Chaos continued at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport on Monday morning, with American military officials saying that all commercial flights out of the airport have been halted to clear the… Continue reading "Chaos At Kabul International Airport Following Fall Of Afghan Capital"
The Royal Malaysian Police has identified four airmen killed in an apparent murder-suicide on Friday morning at a Royal Malaysian Air Force base in East Malaysia’s Sarawak state. Kota Samarahan… Continue reading "Four Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide At Royal Malaysian Air Force Base"
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced on Thursday that he had authorized the deployment of 600 troops to Afghanistan to support the evacuation of British citizens and former Afghan interpreters… Continue reading "UK To Deploy Troops For Evacuations Of Citizens, Afghan Staff"
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby stated that 3,000 US troops would be deployed to Kabul’s international airport to support the downsizing of the United States’ embassy in Kabul, as well as… Continue reading "3,000 US Troops To Support Partial Withdrawal Of Kabul Embassy Staff"
President Joe Biden says that he does not intend to change plans for the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan, even as Taliban fighters continue to capture provincial capitals from… Continue reading "Biden: No Changes To Afghanistan Withdrawal Plans Despite Taliban Offensive"
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby attempted on Tuesday to walk back claims made by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, Dana Stroul, that the suicide UAVs used in… Continue reading "UPDATED: Pentagon Walks Back Claims Mercer Street Attack UAVs Launched From Yemen"
The State Department announced on 9 August, that Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad had travelled to Qatar on the 8 August. In a press note, the State… Continue reading "US Seeks “Joint International Response” To Taliban Advances"
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced on Monday that the Pentagon plans to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all military personnel by the middle of September. In a message to… Continue reading "Pentagon: COVID-19 Vaccine Required By Mid-September"
Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday that it was scrapping plans to outfit upgraded Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-15Js with Lockheed Martin’s AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM), in a… Continue reading "LRASMs Dropped From F-15 Japan Super Interceptor Upgrade List"
Atlanta-based aerospace startup Hermeus announced on Thursday that it had signed a $60 million contract with the US Air Force for the flight testing of Quarterhorse, Hermeus’ first aircraft. Hermeus… Continue reading "US Air Force Awards Hermeus $60 Million Hypersonic Aircraft Flight Testing Contract"