The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense reports the presence of American reconnaissance aircraft in the Taiwanese Air Defense Identification Zone on 31 January and 1 February. The presence of the… Continue reading "More US Reconnaissance Flights Near Taiwan Following Apparent PLAAF Carrier Strike Drill"
One of two SEALs from the storied SEAL Team Six has been sentenced to ten years for the manslaughter of a Green Beret in Mali in June 2017. Green Beret… Continue reading "Team Six SEAL Sentenced to 10 Years for Green Beret Killing"
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has declared that the Trump administration’s plan to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany is up for reassessment while Pentagon spokesman John Kirby explained that… Continue reading "Future of US Withdrawal from Germany and Afghanistan Increasingly Uncertain"
The Australian designed and manufactured Drone40 (D40) is in Mali with the British Army’s contingent on Operation Newcombe. Several hundred Drone40s are believed to have been purchased for use by… Continue reading "British Army Deploying Australian 40mm Drone In Mali"
Between July and October 2020, DARPA worked with the Department of Defense’s Defense Digital Service on a program known as “Finding Exploits to Thwart Tampering (FETT) Bug Bounty”. Over its… Continue reading "DARPA Announces Results of FETT Bug Bounty Program and TRADES program"
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has announced that they are, for the first time, slated to officially attend the IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). IAI will have… Continue reading "For First Time Ever Israel Aerospace is Displaying at UAE’s IDEX Arms Fair"
The Iraqi security forces and Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve report that the “emir” of ISIS in Iraq, Abu Yasir, was killed in an airstrike near Kirkuk on January… Continue reading "ISIS’ Leader In Iraq Reported Killed In Coalition Airstrike"
Last week, UK Minister of Defence Ben Wallace travelled to Kenya and Somalia in order to discuss the threat of Al Shabaab and other issues related to terrorism and security.… Continue reading "UK Agrees to Deepen Security Cooperation with Somalia and Kenya"
Authorities in Mogadishu say that five civilians were killed and at least 15 hospitalized in an attack on the Hotel Afrik in Mogadishu, after ending a siege that lasted over… Continue reading "5 Civilians Killed In al-Shabaab Siege of Mogadishu Hotel"
Myanmar’s military today declared a nationwide state of emergency, taking control of the country’s government in a coup. The military also arrested State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President U… Continue reading "Myanmar Military Seizes Control In Coup, Arrests Civilian Government Leaders"