black is seen stationed in the background. Its orange headlights are on. The background is a dark blue sky.

Jodesz Gavilan

Turkish ASER RF Jammers Deployed on UN Armored Vehicles

RF jammers are now in UN service after Turkey's ASER Technology secured a contract to equip armored vehicles with electronic warfare systems.

4 December

The unmanned aerial systems part of a one-way attack drone squadron recently deployed to the Middle East.

Giulia Bernacchi

CENTCOM Launches First One-Way Attack Drone Squadron in Middle East

US Central Command has established Task Force Scorpion Strike, the first dedicated one-way attack drone squadron in the Middle East.

4 December

U.S. service members line the streets of Washington, D.C., during an honor escort—also known as a fallen soldier procession—for U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia National Guard, Nov. 27, 2025. The tradition honors fallen soldiers with silent, unified respect as they are escorted to their final resting place. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Angelina Tran)

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Govt Says US National Guard Shooting ‘Does Not Concern’ Afghanistan

The Taliban government said Wednesday that the shooting of two National Guard members, one fatally, by an Afghan suspect in Washington last month had nothing to do with Afghanistan.

4 December

Members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah take part in Ashura commemorations in a southern Beirut suburb

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Says Killed Man Caught With Landmines Intended for Hezbollah

Syrian authorities said on Wednesday they had killed a man and arrested four others who were attempting to smuggle hundreds of landmines to Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group.

4 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Gaza Civil Defense Says 5 Killed in Israel Strike

Gaza's civil defense agency told AFP on Wednesday that an Israeli strike on the Palestinian territory killed five people including two children.

3 December

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

A New Challenger to HIMARS? Egypt’s Rad’a 300 Breaks Cover

Rad’a 300 is a tracked, multi-caliber rocket launcher, striking targets up to 300 km, reaching speeds of 40 km/h on and off road, equipped with factory-loaded pods that carry 122mm to 610mm rockets.

2 December

Officials of Egypt’s state-owned Arab Organization for Industrialization and China North Industries Corporation sign agreement to jointly produce armed drones. Photo: Egypt State Information Service

Rojoef Manuel

Egypt, China Launch Joint Military Drone Production

Egypt’s state-owned Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) and China’s North Industries Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly produce tactical unmanned aerial systems.

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