According to a number of newspaper reports, the future of the Royal Navy’s Royal Marines may see them transformed into a special operations force (SOF) designed to counter Russian and… Continue reading "An SOF Role For UK’s Royal Marines?"
United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) are looking to expand their already considerable remit. The proposed expansion, first reported by the BBC’s Mark Urban, revolves around operations in the nebulous ‘grey… Continue reading "UK Special Forces in the ‘Grey Zone’"
Taiwan confirmed its hopes to procure modern tanks and missiles from the US in a deal valued at around 2 billion dollars, sparking an angry reaction from mainland China.
Saab has begun ground testing of its prototype Arexis escort jamming pods. The Arexis pod, analogous in purpose, if not form or execution, to the US ALQ-99 pod, will be… Continue reading "Saab Arexis Escort Jamming Pod Enters Testing and Development"
While operating in the western Pacific, the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov came within 100 feet of the cruiser USS Chancellorsville while the latter was conducting routine flight operations. Aerial photography… Continue reading "Russian Guided Missile Destroyer Makes Dangerously Close Approach to USS Chancellorsville"
Boeing Insitu received a $47.9 million contract to build and deliver 34 ScanEagle UAVs to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, the US Department of Defense stated in a release.
The Royal Jordanian Air Force has offered its six CASC CH-4B UAVs for resale. Although no official explanation was provided, previous statements indicate the Jordanians may be disappointed with its performance.
In late 2018, the Australian Defense Force requested tenders for Land 400 Phase 3, their program to replace their inventory of M113. This follows the order of over 200 Boxer… Continue reading "Could Australia’s Next IFV Be Too Heavy and Undergunned?"
The US Air Force have announced that their Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator or ‘SHiELD’ has successfully downed multiple air launched missiles in flight. The Advanced Technology Demonstration Program milestone… Continue reading "USAF’s Laser SHiELD Successfully Destroys Missiles"
South Korea has one of the most practical needs for Ballistic Missile Defense capability in the world. To that end, the next three King Sejong the Great/DDX-III guided missile destroyers… Continue reading "South Korea to Build Three BMD Capable Destroyers"