The US Air Force tested a new missile system in the Pacific that gives cargo planes the ability to launch long-range cruise missiles that are normally fired by large bombers. The system, known as the Rapid Dragon, allows C-130 and C-17 cargo planes to drop a missile...
On Wednesday, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) took responsibility for the October 2022 truck bombing of the Crimean Bridge that connects Crimea to the Russian mainland. While it's been clear that Ukraine was behind the bombing, which killed three people, Kyiv...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the Pacific Island nation of Tonga for the first time on Wednesday and took aim at China, blasting Beijing's activities in the region as "predatory" and "problematic." "As China’s engagement in the region has grown, there has...
US officials told The New York Times on Wednesday that the main thrust of Ukraine's counteroffensive has started while the Russian military reported a "massive" Ukrainian tank attack in the southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Unnamed Pentagon officials told the Times that...
The US Marines Corps has activated its first Tomahawk cruise missile battery, a system previously banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which the US withdrew from in 2019. The INF treaty banned ground-launch missile systems with a range between...
A life-saving United Nations mapping system to coordinate rescue efforts was blocked in Syria by US sanctions following a devastating earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey on February 6, Middle East Eye reported on Wednesday. The system, known as the Insarag...
On Tuesday, the German newspaper Bild reported that the German military is blaming Ukraine's lack of success in its counteroffensive on the tactics of its commanders. According to a leaked German military report, Berlin's armed forces think Urkaine's commanders and...
The US and its allies are worried that Ukraine's stalled counteroffensive means the war between Russian and Ukrainian forces will be an open-ended conflict, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The report said the US was hoping Ukraine would regain some territory...
While the Biden administration has expressed concern about the judicial overhaul being pushed forward by the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it has made clear US military aid to Israel will not be affected. "There is not going to be any cut or...
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday hit back at Japan over comments made by a Japanese official about Tokyo potentially assisting Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack. Toshiro Ino, Japan's minister of state for defense, made the comments in an interview with...
