The government of the Philippines yesterday announced that it would be suspending its move to cancel its Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, the third such time it has… Continue reading "Termination Of US-Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement Suspended For Third Time"
After a 30-day journey, two Iranian military ships, the frigate Sahand and the forward base ship Makran, arrived in the Atlantic. After a journey of about 6,000 nautical miles, Iranian… Continue reading "Iranian Warships Sail in The Atlantic Ocean For The First Time"
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 Engineering and Development Model (EDM) to the Navy. The company said in a press release… Continue reading "Northrop Grumman Delivers First AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Electronic Warfare System to the U.S. Navy"
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on 12 June, that it had released 15 Armenian citizens it had previously detained, in exchange for Armenian maps of the location of 97,000… Continue reading "Azerbajian Releases 15 Armenians For Location Of 97,000 Land Mines"
Following the 2013 arrival of French troops in Mali, In August 2014, the French deployment to the Sahel region became Operation Barkhane. The deployment eventually grew to include over 5,000… Continue reading "France Ending Operation Barkhane in Sahel & Cuts Military Aid to CAR"
At least 19 civilians have been killed following an artillery attack on the city of Afrin in northern Aleppo in the evening of 12 June. An initial attack on Afrin’s… Continue reading "“Double Tap” Attack On Afrin’s Al Shifa Hospital Kills 19 Civilians"
True Velocity have made a very interesting announcement about their 6.8 TVCM ammunition which was originally developed for the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program. True Velocity have successfully… Continue reading "True Velocity Extends the Benefits of their ‘Next Gen’ 6.8 TVCM ammunition to Currently Fielded Weapons"
On 10 June, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that a large military exercise in the central Pacific Ocean had begun. The ministry announced that up to 20 warships, support… Continue reading "Russia Begins Large-Scale Exercises In The Pacific Ocean"
On 7 June, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced it has concluded its Mobile Force Protection (MFP) Program with a successful demonstration at Eglin Air Force Base. … Continue reading "DARPA Successfully Demonstrates New Anti-Drone System"
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced on Thursday, the 10th of June, that it has signed a contract with Indonesia for the supply of eight warships. This includes six new-build FREMM class frigates… Continue reading "Fincantieri Secures Contract For Eight Ships From Indonesia"