FILE: The expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller sails in the Gulf of Aden, July 26, (Staff Sgt. Dylan Murakami/U.S. Air Force).
The USS Lewis B. Puller, an expeditionary sea base ship named for Marine Corps legend Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” B. Puller, is headed to the coast of Sudan in case it is needed to help evacuate American citizens from the country.
On April 22, U.S.
An Australian Army cyber warfare specialist at workstation. Australia’s new DSR emphasises the need to develop a comprehensive framework for managing cyber domain operations, strengthening cyber-defence capabilities, and building a cyber-defence workforce. (Lauren Larking/Australian Department of Defence)
Australia’s new Defence Strategic Review (DSR) highlights the need to advance disruptive military technologies to enhance the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF’s) capabilities across five domains comprising maritime, land, air, space, and cyber.
U.S. Marines Evacuate Embassy Personnel from South Sudan
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After evacuating some 70 U.S. staff members and their dependents from the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, the White House has announced that the deteriorating security situation is “not conducive” to executing an extensive military evacuation of all U.S. citizens from Sudan.
On Monday, National Security Spokesman John Kirby explained that due to the worsening civil conflict in Sudan, U.S.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is preparing to launch a new program to generate an ultramodern infrastructure that incorporates the use of quantum communications on classical networks.
Quantum information science (QIS) is an emerging and potentially disruptive field that encompasses the investigation and application of complex phenomena happening at atomic and subatomic levels to process and move information.
Skydweller UAV seen taking off for a flight trial. (Skydweller Aero)
The Skydweller unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is conducting autonomous envelope expansion flights from Albacete, Spain, in anticipation of experimental operations on behalf of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Skydweller Aero CEO Robert Miller told
Janes
on 19 April. The aircraft has performed nine test flights so far.
On its most recent flight, on 19 March, Skydweller flew for four hours and reached an 18,000 ft altitude.
The ELM-2084 MMR system will enable the Czech army to detect a wide range of targets including aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rockets, and mortar munitions. (Janes/Patrick Allen)
Elta Systems ELM-2084 multimission radars (MMR) have successfully completed military trials with the Army of the Czech Republic under the 3D mobile air defence radars (MADR) project, the army announced on 21 April.
In December 2019, a contract was signed with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) subsidiary Elta Systems for eight ELM-2084 MMRs for CZK 3.5 billion (USD164.7 million).
The Philippine troops have learnt the operations of the MIM-104 Patriot SAM system and the Avenger air-defence system, an example of which is pictured above, from the US in Exercise ‘Balikatan’. (Boeing)
The US and Philippine troops conducted joint training on the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system and the Avenger air-defence system in Exercise ‘Balikatan’.
The nuclear game of China is stepping up big time, as they rapidly expand and upgrade their arsenal. Let’s take a deep dive into the status, growth and potential consequences of China’s nuke program.
Here is what you need to know about China’s nuclear arsenal
Nuke Power Rundown
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) ranks China as the world’s third-largest nuclear power. As of 2021, China had about 350 warheads. Their nuclear arsenal includes land-based missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), and air-launched cruise missiles (ALCMs).
On April 19, 2023, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov tweeted that MIM-104 Patriot missiles arrived in Ukraine. The U.S.-made surface-to-air missile system came from Germany and is a big step in reinforcing Ukraine’s air defense network.
The Patriot missile is used extensively by NATO and other U.S. allies (U.S. Army)
Reznikov noted that he first requested Patriot missiles during a visit to the United States in August 2021. The request was denied and called “impossible.
John David McIntyre served in the U.S. Army for just over two years, but is a central figure in Russia’s propaganda efforts in support of its war in Ukraine. He claims to have served with Ukrainian forces in Donetsk, but defected to Russia in 2023.
Around the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of that country, McIntyre appeared on Russia Today, an international television news network funded and programmed by Moscow. He claimed his service with the Ukrainian International Legion was in service to Russia, and then repeated the Kremlin’s own justification for its invasion.
