French investigators raided the offices of European aviation giant Airbus last week as part of a corruption probe over a massive 2010 trade deal with Kazakhstan, the company announced on Tuesday.

"We confirm a raid was carried out at Airbus offices in the context of the French judicial investigation relating to Kazakhstan," said an Airbus spokesman. "As the proceedings are currently ongoing, we have no further comment to make on the subject. Airbus is fully committed to cooperating with the authorities,” he added.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency on Wednesday announced sales of $41.93 billion in weapons to other nations in 2017, a 25 percent rise from last year.

The sales include $6.04 billion of cases funded by the State Department’s Foreign Military Financing; $3.87 billion in cases funded under Defense Department authorities; and $32.02 billion funded by partner nations through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) system.

The Russian Federation has already won the war in Syria and is, therefore, the hegemonic power throughout the Middle East.

Despite tensions at the beginning of the Syrian conflicts, Russia has maintained excellent relations with Turkey, the Second Armed Force of NATO and the strategic key to the link between the Middle East and the Mediterranean.

The US Congress has allocated $143 million for upgrade work at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.

According to Stars and Stripes, the base has been a key strategic asset in the air campaign against ISIS. It has been used by the US, Belgian, and Dutch air forces due to its proximity to the border with Syria and Iraq.

Defense and security company Saab launches a new tool for military O/C (Observer/Controller) and exercise leaders. The new application, We:Are, is built on Augmented Reality for smartphones and tablets.

North Korea has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from a launch site in Sain Ni. According to the US Department of Defense, the missile traveled about 1,000 kilometers before hitting the Sea of Japan, within Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Cyberbit Ltd., a leading provider of cybersecurity training and simulation platforms, today announced that it supplied ISE Systems, a French data governance and cybersecurity consulting and service provider, with the Cyberbit Range training and simulation platform. ISE Systems recently opened its new Cyber Range Training Center in Paris in order to provide cybersecurity certifications and simulated cybersecurity training for professionals, enterprises and government customers.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) recently test-fired the Laser-Guided Long-Range Anti-Tank Missile called L-UMTAS, developed by Roketsan. The missile was fired from the TAI Hurkus light attack aircraft in production for the Turkish Air Force.

Ten Israeli startups were chosen for the new Israel-China accelerator program in Beijing, led by the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry in cooperation with Chinese Shengjing Group and DayDayUp. Shengjing Group is China’s largest global private equity Fund of Funds and one of the world’s largest consulting firms for startups and SMEs, which has already invested in Israel nearly USD 100 million, with a deep understanding of both the Israeli and Chinese markets.

The IDF has declared initial operational capability (IOC) of a ship-based version of the Iron Dome intercepting system, in what the military described as a "significant milestone" in its efforts to counter the threat of ballistic missiles.