Defense & Security
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, according to Reuters. Reuters has reported that speaking at a virtual event at Foreign...
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 jets to Ukraine. Stephen Blank calls that the need to upgrade Ukraine’s Air Force...
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 (the largest gain since 2019) in the defense budget in the coming year. According...
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 currently calls Japan 'neighbor,' not 'partner'. South Korean media last week, reported that 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 details were given in a 26 December media release, to announce that after...
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 Moscow’s Lefortovo District Court ruled to arrest Gubanov until February 2, 2021, suspected...
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 news online in Egypt, Algeria, India, Peru, Nigeria, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Bangladesh and...
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 MEA aircraft orders to four in 2020. SNC was awarded a second $46,997,170 contract...