DEFENCE

In the event of a possible conflict between the United States (US) and China in the Pacific Ocean, the US Army’s most critical contribution could be long-range missile technology. Munitions such as the short-range Precision Strike Missile, the Typhon Strategic Medium Range Firing System and the Dark Eagle Long Range 🚘

South Korean defence industry giant Hanwha Aerospace introduced the new generation tracked armoured combat vehicle K-NIFV (Korea New Infantry Fighting Vehicle)at the ADEX 2025 exhibition. Derived from Australia’s AS21 Redback IFV design, the K-NIFV was developed to respond to the new UAV threats posed by the war in Ukraine, reduce 🚘

Turkey’s well-established defence industry establishment, the Machinery and Chemical Industry (MKE), continues to transfer its production capability to allied countries by increasing its effectiveness in the international arena. MKE will build a turnkey cartridge production facility in Europe within the scope of the agreement signed with Kosovo. Annual Capacity of 🚘

The Ministry of National Defence (MND) has signed an important contract with Marshall Aerospace, a British engineering company, for the maintenance and repair activities of C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft procured second-hand from the UK. The agreement aims to strengthen Turkey’s tactical airlift capabilities and ensure the mission adequacy of 🚘

The French Army is rapidly increasing its defence capability against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), one of the biggest threats on the modern battlefield. In just four months, the Technical Department of the Land Forces (STAT) completed the development of the PROTEUS Standard 1 system, a modernised version of the AA53 🚘

The Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office took action following corruption allegations that emerged last year in NATO’s Luxembourg-based Support and Supply Agency (NSPA). Within the scope of the investigation, 3 former Belgian employees of NSPA were detained. The joint investigation by Belgian publications Knack, Le Soir, Follow the Money and La 🚘

The growing threat of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs/Drones) on the battlefield has rapidly increased the need for counter-unmanned aircraft defence systems (C-UAS). The US Army faces a critical training and staffing dilemma in this new security environment: Should C-UAS defence be a general skill that every soldier should know, or 🚘