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The US State Department has approved the potential sale of long-range missiles, rockets, and launchers to Poland in a deal valued at up to $10 billion. After this approval was granted by the State Department, Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak stated, “the great reinforcement of Polish artillery is getting closer.” ‘ The package includes the […]
Coming Soon To A War Near You In a stunning reversal of policy, the Biden administration has decided to provide the Ukrainian armed forces with 31 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks. The announcement comes on the heels of Germany capitulating and agreeing to send 14 of their Leopard 2 tanks to the besieged nation. Berlin […]
North Korea fired a missile after threatening a “fiercer” step. In response to US-South Korean military drills, which it believes are preparations for an invasion of North Korea, North Korea has steadfastly maintained that its recent weapons testing activities are legitimate military counteractions. On the other hand, Washington and Seoul insist that their exercises are […]
Rome is apparently preparing for the sixth delivery of weapons to Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in February. An Italian newspaper has reported that Rome intends to provide air defense gear to Ukraine, including the SAMP/T system, despite reservations about education and resources. MBDA conducted a test firing of the SAMP/T air defense system […]
Pentagon released a statement saying they are willing to spend $1.3 billion to develop and improve the US military’s satellite tracking system. Last week, two new contracts were approved to develop advanced systems tracking hypersonic missile threats. According to Director of the Space Development Agency Derek Tournear, these new projects provide 28 satellites as the […]
Iran is expected to supply Russia with “hundreds” of drones, some of which will be able to carry weapons for use in the conflict in Ukraine. Iran is also preparing to train Russian forces on operating these drones as early as July. The Iranian government is preparing to supply Russia with up to several hundred […]
President Biden and his South Korean counterpart, President Yoon Suk Yeol, agreed to reignite discussion about restarting and possibly expanding previous joint military exercises between the two countries. While this was happening, North Korea had launched various missiles, including a suspected ICBM, to show their supposed military capabilities. The move from the US and South […]
Following President Biden’s additional $800 million military assistance package to Ukraine announced last week, the US is reportedly sending a number of its Soviet air defense equipment to Ukraine. These were secretly purchased by the US government decades ago for research purposes but were discovered in 1994 by the public and were subsequently kept under […]
Following Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit to Slovakia last March 17, the Patriot air defense systems from Germany and the Netherlands have started to arrive in Slovakia to bolster the alliance’s eastern flank amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Deployment of these systems will continue throughout the coming days. Germany 🇩🇪 and the Netherlands 🇳🇱 […]
Following reports of China potentially helping its ally Russia with military equipment as well as economic aid, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Chinese Foreign Policy Adviser Yang Jiechi in Rome amid rising concerns from US President Joe Biden that China may be using the current crisis to advance its long term interests […]