Yearly Archive: 2020

Short of face-to-face conversation, wired internet or telephone land lines — a mystery to many young Americans — nearly every form of communication the Defense Department uses today, especially on the battlefield, is wireless. Some U.S. adversaries are working very hard to cut off that form of commu…

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Won In-choul held a video call with his Malaysian counterpart, Gen. Affendi Bin Buang, on Tuesday and vowed to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the defense field, Won’s office said.

During the 30-minute dialogue, the two military leaders di…

KEFLAVIK, Iceland — The success of the NATO Icelandic Air Policing mission at Keflavik Air Base demands a multifaceted effort by both air and ground personnel working cohesively to ensure maximum peacetime vigilance for Iceland, and surrounding Arctic alliance members.

When it comes to the face…

Right-wing extremism has cast a pall over Germany’s elite special forces, the Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK). The Bundeswehr’s elite units have now begun restructuring, and the Defense Ministry says there’s been progress.

The 2nd company of the KSK was disbanded in July. There was one last roll cal…

On November 3, Minister of Defence of Ukraine Andrii Taran held a meeting with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Yousef Huneiti. It was noted that Ukraine and Jordan have significant potential for more active cooperation in the military-techni…

KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. — The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 29 to usher in its newest construction project, the Deployable Structures Laboratory, or DeSel, for short.

Construction of the $4 million, 7,000+ square foot laboratory began …