On 16 March 2021, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a conference announcing the release of his 2020 annual report. At over 140 pages, the document comprehensively details the achievements… Continue reading "NATO Secretary General Presents 2020 Annual Report."
The Ukroboronprom armament company located in Odessa, Ukraine, announced its plans of domestic production of licensed UH-1 helicopters. The Ukrainian Army suffers from a lack of a capable, modern platform.… Continue reading "Ukraine Plans Domestic Production of Bell UH-1"
The Polish Territorial Defense Forces (WOT) have announced that the ‘Warmate’ loitering ammunition system has been officially introduced into the Polish Armed Forces. The contract for the ‘Warmate’ suicide-drones was… Continue reading "‘Warmate’ Loitering Munitions Delivered to Polish WOT"
The recent withdrawal of the F-16IQ from airstrikes against Islamic State forces suggests that there are some major issues with the Lockheed Martin planes currently in service with the Iraqi… Continue reading "Will Iraq Exchange Its F-16s for MiG-29s?"
The city of Kaliningrad (Королевец) is populated by almost 500,000 citizens. It is the capital of the Kaliningrad Oblast, the most westernized and liberal part of Russia, that is an… Continue reading "Kaliningrad Gambit – NATO Preemptive Strike Scenario"
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is now the first uniformed service of the European Union. The announcement was made on Monday, alongside the unveiling of the uniform… Continue reading "Frontex Unveils New Uniform As It Faces EU Investigation"
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"
With President-elect JoeBiden due to take office in a little over a month’s time what defense policies can we expect from the new administration? Following the contentious 2020 US presidential… Continue reading "Biden’s Defense Policies – What Can We Expect?"
The US Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) has awarded an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract worth $2.6 million to develop a cybersecurity suite for the M1296 Infantry… Continue reading "Cyber Defenses for Stryker Dragoon after Hacking"
More than a thousand military students have been infected with Coronavirus in Poland. The spread of the disease was rapid among young soldiers, who had to participate in the annual… Continue reading "Polish Military Academies Overrun by Coronavirus"