Russia claimed to have destroyed five Ukrainian military jets in a strike on an air base that comes as Kyiv prepares for the arrival of long-awaited F-16 fighters.
France’s Safran and Germany’s MTU Aero Engines have formed a joint venture to develop an engine to power Europe’s next-generation of military helicopters.
Moscow claimed to have captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine but acknowledged that tens of thousands of people in border areas were affected by power outages caused by Kyiv's drone attacks.
Israeli forces carried out deadly strikes on southern Gaza and battled militants after the army again ordered Palestinians to leave areas near the besieged territory's border with Israel and Egypt.
The Finnish Parliament unanimously approved a defense pact with the US, which will allow enhanced US military presence and storage of defense material in Finland.