With large parts of the UK armed forces now operating in new ways, including individual service people working from home, elements of training will inevitably be conducted remotely. This has… Continue reading "COVID19: How Far Can Simulated Military Training Go?"
In recent years the subject of cybersecurity has become quite a hot subject. With technology pushed to the limits, every day brings a change in how we function. Nation-states have… Continue reading "[Interview with an Expert] Challenges of Cybersecurity: Cyberterrorism"
ST Engineering announced on 20 April, that it had secured a Phrase 2 Contract for the production and supply of its Hunter Armored Fighting Vehicle from the Singapore Ministry of… Continue reading "Phrase 2 Production Contract for Singaporean Hunter Armored Fighting Vehicle"
The spread of Coronavirus continues around the world and naval vessels have not been spared. In recent days grave news has come from around the world about crews being infected.… Continue reading "Coronavirus Hits the World’s Navies"
According to an official announcement by the newly formed Raytheon Technologies Corporation, the ‘all-stock merger of equals transaction’ between Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation was completed successfully on 3rd… Continue reading "United Technologies and Raytheon Complete Merger"
The United Kingdom’s Commons Select Committee on Defence (‘the Defence Committee’) announced two new inquiries on the 5th March 2020: The Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review, and Defence… Continue reading "Is Now a Bad Time For Reviewing Defence Policy?"
NATO had planned for March 2020 to be a huge test for the entire of the alliance’s defensive capabilities. The concept of rapid deployment of troops on the Eastern Flank… Continue reading "NATO Scales Back Defender Europe 2020 as Russia Continues Exercises"
On 11th March, European Command cancelled what was left of the Cold Response exercise, one of several exercises to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The Norwegian-based maneuvers started… Continue reading "Cold Response and Other Military Exercises Cancelled or Scaled Down due to Covid–19"
The Chinese state-owned Shenyang Aircraft Company (SAC), a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), announced on the 21st February that it would be resuming all production following… Continue reading "China Resumes J-15 Jet Production Following Halt Over Coronavirus Outbreak"