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"
Sharing a border with both India and China and caught amidst their territorial dispute, Nepal is reforming its army organization. The force of nearly 100,000 has hence been organized into… Continue reading "Nepal Reforming Military"
The French and Egyptian navies have conducted a joint military exercise dubbed “2021 Ramses” in the Red Sea. The most recent joint military exercise between the two countries Egypt took… Continue reading "French and Egyptian Navies Conduct a Joint Military Exercise in the Red Sea"
Over the weekend the US Navy announced that a massive shipment of military equipment had been intercepted and seized off the coast of Oman. USS Monterey (CG-61), a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile… Continue reading "US Navy Captures Major Weapons Shipment Headed Towards Yemen"
In late April, US AFRICOM commander General Stephen Townsend warned congress and the public about the dangers of ignoring Africa. As American troops withdraw and US Army Africa merges with… Continue reading "Chinese Bases May Soon Appear on the Atlantic Coast"
The Egyptian Ministry of Defense announced the signing of a contract with France to purchase 30 Rafale fighter jets. With this, the claim that was first brought forward by the… Continue reading "Egypt Purchases 30 Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets from France"
This week brought us more interesting military affairs news from around the World. The hunt for Indonesia’s lost submarine, the Nanggala, came to a tragic conclusion, French troops will train… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (26-30 April)"
In a recent statement, Japan’s Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) announced upcoming drills which will feature US Marines and French troops training alongside the JGSDF. Set to be held between… Continue reading "In Historic First, French Troops Will Train in Japan"
The Indonesian defense ministry has reported the discovery of an oil slick near the dive location of an Indonesian Navy submarine that has gone missing. The oil spill was discovered… Continue reading "Oil Slick Found Near Last Known Position Of Missing Indonesian Submarine"
Israel Aerospace Industries announced on Monday that it has begun the customer fulfillment process of its Barak Extended Range surface-to-air missile, following the successful completion of a series of trials… Continue reading "IAI Begins Barak ER Customer Deliveries After Successful Trials"