Cyprus
Cyprus: Study to greatly upgrade the Mari naval base so it can host large warships
Cyprus’s Ministry of Defence has awarded a year-long study to expand the Evangelos Florakis naval base at Mari…
Desk
Defense Industry
Arms procurement, contracts, defense industry and military programmes.
Air Force
Çekirge in Hürriyet: Turkish warships for “12 countries”, an aircraft carrier in 2027 and Oruç Reis as “proof” against Greece and Israel
Hürriyet columnist Fatih Çekirge devoted his October 11 Sunday column to Turkish naval power, from corvette exports to…
Analysis
Analysis: Barak MX, the common air-defence “dome” of Greece and Cyprus with missiles out to 150 km that troubles Ankara, with IAI’s official video
Analysis: IAI’s official video of the Barak MX, its four interceptors from 15 to 150 km, the architecture…
Analysis
Analysis: Achilles Shield, what capabilities Greece is buying from Israel, when it arrives and how it answers Turkey’s “Steel Dome”
Analysis: the “Achilles Shield” is Greece’s first attempt to build a single integrated air-defence network, with David’s Sling,…
Analysis
Analysis: SPYDER AIO, Rafael’s video of a UAV interception and what Greece gets with the “Achilles Shield”
Analysis: Rafael’s official video shows the SPYDER AIO shooting down a UAV from a single 8×8 truck. What…
Defense Industry
PAC-3 Edge: Lockheed Martin unveils the new Patriot interceptor
Lockheed Martin unveiled the PAC-3 Edge on October 9, 2026, its offer for the US Army’s Future Interceptor…
Defense Industry
Turkey and France put military cooperation on an institutional footing: what the roadmap provides
Turkey’s defence ministry gave the first details of the Defence Cooperation Roadmap signed with France: regular consultations, joint…
Defense Industry
HIMARS FLEX: Lockheed Martin says its modular launcher doubles HIMARS firepower and can fire PAC-3 interceptors
Lockheed Martin is promoting HIMARS FLEX again, a modular version of the M142 HIMARS that carries two pods…
Defense Industry
Raytheon wins contract worth up to $6.3 billion to produce and sustain SM-3 Block IB interceptors
RTX’s Raytheon has secured a five-year contract, with two option years, worth up to $6.3 billion for SM-3…
Air Force
F-35: Pentagon and Lockheed Martin discuss a multi-year deal of up to ten years for production and support
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin are discussing a “mega-deal” that could run up to a decade and cover…
Air Force
B-21 Raider: Annual production to rise 25% with new assembly line at Palmdale
The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have begun expanding the Palmdale plant to raise annual B-21 Raider…
Cyprus
Cyprus: Cabinet approves 400 contract NCO posts for National Guard contract soldiers
Cyprus’s Cabinet approved on October 8 the recruitment of 400 contract non-commissioned officers from the National Guard’s contract…