Yemeni Houtis Launch Drones, Missiles at Saudi Targets; Intercepted, Says Riyadh
The Yemeni Houti army launched multiple drone attacks against Saudi targets, including oil refineries on Wednesday evening and early hours of today. “Using 17 drones, including 10 of the Samad-3 type, the Yemeni forces launched a massive attack towards Saudi Aramco refineries in Jubail and Jeddah,” Yemens Al Masirah TV reported...
Biden Administration to Move Ahead with F-35 Sale to U.A.E.
The Biden Administration is moving forward with the controversial Trump-era $23 billion sale of F-35 and MQ-9B drones to the U.A
NATO to Exit Afghanistan by 9/11
Foreign troops under NATO command will leave Afghanistan as part of the drawdown, following the United States suit. “Standing shoulder to shoulder, we have paid a high price in both blood and in treasure
Iran's Natanz Facility to Achieve 60% Enriched Uranium by Next Week: Iran...
Iran has begun enriching Uranium Hexafluoride to the purity level of 60% in newer generation of centrifuge machines at the Natanz nuclear facility and will accumulate the product next week, Iranian envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Kazem Gharibabadi, said Wednesday. “This will improve significantly both the quality and...
Centrifuge Machines Damaged Following Sabotage of Iranian Nuclear Facility: AEOI Chief
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) admitted that Sundays “act of sabotage” of Natanz nuclear facility had led a number of the centrifuge machines (used in uranium enrichment) going off-grid. In remarks made during the inauguration of Iran Quantum Technologies Center on Monday, AEOI chief Ali...
Turkey Blocks Leonardo Helicopter Purchase after Italian PM Calls Erdogan a “Dictator”
Turkey has reportedly frozen an $83 million deal to buy Leonardo helicopters after Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator.” According to La Repubblica and Il Fatto Quotidiano, Turkish authorities have started to send "threatening signals" since there is no reaction from Rome
U.S. Navy Boasts it Conducted Exercise in India’s EEZ without Prior Consent...
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Indonesian Marine Combat Headquarters Coming Up in Natuna
Indonesia has started building marine combat force headquarters in Natuna Island, scene of earlier showdowns with Vietnam and China. The headquarters of the Marine Combat Force of the First Fleet Command will be part of the Combat Operations Executive Command in western Indonesia
Iran Revolutionary Guards “Cargo Vessel” Attacked, U.S. Denies Involvement
An Iranian “cargo vessel” used by its Revolutionary Guards suffered damage of an unknown nature when mines attached to its hull exploded on Tuesday. Named Iran Saviz (MV Saviz), the vessel provides logistics support to the Iranian commandos deployed to escort trade vessels in the Red Sea
China says Philippines "Intimidating" Chinese Fishing Vessels, "Trespassing" Claims Manila
Philippine fighter aircraft flying over Chinese fishing boats “taking shelter from the weather” near a Chinese reef in the South China Sea are inappropriate, and might inflame tensions and risk accidents, Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece Global Times has claimed. However, Philippines has said the so called fishing boats are “trespassing” in seas within Manilas exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
China Proposes to allow Youth from Hong Kong, Taiwan to Join Military
Taiwan deputy to the National Peoples Congress (NPC) Cai Peihui has proposed to allow youth from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to join the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). Cai came up with the proposal after he learned that some Hong Kong young people who live in the Chinese mainland with their parents want to apply to military academies and “join the PLA to fulfill their duties as citizens and contribute to the country's national defense,” Chinese government-owned
Denmark Signs Agreement with France to Acquire Mistral Missiles
Denmark Commits $970M Military Aid to Ukraine
Bulgaria Receives First F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet
Dutch F-35s on NATO Patrol Duty, Intercepted 23 Russian Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...