Russia has likely started using its valuable early-warning planes in its war in Ukraine to give its air defenses a boost, indicating Moscow may be worried about Kyiv deploying Western fighter jets in the near future, Western intelligence said. The Read more…
North Korea has successfully tested newly developed solid-fuel engines for the country’s intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs), the state-run KCNA news agency has reported. Pyongyang has intensified its missile and nuclear programs in recent years, claiming that it needs the weapons Read more…
President Vladimir Putin has held a closed-doors meeting with high-ranking commanders during an unannounced visit to the headquarters of Russia’s Southern Military District, which oversees the military operation against Ukraine. Putin made a stopover in Rostov-on-Don on his way back from Read more…
Russia has secured an edge over its rivals in the realm of nuclear weapons, Nikolay Patrushev, secretary of the country’s Security Council, has said. He warned earlier this year that while Moscow had never used its military advantage to intimidate Read more…
Russia has greatly boosted production of military hardware over the past year, having multiplied by seven the number of tanks it manufactures, Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of defense conglomerate Rostec, said on Wednesday. Speaking on Rossiya 24 TV channel, Chemezov added Read more…
Russia is likely deploying a new type of “smart” gliding bomb that can destroy bunkers even deep underground, the Institute for the Study of War noted. It cited one of Russia’s military bloggers, the Paratrooper’s Diary Telegram channel, describing their Read more…
The US has used the ongoing Ukrainian crisis to drive a wedge between Russia and the EU while alleviating its own economic troubles at their expense, Nikolay Patrushev, the head of Russia’s National Security Council, has said. The security chief Read more…
Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Kahri has vowed that “Israel will use all means at its disposal to fight” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s planned provision of Starlink internet access to Gaza. “Hamas will use it for terrorist activities,” Kahri claimed in a post on Read more…
Russian forces have intercepted two ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles, the Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday in a press briefing. Last week Kiev announced that Washington delivered the weapons after months of Ukrainian requests. Two ATACMS missiles were listed among projectiles Read more…
The CIA has spent “tens of millions” of dollars on transforming Kiev’s Soviet-style spy services into “potent allies against Moscow,” The Washington Post reported on Monday, citing multiple sources in the US and Ukrainian intelligence communities. The US foreign intelligence Read more…
The Federal Government, late Sunday evening, reopened the Third Mainland Bridge barely 24 hours after closure for palliative work. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, had expressed satisfaction with repairs done on the Third Mainland Bridge, Read more…
American destroyer USS Carney has shot down three missiles and several drones launched from the territory of Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels, the Pentagon said. Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder told reporters that the interception took place over Read more…