The Royal International Air Tattoo, the world's largest military air show, takes place every year in mid-July at the RAF Fairford Air Force Base.

The purpose of the event, which has been taking place since the 1960s, is to showcase the capabilities of NATO air forces to the public.

China’s military has set up a new department modeled on the ­Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop advanced weapons such as stealth ­aircraft and electromagnetic ­cannons.

The Scientific Research Steering Committee was set up early this year, according to a documentary aired on state broadcaster CCTV that revealed the new department for the first time. The committee will fall directly under the Central Military Commission (CMC), which is chaired by President Xi Jinping.

During the Second Lebanon War of 2006, intensive engagement in the ground campaign was required of the IAF, and the air force's activity was increased in both scope and level. "There are clashes which simply amount to aerial firepower without ground forces entering the battlefield, but when the IDF does execute a ground maneuver, the need for air support immediately increases, and the need for optimal cooperation rises accordingly," says Brig. Gen. Nir Nin-Nun, Head of the IAF's Air Support and Helicopter Division.

The US Department of Defense has awarded Textron Aviation a contract worth almost $8.8 million for the "reconstitution" of 15 Beechcraft T-6A basic trainers for the Iraqi air force, according to Flight Global.

The European Union's top court ruled on Wednesday that Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas should remain on the EU terrorism blacklist, referring the case back to a lower court.

Reuters reports that the judges at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) overruled the General Court's view of 2014 that the 28-nation bloc had insufficient evidence to maintain asset freezes and travel bans on Hamas.

Defense News publishes an index listing the world's top 100 defense companies according to financial results.

Elbit Systems is the leading Israeli defense company according to the index, occupying the 27^th place in the list. Israel Aerospace Industries is ranked 33^rd, while Rafael Advanced Defense Systems takes the 37^th place. IMI Systems is ranking 92^nd. Of the four largest defense companies in Israel, only Rafael ranks higher than last year.

Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries displayed a model of the single-engined, twin-boomed Hamaseh UAV at the MAKS air show on 18 July, offering the first glimpse of Iran’s most capable UAV outside the country’s domestic industry events, says Mehrooz Hassanzadeh, export manager for the Hamaseh program.

Cyberbit on Monday announced the opening of a new office in Singapore. Elbit's subsidiary has identified Singapore as a strategic hub in the Asia Pacific region and is dedicated to being a part of the local cybersecurity ecosystem to protect Singapore and its assets from cyberattacks. The new office will enable Cyberbit to support its fast-growing customer base in Singapore and will accelerate Cyberbit’s expansion in the area, focusing on government and financial sectors. The Singapore office is Cyberbit’s third global office.