Tens of thousands of North Korean industrial workers are being dispatched to Russia to support the local defence sector’s ability to produce modern military drones, as part of expanding defence cooperation between the two states. According to “diplomatic sources in the West and Russia” cited by Japan’s NKH news outlet, “a total of 25,000 workers from North Korea are to be dispatched” to the “Russian Shahed factory in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone of the central Russian republic of Tatarstan,” with the intention of increasing production.
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States use intelligence to inform their strategic decisions — and to influence their friends. Israel has a long history of passing secret intelligence to the United States in order to win its support, and according to multiple reports, it is trying again. The White House is more likely to join the war against Iran if it accepts Israeli intelligence at face value. But in doing so, it will sacrifice its strategic flexibility and risk losing diplomatic leverage. For a president who cherishes bargaining power, this would be a grave mistake.
An Australian surveillance and patrol aircraft
Russia’s defence sector has significantly increased production of T-90 main battle tanks, from approximately 90-110 tanks per year in 2020-2021, to 280-300 tanks in 2024, which represents an effective tripling of output. This landmark achievement follows concentrated efforts from mid-2022 to significantly expand tank production.
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At first glance, this looks solid.
The White House is nominating Adm. Daryl Caudle, a career submariner and currently the commander of US Fleet Forces, to be the US Navy’s 34th chief of naval operations, following the unceremonious removal of Adm. Lisa Franchetti in late February.
Neither the White House nor the Navy has yet made a public comment regarding the selection, but Caudle’s nomination can be seen on a congressional website displaying all presidential nominees.
The U.S. Army has begun to receive its eighth Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) long range anti-missile system, with three launchers and a fire control unit having been delivered by Lockheed Martin as part of a Minimum Engagement Package.
On June 18 Iranian government sources for the first time reported the use of Sejil medium range ballistic missiles for strikes on Israeli targets, as part of the latest series of attacks by the Revolutionary Guard Corps under Operation True Promise 3. Initiated in the late hours of June 13, the operation was launched in response to Read More
The insane push for global nuclear conflict continues
Update(1210ET): Just an hour away from a high-stakes White House press briefing, and a report in The Guardian has really upped the ante…
Donald Trump has suggested to defense officials it would make sense for the US to launch strikes against Iran only if the so-called “bunker buster” bomb was guaranteed to destroy the critical uranium enrichment facility at Fordow, according to people familiar with the deliberations.
Trump was told that dropping the GBU-57s, a 13.