Latest

Americas

Colorado Politicians Lament Trump’s Pick of Alabama as Space Command HQ

Marianne Besas -
Several Colorado politicians have reached out to President-elect Biden in the hopes he will reverse Trump's “horrendous decision” to base the US Space Command’s headquarters in Alabama instead of Colorado.
Read more
Air

Russia’s Hunter Drone Drops Bomb on Moving Target in Landmark Test

Inder Singh Bisht -
Russia’s heavy strike stealth drone, Okhotnik, or Hunter, successfully dropped a large bomb in a first of its kind test for the aircraft.
Read more
Africa

46 Pygmies Killed in ADF Attack in Eastern DR Congo

Staff Writer With AFP -
Forty-six Pygmies have been massacred in eastern DR Congo's Ituri province by the notorious Allied Democratic Forces militia, local sources said on Friday.
Read more
Asia Pacific

N. Korea Shows off Submarine-Launched Missile at Parade: KCNA

Staff Writer With AFP -
North Korea displayed a submarine-launched ballistic missile at a military parade, in a show of strength days before Joe Biden's inauguration as US president.
Read more
Asia Pacific

Three Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Shootout Near Afghan Border

Staff Writer With AFP -
Three Pakistani soldiers were killed Thursday in an exchange of fire with militants in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, the military said.
Read more
Americas

US Navy to Deploy Laser-Based HELIOS System This Year

Inder Singh Bisht -
The US Navy will test HELIOS, a weapon system that utilizes high-energy fiber lasers, for permanent vessel deployment early this year.
Read more
Americas

President-Elect Biden Announces Expansion of National Security Council

Staff Writer -
Joe Biden announced three additional members of the National Security Council, including a new addition in the form of Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology.
Read more
Middle East

Iran Guards Deny Losses in Israel Syria Strikes

Staff Writer With AFP -
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards official denied Thursday that recent Israeli strikes on eastern Syria led to any deaths, the Fars news agency reported.
Read more
Air

Insitu Settles for $25M After Claims It Sold Drones With Used Parts to US Military

Bea Castañeda -
Boeing-owned drone manufacturer Insitu has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that its military drones were made with used parts instead of new materials.
Read more
Americas

Turkey Urges Dialogue With US After Missile Sanctions

Staff Writer With AFP -
Turkey's defense minister has called on the US to reopen talks about Ankara's controversial purchase of a Russian air defense system, urging Washington to move past sanctions and threats.
Read more
Africa

Three Ivorian UN Peacekeepers Killed in Mali Attack

Staff Writer With AFP -
Three UN peacekeepers from Ivory Coast were killed in central Mali on Wednesday, the latest violence to hit the war-torn Sahel state.
Read more
Air

Chinese to Replace Russian J-20 Fighter Engine with Domestic Version 

Inder Singh Bisht -
China will replace the Russian engine currently fitted in its J-20 fighter aircraft with a home-grown one, with the ultimate goal of having an engine “matching the F119 engine used by the American F-22 Raptor.”
Read more
Asia Pacific

Japan to Test Vehicle-Mounted Laser System Capable of Taking Out Drones

Staff Writer -
Japan will test a vehicle-mounted laser system this year to assess its ability to destroy unmanned aerial systems.
Read more
Asia Pacific

North Korea’s Kim Pledges to Strengthen Nuclear Arsenal

Staff Writer With AFP -
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pledged to strengthen his country's nuclear arsenal as he delivered his closing address to a top ruling party meeting.
Read more
Africa

ISWAP Suicide Bomber Kills Six Nigerian Troops in Borno: Military

Staff Writer With AFP -
Six Nigerian soldiers were killed when a jihadist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into them during a clash in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, two military sources said Tuesday.
Read more
Air

40 Killed in Deadliest Israeli Strikes on Syria Since 2018: Monitor

Staff Writer With AFP -
Israeli night raids targeting arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria killed at least seven Syrian soldiers and 16 allied fighters, in the deadliest raids this year, a war monitor said.
Read more
1...1,4401,4411,442...1,674Page 1,441 of 1,674

Categories