Defense & Security
Putin confirms Wagner group was ‘funded by Russian state’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday confirmed that the Wagner mercenary group was entirely funded by the state, from the budget of Russia's Ministry...
Foreign reinforcements from 50 countries join the fight against Russia in Ukraine
The online.ua team, with the assistance of the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence directorate (GUR), released a documentary about foreigners fighting against Russia in Ukraine since the...
NATO signs accession protocols for Finland and Sweden
NATO Ambassadors signed the Accession Protocols for Finland and Sweden at NATO Headquarters on Tuesday (5 July 2022), in the presence of Finnish Foreign...
NATO sends a clear signal to Russia
Arriving at the start of the NATO Summit in Madrid on Wednesday (29 June 2022), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg outlined the key decisions that...
Russia loses high-ranking officers in wide-scale invasion of Ukraine
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have claimed to have killed over a dozen high-ranking officers of the Russian Army in three weeks on the battlefield in Ukraine. At least...
Top Putin officials say Ukraine should be annexed by Moscow
Kremlin-backed Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said on Sunday that Ukraine should be annexed by Moscow if the country’s president, Vladimir Zelensky, does not change...
US State Department issues ‘do not travel’ warnings to Ukraine
The U.S. State Department now warns against travel to Ukraine in the latest update to its Travel Advisory list. The State Department said in a...
South Korea’s arms sales spiked and continue to rise
South Korea’s defense exports hit a new record and jumped to 2.7 percent of the world's total defense exports, according to the Global Defense...
Infozahyst pitches its latest solutions for intelligence-gathering missions
Ukrainian military-electronics specialist Infozahyst LLC is pitching its latest solutions for intelligence-gathering missions. The Kyiv-based company, which 20-year history, revealed leading products that developed for intelligence gathering...
U.S. Secretary of State says U.S. allies should refrain from new purchases of Russian weapons
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Turkey and all U.S. allies should refrain from making further purchases of Russian weaponry,...
Stephen Blank: Biden administration must provide F-15 jets to Ukraine
Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute Stephen Blank said that U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration must provide advanced F-15 fighter...
China to boost defense budget by $14 billion
On Friday, the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China has confirmed that the Chinese government plans a 6.8 percent increase...
Japan-South Korea dispute may get worse
After the last standoff between the Korea Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard in January, it became known that situation continues worse and Korea...
U.S. troops in Japan receives first COVID-19 vaccines
The U.S. Air Force has announced on Saturday that the first boxes with Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to Yokota Air Base, Japan. The...
Russia accuses scientist of treason for passing hypersonic aircraft secrets
Russia's FSB state security service has arrested a Russian scientist Anatoly Gubanov suspected of handing over secret aviation development data. Multiple news outlets reported that...
Russia deploying disinformation to discredit Ukrainian defense industry
Russia has deployed a significant disinformation campaign against the Ukrainian defense industry to drive out the independent competitor. The Russian disinformation campaign has pushed fake...
SNC receives $47 million for two additional Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft
U.S. Customs & Border Protection awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) a second $47M contract to expand the Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA) fleet, bringing total...
Trump administration wants to bring China into the nuclear arms control fold
Trump administration signaled that it wants to bring China into the destructive nuclear arsenals control fold. “President Donald Trump has made clear that we need...