The U.S
The Chief of the Australian Army has officially declared the Final Operating Capability (FOC) for Boeings Integrated Battlefield Telecommunications Network in the LAND 2072 Phase 2B program. This network, developed by Boeing Defence Australia (BDA), is part of the Currawong Battlespace Communications System, which aims to modernize the Australian Army's communications infrastructure
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently inspected a new naval base under construction, signaling a significant expansion of the country's naval infrastructure. The state media outlet KCNA reported on Sunday that the site is being developed to accommodate “large, modern surface and underwater vessels,” as part of North Korea's ongoing efforts to enhance its naval capabilities
Ukraine and the U.S
The downing of the first Ukrainian F-16 last week has triggered demands within certain NATO partner-countries to impose a no-fly zone over Western Ukraine. NATO is currently discussing the shooting down of Russian missiles over Ukraine by the air defense of the Alliance countries
The German Air Force has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the IRIS-T SLM ground-based air defense system, following the completion of training for its first operators. This milestone was marked by an official ceremony at the Todendorf military training area in Schleswig-Holstein, attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, and Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, Chief of the German Air Force
President Zelensky dismissed Ukraine's Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk on Aug. 30 over the crash of the F-16 fighter jet which has caused considerable embarrassment to Washington
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is looking into the crash of a Western-donated F-16 fighter aircraft by “friendly fire” from a Ukraine-operated Patriot air defense system on Monday as one of the possibilities of the sudden downing of the aircraft. Speaking to the Voice of America radio an AFU official said that various possibilities are being considered, including friendly fire, a technical malfunction, and pilot error
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have received a new batch of FPV strike drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras. The 500 drones were delivered by the Serhiy Prytula Foundation, at a cost of 18,749,500 hryvnias
The crash of a newly arrived F-16 fighter jet in Ukraine has been reported in Russian Telegram channels this morning and later corroborated by the Wall Street Journal. Ukranian deputy (lawmaker) Igor Poleshchuk posted an obituary for a pilot trained to operate an American F-16 jet on his social networks yesterday