Israel’s Defense Ministry and the US Missile Defense Agency conducted a joint test of the updated Arrow 2 missile defense...
Defense News
France reinforces military presence in Eastern Mediterranean
France is temporarily increasing its military presence in the Eastern Mediterranean in coming days, President Emmanuel Macron announced in a...
Taiwan to boost defence spending 10% in face of China pressure
Taiwan’s defence spending next year is set to grow 10.2% compared with this year, according to Reuters calculations, as the...
Russian fighters in Syria are in danger due to the Israeli Iron Dome missile system (video)
The presence of a Russian military airbase in western Syria has become dangerous for the Russian Aerospace Forces due to...
The head of CENTCOM foresees a long-term troop presence in Iraq
As the U.S.-led campaign to defeat ISIS settles into its seventh year, the head of U.S. forces in the Middle East is...
Israel Air Force second F-35I Adir Squadron becomes operational
After six months of intensive preparations, the 116th (“Lions of the South”) Squadron, the Israel Air Force (IAF) second “Adir”...
Military Tech
A human F-16 pilot will fight against AI in an upcoming contest
An artificial intelligence algorithm will face off against a human F-16 fighter pilot in an aerial combat simulation in late August, the...
The US Air Force’s Latest GPS Alternative: Earth’s Magnetic Fields
Officials just launched a public challenge to help create the artificial intelligence needed to turn the planet’s magnetic fields into...
Army Electronic Warfare: Big Tests in 2021
After decades of US neglect of electronic warfare – while Russia and China pulled ahead – Army soldiers are just months away from getting...
NATO
Second aircraft in NATO’s future multi-role tanker transport fleet arrives in the Netherlands
The second aircraft in NATO’s future fleet of multi-role aircraft arrived in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on Monday (10 August 2020)....
The race is on to replace NATO’s early-warning aircraft fleet
On June 29, a solicitation titled, “NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) Project-Risk Reduction and...
Eastern European NATO allies ramp up drone buys to protect their borders
WARSAW, Poland — As Russia’s military activities in the Baltic and Black seas mount pressure on NATO’s eastern flank, a...
Politics
UAE, Israel reach historic peace deal
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached an agreement to normalize relations between the two countries for the first...
France to bolster military presence over Turkish prospecting
France will increase its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, calling on Turkey to...
Turkey’s East Med activities a threat to all states in region, says Greek Foreign Minister during Israel visit
Turkey’s illegal activities in the Eastern Mediterraenan undermine stability and security and are a threat to all countries in the...
Opinions
Turkey claims it is under ‘blockade’ in Mediterranean standoff
Turkey claims it is “breaking a blockade” by sending naval ships under the guise of a research mission to the...
Deception Is Key to Chinese Military Strategies
Despite the long tradition of valuing deception by Chinese military leaders, few studies on Chinese military power touch on the...
Why Turkey needs a new crisis with Greece in Mediterranean
Turkey’s current leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan creates a crisis every month with different countries as a way to...
Veterans
Veteran Of The Day: Air Force Veteran Timothy Weiner
Timothy Weiner was born in 1971, in Rochester, New York and grew up in Tamarac, Florida. As a child, he...
Collections relief extended for VA medical care debts during COVID-19
Due to COVID-19, VA is suspending collection actions and extending the terms of current repayment agreements until Dec. 31, 2020....
Stress Management Response Team (SMaRT)
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to abrupt changes and challenges for VA health care workers. Care providers deal with schedule...
Upcoming Events
Veterans Stand Down 2020
Open to homeless and in-need veterans & their families
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In accordance with decree of the Russian Government No. 1606-p dated 19 July 2019 and decision of the Minister of...
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Space Operations Summit 2020
Since Defence IQ launched the inaugural Space Operations Summit in 2019, NATO has approved its first space policy and recognised...
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CIVSEC 2020
Built around major conferences of Australia’s key law enforcement and policing organisations, the CIVSEC 2020 International Civil Security Congress and...
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SMi’ Group’s Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe 2020 conference is returning for its sixth successful year to Budapest, Hungary on...
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