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FMS vs DCS Arms Sales Explained, How US Weapons Exports Work

FMS vs DCS Arms Sales Explained, How US Weapons Exports Work

Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) are the two legal channels for US weapons exports, and in fiscal 2024 they authorized roughly...

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How Strong Is Iran’s Military in 2026? Missiles, Drones, the IRGC and the Cost of War

How Strong Is Iran’s Military in 2026? Missiles, Drones, the IRGC and the Cost of War

Iran ranks 16th in the Global Firepower 2026 index, but that ranking was compiled before the most damaging year in the Islamic Republic's military history....

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Riyadh Airport Reopens as Houthis Call It a Military Target and Coalition Downs Missile and Drones

Riyadh Airport Reopens as Houthis Call It a Military Target and Coalition Downs Missile and Drones

King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh began handling flights again on Sunday, 25 October 2026, through Terminals 1 and 2, two weeks after a deadly...

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B-21 Raider Specs, Cost and Status of the New Stealth Bomber

B-21 Raider Specs, Cost and Status of the New Stealth Bomber

The B-21 Raider is the US Air Force’s next stealth bomber, with a planned fleet of at least 100 aircraft and a program cost the...

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United Aircraft Corporation, Russia’s State Aircraft Giant

United Aircraft Corporation, Russia’s State Aircraft Giant

United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is the state-controlled holding that has built nearly every Russian military and civil aircraft since 2006, bringing Sukhoi, MiG, Ilyushin, Tupolev...

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Houthis Claim Strikes on Aramco Yanbu and Rabigh Refinery as Saudi Coalition Reports Missile Intercepts

Houthis Claim Strikes on Aramco Yanbu and Rabigh Refinery as Saudi Coalition Reports Missile Intercepts

Yemen's Houthis said on Saturday, 24 October 2026, that they had attacked a Saudi Aramco facility in Yanbu, the Rabigh oil refinery, the East-West crude...

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ASELSAN Signs USD 442.5 Million Export Contract for Radar and Counter-Drone Systems

ASELSAN Signs USD 442.5 Million Export Contract for Radar and Counter-Drone Systems

ASELSAN has signed an export contract worth USD 442.5 million with an international customer for radar, counter-UAV, and command and control systems, the Turkish defence...

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Turkey Opens New Facility at 1st Air Maintenance Factory as Eskişehir Depot Marks 100 Years

Turkey Opens New Facility at 1st Air Maintenance Factory as Eskişehir Depot Marks 100 Years

Turkey's Defence Minister Yaşar Güler on Saturday opened a new facility at the 1st Air Maintenance Factory in Eskişehir, the Turkish Air Force's long-standing aircraft...