Patria and KNDS Deutschland Maintenance have formalised an agreement to assemble Patria 6×6 armoured personnel carriers in Germany.
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Ankara is looking to position itself as a defence exporter in the coming years, although still hopes to acquire advanced Western platforms.
Pakistan’s ageing F-16 fourth generation fighter fleet was reportedly constrained during the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict by the limited range of its AIM-120C-5 AMRAAM missiles, according to comments attributed to a retired Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Commodore. The reported assessment highlights a growing disparity between Pakistan’s U.S.-origin fighters and its newer Chinese-supplied combat aircraft in their beyond-visual-range combat capabilities. The AIM-120C-5 remains the principal air-to-air weapon of the Pakistani F-16 fleet, and has an approximately 100 kilometre range.
Russian Air Force Commander and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces Sergey Kobylash has provided new details on the roles of the fast expanding Su-57 fifth generation fighter fleet in service, as the aircraft has introduced a new generation of capabilities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a major threat over concerns that European countries could expand the seizure of merchant vessels found to be linked to Russia.
Putin: We Will Hit Back ‘In Kind’
Putin with Military in 2018 Creative Commons Image
Putin Back in 2018 Creative Commons Image
Visiting naval personnel on Wednesday, the Russian president said he would retaliate “in kind” if the plans went ahead, describing them as “piracy and robbery.
You might hate on Alabama, but they aren’t the dirtiest players in college football, not by a long shot. In fact, the Crimson Tide are far from the top: 37th on Action Network’s list of dirtiest teams in CFB. But what’s even more interesting is who’s on the very bottom of that list. Or, to put it another way: who tops the list of cleanest teams.
It’s the Army Black Knights.
Ukraine says it has targeted the Russian fleet’s “last major stronghold” in the Black Sea.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said overnight Ukrainian strikes on the port city of Novorossiysk were a “unique operation.”
T-84 Tank from Ukraine War. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Australia is sending 49 of its retired M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, a move that bolsters Kyiv’s armored firepower but raises significant questions about survivability on the modern battlefield.
Weeks ago, the United States proclaimed a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, as the world awaits negotiations on the waterway’s future. However, before dawn on Tuesday, U.S. forces fired on a ship seeking to run the blockade.
The Wall Street Journal reported that an American military helicopter had fired on the ship, which flew the flag of Panama, after its crew “ignored warnings from American personnel working to enforce the naval blockade of Iran’s ports.
Soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, can now buy beer and hard seltzers from the base’s new dining hall, Army officials said.
42 Bistro at Fort Hood is the first of the Army’s new dining halls to offer alcohol for sale. The bistro opened in February and is what the service is calling a “campus-style dining venue,” modeled off of college cafeterias and run by a private contractor.
“Our soldiers are adults, so we’re treating them accordingly,” said Lt. Col. Joseph Payton, a spokesperson for III Corps at Fort Hood.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spent much of last week promising “victory” in his war in Ukraine.
Those claims ring increasingly hollow as more details emerge of secret funerals for one – and at one time reported as potentially two – of his top generals.
Putin New Year’s Message. Image Credit: Russian Government.
Vladimir Putin Russian President 2019. Image Credit: Kremlin.
Those reported to have been killed were victims of what was a planned assassination attempt that occurred only a short distance from the Kremlin itself.