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Singapore Airlines (SIA) is set to begin non-stop flights four times a week between Singapore and Riyadh in June 2026, marking the airline’s return to the Saudi capital after a 12-year absence. The last time the airline operated in Riyadh was from 2008 to 2014, when it left the market due to poor commercial results and low demand at that time. The upcoming relaunch will therefore be SIA Group’s second attempt at this route, but the market conditions are significantly different now. Unlike the previous services that included stopovers, the new Singapore–Riyadh route will be non-stop. “Our return to Riyadh…

GRAZ, Austria — Russia earned over $15 billion from arms exports in 2025, supplying military equipment to more than 30 countries despite Western sanctions aimed at isolating Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin announced last week, though questions remain about the number’s validity.Speaking at a Jan. 30 meeting of the Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation in Moscow, Putin said export contracts had been “reliably fulfilled” despite mounting pressure from Western nations attempting to block Russia’s defense partnerships. The revenue, he said, would help modernize defense enterprises, expand production capacity and fund research programs.The $15 billion figure represents a…

Boeing has expanded its agreement with Ferra Engineering to manufacture munitions wing kits for the P-8A Poseidon aircraft, significantly improving its operational effectiveness and ensuring crew safety during combat missions. In a statement on February 2, 2026, Boeing announced that the contract prolongs the current 17-year partnership between the two companies and sets up a local production line for the advanced system. “This partnership serves as a practical investment in national defence and regional security aligned to Australia’s Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise sovereign objectives,” said Bob Ciesla, Vice President of Boeing Precision Engagement Systems. The High Altitude Anti-Submarine…

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Ministry of National Defence has signed a deal with a consortium comprising Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Polish state-run defense group PGZ to acquire counter-unmanned aerial systems (CUAS) that will protect the country’s airspace.The purchase comes in response to incursions by Russian drones that Moscow has perpetrated against Poland alongside Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Signed on Jan. 30 in the presence of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, who is deputy prime minister and defense minister, the deal paves the way for the development of the San anti-drone system whose value is…

Publish Date: February 2, 2026 | Category: Products Set screws are commonly used to secure pulleys and gears to shafts. Also known as grub screws, they are characterized by a headless design. Set screws still have a threaded body like standard bolts. Rather than a traditional flared head, however, they feature an internal drive mechanism on one end. Here are five things to consider when choosing a set screw. #1) Material Not all set screws are made of the same material. Some of them are made of hardened alloy steel. These heavy-duty set screws are commonly used in structural and…

HONG KONG — The United States and Taiwan are expected to roll out their latest hardware and use elite Taiwanese troops under a joint project to prepare for asymmetric warfare in case the island government’s long-time political rival China attacks, according to military experts.That effort, the Joint Firepower Cooperation Center, as first reported by Taiwan’s United Daily News late last month, would help coordinate a Taiwanese defense against the People’s Liberation Army forces ahead of 2027, when some American think tanks believe China will have sufficient attack capability.The United States would likely offer military equipment made by some of its…

Sudan’s Khartoum International Airport (KRT) has received its first scheduled commercial passenger flight in more than two years, marking a major step toward restoring air travel in the country since the start of the Sudanese civil war in 2023. The flight took place on February 1, 2026, and was operated by the national carrier Sudan Airways, using an Airbus A320-214, which. The flight transported 160 passengers from Port Sudan, a city located on the Red Sea in eastern Sudan, to Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. Local officials and media representatives gathered at Khartoum International Airport to witness the occasion. The…

GRAZ, Austria — A heavy Russian cargo plane that previously brought air defense systems to Venezuela arrived at a military airfield near Havana, Cuba’s capital, late on Sunday, flight records seen by Defense News show.The Ilyushin Il-76, operated by the Russian government-affiliated airline Aviacon Zitotrans, made several stops on its way to Cuba, including in the Dominican Republic, Mauritania, and Algeria, after departing from St. Petersburg by way of Sochi, Russia, in late January. It landed at the San Antonio de los Baños Air Base in Cuba, about 50 kilometers south of Havana, on Sunday evening local time. The same…

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), CFM International and Airbus will team up to test the next generation of commercial aircraft engines, including open fan engine technology. On February 2, 2026, the eve of the Singapore Airshow, CAAS, CFM and Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore advanced propulsion technologies. The group will establish Singapore as the world’s first airport testing ground for operations of CFM’s Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines (RISE) technologies, with a focus on open fan engine architecture. “The partnership will study the impact of Open Fan and other RISE programme technologies on airport…

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