The programme to acquire new helicopters for Australia’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) has taken a step forward with the issue of a Request For Proposals (RFP) for LAND 2097 Phase… Continue reading "RFP Issued for New Australian Special Forces Helo"
The Bundeswehr’s Tier One special operations force (SOF), the Kommando Spezialkräfte or Special Forces Command, has been rocked by the disbandment of one of its four Kommando Companies due to… Continue reading "Germany’s Elite KSK in Neo-Nazi Controversy"
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"
US unmanned aerial systems (UAS) firm AeroVironment have been awarded two recent contracts for their Switchblade and Puma UAS platforms. Last week, the US Army agreed a deal for the… Continue reading "AeroVironment Flying High With Switchblade and Puma"
Given my previous article on what the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) could learn from defense, and how it’s not just logistics manpower but logistical skills that can be… Continue reading "What Can Defense and Security Learn from the COVID-19 Pandemic?"
The Canadian Department of National Defence are finally forging ahead with their Next Generation Fighting Vehicle (NGFV) program to replace their fleet of ageing HMMWVs (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles)… Continue reading "Canadian Special Operations Forces Still Looking For New Wheels"
Demonstrating that the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) is far from finished, a group claiming affiliation to the Islamic State that has been terrorizing north eastern Mozambique since 2017, has demonstrated… Continue reading "ISIS Affiliate Seizes Towns in Mozambique, Slaughters Villagers and Shoots Down PMC Helicopter"
On 23rd March, Boko Haram, the West African terror group that is affiliated with the Islamic State, launched attacks on the military forces of Chad and Nigeria causing multiple casualties.… Continue reading "Boko Haram Inflicts Casualties on Chadian and Nigerian Armies – New Developments Threaten International Cooperation"