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Jan- 2026 -

7 January

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Syria, Israel to Set Up Joint Cell Under US on De-Escalation

Syria and Israel will set up a joint group under US supervision to share intelligence and seek military de-escalation on the ground.

6 January

Africa

Rojoef Manuel

Morocco Starts Deployment of Israeli Barak MX Defense System

Morocco has activated its Barak MX air and missile defense system purchased as part of a foreign military sale with Tel Aviv in 2022, according to Israeli media.

6 January

Middle East

Lebanon President Gen. Joseph Aoun walks toward the Grand Serail in Beirut.

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon Says Israeli Strikes Undermine Efforts to Prevent Escalation

Lebanese President Aoun condemned Israel's latest strikes on his country, saying they undermine efforts to prevent escalation.

5 January

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Artist's impression of the DefendAir counter-unmanned aerial system

Rojoef Manuel

ParaZero Signs First DefendAir Contract With Israeli Defense User

ParaZero Technologies has secured its inaugural DefendAir contract from a “main Israeli defense entity.”

3 January

Middle East

Lebanon, Kfarchouba, 2025-09-26. Patrol with the Indian unit of UNIFIL along the Israeli border, near the village of Kfarchouba, in southern Lebanon. UN peacekeepers have been deployed along the border with Israel since 1978. Photo by Angeline Desdevises / Hans Lucas. Liban, Kfarchouba, 2025-09-26. Patrouille avec l unite indienne de la FINUL le long de la frontiere israelienne, pres du village de Kfarchouba, dans le sud du Liban. Les casques bleus de l ONU sont deployes le long de la frontiere avec Israel depuis 1978. Photographie par Angeline Desdevises / Hans Lucas. (Photo by Angéline Desdevises / Hans Lucas via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Force Says Israeli Army Fired Near Peacekeepers in South Lebanon

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon said gunfire from an Israeli position hit close to its peacekeepers twice, reporting no casualties but decrying a "concerning trend."

2 January

Asia Pacific

The All-Terrain Electric Mission Module (ATEMM)

Rojoef Manuel

India, Israel Team Up to Build Electric UGV Tech in India

Indian firm Belrise Industries has entered a strategic partnership with Israel’s Plasan Sasa to jointly manufacture autonomous electric vehicle components in India.

Dec- 2025 -

30 December

Arms

Sigma fully automatic self-propelled howitzer

Inder Singh Bisht

Israeli Army Receives First Homegrown Self-Propelled Howitzer

The Israel Defense Forces has received its first domestically produced wheeled self-propelled howitzer, marking the start of replacing the aging US-origin M109 fleet.

30 December

Arms

The Iron Beam high-energy laser weapon system

Rojoef Manuel

Rafael Ships First Operational Iron Beam Laser Weapon to Israel

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has delivered the first Iron Beam air defense system to the Israel Defense Forces, following the transfer’s confirmation in early December.

30 December

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