On Wednesday 7 September, Japanese Vice Defense Minister for International Affairs Oka Masami and South Korean Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul met in Seoul to discuss trilateral cooperation between the… Continue reading "For the First time in Years, Japan and South Korea Hold Senior Level Defense Talks"
The Polish Ministry of Defense (MoN) has approved the purchase of 48 additional Krab Self-propelled cannon artillery systems and 36 accompanying support vehicles. The total value of this contract amount… Continue reading "Poland Orders 48 Additional Krab Artillery Systems"
An Albanian court ordered two Russian citizens and an Ukrainian citizen to remain in custody on Wednesday, as authorities continue an espionage investigation into the events that resulted in their… Continue reading "Two Russians, One Ukrainian Face Espionage Charges Over Trespassing At Former Albanian Arms Factory"
The German defense technology company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) delivered the first two of the 24 German PzH2000 self-propelled howitzers to the Hungarian Armed Forces. At the György Klapka barracks located… Continue reading "Hungary Receives First Two 155-mm 52 Caliber PzH 2000 Self-Propelled Howitzers"
The Japanese government has lodged a diplomatic protest against Russia’s embassy in the United Kingdom, after the embassy’s Twitter account fabricated a quote falsely attributed to Japanese Special Advisor to… Continue reading "Russia’s UK Embassy Caught Fabricating Quote From Japanese Official On Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant"
The US Embassy in Prague stated on August 19 that the US will provide Czech Republic with eight helicopters from Bell for free. In a tweet in Czech, the embassy… Continue reading "Czech Republic To Get Eight Bell Helicopters For Free From US"
On Friday, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announced the suspension of German peacekeeping operations in Mali under the United Nation’s MINUSMA mission. According to a statement from the minister released… Continue reading "Germany Halts Mali Mission as France Declares Completion of Mali Troop Withdrawal"
A series of significant explosions were reported at a Russian air base on the occupied Crimean Peninsula on Tuesday afternoon, although neither Russia or Ukraine officially claimed it as an… Continue reading "Explosions Rock Russian Air Base In Crimea"
Early on the morning of 4 August, an Atlas V launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying the sixth and final satellite of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS-GEO).… Continue reading "Space Based Infrared System Launch Marks the End of an Era"
Turkey’s abrupt attempts to block Finland and Sweden’s membership of NATO wiped out the jubilation of those who pass off glorified rewriting of Wikipedia articles as analysis, yet its equally… Continue reading "Erdogan’s Last Electoral Card Is Geopolitical"