US Patriot Defense System Arrives in Morocco for Critical Field Tests
DefenseNews : Doha – Morocco’s air defense is set for a major upgrade as the US-made Patriot missile system arrived for field testing at the Royal Armed Forces’ main air defense base in Salé, marking a key step toward its formal acquisition. The advanced air defense system’s arrival, confirmed by multiple sources on Tuesday, caps years of behind-the-scenes negotiations between Morocco and the United States. Three Patriot launchers were spotted being transported on Moroccan highways, pointing to the commencement of technical evaluations and ope…
Milley praises Japan defense funding boost as a buttress against China
TOKYO: The highest-ranking U.S. military officer on Friday encouraged Japan’s commitment to doubling its defense spending over the next five years, calling Tokyo’s controversial push for a stronger military crucial to confront rising threats from North Korea and China. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. General Mark Milley encouraged Japan's recent commitment to doubling its defense spending over the next five years. Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, mentioned Japan’s need for improvements in cruise missi…
DefenseNews: Chinese balloons spotted over Mideast posed no threat, three-star says
DefenseNews: U.S. forces in the Middle East spotted a Chinese stratospheric balloon floating through the region last fall, though it did not pass over any “sensitive” military sites and was not seen as a threat, an Air Force three-star general told reporters Monday. It’s the latest acknowledgment of China’s global airborne intelligence program, which has come under scrutiny since a balloon passed into American airspace late last month. Chinese balloons periodically fly over U.S. Central Command, with no particular pattern, Air Forces Central b…
Space Force expects budget growth into 2024 amid ‘tremendous need’
WASHINGTON — Following a 38% increase in its fiscal 2023 budget request, the U.S. Space Force expects the upward funding trajectory to continue next year, according to a senior official. Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David Thompson said during an Oct. 25 Mitchell Institute event in Arlington, Va., that the service will require more resources as it looks to make its spacecraft and other systems more resilient and takes on tasks including space domain awareness and data exploitation. “I can’t talk about the current budget process that we’r…
Four ways to kill a ship: How US Marines are focused on controlling the seas
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII — The biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise usually has a certain cadence to its scenario: a hurricane blows through an already tense island chain, but humanitarian relief efforts are hampered by adversarial attacks. Then missiles begin to fly, and amphibious ships push ground forces ashore to take the beach and quell the violence, winning the day and ending the drill. But this year’s RIMPAC flipped that storyline on its head. Brig. Gen. Joseph Clearfield, the deputy commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific and the…
DefenseNews: US says getting arms to Ukraine ‘as rapidly as possible’
DefenseNews : US defence chiefs insisted Wednesday the West was providing the weapons Ukraine asked for “as rapidly as humanly possible” and said longer-range systems could have an important impact. The White House unveiled a fresh package of arms and ammunition for Ukraine worth $1 billion, including coastal anti-ship defence systems and ammunition for artillery and advanced rocket systems. Speaking in Brussels after a meeting with allies backing Kyiv, top US general Mark Milley insisted that Ukraine had in some cases received more tanks …
NATO chief warns Russia of ‘severe costs’ if Ukraine attacked
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Russia on Monday of “severe costs” if it launches a further attack on Ukraine, saying he hoped crunch talks could chart a way towards a diplomatic solution. Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Chief. “We are working hard for a peaceful political path and we are ready to continue to work with Russia to try to find that path towards a peaceful solution,” Stoltenberg said before meeting Ukraine’s deputy prime minister. “At the same time, we need to be prepared that Russia once again chooses to use armed force, chooses confro…
Japan, Australia sign defence treaty with eyes on China
Japan and Australia on Thursday signed a “landmark” treaty to strengthen defence ties, saying the accord would contribute to regional stability, as China expands its military and economic clout. Japan and Australian Flags During Joint Meeting. While Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison did not mention Beijing directly in a statement released ahead of the signing, the agreement is seen as another step by the regional allies to signal their concern over China’s military expansion. Ahead of Thursday’s online summit with his Japanese counterpa…
Before US pullout, watchdog warned of Afghan air force collapse
KABUL, Afghanistan — Months before President Joe Biden announced the U.S .’s complete withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, Washington’s watchdog warned that the Afghan air force would collapse without critical American aid, training and maintenance. The report was declassified Tuesday. Joe Biden The report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko, submitted to the Department of Defense in January 2021, underscores that American authorities had been alerted that Afghanistan’s air force did not have the capab…
Can China - Pakistan counter India’s new S-400 air defense system?
ISLAMABAD — Overconfidence in its newly acquired S-400 air defense system may give India a false sense of invulnerability and increase the likelihood of a military miscalculation involving archrival Pakistan , analysts warn. “Indian rhetoric appears to suggest a belief that the S-400 effectively makes its airspace impenetrable and its forces invulnerable,” Mansoor Ahmed, a senior fellow at the Pakistan -based think tank Center for International Strategic Studies who studies the country’s nuclear program and delivery systems, told Defense News…
Why America could lose its next war ?
The U.S. Department of Defense loves a good buzz phrase: capability over capacity, making the tough choices, taking risk now to reduce future risk. The DoD has used all three to rationalize a fiscal 2022 budget that shrinks the U.S. military’s size in the hope that new technologies will eventually lead to new acquisitions. The truth is the proposed budget is the latest in a series of funding requests that have fallen short of what the DoD needs to rebuild for the future. The result of 30 years of “building down to build up” is a military that…
China's aggression & LAC standoff on Blinken's India agenda as US officials tour Asia
China ’s rise and its aggressive international ambitions, together with the continuing Line of Actual Control (LAC) standoff in Ladakh. It will probably be amongst key gadgets on US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken ‘s agenda when he meets his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar and NSA A Okay Doval on Wednesday. Jaishankar is predicted to appraise Blinken concerning the present state of affairs alongside the LAC, together with the disengagement course of, in keeping with individuals conversant in the matter. The large image of China’s inter…
Chinese Scientist Arrested In USA For Hiding Ties With Chinese Army
Juan Tang, a Chinese researcher at the University of California entered in USA on fake visa and hid her relation with Chinese army. She arrived in USA on non-immigrant J1 visa while she served in the Chinese military. Juan Tang has been charged in a California court for concealing facts. USA alleged that China is sending military-related undercover scientists to the US as part of a planned program. Juan Tang was an uniformed officer of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. According to FBI, Juan Tang, was a biology researcher at the…
US Air Force: Adopting Army’s Future Vertical Lift program
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is keeping an eye on the Army’s next-generation rotorcraft program, which could fill a gap for agile airlift that might be needed in a fight against Russia and China, an Air Force general said Thursday. With its large air bases vulnerable to attacks from a near-peer adversary, there’s no guarantee that the Air Force will be able to rely on its current processes or equipment to transfer supplies in and out of air bases. In a war with China or Russia , the U.S. Air Force would distribute its assets to bases ow…
IAF chief leaves for US on four-day visit
Indian Air Force (IAF) chief N.A.K Sunday left for the US on a four-day visit, during which he will hold talks on boosting defence cooperation between the two countries. Indian Air Force (IAF) chief N.A.K Sunday left for the US on a four-day visit, during which he will hold talks on boosting defence cooperation between the two countries. According to an official release, Air Chief Marshal Browne is visiting the US on an invitation of his US counterpart, General Mark A. Welsh III. Air Chief Marshal Browne, who is also chairman, chiefs…
Govt. approves $10.6 billion mountain strike corps to check China
Boosting the Indian Army's war fighting capabilities along the line of actual control (LAC), the government on Wednesday has given the go ahead to the creation of a strike corps to check China. Boosting the Indian Army's war fighting capabilities along the line of actual control (LAC), the government on Wednesday has given the go ahead to the creation of a strike corps including deployment of 50,000 additional troops along the China border at a cost of around Rs 65,000 crore (USD 10.6 billion). The Cabinet committee on secur…
India's first navigation satellite soars to success
India's first dedicated navigation satellite, the IRNSS-1A, developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, was successfully put in orbit on Monday night. India’s first dedicated navigation satellite, the IRNSS-1A, developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, was successfully put in orbit on Monday night. The launch vehicle, PSLV-C22, bearing the 1,425-kg navigation satellite, blasted off the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at the scheduled lift-off time of 11.41 p.m. As the PSLV-C22 tore into the n…
Russia sells China 100 Su-35 fighter jets
According to a report by Voice of Russia, China and Russia have concluded an export agreement for 100Su-35 fighter jets during the Paris Air Show. According to a report by Voice of Russia, China and Russia have concluded an export agreement for 100Su-35 fighter jets during the Paris Air Show. At the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, Russia had it’s most intensive participation over the past few years. All the 46 well-known Russian weapon manufacturers and companies, including Sokhoi, Mikoyan and Ilyushin, had presence th…
PM Manmohan Singh raking up border issue with China PM surprising
While the recent visit of Chinese premier Li Keqiang was dominated by the border issue in light of the military confrontation in Ladakh's Depsang plains, a prominent Hong Kong magazine has expressed 'surprise' at the raising of the issue by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the joint press interaction that took place towards the end of the tour. The Phoenix Weekly, a Chinese language magazine that is published out of Hong Kong, has commented in a recent piece on Li's four nation tour, saying that the two leaders spoke to …
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