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Redondo Beach, California, 17 September 2020. – Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Space Force to develop a next generation of super cyber-secured military satellites, the company said on 17 September. U.S. Space Force mandated Northrop Grumman to deliver...

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ annual survey of American opinion on foreign policy issues confirmed that there are deep divisions between Democrats and Republicans on how the U.S. should deal with other parts of the world. On Europe, however, the picture is one of remarkable unity and...

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – A convoy of US military forces has been targeted in Hillah city in Iraqi province of Babil on Monday morning. A convoy of US forces was targeted by five roadside bombs in the al-Imam area of Hillah city in the Iraqi province of Babil on Monday morning, Sabereen News...

Six Afghan army soldiers and three police officers were killed and four security force members wounded in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province during Sunday night, a provincial government spokesman confirmed on Monday. "Militants initially attacked a security checkpoint in...

MOSCOW, September 21. /TASS/. Russia’s Armed Forces will pay particular attention to combating cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles during the Kavkaz (or Caucasus) 2020 military exercise that kicked off on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. "The Kavkaz-2020...

WARSAW, (BM) – The United Kingdom offered Ukraine the construction of missile boats according to the British project in local shipyards, agreeing not only to full technology transfer, but also to finance it with a long-term, low-interest loan, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Defence24...

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) --- Iran and North Korea have resumed long-range missile cooperation in a project that includes the transfer of "critical parts," Reuters reported, citing an unnamed senior U.S. official. The official did not offer detailed evidence on the joint work, but the remark...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s air force has released a video showing nuclear-capable H-6 bombers carrying out a simulated attack on what appears to be Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam, as regional tensions continue to rise. The video, released on Saturday on People’s...

In this undated handout file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, an MQ-9 Reaper, armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, is piloted by Col. Lex Turner during a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. (AP/US Air Force) The combat-tested Air...

Multiple Chinese aircraft flew into Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Sept 18 and 19.PHOTO: EPA-EFE TAIPEI (REUTERS) - Taiwan said on Monday (Sept 21) its armed forces have the right to self-defence and counter attack amid "harassment and threats", in an apparent warning to China...

Beijing would like to carry out longer range strike missions, but it needs more tankers. Key point: China's military is increasingly advanced and numerous. However, one platform they don't have enough of are aerial refueling tankers. Aircraft carriers, stealth fighters, anti-satellite...

The Inter Serves Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday said that four terrorists were gunned down by security forces in an exchange of fire during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Awaran district. The ISPR said that an operation was launched by the security forces after they received...

The Special Military Task Force in Plateau has arrested one Hussaini Isah believed to be the leader of ‘Sara-suka’, a cult group. The cult group operates in some parts of Jos North Local Government Area. Ten other suspects were arrested at Gangare community. Weapons recovered include...

‘Building more floating space launch centres like the Americans will become a trend,’ military expert Zhou Chenming says China on Tuesday sent nine satellites into orbit using a Long March rocket fired from a platform in the Yellow Sea Seaborne rocket launches like the one that shot nine...

China's Communist Party leaders and delegates, including President Xi Jinping, sit at the opening of the National People's Congress on May 22, 2020, in Beijing, China. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) What happens if China engages in a great power conflict and loses? Will the Chinese Communist...

The United States Navy has officially contracted Lockheed Martin to help it develop a fleet of large, unmanned ocean vessels for use in various capacities, including potentially combat, apparently. That's right: the Navy's going to have robot murder ships at its disposal somewhere down the line...

Earlier this week, an NPR report uncovered an exchange from June 1, in which a military police officer wanted to know if the D.C. National Guard owned a pain-inducing heat weapon for potentially using on protesters. He also asked about a powerful auditory communication system that’s been...

China doesn't approve of closed-door meeting between Taiwan and other countries. The Chinese military on Friday sent 18 planes including fighter jets flying over the Taiwan Strait – an apparent attempt to show its power and dominance over Taiwan, which is hosting the U.S. Secretary of State...

The new torpedo was tested over the course of four days at special ranges near the Kyle of Lochalsh on the northwest coast of Scotland, located around fifty-five miles west-southwest of Inverness. It was just over 150 years ago that British engineer Robert Whitehead developed the first...

Taiwan scrambled fighter jets Friday as the Chinese military conducted exercises near the Taiwan Strait during a rare visit by a high-ranking US diplomat to the self-ruled island. According to Taipei's defence ministry, 18 Chinese aircraft -- including bombers and fighters -- entered Taiwan's...