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WSJ: Saudi Arabia Requests Pakistan's Help with Air Defense Amid Houthi Attacks

Saudi Arabia has approached Pakistan for assistance in air defense amid escalating attacks by Yemeni Houthis, The Wall Street Journal reported citing sources. The kingdom faces a shortage of interceptor missiles and is redistributing air defense batteries between royal palaces and energy infrastructure. According to the publication, the United States is currently cautious regarding Riyadh's requests for military aid, having sent only military advisors.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
Technology

US unveils unmanned Razorback vehicle: cargo delivery and drone shooting

American companies Hypercraft, Forterra, and 9 Mothers have combined their developments into a single platform: the unmanned all-terrain Razorback vehicle can autonomously deliver cargo along frontline roads while simultaneously downing small drones using the Edda turret. The vehicle carries up to 1.8 tons of cargo and travels about 800 km without recharging.

Sardor Qodirov
2 min read
World

Rutte urged NATO allies to strengthen Ukraine's air defense amid tensions between Kyiv and Washington

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, at a press conference in Tallinn, called on alliance members to step up military aid to Ukraine, primarily air defense systems, as Russia attacks Kyiv daily with hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles. More than 600,000 people in Ukraine were left without electricity after the strikes. Rutte's meeting with Zelensky in Brussels will take place amid tensions between the US and Ukraine over strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure and Trump's threat to limit intelligence sharing.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read