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The UK says it signed a contract to acquire multipurpose missiles, to strengthen the protection of British personnel in the Middle East. Getty Images

British soldier killed in northern Iraq

MENAJune 01, 2026

A Droid TW 12.7 ground robot that is proving highly effective in driving back Russians from Ukraine. Photo: DevDroid

Rise of the machines: Ukraine’s ground robot army forces Russian retreat

EuropeMay 30, 2026

Hezbollah in focus as Lebanon and Israel resume talks in US

Hezbollah in focus as Lebanon and Israel resume talks in US

USMay 28, 2026

Russian intercontinental ballistic missile launchers on Red Square in Moscow. EPA

Russia’s $400m missile blitz misfires as hypersonic Oreshnik falls short

EuropeMay 27, 2026

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Shadi's take on the revised US plan for troop deployment in Poland

CartoonMay 22, 2026

A laser drone interceptor that could be used against Iranian drone attacks. Reuters

'Heat to kill' laser beam weapons ready to take on Iranian drones

MENAMay 22, 2026

British paratroopers on exercises. Getty Images

UK to set out decade of arms spending as Starmer seeks legacy

UKMay 18, 2026

The APKWS, second left, on a Typhoon fighter jet based at RAF Akrotiri, a British Overseas Territory in Cyprus. Photo: UK Ministry of Defence

UK rushes low-cost drone interceptor missile into service to defend Gulf states

UKMay 16, 2026

King Charles and Queen Camilla at the state opening of parliament on Wednesday. Getty Images

UK defence spending is winner from Starmer's woes

UKMay 13, 2026

Projectiles are packed at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania. Getty Images

Iran war blockade squeezes US supply of vital ingredient for making missiles

MENAMay 07, 2026

Lt Gen Ibrahim Al Alawi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence, with Nasser Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of Tawazun Council, at the Make it in the Emirates event. Photo: Tawazun

New defence free zone in Abu Dhabi set to expand UAE industrial base

EconomyMay 06, 2026

The four-engine Yildirimhan missile could hit targets in much of Europe, Asia and Africa from Turkey. Photo: Turkish Ministry of National Defence / X

Turkey unveils 6,000km-range ballistic missile at defence show

MENAMay 05, 2026

The UAE defence conglomerate Edge Group stand at Make it in the Emirates in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National

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More than 85% of Iran's drone strikes on UAE thwarted by Edge defence systems

EconomyMay 05, 2026

British Army guardsmen in London. A leading Conservative has decried the 'ill-prepared' state of today's UK armed forces. Getty Images

IRGC's decades-long efforts to prove British military unfit for modern warfare

UKApril 30, 2026

US Space Command Gen Stephen Whiting speaks at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. Photo: US Space Command

No one can hear you screen: US Space Command keeps watch on Iran's missile launches

TechnologyApril 21, 2026

The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford is expected to be part of a carrier group blockading the Strait of Hormuz. Getty Images

Three US aircraft carrier groups and 10 destroyers blockade Strait of Hormuz

MENAApril 15, 2026

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