Airbus has revealed plans to manufacture a new fighter jet, replacing military aircraft systems such as the Eurofighter and Dassault Rafale. The Airbus project will be known as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).

An international, three-pointed, highly important defense transaction is currently being concocted, fairly quietly, between three countries: Israel, the USA and Poland.

On December 19, 2016, the terrorist Anis Amri hijacked a truck in Berlin, Germany and raced it into a crowd of civilian shoppers at a Christmas market, leaving behind 12 dead and dozens more injured. On the following day, the Amaq News Agency – the news agency of ISIS – claimed responsibility for the attack.

Cyberbit, Elbit Systems subsidiary and Ni cybersecurity, the Japanese cybersecurity service provider, have inaugurated Thursday the new Cyber Range training facility in Toranomon, Tokyo. The training center will provide hands-on simulated training for cybersecurity professionals and help address the growing shortage in cybersecurity experts, especially in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, which are expected to bring with them a sharp rise in the intensity of cyber-attacks.

The folklore tales of Nessie, the monster of Loch Ness in Scotland, have troubled local sailors for centuries, despite the fact that the actual presence of the monster was never proven empirically. This story illustrates the concerns of sailors regarding things that lurk beneath the surface. Over the years, humans had learnt how to exploit those concerns and developed submarines, which enabled them to take advantage of the fear of the underwater medium to create an element of surprise and deterrence.

Qatar's Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday the country signed a deal to buy F-15 fighter jets from the United States for $12 billion. Bloomberg News reported the deal was for 36 jets.

US Defense Secretary James Mattis and representatives from Qatar were set to meet Wednesday to seal the agreement, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters. 

The sale will increase security cooperation and interoperability between the U.S. and Qatar, the Pentagon said in a statement.

UAS manufacturer Aeronautics will present its newest UAVs at this year’s Paris Air Show, including the Orbiter 4 and Pegasus 120.

The Pegasus 120 is the company’s first multi-rotor platform. The VTOL solution is designed especially for defense and security missions.

Pegasus 120 will be able to carry payloads up to 75kg and is "ideal for special missions and special forces," according to the company.

CONTROP Precision Technologies – a company specializing in the field of electro-optics and IR defense and homeland security solutions – will launch the T-STAMP-XR, a compact payload for UAS with thermal sensor optics, at the Paris Air Show 2017.

The Israeli Air Force grounded its fleet of Apache attack helicopters on Tuesday after a crack was found in the posterior rotor blade of one of the aircraft during a routine check-up earlier in the day, a senior IDF officer said.

IAF Commandant, Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel called for an investigation into the cause of the damage to the blade to the back-rotor and ordered all the air force’s helicopters to remain on the ground until that examination is complete, the official said.