Category: Counter Terrorism
Air Force , Aviation , Bundeswehr , Counter Terrorism , Daily News , Defense , Drone , Germany , Missiles , NATO , News , Ordnance
A lack of consensus in Germany’s parliament between the left-wing and conservatives parties successfully blocked further talks on equipping the Bundeswehr with armed drones. The German Armed Forces were denied… Continue reading "Reichstag Blocks Arming German UAVs Over Targeted Killing Issue"
4 years ago
Canada , Counter Terrorism , Daily News , News , USA
The New York Times issued a retraction today for its 12-part Caliphate podcast, after a two month internal review found that the 2018 Peabody Award-winning series had been overcredulous with… Continue reading "Award-Winning New York Times ‘Caliphate’ Podcast “Did Not Meet The Standards For Times Journalism”"
4 years ago
Counter Terrorism , Daily News , Naval , News
On 29 November the MV Agisilaos, a 37,600 dwt chemical tanker, was attacked by pirates off the coast of Ghana, West Africa. They fired on the bridge then boarded the… Continue reading "Gulf of Guinea Now World’s Piracy Hotspot as Kidnappings Surge"
4 years ago
British Army , Counter Terrorism , Daily News , Defense , France , French Army , News , UK , United Nations
“Is Africa overtaking the Middle East as the new jihadist battleground?” asks the BBC as 300 soldiers of the Light Dragoons and Royal Anglian Regiment arrive in Mali. The UK… Continue reading "300 British Soldiers Deploy to Mali To Aid UN Counter-Terrorism Efforts"
4 years ago
Breaking News , Counter Terrorism , Daily News , News , Special Forces , USA
A Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer has died of wounds he received during a counter terror operation in Somalia last weekend. Details are still vague but reports are circulating that… Continue reading "CIA Officer Killed in Somalia"
4 years ago
Anti-Air , Aviation , Counter Terrorism , Daily News , Defense , Drone , Japan , Lasers , News , Technology
Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) is to reportedly invest in developing mobile anti-drone laser systems to protect the country from terrorist attacks. Japan’s MoD is increasingly concerned by the use… Continue reading "Japan Wants Mobile Anti-Drone Laser to Counter Terror Drones"
4 years ago
Air Force , Artificial Intelligence , Counter Terrorism , Daily News , Defense , News , Technology , UGV , USA
Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida is to utilise semi-autonomous ‘robot dogs’ as part of their security forces. The base’s 325th Security Forces Squadron has been working with Ghost Robotics… Continue reading "U.S. Air Force Rolls Outs Robot Guard Dogs at Florida Air Base"
4 years ago
Australia , Australian Army , Counter Terrorism , Editorial , Special Forces
“It is alleged that some patrols took the law into their own hands, rules were broken, stories concocted, lies told and prisoners killed.” The Chief of the Defence Force (CDF)… Continue reading "Australian Special Operations Forces War Crimes in Afghanistan Confirmed"
4 years ago
Air Force , Army , Aviation , Counter Terrorism , Daily News , Defense , France , French Army , Ground Attack , Helicopter , News , Special Forces
On the fifth anniversary of the Paris terrorist attacks in 2015, the French military announced a successful operation against Bah ag Moussa, a veteran Tuareg leader from the RVIM (Jama’at… Continue reading "French SOF Kill Senior Jihadist in Mali"
4 years ago
Counter Terrorism , Daily News , Defense , Drone , Explosives , News , Technology , USA
In a recent statement the Taliban called for the new U.S. administration to continue implementing the agreement, made in February this year, to pull all American troops out of Afghanistan… Continue reading "Taliban Urges Peace While Ramping Up Drone Strikes and SVBIED Attacks"
4 years ago
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