The U.S. Department of Defense announced late on Wednesday that two Air Force F-15s had conducted an airstrike on a facility in eastern Syria used by Iran-backed groups that have… Continue reading "US Air Force F-15s Strike Iranian Proxy Facility In Eastern Syria"
The Pentagon has announced that a THAAD anti-ballistic missile battery and additional Patriot Air and Missile Defense System battalions would be deployed to US bases in the Middle East. According to US… Continue reading "US to Deploy THAAD and Additional Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems to the Middle East"
On Wednesday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin opened the 16th Ukraine Defense Contact Group with a statement which amongst other things announced the transfer of AIM-9 missiles to Ukraine… Continue reading "Air-To-Air Missiles Repurposed for Ukraine Air Defense"
On 4 October, the U.S. Central Command announced the transfer of approximately 1.1 million rounds of ‘7.62mm’ caliber ammunition to Ukraine. The munitions originated from Iran’s IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard… Continue reading "U.S. Transfers 1.1 Million Rounds of 7.62mm Ammunition Seized from Iran to Ukraine"
The new British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has met Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy during his first visit to Kyiv following his appointment in August 2023. During their meeting he reassured the… Continue reading "New British Defense Minister Meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv on First Visit to Ukraine"
Russian media outlets announced on 18 September, that Android Technics, a Russian technology company, had developed an analogue of AeroVironment’s Switchblade 300 loitering munition. Imagery and footage of the BAS-80… Continue reading "Russia Tests Switchblade Clone"
The breakaway government of an ethnic Armenian region in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region announced that it had accepted a ceasefire deal, a day after Baku launched an offensive into the region.… Continue reading "Ethnic Armenian Breakaway Government In Nagorno-Karabakh Surrenders"
Azerbaijan’s military launched an offensive into territory controlled by an ethnic Armenian breakaway government in its Nagorno-Karabakh region on Tuesday. In a statement announcing the offensive, Baku claimed that the… Continue reading "Azerbaijan Launches New Offensive Into Breakaway Region"
The UK and Norway have signed contracts to deliver air defense equipment to Ukraine worth $115 milion on behalf of the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU). These include a counter-uncrewed… Continue reading "International Fund for Ukraine Orders Multiple Cortex Typhon C-UAS Air Defense Systems from Kongsberg"
The United Nations Security Council will be convening today, 21 July, to discuss the “humanitarian consequences” of the collapse of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. According to an announcement by… Continue reading "UN Security Council To Meet On “Humanitarian Consequences” Of Black Sea Grain Deal Collapse"