Yearly Archive: 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today called on the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate ongoing delays to the KC-46 aircraft program that are preventing the aircraft from being used in operational mis…

New photos of a prototype FC-31, China’s second type of stealth fighter jet, have been appearing frequently on Chinese social media since May, years after disappearing from the public eye. Now painted in a silver-gray coating, its development is making smooth progress, experts said on Monday.

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An alarm is heard throughout Nevatim AFB. Moments later, a missile strikes one of the 116th (“Lions of the South”) Squadron underground hangars, and within seconds, soldiers must quickly adjust to a new reality. Over the past few weeks, an exercise in preparation of the operational readiness review,…

ASTRID will offer analysis of strategy, policy and investment challenges across defence and for other government departments

A contract worth up to £350 million to provide cutting-edge analysis to underpin UK Defence and Security decision-making has been awarded by the Defence Science and Technol…

It is reported that China’s military budget for 2020 increases by 6.6%, a one-digit growth rate for five consecutive years. As always, some foreign media have made a fuss over China’s military expenditure even though 6.6% is the lowest growth rate in recent years.

Japan’s Nikkei reported it as a…

MONTREAL — Thanks to the incredible work of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, along with our security, health and safety and operations teams, as well as strict safety protocols and fire prevention infrastructure within our buildings, yesterday’s fire was contained within one area of t…