The largest international naval exercise in the Middle East, IMX/CE 22, which began in late January with the involvement of 60 countries and international organizations, including Israel, and was led… Continue reading "Middle East’s Largest Naval Exercise IMX/CE 2022 Comes to an End"
Speaking before a budget panel of Japan’s House of Representatives, Japanese defense minister Nobuo Kishi said that a preemptive strike against an enemy base on foreign land is a military… Continue reading "Japanese Defense Minister Says Japan Has the Right to Preemptively Strike Overseas Bases"
As the scale and breadth of destruction in Tonga becomes clear, additional international assistance has arrived in the form of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and Japanese Maritime Self… Continue reading "East Asian Navies Arrive In Tonga – Relief Efforts Continue"
Elbit Systems, an Israeli aerospace and defense company, has announced that the Skylark 3 Hybrid UAS, the newest member of the Skylark Small Tactical UAS (STUAS) family, will be on… Continue reading "Elbit Systems To Showcase The Skylark 3 Hybrid Propulsion Small Tactical UAS at Singapore Airshow 2022"
Time synchronization has become critical to just about every aspect of modern military operations. Everything from high-tech missiles and sensors to artillery depends on accurate calculations down to the nearest… Continue reading "DARPA Program Seeks to Enable Precise Time Synchronization Without GPS"
On 2 February, Ukraine’s state-owned company, Ukrspetsexport, stated that the overhaul and modernisation of a Pakistan Air Force Il-78 aerial refueling tanker aircraft was completed and that the aircraft has… Continue reading "Pakistan Receives Modernized IL-78 Refueling Tanker Aircraft From Ukraine"
The Taiwanese Navy established its first two minelaying squadrons on January 14, with a ceremony at the Zuoying naval base in Kaohsiung. The Republic of China Navy’s 192th Fleet’s first… Continue reading "Taiwan’s Navy Commissions First Two Minelaying Squadrons"
On Monday, 1 February, President Biden announced that he seeks to designate Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA). “I am notifying Congress that I will designate Qatar as a… Continue reading "President Biden Decides to Designate Qatar as a Major Non-NATO Ally"
India’s defence budget for Financial Year (FY) 2022-23, presented on February 1, has focused on domestic procurement, maritime security and border infrastructure development. The Ministry of Defence has been allocated… Continue reading "Indian Defence Budget: Navy, Coast Guard And Border Infrastructure Gets Massive Increase"
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that a video circulating on social media of a U.S. Navy F-35C just before an apparent impact with the USS Carl Vinson’s flight deck, as… Continue reading "U.S. Navy Confirms Authenticity Of F-35C Crash Video, Photograph"