An Iranian sailor looks at the Chinese destroyer
Nanning
during an exercise in March that also involved the Russian frigate
Admiral Gorshkov
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Nanning
also visited Abu Dhabi during the IDEX defence show in February.
(Mehr News Agency)
US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander General Michael Kurilla repeatedly warned that China has significantly increased its defence exports to countries in his area of responsibility (AOR) when he testified to the Senate Armed Services committee on 16 March.
Author: Michael
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is seeking more than $1.
Scott R. Gourley, NatDefMag
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Army will soon receive the “drop one” production qualification test package for its 6.
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Brandi Vincent, Defense Scoop
Members of Task Force Hopper recently launched a new program to build “low lift, high impact” artificial intelligence and machine learning applications….
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THE PENTAGON – After unveiling a budget that wants to decommission 11 warships next year, Navy officials are appealing to the public to allow the service to move ahead with their…
The latest concept art of the Aeralis modular aircraft, released to mark the signing of a contract with ShinMaywa at DSEI Japan 2023. (Aeralis)
The UK-based Aeralis signed a contract with Japanese company ShinMaywa to collaborate on the implementation of digital engineering processes for military aircraft design and manufacturing in Japan.
During the Cold War, the “MBT-70” project emerged, a collaborative effort between the United States and West Germany to develop a cutting-edge main battle tank.
American intelligence services learned that the Soviet Union was upgrading its main battle tank, the T-62, with powerful modifications such as an automatic main gun and improved armor.
To effectively counter Soviet armored vehicles, then-Defense Secretary Robert McNamara opted for an unprecedented “super tank.
The EU and NATO Task Force on Resilience of Critical Infrastructure was launched for the first time on 16 March 2023. This Task Force was announced jointly by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on 11 January.
The initiative will see the security partners share best practices, situational awareness, and develop principles to improve resilience. The Task Force will begin by focusing on four sectors: energy, transport, digital infrastructure, and space.
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
The People’s Socialist Republic of Albania was a Marxist-Leninist one party state that existed from 1946 until 1991. Throughout much of its existence, the country was led by Enver Hoxha, who ruled Albania by establishing a Stalinist style of governance known as Hoxhaism. Despite far-reaching similarities with North Korea, Albania and its authoritarian ruler arguably constitute a forgotten chapter of the Cold War period.