It’s been a busy two months for the American, British, and Japanese navies — especially their carriers. In early October, they were part of a massive exercise that saw the US Navy’s USS Ronald Reagan and USS Carl Vinson, the UK’s HMS Read more…
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A Russian warship has carried out a test-fire of a state-of-the-art missile capable of flying many times faster than the speed of sound as part of exercises off the Arctic Ocean, Russian military bosses confirmed on Monday. In a statement, Read more…
The catastrophic sinking of the Russian nuclear-powered Kursk submarine more than two decades ago was the result of a collision with a stricken NATO vessel in the Barents Sea, a former high-ranking navy chief has insisted. The ‘Kursk’ sank on Read more…
A Space Force general said the US’s hypersonic missile capabilities are “not as advanced” as Russia and China have. Gen. David Thompson, the vice chief of space operations, said on Saturday: “We’re not as advanced as the Chinese or the Read more…
The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that it conducted a missile test that hit and destroyed an old, inoperable satellite one day after the US State Department accused Moscow of being “irresponsible” and “reckless.” According to the ministry, the test Read more…
Russia’s state development corporation has announced it is working on an advanced new unmanned military jet that can soar above the clouds and cloak itself from enemy defenses, while being controlled from the safety of the ground. In a flashy Read more…
The U.S. military said on Monday that it was aware of a “debris-generating” event in outer space and one official said it appeared that Russia had carried out an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons test. Experts say anti-satellite weapons that shatter their Read more…
Russia has begun supplying India with state-of-the-art S-400 mobile air defense missile systems under the terms of a contract signed in 2018. Moscow has already delivered the top-of-the-range weaponry to China and Turkey. “The deliveries of the S-400 equipment for Read more…
Russia has signed a contract with China to jointly develop a multipurpose heavy helicopter, state-owned Russian Helicopters said on Monday, in a sign of closer technological cooperation between Moscow and the world’s no. 2 economy. Russia will contribute parts for Read more…
Technical problems hit a governorship election in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Anambra on Saturday during a vote seen as a test of the electoral system less than 18 months before presidential polls. More than 30,000 police were dispatched to secure Read more…
China is calling for the U.S. to take responsibility for an accident in the South China Sea last month. The Associated Press reports that Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin spoke about the incident Tuesday during a daily briefing. He requested that the Read more…
It is not time for adieu yet, but Nigeria’s central bank digital currency—the first such attempt in Africa—has not gotten off to a great start. The eNaira, as the digital currency is called, was initially scheduled to launch on Oct. Read more…