It is now two weeks since the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Yesterday saw Russian advances on the edge of Kyiv and pushes North from the Donbas and up… Continue reading "LIVE UPDATES: War In Ukraine (Day 14)"
On Friday, 21 January, Vice Admiral Kai-Achim Schönbach, the head of the German Navy, began a visit to Delhi, India. During his visit, Schönbach downplayed the threat of a Russian… Continue reading "Vice Admiral Schönbach Head of the German Navy Resigns Over His Remarks on The Russia-Ukraine Crisis"
A report by the United Kingdom Parliament’s Defence Sub-Committee on Women in the Armed Forces reveals that 64 percent of women veterans of the UK military and 58 percent of… Continue reading "British Servicewomen Disproportionately Experience “Unacceptable Behaviour”: Report"
A preliminary report by the Belgian Ministry of Defence on the continuing manhunt for Jürgen Conings says that the ministry has spent €650,000 ($774,000~) in its search for the 46… Continue reading "€650,000 Spent As Belgian Manhunt Continues Into Second Month"
A plan to stand-up a new Tier 2 special operations unit was announced as part of the UK’s Integrated Defense Review. The unit will be composed of four ‘battalions’ although… Continue reading "Latest On UK Army Ranger Regiment"
On 26 January, 2007, Turkey signed a joint agreement to join the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program (JSF). Turkey, which at first committed to buying 100 F-35A’s, started to work… Continue reading "Turkey’s TCG Anadolu L-400 to be Integrated With TB-3 Bayraktar UCAV’s"
Japanese media is reporting that the government of Japan has decided to base the F-35Bs ordered by the Japan Air Self-Defence Force at Nyutabaru Air Base, in Miyazaki Prefecture on… Continue reading "Nyutabaru Air Base To Host JASDF “Trump Card” F-35Bs"
On 30 March, the House of Commons Library released the 2021 “Defence Command Paper” as a compliment to the recent Integrated Review. Among other things, the paper presents a plan… Continue reading "UK Reveals New Medium Helicopter Program"
On the morning of 25 March, a Royal Navy Hawk T1 trainer jet, of the 736 Naval Air Squadron, crashed in the Helston area in Cornwall. The crew managed to… Continue reading "Royal Navy Jet Crashes In Cornwall"
The future of the Royal Air Force’s tactical aircraft fleet has been a particularly hot topic in the days preceding the release of the Defence Command Paper. In particular, the… Continue reading "UK To Continue F-35B Orders, But Will Retire Tranche 1 Typhoons and Hawk T1 Trainers"