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Russia fears complicate NATO’s new China focus

Some Eastern European allies are saying the U.S.-China rivalry must not overshadow the alliance’s original focus: Russia.

NATO to boost air and missile defense investments to counter Russia

NATO’s forthcoming plans to deter Russia includes “significant improvements to our air and missile defenses,” as well as fifth-generation jets, alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday.

Israel and South Korea to boost collaboration on loitering munitions

Israel Aerospace Industries, or IAI, and Korea Aerospace Industries, or KAI, have signed a memorandum of understanding on loitering munitions optimized for striking enemy air defenses.

China shows off drones recycled from Soviet-era fighter jets

China has for the first time showed off retired 1950s era fighter jets that have been converted to unmanned drones, with satellite photos of two of its east coast bases near Taiwan showing a large number of the jets on site.

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A Central American missile crisis?

El Salvador has the potential to be the Soviet Union’s Cuba.

Turkish producer to supply aerostat systems to Iraq

Otonom Teknoloji, a privately owned Turkish defense technology company, has said it signed a deal with the Iraqi government for supplying aerostat and airship systems.

Ukraine defense minister: Don’t compare us to Afghanistan

Ukraine’s defense minister fired back Tuesday at Russian predictions that the U.S., in light of its rushed exit from Afghanistan, will eventually abandon Ukraine.

South Korea says North Korea fired projectile to sea

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile to its eastern waters.

Israel’s Smart Shooter to pitch ‘one shot, one hit’ tech at European defense shows

Smart Shooter is headed to France and Spain to pitch its fire control systems to governments interested in counter-drone technology and bolstering their homeland security forces.