World War II Burma might not be the most talked-about theater of World War II, but it was no less brutal, no less important, and saw its share of combat heroism. The Japanese wanted to capture Rangoon to cut off the flow of overland supplies to China. The British and Allies needed to secure Burma to stem any possible advance into British India – and battles didn’t often go the way the British wanted.
Had the war continued, the Burma Campaign would have not only allowed for the flow of supplies, it could have opened up an entirely new front in China.
Author: Michael
Following Iranian cyberattacks against Albanian networks last year, a team from U.S. Cyber Command embarked on a months-long deployment to survey the damage and gain insights into the tactics used. The so-called hunt forward operation was the first such action taken with the nation of Albania, according to a Cybercom release on Thursday that shed more light on the effort.
These types of ops involve physically sending defensively oriented cyber protection teams from the U.S.
China’s project goals for the domestically developed WS20 engine include greater thrust, reliability, and fuel efficiency compared with Russian engines currently powering the XAC Y-20A transport aircraft. (Janes)
China’s domestically developed Shenyang WS20 engine for the Xi’an Aircraft Corporation (XAC) Y-20 transport aircraft appears to be ready for operational service.
Images on Chinese social media in mid-March show an airborne Y-20 equipped with four WS20 two-shaft high bypass ratio turbofan engines.
US-based technology transformation company Red River has been selected as an authorised provider for the US Army’s Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 3 Services (ITES-3S) contract.
This ITES-3S contract has been awarded by the US Army’s Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) and the Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI).
The $12.1bn indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) award has a nine-year performance period.
Maiya Clark & Anna Given, RCD
The Space Force is pursuing a hybrid, multi-cloud approach as part of its efforts to modernize and streamline its ground-based satellite command-and-control systems, a top Space Force IT leader said Wednesday.
The Enterprise Ground Services (EGS) program is the Space Force’s plan to integrate previously stovepiped satellite ground control systems — along with any new satellites entering the service in the future — into a cloud-based command-and-control (C2) suite of services for the Space Force enterprise.
Union Generals McClellan, Burnside, Pope, and Rosecrans were relieved of command in the Civil War for failure to perform. In World War Two, at least 5 US Corps commanders and 16 Division commanders were fired. The US won both wars when its military found the best leaders to wage the wars. Incidentally, if anyone has forgotten, the new woke military is 0-1 in battle (Afghanistan/Kabul disaster).
The glorious recent history of cocaine, scandal and poor leadership at West Point:
2013 – Superintendent LTG David Huntoon retires prematurely amidst accusations of ethical misconduct.
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
Staying neutral during the Second World War was an art form that Türkiye managed to master through clever diplomacy. It would take until February 1945 when the country finally declared war on Nazi Germany and Japan, and even then no Turkish troops actually took part in the remainder of World War II. In fact, Türkiye’s late entry into the war was little more than a formality after the Allies conditioned Türkiye’s full belligerency in order to be invited to the United Nations.
Sweden’s parliament (Riksdag) has officially approved the government’s request to join the North Atlantic Treaty and the agreement on the status of Nato.
The latest announcement comes several months after Sweden and Finland made an initial request to obtain Nato membership.
Officials from the two countries submitted their letters of application to Nato in May 2022. This decision was identified as a ‘historic move’ that was taken in response to addressing emerging security concerns after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Nicholas Danforth recently sat down with Agustina Giraudy, Adam Isacson and Anya Prusa to discuss the latest political developments in Latin America. This the second installment of our two-part podcast on Latin America. The conversation began with an overview of the role of the military in different Latin American countries, before pivoting to an examination […]
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