Tag: Defense

Russia/Georgia/Defense – Kremlin raises red flag about ‘any covert steps against Russia’ during drills in Georgia (TASS)

TASS writes: NATO is not hiding who is the alliance’s key adversary and it’s important that the scenario of the Agile Spirit 2021 drills that...

Russia/China/Defense – Russian, Chinese troops to hold joint drills in China’s north in August (TASS)

TASS writes: The Russian and Chinese troops will hold joint drills in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northern China in the first half...

Russia/Defense – Russian Defense Ministry signs contract on first 10 S-500 air defense systems — source (TASS)

TASS writes: Russian Ministry of Defense signed a contract with Almaz-Antey on shipment of the first batch of the S-500 Prometey air defense systems,...

Japan/Defense – Japan signals more robust security posture in new defence white paper (The Strategist)

Thomas Wilkins and Daisuke Akimoto write for The Strategist: Japan’s new defence white paper, Defense of Japan 2021, affirms Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s continuation of his predecessor...

Australia/Defense – An Australia DARPA would need to do development as well as research (The Strategist)

Graeme Dunk and James Kruger write: In a recent ASPI report, Robert Clark and Peter Jennings argued for the establishment of an Australian version of the US Defense...

Australia/Defense – Reforming Defence is about the mission and urgency—not lengthy corporate documents (The Strategist)

Michael Shoebridge writes: Changing Defence only matters if you care about Australia’s security and understand what’s happening in the world. Organisational reform and cultural change in...

India/Maritime Security Coordination/Defense – Understanding India’s Maritime Security Coordination Needs (Delhi Policy Group)

Commodore Lalit Kapur (Retd.) writes for Delhi Policy Group: Media reports on July 13, 2021 spoke of the Government of India appointing a National...

China/India/Defense – China’s Type 003 Aircraft Carrier and India’s Options (Delhi Policy Group)

Delhi Policy Group writes. Even as a motivated debate about the utility of aircraft carriers continues in India, reports based on satellite imagery showed that...

USA/Cyber/Defense – US Cyber Command touts acquisition advancements (Defense News)

Mark Pomerleau writes: During a forum to present capability needs to industry, U.S. Cyber Command leaders gave their take on how the operation has...

USA/Defense – House bill would allow Navy to retire cruisers early, adds funds to build second destroyer (Defense News)

Megan Eckstein writes: One panel of lawmakers is coming around to letting the Navy decommission its aging cruisers and reinvest the money into new...

USA/Defense – DIU awards Anduril Industries contract for counter-drone AI technology (Defense News)

Andrew Eversden writes: The Pentagon’s Silicon Valley outreach arm awarded Anduril Industries a five-year contract worth up to $99 million that makes the company’s...

USA/Defense – Lawmakers demand clearer picture for Guam missile defense plans (Defense News)

Jen Judson writes for Defense News: Consensus is building on Capitol Hill that the Missile Defense Agency needs to provide more clarity on its...

USA/Indo Pacific/Defense – Pentagon chief calls for new regional order in Indo-Pacific (Defense News)

Mike Yeo writes for Defense News: The U.S. defense secretary has called on allies in the Indo-Pacific to force a new regional order, during...

Russia/Defense – Russia is producing two new Doomsday planes, says government news agency (Defense News)

Alexander Bratersky writes: Russia is reportedly working on two so-called Doomsday planes to carry the country’s senior military and political leadership in case of...

USA/National Geospatial Intelligence Agency – National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency opens new lab for unclassified collaboration (Defense News)

Nathan Strout writes: The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has opened its first unclassified laboratory in St. Louis, continuing the agency’s push for collaboration with commercial...

Turkey/Defense – Aselsan teams up with local shipyard for two new naval drones (Defense News)

Burak Ege Bekdil  writes: Turkey’s largest defense company has partnered with local shipyard Sefine to develop and produce two unmanned surface vessels. go to Defense News:...