The Thursday morning crash of an F-35B at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth that resulted in the successful ejection of the pilot is now under investigation. Video… Continue reading "F-35B Vertical Landing Crash In Fort Worth Under Investigation"
TCG PIRI REIS (S-330), the first submarine built under the New Type Submarine Project (YTDP) initiated by the Turkish Defense Industry Agency (SSB) and Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS), has… Continue reading "First Reis Class Type 214 AIP Submarine of the Turkish Navy Begins Sea Trials"
Last week, by a vote of 8 – 3, Mexico’s Supreme Court decided to uphold the legality of a constitutional reform which will allow for Mexican military personnel to continue… Continue reading "Mexican Supreme Court Upholds Legality of Keeping Military in Police Role"
On 1 December, the US Navy announced that it welcomed Latvia as the 11th member of the International Martine Security Construct (IMSC). The organization was formed in July 2019 to… Continue reading "Latvia Becomes 11th Member of the International Maritime Security Construct"
Since 2001 the Swedish Armed Forces have utilized 18 NH90TTH helicopters in the utility/transport configuration. Eight of them were intended for the Swedish Coast Guard (Kystvakten) and six of them… Continue reading "Sweden Moving Away From NH90"
A US diplomatic cable and two officials familiar with the program have confirmed the acceleration in the planned upgrade of the American B61 atomic bombs stockpile in Europe. The statements… Continue reading "US Fast-tracking Upgrade of its Nuclear Arsenal In Europe"
According to US Air Force (USAF) statements and media reports, the USAF is withdrawing its two permanently based squadrons of F-15s from Okinawa and introducing more modern planes in their… Continue reading "US Air Force Replacing F-15s Squadrons in Japan With More Modern Aircraft"
On October 20, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak announced on Twitter that Poland had signed a contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. for the leasing of MQ-9A… Continue reading "Poland Announces MQ-9A Leasing"
On 13 October, the US finally unveiled the long-awaited unclassified 2022 National Security Strategy. The document does a much better job at defining priorities than many of its predecessors; the… Continue reading "US Releases 2022 National Security Strategy"
On 4 October, Polish Minister of Defense Mariusz Błaszczak and his British equivalent Defence Secretary Ben Wallace signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Air Defence Complex Weapons and a… Continue reading "Poland and UK Sign Agreements on Frigates, Missiles and Air Defense"