The Israeli Ministry of Defense embarked on the procurement process of over 200 armored security vehicles for the local defense forces in the Gaza periphery area, northern Israel, and Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), for a total of approximately NIS 150 million.

Robotican, an Israeli innovator in autonomous technology, announced its collaboration with Ghost Robotics, a renowned name in the field of robotics. Robotican has become the exclusive distributor of Ghost Robotics' products, particularly the Vision 60 Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicle (Q-UGV), in Israel.

The Estonian media reports that the Baltic country’s army has begun receiving Spike SR anti-tank missile systems. At this stage, the process of training the Army's system instructors by instructors from the Eurospike Company began. In the spring of this year, they will begin training and instructing end-user units in the army.

Israeli Elbit Systems announces the debut of its latest Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) at the Singapore Airshow 2024 that will take place next week.,

A Dutch appeals court ordered the government to block all exports of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel within seven days, citing concerns of inappropriate usage by Israel during its ongoing war with Hamas. According to the court, “It is undeniable that there is a clear risk the exported F-35 parts are used in serious violations of international humanitarian law," the court said.

Czech Drone Engine Manufacturer PBS has recently been mentioned on social media amid allegations that one of its engines was installed in an Iranian UAV of the Shahed-238 type found in Ukraine.

According to the information published on Telegram, it is the company’s TJ150 engine, which is capable of reaching speeds of up to 520 km/h during the attack phase.

In recent days, Israeli news sites have been flooded with images and videos from a tunnel beneath the UNRWA headquarters in Khan Yunis, which includes, among other things, server farms. This major media exposure is linked to an Israeli diplomatic attempt to discredit UNRWA globally after some of its employees participated in the October 7 massacre against Gaza border communities.

The China Export and Import Corporation of Defense has announced that the Chinese-made drone WING LOONG-10B will soon enter service with the Royal Saudi Air Force.

The drone was showcased at the WDS Defense Exhibition in Riyadh (February 4-8). A representative from the manufacturing company conveyed to Jane's that this drone and another version of it are already in service with the Chinese military.

"In a joint rescue operation of the IDF, the General Security Service, and the National Counter-Terrorism Unit (YAMAM), we rescued Luis Har and Fernando Marman, who were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th,”  Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, IDF Spokesperson, said in a briefing he gave early this morning (Monday) – incapable of holding back a tiny smile of satisfaction and relief at the joyous news.

New Saudi Arabian Howitzer unveiled. The Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) presented an 8x8 155mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2024 that took place at Riad last week.