DefenceTalkAir defence systems have been front and center at Saudi Arabia’s first defence show as drone and missile attacks increase in the energy-rich Gulf. Deadly strikes on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates claimed by Yemeni rebels have been the talk of shows held in the two countries in recent weeks. Six hundred companies […]https://www.defencetalk.com/big-threat-air-defences-take-center-stage-at-saudi-arms-show-78338/

DefenceTalkSaudi Arabia announced a deal Monday with US firm Lockheed Martin to manufacture elements of the missile defences of the Gulf state, the target of frequent cross-border attacks by rebels in Yemen. Its military industries authority, cited by state news agency SPA, approved two projects to produce launchers and other equipment used in the THAAD […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-arabia-lockheed-martin-in-missile-defense-deal-78326/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile Saturday, Seoul’s military said, continuing this year’s record-breaking blitz of weapons tests with a launch just days before South Korea’s presidential election. From hypersonic to medium-range ballistic missiles, Pyongyang test-fired a string of weaponry in January and last week launched what it claimed was a component of a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-ahead-of-souths-election-78304/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired at least one “unidentified projectile” on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, the nuclear-armed country’s ninth suspected weapons test this year. “North Korea fired an unidentified projectile eastward,” Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, without giving further details. Pyongyang carried out an unprecedented seven weapons tests in January, including of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-souths-military-2-78301/

DefenceTalkGermany will increase weapons deliveries to Ukraine following the Russian invasion by sending 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to the conflict zone, a government source told AFP on Thursday. The government “approved further support for Ukraine”, involving the delivery of STRELA-type anti-aircraft missiles of Soviet manufacture, which were previously used by the army of communist East Germany, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-to-send-soviet-made-anti-aircraft-missiles-to-ukraine-78247/

DefenceTalkSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III exemplified how a responsible nuclear nation should behave and postponed a long-planned test launch of an American Minuteman III rocket, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said today during a news conference.   Austin’s order is in direct contrast to the irresponsible actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin […]https://www.defencetalk.com/austin-postpones-test-of-minuteman-iii-missile-78240/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul said, resuming a weapons-testing blitz after a month-long lull during the Beijing Winter Olympics, with the world’s attention now focused on Ukraine. The Sunday launch is Pyongyang’s eighth so far this year, including test-firing its most powerful missile since high-profile negotiations between leader Kim Jong Un and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-restarting-weapons-tests-blitz-78129/

DefenceTalkRussia test fired nuclear-capable missiles on Saturday as President Vladimir Putin oversaw a dramatic military exercise and as the United States again warned that it believes Moscow plans to invade Ukraine within days. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meanwhile arrived in Germany to shore up support among Western allies, despite a significant increase in shelling in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-test-fires-missiles-as-us-warns-moscow-poised-to-invade-ukraine-78011/

DefenceTalkPresident Vladimir Putin will on Saturday oversee military drills involving Russian “strategic forces” which will include ballistic and cruise missile launches, the defence ministry said. News of the drills come as Russia announces the pullback of troops from around Ukraine, a force that had driven concerns in the West — particularly Washington — that Moscow […]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-to-oversee-russian-strategic-missile-drills-77988/

DefenceTalkLithuanian troops left for Ukraine on Tuesday to train local forces in the use of US-made anti-aircraft missile systems, which the Baltic state provided amid fears of a Russian invasion. “We have fully supported, are supporting and will continue to support Ukraine,” Lithuania’s Chief of Defence Valdemaras Rupsys said in a statement. “Weapons and technology […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lithuanian-troops-in-ukraine-to-provide-missile-training-77953/