United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin described the American commitment to NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense clause as “ironclad” in his first in-person NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels. The… Continue reading "SECDEF Austin: Alliances Like NATO “Our Greatest Strengths” In Countering China"
Austal has launched the first of six new Evolved Cape Class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The RAN ordered the new boats in 2020 to help ease… Continue reading "First of Six Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boats Launched by Austal"
United States Central Command has confirmed that the al-Tanf garrison was subject to a “deliberate and coordinated attack” on Wednesday. In a statement, Central Command spokesperson Captain Bill Urban said… Continue reading "US Base In Southern Syria Attacked By Drones, Artillery Fire"
The US Navy announced on October 21 that it and the US Army had successfully conducted a series of test flights of prototype hypersonic weapon components. In a statement, the… Continue reading "US Navy Announces Three Successful Hypersonic Flight Tests"
On Monday, October 18, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traveled to Luanda, Angola’s capital, for a series of meetings. Tete Antonio, Angola’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Alp Ay, the… Continue reading "Angola Plans To Buy UAVs and Armored Vehicles From Turkey"
German authorities have arrested a pair of former Bundeswehr soldiers for allegedly attempting to form a mercenary company to fight in Yemen’s civil war. In a press release issued on… Continue reading "Former German Soldiers Arrested For Attempting To Form Mercenary Company"
The Turkish Naval Forces Command received the first delivery of TAI’s domestic and national Aksungur UAV, according to Defense Industry President İsmail Demir. İsmail Demir pre-empted the announcement with a… Continue reading "The First Aksungur UAV Is Delivered To The Turkish Navy"
The United States Air Force has selected Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska to pilot the Air Force’s first nuclear micro-reactor. The USAF started its micro-reactor pilot program in response… Continue reading "Eielson Air Force Base To Host USAF’s First Micro Nuclear Reactor"
An Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage 2000 fighter crashed due to a technical malfunction during a training sortie on the morning of October 21. The aircraft crashed near Bhind, about… Continue reading "Indian Mirage 2000 Crashes, Pilot Ejects Safely"
On October 20, Philippine state media reported that the Philippine Navy (PN) had completed training with the Mistral 3 surface-to-air missile system (SAM) on BRP Jose Rizal. This involved operational… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Completes Surface-To-Air Missile Training"