According to the UK Ministry of Defence, the Future Commando Force concept for the Royal Marine Commandos continues to gather pace as Marines test new ways of warfighting in Dorset.… Continue reading "Royal Marines Future Commando Force Update"
On 10th September, more than 50 aircraft from the USAF, USMC, Royal Air Force, and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) participated in an exercise called Point Blank 20-04 which… Continue reading "Bombers & Marine F-35s join Point Blank 20-4 exercise over the North Sea"
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"
The US Air Force has announced that an MQ-9 Reaper UAV has performed its second ever air-to-air engagement with an AIM-9X. The engagement took place during Advanced Battle Management System… Continue reading "Second Ever AIM-9X Launch By an MQ-9 Reaper"
Ranger and Delta Force veteran of 17 deployments, Sergeant Major Thomas “Patrick” P. Payne, was today awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest award for US military personnel displaying “great… Continue reading "Medal of Honor Awarded to Delta Force Operator"
Swedish defense manufacturer, Saab, have offered the Croatian government 12 of their new Saab Gripen JAS 39 C and D variants of their 4.5 generation fighter aircraft. The multi-role fighter… Continue reading "Sweden Offers Saab Gripen Fighter jets to Croatia"
The IDF, the Israeli Defense Force, are reportedly putting together a shopping list for the US to help maintain Israel’s so-called qualitative military edge (QME) over potential regional adversaries. The… Continue reading "IDF Raises Concerns Maintaining Qualitative Military Edge After UAE/Bahrain Deal"
The Chinese Ministry of Defense has announced that troops from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will participate in the major “Kavkaz-2020” strategic exercise that is due to be held from… Continue reading "China to Attend Major Russian Kavkaz-2020 Military Exercises"
The Indian Army has announced that it will receive Expressions of Interest (EoI) from domestic companies on upgrading 811 of its BMP-2/2K “Sarath” infantry combat vehicles. Producers have been asked… Continue reading "Indian Army to Upgrade Over 800 BMP-2 Sarath Infantry Fighting Vehicles"
Despite the threat of COVID-19, the Polish Armed Forces made a strong showing at MSPO 2020. From the Gendarmerie to the Territorial Forces to the Special Forces, almost every branch… Continue reading "MSPO 2020 Overview – Polish Armed Forces"