Middle East

The Middle East’s defense sector is expanding rapidly, with 2024 expenditures reaching over $240 billion. Saudi Arabia and Israel lead the investment, focusing on missile defense, drone warfare, and domestic arms production. Advanced technologies, like laser-based systems, and rising exports signal a shift towards greater self-reliance and regional military competitiveness.

Houthis Use Soviet Kub SAM to Down 13th MQ-9 Drone

Houthis Use Soviet Kub SAM to Down 13th MQ-9 Drone

Houthis Use Soviet Kub SAM to Down 13th MQ-9 Drone

Farhan J. Satti (Chief Editor) January 1, 2025

Houthi forces in Yemen have reportedly shot down another MQ-9 Reaper drone used by the United States...

Saudi Arabia to Buy 100 KAAN Jets from Turkey

Saudi Arabia to Buy 100 KAAN Jets from Turkey

Saudi Arabia to Buy 100 KAAN Jets from Turkey

Farhan J. Satti (Chief Editor) December 29, 2024

Saudi Arabia is said to be in talks to buy 100 KAAN fifth-generation fighter jets from Turkey....

Syrian Air Flight Vanishes: Is Bashar al-Assad Dead from Crash?

Bashar al-Assad

Syrian Air Flight Vanishes: Is Bashar al-Assad Dead from Crash?

Farhan J. Satti (Chief Editor) December 8, 2024

Syrian Air Flight Goes Missing from Radar: Is Bashar al-Assad Dead from Plane Accident? A Syrian Air...

Who Jammed the F-35 Over Iran? The S-300 or the Pentagon?

Who Jammed the F-35 Over Iran? The S-300 or the Pentagon?

Who Jammed the F-35 Over Iran? The S-300 or the Pentagon?

Farhan J. Satti (Chief Editor) November 22, 2024

On October 25 and 26, 2024, tensions between Israel and Iran escalated as Israel launched a series...

Israel Unveils INS Drakon Submarine, Possibly Nuclear-Armed

Israel Unveils INS Drakon Submarine, Possibly Nuclear-Armed

Israel Unveils INS Drakon Submarine, Possibly Nuclear-Armed

Farhan J. Satti (Chief Editor) November 16, 2024

Israel has made a significant addition to its naval forces with the launch of the INS Drakon,...

France Swaps 12 Rafales for $3.2B in Oil

France Swaps 12 Rafales for $3.2B in Oil

France Swaps 12 Rafales for $3.2B in Oil

Farhan J. Satti (Chief Editor) October 25, 2024

Iraq is advancing its military capabilities through a pivotal deal with France, acquiring 12 Dassault Rafale fighter...

How ISIS Destroyed Turkey’s Leopard 2A4 Tanks

How ISIS Destroyed Turkey’s Leopard 2A4 Tanks

How ISIS Destroyed Turkey’s Leopard 2A4 Tanks

Farhan J. Satti (Chief Editor) October 24, 2024

The destruction of Turkish Leopard 2A4 tanks by ISIS during Operation Euphrates Shield in Syria (2016-2017) has...