Agnes Helou is the Middle East Bureau Chief at Breaking Defense. With nearly a decade of experience, she specializes in covering regional defense and strategic topics, including artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and air defense, while also reporting on the Gulf, North Africa, and Southern Europe. Agnes has been featured in notable publications such as Defense News and Breaking Media.
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Agnes Helou's coverage predominantly focuses on Government & Politics in the Middle East, particularly encompassing evolving stories and breaking news related to military deals, defense cooperation, and regional rivalries. She seems most interested in government announcements and press releases regarding significant developments in the region.
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By: Agnes Helou
The status change should "shorten procurement timelines, make sustainment less cumbersome and facilitate closer cooperation between American defense companies and UAE institutions," one analyst told Breaking Defense. By Agnes Helou on July 24, 2026 9:01 am Share Options Share a link to this article
The force “will employ one-way attack drones consisting of unmanned systems from above, on, and below the sea operated by military support staff from the United States and regional partners,” the command said. By Agnes Helou on August 14, 2026 9:26 am Share Options Share a link to this article
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“We believe HÜRJET has the potential to become not only the trainer aircraft of Türkiye and Spain, but also a training platform for NATO,” CEO Mehmet Demiroglu said. By Agnes Helou on August 20, 2026 11:55 am Share Options Share a link to this article
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“The proposed sale will increase Qatar’s capability to meet current and future threats by enhancing its defense capabilities," the US State Department said.
“İ-ZAHA [is] designed to take the crew out of the first wave which is the highest-risk phase of any amphibious assault and to operate as part of a manned-unmanned team (MUM-T) with the Marine Assault Vehicles (MAV) already in service with the Turkish Naval Forces Command,” FNSS said in a statement. By Agnes Helou on August 24, 2026 12:42 pm Share Options Share a link to this article
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“The Mecca Pact should not be viewed simply as an arms-export agreement. It is much broader," one expert told Breaking Defense. By Agnes Helou on August 25, 2026 11:20 am Share Options Share a link to this article
EDGE said that the center will provide "specialised services" to both the Brazilian army and federal institutions, including for training, cyber incident response, and the "development of advanced cyber defence capabilities and solutions." By Agnes Helou on August 27, 2026 10:01 am Share Options Share a link to this article
The proposed sale “will improve Iraq's capability to meet current and future threats by improving its rotary wing transport, reconnaissance, and air-to-surface targeting capabilities," the State Department said. By Agnes Helou on September 01, 2026 9:26 am Share Options Share a link to this article
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“We established a company called ‘Zafer’ entirely under Egyptian law, with all of its shares owned by MKE,” MKE General Manager Ilhami Keles told Anadolu press agency today at the Al-Alamein airshow in Egypt.
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The unmanned helos will be integrated on three corvettes that Angola purchased for over $1 billion in 2023. By Agnes Helou on September 10, 2026 10:09 am Share Options Share a link to this article
