The government of Lebanon has declared a two week state of emergency in Beirut, following a massive explosion in the Port of Beirut on Tuesday. The declaration places the Lebanese… Continue reading "State of Emergency In Beirut After Port Explosion"
The Revolutionary Guard of Iran Launched a spread of underground-based ballistic missiles this last Wednesday. The missiles were targeted at a mockup of an aircraft carrier anchored in the Strait… Continue reading "Iran Launches Mock Ballistic Missile Attack Against Fake Aircraft Carrier in Strait of Hormuz"
An American service member was killed on Tuesday, 21 July, while serving in Syria as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, the international military effort to… Continue reading "U.S. Service Person Killed in Syria"
With an estimated 10,000 built and still the primary Main Battle Tank (MBT) of the United States Army, the M1 Abrams remains one of the most formidable tanks in service,… Continue reading "In Profile: The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank"
Following on from the announcement of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace winning the bid for wireless fire control systems for the Robotic Combat Vehicles-Light and Medium, the firm has also been… Continue reading "Kongsberg RWS for Marine MADIS JLTV"
On Tuesday, Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to extend authorization of cross-border humanitarian aid in Syria for a year. The current authorization will expire on 10… Continue reading "Russia and China Veto UN Security Council Resolution Facilitating Humanitarian Aid to Syria"
The Australian Department of Defence released the 2020 Defence Strategic Update and 2020 Force Structure Plan on 1 July 2020, outlining a major strategic realignment for the Australian Defence Force… Continue reading "Australia Plans Major Defence Realignment Toward the Indo-Pacific"
On 25th June under orders of recently-elected Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service raided a facility belonging to Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) who are suspected of… Continue reading "Kata’ib Hezbollah Members Arrested by Iraqi Counter-Terror Forces"
The Royal Air Force’s No 12 Squadron, also known as the Royal Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) Typhoon Squadron, commenced flight operations in their Typhoon FGR.MK4s last… Continue reading "Joint British-Qatari Typhoon Squadron Takes Flight"
On 22 June, the US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, and Commander of US Africa Command, General Stephen Townsend visited the Western Libyan city of Zuwara for a meeting with… Continue reading "US Ambassador to Libya and AFRICOM Commander Meet Top Libyan Government Officials"