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“There is a huge demand, but main purpose is to make something together — co-production, co-design, co-investment,” Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol told Breaking Defense of the international market.
Israeli firm Rafael will show off three different laser defenses at Le Bourget.
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveils its new IRON BEAM 450 HELWS with an upgraded laser beam director at the Paris Air Show. The system features a 450mm aperture with Coherent Beam Combining technology, enabling precision targeting of coin-sized obj…
Israel has crossed a historic threshold by becoming the first nation to successfully deploy laser weapons in actual combat. During the Swords of Iron War, Israeli forces used Rafael’s high-energy laser systems to intercept enemy threats, marking the tr…
Harsh Pant, an Indian defense analyst said, “I do think that India feels that what it has destroyed in Pakistan and the signaling that it has done by reaching out to key targets in Pakistan should create a new level of deterrence.”
This edition of the DefenseTech Brief covers the week of April 21-27, 2025, a period marked by significant developments across multiple defense technology domains. Key highlights include the US Army’s critical decision to move the LTAMDS radar in…
“So in Turkey, this is in progress. Every year we are delivering new systems of the Steel Dome concept, and it will be beneficial for our region,” Ahmet Akyol, president and CEO of Turkish electronics giant Aselsan, told Breaking Defense he…
Recent action by the United States and like-minded nations to defend Israel from an unprecedented Iranian airstrike demonstrates how the United States and NATO can defend their allies and partners against similar air threats. With a 99 percent success rate in downing Iranian ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and long-range attack drones, this should serve as […]
Allied Air Defense was originally published on Global Security Review.
The Biden Administration has suggested that India is the centerpiece of its Indo-Pacific strategy. As Siddharth Iyer, the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s director for South Asia policy said, “Our belief is that getting the US and India relationship right is not just necessary, it’s essential to achieving our strategy in the Indo-Pacific.” This […]
The Flawed US-India Military Relationship was originally published on Global Security Review.
Rheinmetall began testing its newest VSHORAD mobile gun system, Skyranger 30. In December 2023, the A1 configuration of the Skyranger 30 underwent a successful testing and live-fire campaign, paving the way for total system qualification by mid-2024.
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