Tag: Defense

Understanding Jordan’s armed-forces reforms

(Laith Alajlouni, Sascha Bruchmann - IISS) In late January 2026, King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan ordered the chairman of the joint...

A New Supercarrier Emerges. Tracking China’s Fourth Aircraft Carrier

(Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, Aidan Powers-Riggs, and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. - Center for Strategic & International Studies) At the Dalian Shipyard in...

Indonesia’s non-alignment in an age of rivalry

(Alfin Basundoro - East Asia Forum) Indonesia’s Major Defense Cooperation Partnership with the United States has unsettled public trust by raising fears that airspace...

Sovereignty can’t be vibecoded: Why Europe must physically build to ensure resilience

(Elin Hammarberg and Carina Zaring - Breaking Defense) Across European Union policy circles, a decisive shift is underway. The language of globalization — efficiency,...

Indonesia, Hercules maintenance, and the neutrality question

(Pornomo Rovan Astri Yoga - Lowy the Interpreter) Indonesia is reportedly exploring opportunities to become a regional maintenance hub for C-130 Hercules aircraft. On...

Every country should understand space as a warfighting domain

(Philip Citowicki - ASPI The Strategist) Touring Normandy beaches shortly after D-Day in 1944, General Dwight D Eisenhower reportedly said, ‘If I didn’t have...

Trump says U.S. will send 5,000 more troops to Poland

(Rebecca Falconer, Dave Lawler - Axios) The U.S. will send an additional 5,000 troops ​to Poland, President Trump said Thursday. Trump's surprise announcement came...

Chaiko Appointed New Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces

(Alex Horobets - Jamestown Foundation) Colonel General Alexander Chaiko has been appointed the new commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces, replacing Viktor Afzalov. Chaiko...

Why the Iran war is breaking the US‑European strategic alliance

(Farah N. Jan - Defense One) Days after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran began on Feb. 28, 2026, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez...

More US troop withdrawals from Europe expected, NATO commander says

(Rudy Ruitenberg - Defense News) Europe should “absolutely” expect additional United States troop withdrawals in the future as European NATO allies strengthen their capability...

Sweden picks France’s FDI frigates in potential $4.2 billion deal

(Rudy Ruitenberg - Defense News) Sweden has picked France’s Naval Group to supply four of its FDI frigates in a deal that could be...

Germany to deploy Patriot battery to Turkey, relieving US forces on NATO’s southeastern flank

(Linus Höller - Defense News) Germany will deploy a Patriot air and missile defense battery to Turkey from late June through September 2026, the...

Russia announces three-day nuclear drills

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Russia’s army on Tuesday began three days of nuclear weapons drills involving thousands of troops across the country, as Kyiv escalates its...

ISIS leader killed in Africa as US commander raises force reduction concerns

(Tanya Noury - Defense News) United States forces have targeted ISIS strongholds across Africa’s Sahel in recent days, in operations coordinated with the Nigerian...

Ukraine declares its first homegrown guided aerial bomb combat-ready

(Katie Livingstone - Defense News) A Ukrainian company has produced the country’s first guided aerial bombs capable of striking targets “dozens of kilometers” behind...

US Air Force looks to convert offshore oil rigs into rocket recovery platforms

(Michael Peck - Defense News) The U.S. Air Force is looking to repurpose offshore oil rigs into landing platforms to recover rocket boosters launched...