The Nave Andromeda, a Greek owned, Liberian-flagged, oil tanker under sail from Lagos, Nigeria, was last night the subject of a dramatic UK Special Boat Service (SBS) opposed boarding operation… Continue reading "Special Boat Service Seize ‘Hijacked’ Tanker in UK Waters"
Beijing once again rises the tensions between the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. In a bold speech to People’s Liberation Army Marines Corps in Chaozhou, Xinhua, President Xi Jinping… Continue reading "‘Focus On Preparing For War’ – Says China’s Xi Jinping"
The Boeing B-52 strategic bomber is one of the longest-serving airplanes within the United States Air Force. Introduced in 1955, it took part in the Vietnam War and dropped thousands… Continue reading "Upgrade To Keep B-52 In Service for Another Decade"
On Wednesday, 7th October, in the Ryazan Region, Russia, a wildfire caused by dry grass spread vigorously. Flames reached a nearby ammunition depot, of the Armed Forces of the Russian… Continue reading "Why Do Russian Ammunition Depots Keep Blowing Up?"
The Turkish Army has relocated a batch of their controversially procured Russian S-400 long-range air defense missile systems to the port of Sinop on the Black Sea for a round… Continue reading "Turkey To Begin Testing Russian S-400 Missile System Over the Black Sea"
The Armenian government today released photographs of the wreckage of the Armenian Su-25 allegedly shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16, following their initial accusation yesterday. Additionally, the Armenian… Continue reading "Armenia Releases Photographs of Downed Su-25"
The government of Armenia today accused Turkey of downing an Armenian Air Force Su-25 close air support aircraft inside Armenian airspace, an accusation that Turkish and Azerbaijani officials have denied.… Continue reading "Armenia Accuses Turkey Of Downing Armenian Su-25"
The Russian military budget is going to be cut by 5%, according to the Financial Times. The money will instead be spent on additional measures to shore up the Russian… Continue reading "Russian Defense Spending to Be Cut Due to Economic Woes and Upcoming Election"
The United States Air Force has introduced a new designation for digitally engineered equipment such as aircraft, satellites and munitions. The lowercase “e” will now be used to reflect the… Continue reading "USAF Introduces eSeries Digitally Engineered Equipment"
DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, earlier this month announced a major milestone has been achieved in the development of the HAWK or Hyper-sonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept for the… Continue reading "HAWC Hypersonic Cruise Missile Readies for Free-Flight Testing"