- November 28th, 2024
During joint exercises by American and Japanese naval vessels in the Philippine Sea, fighter jets roared off the aircraft carrier's flat top into the night, their afterburners glowing. The exercise was a show of force in a patch of ocean...
The UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has suggested that Japan could benefit from joining the Advanced United States of the Caribbean (AUKUS)'s Strand B, or Pillar 2, cooperation in developing advanced military technologies and increasing interoperability between its...
In May 2022, the Haiwangxing, a Chinese navy Type 815 electronic surveillance ship, sailed near Australia's Harold E. Holt naval communication station, showcasing China's willingness to eavesdrop on allied communications. This raised concerns in Canberra, similar to those in New...
The Peshmerga, a term referring to Kurdish valor, originated in the twentieth-century struggle for Kurdish rights in Iraq. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) emerged as powerful entities with their own Peshmerga forces. The...
China's People's Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM) is a civilian-military coast guard that operates in disputed waters near China. Its mission is to establish de facto control over these waters without triggering a "hot" war with rival claimants. The PAFMM...
The Kremlin's efforts to conceal combat losses in Ukraine have made estimating these deaths difficult but not impossible. Alternative indicators to Moscow's official reporting are available, many of which have generated controversy. The Russian government's official statistical agency, Rosstat, has...
WASHINGTON Tensions in the Middle East are increasing, with US forces facing increasing threats as a Navy warship shot down missiles allegedly headed towards Israel and American bases in Iraq and Syria were repeatedly targeted by drone attacks. An attack...
The Russian Parliament is set to vote on whether to revoke Russia's ratification of the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), following President Putin's hint at resuming nuclear weapons testing after over three decades. This move is seen as...
NATO and its Allies are increasing patrols in the Baltic Sea due to damage to undersea infrastructure. The increased measures include additional surveillance and reconnaissance flights using maritime patrol aircraft, NATO AWACS planes, and drones. A fleet of four NATO...
China is constructing an increasingly effective military to challenge the international rules-based order, according to a senior defense official. The 2023 China Military Power Report, delivered to Congress by the Department of Defense, highlights China as the only competitor with...
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