Tag: Defense

Pentagon tech chief seeks to bolster R&D work with allies (Joe Gould, Defense News)

The Pentagon doesn’t want to innovate alone. Heidi Shyu, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said Monday that she has discussed the Pentagon’s...

PLA conducts multiple drills in western plateau after India’s exercises ‘targeting China’ (Liu Xuanzun, Global Times)

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) revealed it conducted multiple drills in its western plateau over the past week. This comes after the Indian...

Russian Navy forces hunt down enemy sub in drills as NATO warships enter Black Sea (TASS)

The crews of the Black Sea Fleet’s small anti-submarine warfare ships practiced hunting down and eliminating a notional enemy submarine during drills in the...

About ten service centers to be created abroad — Russian Helicopters (TASS)

About ten service centers for maintenance of helicopters are being created and upgraded overseas at present, CEO of Russian Helicopters Andrei Boginsky said on...

First ‘Terminator’ tank support combat vehicles to enter service with Urals tank division (TASS)

The first nine ‘Terminator’ tank support combat vehicles will enter service with armored units of the Central Military District’s 90th Guards Tank Division stationed...

NATO drills in Black Sea prompted by US desire to deter Russia, says top diplomat (TASS)

The NATO drills in the Black Sea are related to the desire of the United States and its allies to build up its policy...

Russian S-300 teams eliminate enemy cruise missile in Tajikistan drills (TASS)

The combat teams of a battalion of S-300 air defense systems thwarted a notional enemy air strike against the Russian 201st military base, destroying...

First upgraded T-72B3M tanks to arrive for Russia’s military base in Tajikistan soon (TASS)

Russia’s 201st military base stationed in Tajikistan will receive the first echelons with upgraded T-72B3M tanks in November, Central Military District Commander Colonel-General Alexander...

Pentagon Will Add a Climate-Policy Czar (Jacqueline Feldscher, Defense One)

The Pentagon will reorganize its policy shop to elevate the mission of combating and responding to climate change, the department’s policy chief said Friday. While...

Inside the Air Force Training Program that Will Pit Human Pilots Against AI (Brandi Vincent, Nextgov)

Air Force fighter pilots will soon face new opponents in their training: artificial intelligence-based enemy pilots that can match humans based on their personal...

Drone sale to Ethiopia could jeopardize Turkey-Egypt dialogue (Fehim Tastekin, Al Monitor)

Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones, touted as a game-changer for Ankara’s allies in the Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts, appear bound for further showing in African...

Chinese, Russian warships’ 1st joint patrol sails through Tsugaru Strait in line with intl law, ‘could feature encirclement of Japan or approach US’ (Guo...

Right after China and Russia wrapped up a joint naval exercise in the Sea of Japan on Sunday, 10 powerful warships from the two...

DDS Security Clearance Tool Evolves into ‘SITH’ Insider Threat Program (Aaron Boyd, Defense One)

An automated background investigations prototype developed by the Defense Digital Service is being retooled to focus instead on identifying insider threats, including a rebranding...

South Korea says North Korea fired projectile to sea (Associated Press, Defense News)

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile to its eastern waters as it continued a recent streak of weapons tests...

The US must separate nuclear deterrence from biological weapons (Christine Parthemore and Andy Weber, Defense News)

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a wake-up call in terms of the security, economic and public health devastation infectious diseases can cause. In addition to...

Senate appropriators back 5 percent boost in defense spending for FY22 (Leo Shane III, Defense News)

Senate appropriators on Monday unveiled plans for about $24 billion in extra military spending this fiscal year above the president’s budget request, the latest blow for...