The Estonian Defense Investment Center (ECDI) announced on October 6, 2021 that it had signed a contract with Proteus Advanced Systems, a joint venture between Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and… Continue reading "Estonia Becomes The First Customer of The Blue Spear Anti-Ship Missile"
The Russian Navy has reportedly fired a Tsircon hypersonic missile from a nuclear submarine for the first time in the Barents Sea, according to a statement released by the Russian… Continue reading "Russia Launches Hypersonic ‘Tsirkon’ Missile From Nuclear Submarine For The First Time"
After attending the inauguration of the new Turkish House skyscraper in New York on 20 September, and returning without meeting with Biden, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made his first… Continue reading "Erdogan And Putin’s Meeting in Sochi Comes To A Close"
On 26 September, Philippine Navy (PN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships conducted drills part of Exercise Lumbas 2021 off Cabra Island in the West Philippine Sea. For Australia, the… Continue reading "Philippine Naval Modernization Comes Into Focus During Exercises with Australia"
According to a statement released by the Czech Republic’s Defense Ministry on 27 September, the Czech Army signed an agreement to purchase four new SPYDER ground air defense missile systems… Continue reading "Czech Republic Procures SPYDER Air Defense System From Israel"
On 27 September, Turkmenistan held a military parade in Kopet Dag, the border area between Turkmenistan and Iran in the southern portion of the capital Ashgabat, to commemorate the 30th… Continue reading "Bayraktar TB2 UAVs Join The Inventory Of The Turkmenistan Army"
Following the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal and the recent AUKUS controversy, prominent European voices have called for greater European strategic autonomy and even for a 20,000 strong EU military unit which… Continue reading "Denmark Rejects Europe-Centric Defense Vision While Deepening Defense Ties to Scandinavia"
Making up 13% of all carbon on Earth stored in living creatures, bacteria are a major part of the biosphere. As the most abundant of the planet’s lifeforms, they cover… Continue reading "DARPA Arcadia Program Aims to Develop Beneficial Bacteria Biofilms"
500 additional Polish soldiers are being dispatched to the Belarusian border as the crisis over what has been described by Polish and EU officials as a “hybrid attack” by Belarus… Continue reading "Poland Dispatches More Troops to Belarusian Border After 4 Migrants Found Dead"
The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit responsible for hosting Wikipedia and related online infrastructure, has banned 7 power users from the People’s Republic of China as well and revoked administrator privileges… Continue reading "Citing ‘Infiltration and Exploitation’, Wikipedia Bans 7 Chinese Users"