Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said the two sides would work to identify “how we could co-develop certain capabilities that can...
Defense News
Israel combines special forces into new Air force unit
Israel is combining the capabilities of several elite units under one roof as part of its multiyear plan to prepare...
UK officials highlight challenges of Eastern Mediterranean operations
The deployment of advanced military capabilities across the Eastern Mediterranean requires new and better responses, according to senior British defence...
US Army Orders Next-generation Missile Warning Systems
BAE Systems received $179 million in total awards from the U.S. Army as part of the Limited Interim Missile Warning...
7 Turkish security personnel killed in reconnaissance plane crash
Seven Turkish security personnel have died after their plane crashed into a mountain in the east of the country, state...
Australian Defence Forces order 8,500 additional EF88 Aug Steyr rifles
The procurement of an additional 8,500 Enhanced F88 (EF88) Austeyr 5.56 mm rifles to supplement the 30,000 rifles of the...
Military Tech
US Army seeks “Predator-like” radar-proof camo
In the 1987 film Predator, Arnold Schwarzenegger and his band of commandos battle an alien with the ability to switch...
U.S. Space Force receives fifth SBIRS satellite
The U.S. Space Force has received the fifth satellite for its Space-Based Infrared System constellation. In a December announcement, Lockheed...
Turkish defence giant Aselsan opens Qatar branch
Turkey’s top defence contractor Aselsanhas opened a branch in Turkish ally Qatar, state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Named ASELSAN Elektronik Sanayi ve...
US Navy tests hunting subs with an aerial drone
The U.S. Navy and General Atomics in November used sonobuoys dropped from an MQ-9A Block V Reaper to track a simulated submarine target on a U.S....
Russia unveils yet another aircraft carrier design
Russia’s Nevskoe design bureau has unveiled a new aircraft carrier concept dubbed the ‘Varan’. Readers will note however that Russia...
Hack reveals wider campaign by foreign intelligence service
An investigation into the hacking of a cyber-security company appears to have revealed a global intrusion campaign affecting US government...
Opinions
Soviet naval strategy a template for China’s maritime ambitions?
By James Goldrick* In 1976, Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Sergei Georgyevich Gorshkov published his exposition of...
Does Russia really fear Turkey’s military power?
By Paul Iddon* A Russian writer recently made a bold claim, namely that Russia sought a diplomatic solution to the...
How to contain Putin’s Russia – A strategy for countering a rising revisionist power
By Michael McFaul* After President-elect Joe Biden inauguration on January 20, some elements of U.S. policy toward Russia will change...
Economic and diplomatic power is not a substitute for military strength
By Seth Cropsey* & Harry Halem** The current chaos in Washington DC has given U.S. political discourse a distinct focus, a focus that...
Conflicts to Watch in 2021
From Center for Preventive Action In CFR’s annual Preventive Priorities Survey, U.S. foreign policy experts assess the likelihood and impact of...
Turkey speaks with a forked tongue towards Israel and the West
By Neville Teller* Normalization is in the air. In the past few weeks, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced not...
NATO
NATO Secretary General discusses security issues with Turkish Foreign Minister
On Friday, 22 January 2021, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu at NATO Headquarters....
Cyber Incident Response Capability established in the Republic of Moldova with NATO support
On Wednesday, 21 January 2021, NATO inaugurated a new Cyber Incident Response Capability for the Moldovan Armed Forces. This capability...
NATO Secretary General congratulates President Joe Biden on his inauguration
On behalf of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, I congratulate Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of...
Politics
Putin presents a Russia-sized foreign-policy headache for Biden
With the departure of Donald Trump from the White House, Russia-watchers can be forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief:...
U.S. already in talks of returning to Iran deal – Report
Talks of the US returning to the Iran deal have reportedly been underway in New York for about three weeks,...
Biden takes the helm, appeals for unity to take on crises
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, declaring that “democracy has prevailed” and summoning...
Veterans
Community providers: Learn about Agent Orange and caring for Vietnam Veterans
Are you a community provider whose Veteran patients are concerned about military exposure to Agent Orange? Join us on Jan....
World War II Purple Heart Veteran, 95, says “Each day is a gift”
When he was an Army private in WWII, Bob Levine didn’t want to tell his parents how badly he had...
Veteran VA employee helps homeless Veteran community
When Stacey Bulluck left the military in 2002, she didn’t know where she’d end up. She was medically discharged after sustaining...
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