Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann, manufacturer of the Leopard 2 main battle tank, has been awarded a contract to equip the Leopard 2A7A1 main battle tanks of the Bundeswehr with Rafael’s Trophy hard-kill active… Continue reading "Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann Contracted To Install Trophy APS On German Leopard 2A7A1s"
Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Colonel Wayne Marotto stated earlier today that a civilian contractor killed in a rocket attack on Erbil Airport yesterday night was not a US national. The… Continue reading "Rocket Attack on Erbil Airport Kills Civilian Contractor"
On Thursday, it was announced that NATO will be establishing a new center for excellence in France focused on the space domain. The center will be located in Toulouse ,… Continue reading "NATO Space Center Coming to France"
After the raid on Capitol that took place on the 6th January, the US military faces a new issue – extremists among its ranks. But in order to understand the… Continue reading "Army Wants Extremists Out Of Its Ranks After Capitol Raid"
The city of Kaliningrad (Королевец) is populated by almost 500,000 citizens. It is the capital of the Kaliningrad Oblast, the most westernized and liberal part of Russia, that is an… Continue reading "Kaliningrad Gambit – NATO Preemptive Strike Scenario"
A rare New Year’s Day vote saw the United States Senate vote 81-13 to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, marking the first time… Continue reading "New Year’s Day Vote Overrides Trump’s National Defense Authorization Act Veto"
It has been, quite frankly, a heck of a year, I think anyone reading this will agree. Obviously, the world-wide pandemic has dominated headlines, with the disease having a major… Continue reading "2020 – The Year’s Defense News In Review"
The US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) has signed a 5-year deal with QinetiQ to use the company’s training facilities in the UK. The agreement will see the USAFE using… Continue reading "USAF Awards QinetiQ Five Year Contract For Training Facilities in Europe"
A lack of consensus in Germany’s parliament between the left-wing and conservatives parties successfully blocked further talks on equipping the Bundeswehr with armed drones. The German Armed Forces were denied… Continue reading "Reichstag Blocks Arming German UAVs Over Targeted Killing Issue"
With President-elect JoeBiden due to take office in a little over a month’s time what defense policies can we expect from the new administration? Following the contentious 2020 US presidential… Continue reading "Biden’s Defense Policies – What Can We Expect?"