The Japanese Minister of Defense, Taro Kono, stated on 31 July that the Ministry of Defense was looking into the drafting of a framework agreement for international collaboration for the… Continue reading "Development of F-2 Replacement To Emphasize Freedom Of Modification"
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"
It has been speculated for some time that the United States Air Force might start purchasing the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft originally destined for Turkey. Through the official Defense… Continue reading "The US Air Force is Buying Turkish F-35 Fighters After Countries Removal from JSF Program"
The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) announced yesterday that it would be forming a committee to investigate mass graves found in the city of Tarhuna. The committee is to… Continue reading "Libyan Government To Investigate Tarhuna Mass Graves, Requests International Technical Aid"
The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has announced the capture of the city of Tarhuna, the last stronghold of warlord Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) in western Libya.… Continue reading "Haftar’s Bid For Tripoli Crumbles"
The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) has accused Russia of transferring several combat aircraft to Libya to support Wagner Group, a Russian private military contractor (PMC) company, which is operating… Continue reading "US Accuses Russia of Deploying Combat Aircraft to Aid Libyan Warlord Following Setbacks"
The Canadian government announced May 1 that five members of the crew of a Royal Canadian Air Force CH-148 Cyclone that crashed in the Mediterannean Sea on the evening of… Continue reading "Crew Lost In Crash Of Canadian Cyclone Helicopter"
With the end of the Cold War one general opinion on NATO’s future was that the organisation had lost its purpose. The only threat to the West had collapsed and… Continue reading "Thinking on NATO’s Political Future"
In January 2017, the Hungarian Ministry of Defense announced the start of a comprehensive military modernization and rearmament program: “Zrínyi 2026”. Under this program, the entirety Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF)… Continue reading "Modernization and Rearmament – Hungary’s Zrínyi 2026 Program"
Over the past week we have witnessed an escalation in Idlib, Syria. The escalation began with an airstrike conducted by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) against the Turkish Army, killing… Continue reading "The Turkish Offensive in Idlib"