US DoD Admits Killing 132 Civilians in Iraq, Somalia, Afghanistan in 2019
The US Department of Defense has owned up to killing 132 civilians and injuring 91 others during its military operations in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia last year. In its
China to Move Aircraft Carrier, Submarines to take on US Navy in...
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) plans to move its Shandong aircraft carrier group to the South China Sea to confront the US Navy which has recently moved warships and heavy bombers to the Pacific port of Guam. The PLA naval exercise during the last fortnight involving the training aircraft carrier,...
US Security Firm Received $212M Contract to Overthrow Venezuelan President Maduro
A failed mission to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro that was intercepted by Venezuelan security forces Sunday was reportedly carried out by a Florida-based security company under a $212 million contract by given by US-supported opposition leader Juan Guaido. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed that two US citizens were captured along with...
Kim Jong-un Awarded Russia’s Korean War 75th Anniversary Victory Medal
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been awarded Russias Korean liberation war 75th anniversary Victory medal “for his major contribution in commemorating Soviet soldiers, who died in 1945 during Koreas liberation,” the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang wrote on its Facebook page. Russian Ambassador Alexander Matsegora handed over the medal to the...
US Ships Gate-crashing on Iranian Military Drill led to Confrontation
A US-Iran confrontation in the Persian Gulf last month occurred due to the US Navys “unauthorized” presence during Iran's planned military drills. Responding to US accusations that the IRGC fleet provoked the confrontation by acting in a “harassing” manner towards US ships, IRGC naval commander Alireza Tangsiri said that “the Persian Gulf region is our home and we are not looking for a fire in our house
Donations from Taiwan helped pass US 'Taipei Act' clearing huge arms sales
Taiwan has reportedly made huge donations to the United States to push the “Taipei Act” in order to facilitate big ticket arms purchases by the island nation. On March 26, US President Donald Trump signed the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act into law
China Claims First Expulsion of US Destroyer near South China Sea Island,...
Chinese naval and aerial forces followed US guided missile destroyer USS Barry when it ‘trespassed into China's territorial waters off Xisha Islands in South China Sea (SCS), warned and expelled it, Chinese Navy has claimed. The incident happened near Xisha island today, Senior Colonel Li Huamin, a spokesperson of the PLA Southern Theater Command said on Twitter and to local media
Trump Says Destroy “Harassing” Armed Iranian Boats, Pentagon Officials Agree
Pentagon officials are in “full agreement” with President Donald J.Trump who ordered the Navy to destroy any armed Iranian vessel that “harasses” American warships
United States to Quit Open Skies Treaty: Russia
Russias Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the United States has decided to withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies that permits 35 member states to conduct unarmed aerial surveillance flights over one anothers territory. “Experts who are closely monitoring developments here believe that the US has already taken its decision on pulling out of the treaty,” Sergei Lavrov, Russian foreign minister, was quoted as saying by Interfax on Tuesday
Iran Rejects US Claims of “Harassing” Warships in Arabian Gulf
Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has denied the US Navys claims that it “harassed” the services warships in the Arabian Sea on April 19. Tehran has said that it only increased patrols in the Gulf after the US Navy blocked the path of one of its ships in two separate incidents in April
China Sets up 'Districts' in South China Sea Island, Vietnam Protests
Formally stamping its control over a disputed South China Sea Island, China on Friday announced the setting up of two districts- Xisha and Nansha in Sansha City, Yongxing Island. Made on the Chinese Militarys media outlet, Chainmil
Uruguay Orders Five A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft
Italian Army Orders Rheinmetall’s Skynex Air Defense System
Fincantieri Acquires Leonardo's Underwater Armaments & Systems Business
South Korea Begins Development of Long-range Air Defense Missile System
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...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U