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After days of uncertainty as to how Iran would retaliate to the killing of Maj Gen Qasem Soleimani, reports on 8 January that the country had fired Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missiles targeting Ain-al-Asad airbase and Erbil in Iraq have given a first firm indication of how Tehran wants to confront the US and escalate violence in the Middle East.
That chosen path could now see air defence networks and fighter fleets forced into more regular action, with an assessment
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Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal has claimed that Russian bombs, missiles and drones “supported by American technologies” have been fatally used on Ukrainians soldiers and civilians.
The 17th package provided by Sweden to Ukraine has seen the Scandinavian country provide SEK48.1 billion (US$4.6 billion) in military support since February 2022, having provided a total of SEK25 billion in 2024.
The latest defence memorandum from the Dutch government has suggested that funding would be increased, with the procurement of more frigates, F-35s and Leopard 2A8s expected.
Ukraine’s defence secretary met his UK opposite number in London to mark the milestone and push forward with new defence deals.
Defence spending cuts are implied by UK ministers’ commitments to help plug a public finance “black hole”.
According to the US Department of State, 750 company violations were recorded from 2017 to 2023.
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