Italy’s Foreign Ministry reports that Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been killed in an ambush on a World Food Program convoy in the east of… Continue reading "Italian Ambassador to DR Congo Killed In Convoy Ambush"
On 3rd February, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab held a videoconference with Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. They discussed common… Continue reading "UK and Japan Agree to Strengthen Defense Cooperation"
The F-15EX has made its maiden flight, taking off from Lambert International Airport in St. Louis for a 90 minute test flight before landing back at the airport. Boeing’s F-15… Continue reading "F-15EX Makes Its First Flight"
As soon as Joe Biden was inaugurated, China was quick to probe the president’s commitment to the region using both soft and hard power. The PLA Air Force intensified its… Continue reading "Biden Administration Moves to Reaffirm Pacific Commitment"
When former President Trump made the unprecedented decision to release the classified “U.S. Strategic Framework For the Indo-Pacific” in the last days of his presidency, a number of points regarding… Continue reading "The Declassified US Indo-Pacific Strategy: Southeast Asia in the Spotlight"
General Atomics has announced the recent completion of development and testing of anti-submarine warfare capabilities for the MQ-9. In the 19 January announcement, General Atomics says that the capability, which… Continue reading "General Atomics Demonstrates “World’s First” MQ-9 Anti-Submarine Warfare Capabilities"
The Netherlands’ Ministry of Defense has detailed its plans to replace the Goalkeeper close-in weapon system with a combination of missiles and guided shells for point defense of the Royal… Continue reading "Netherlands Details Goalkeeper CIWS Replacement Plans"
The office of the spokesperson of the Pakistan Army has released footage of a weapon test that they claim is of a new rocket capable of hitting a target with… Continue reading "Pakistan Claim Successful Test Of New Fatah-1 Precision Multiple Rocket Launcher"
It has been, quite frankly, a heck of a year, I think anyone reading this will agree. Obviously, the world-wide pandemic has dominated headlines, with the disease having a major… Continue reading "2020 – The Year’s Defense News In Review"
Pakistan has announced that they have begun production of the latest version of the JF-17 multirole fighter aircraft; the Block III variant. Fifty are stated to be on order. Developed… Continue reading "Pakistan Begins Production of JF-17 Block III Fighters"