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Ukraine relies on Starshield, the military-grade version of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service, to fight Russia.
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Ukraine relies on Starshield, the military-grade version of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service, to fight Russia.
The United States Army has launched a new task force aimed at countering Chinese efforts to block American and allied warships and aircraft in a potential conflict. The 4th Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) – established at Fort Carson, Colorado on October 8 – is the latest addition to a series of specialised formations developed for operations in the western Pacific. Those formations were earlier activated in Washington state, Germany and Hawaii. The new unit includes nearly 2,100 soldiers and...
Ukraine should have free rein to strike targets in Russia in response to Moscow’s war, said President Donald Trump’s former envoy to Kyiv Keith Kellogg. He made the comments in an interview with BTV’s Oliver Crook at the Warsaw Security Forum on Monday. (Source: Bloomberg)
The US Navy aims to field a relatively low-cost hypersonic missile on its carrier-based fighters, a weapon that could pose a new challenge to the air defences protecting Chinese warships and coastal military installations, experts said. California-based defence company Castelion’s Blackbeard is designed to fly at more than five times the speed of sound and strike ships and land targets. Unlike more expensive hypersonic weapons, it is being developed with an emphasis on affordability and mass...
Families embraced their loved ones as the USS Abraham Lincoln returned home to San Diego after more than 300 days at sea
The USS Lincoln docked in California on Thursday ending a record deployment of 265 days of uninterrupted time at sea marked by reports of deteriorating conditions onboard. Crew members were reunited with family they had not seen in nearly a year after their mission was prolonged by the war in Iran.
All 25 people on board, including civilians, died when the military aircraft crashed into a swampy area that is difficult to access.
Washington, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--U.S. television network CBS has reported that a U.S. Marine's alleged murder in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa has "sparked public outrage" in the Asian country. Other U.S. news organizations also reported on the situation, expressing concern over a renewed backlash against the U.S. military presence in Okinawa, which bears a disproportionate b...
The 43,500-tonne vessel built with 82% Indian content at Hindustan Shipyard can refuel and resupply several warships at sea at once; the keel of the fifth ship in the series was laid at the same ceremony
Built to hunt tanks and support ground troops, the People’s Liberation Army’s main attack helicopter is increasingly being prepared for operations at sea. Crews of the Z-10 are training to fly from ships – a shift that could give Beijing extra firepower in an amphibious assault on Taiwan. Manufactured by AVIC subsidiary the Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation, the Z-10 entered service with the PLA Army in late 2010. It began documented shipboard trials in 2014, when Chinese navy imagery...
Massive US military deployment to the Middle East includes 50,000 troops, F-35s and Marines to pressure Tehran.
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated Moscow’s long-held position that Russia is not planning to attack European countries but will respond to aggression with “all weapons” in its arsenal. In remarks at a foreign policy forum, Putin accused the West and Europe of escalating tensions by talking about preparing for a war with Moscow in the coming years, conducting military drills in the Baltic Sea, and seizing Russian vessels. His remarks followed Moscow’s warning to Nato that it would...
Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Masayoshi Arai has visited South Korea, marking the first visit by a GSDF chief in 17 years, according to Japan's Ground Staff Office. During the two-day visit, made at the invitation of South Korea from Tuesday to Wednesday, Arai met with Kim Gyu-ha, chief of staff of the South Korean army, the office said We...
The US Navy has set up a dedicated command to turn its growing array of aerial, surface and underwater drones into an integrated fighting force – a capability US commanders have linked to disrupting a PLA attack on Taiwan. The Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Centre, formally established on September 24 in Virginia, will develop doctrine and tactics for unmanned systems, train sailors to use them, and test whether they can keep operating under realistic conditions. In a...
A plane carrying a Congolese military delegation crashed in DR Congo, killing 17 people, including four civilians.
Shehbaz Sharif speaks as Islamabad, Riyadh and Ankara army chiefs meet to discuss Mecca pact, closer military ties.
In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Trump's Africa envoy Massad Boulos said that each side in Sudan feels it "could get a decisive military victory". Asked about Western Sahara, he acknowledged there is no "imminent solution that we can feel or touch". He also rejected Rwanda's accusations of bias over US sanctions, saying they "can easily be reversed".
Helicopters roared overhead and fighter jets tore across the skies as crowds gathered for an aerospace and defence show in Tshwane, South Africa, showcasing the country’s growing defence capabilities.
For more than a decade, China has deployed warships to the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. For much of that time, piracy in the region has been in sharp decline. Now, however, with attacks at their highest reported level since 2013 and other naval forces engaged in crises elsewhere, Beijing’s long-running escort mission is being tested. The renewed attacks and hijacking for ransom come as the US Navy focuses on operations connected to the war on Iran, and India sends ships towards the...
Six Chinese J-16 fighter jets arrived in Egypt last month for a joint exercise in what was the aircraft’s first known deployment in Africa. In Egyptian airspace, Chinese pilots had the rare chance to train against the Rafale, an advanced French-built fighter. The 6,000km (3,700-mile) deployment was completed in about nine hours with aerial refuelling, and tested China’s ability to move and support a combat-capable air package far from home. Analysts say the exercise reflects a decades-long...