A rare New Year’s Day vote saw the United States Senate vote 81-13 to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, marking the first time… Continue reading "New Year’s Day Vote Overrides Trump’s National Defense Authorization Act Veto"
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"
On 20th December, a fisherman off the coast of Bonerate Island, Indonesia, pulled up an unusual catch; an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV). Being a somewhat remote area, it took him… Continue reading "Mysterious Underwater Drone (UUV) Recovered by Indonesian Fisherman"
American aerospace giant Boeing, working alongside the U.S. Navy, has demonstrated that it’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet can operate from a “ski jump” ramp, demonstrating the aircraft’s suitability for India’s aircraft… Continue reading "F/A-18 Super Hornet Demonstrates STOBAR Capability in Bid for Indian Navy Carrier Fighter Contract"
Since the adpotion of the Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters, the Polish Armed Forces have suffered from a chronic lack of modern attack and transport helicopters. Although Mi-24s in the Polish… Continue reading "In Profile: Poland’s Helicopter Problems"
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 Russian Ministry has released footage of the reequipping of some of their strategic missile forces with the new Avanguard hypersonic delivery system. The missiles with Avanguard are being deployed… Continue reading "Russian Missile Forces Deploying More Avanguard Hypersonic Nuclear Delivery Systems"
The US Army has opted for two missiles to be used in its Mid-Range Capability (MRC) program. The SM-6 and famous BGM-109 Tomahawk missile currently used by the US Navy,… Continue reading "Lockheed-Martin To Integrate MS-6 and Tomahawk Into Medium-Range Missle System"
US SOUTHCOM commander Admiral Craig Faller has drawn attention to China’s increased presence in Latin America and the dire consequences for United States security: “What does it look like if… Continue reading "Top Pentagon Officials Concerned by Growing Chinese Influence in Latin America"