cold war ii

China playing a stupid game. We can always give them drone problems from their neighbours too. https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2024/07/02/italy-seizes-chinese-military-drones-heading-to-libya-authorities-say/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_dfn This has classic...

Always a good day when there's a new X-plane. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2024-06-24

https://www.twz.com/land/norways-nomads-short-range-air-defense-system-unveiled

The time has come for Europeans to look into the abyss. (US Friends forgive this, but we in Europe have to plan for whatever you decide. We know its your call not ours) In the next year or so the US may decide to withdraw from NATO. Since only France has nuclear weapons which do not depend on US...

https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/exail-tapped-for-emcm-project/

Couldn't find a dedicated thread so here goes. https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/army-news-2024/eurosatory-2024-knds-unveils-high-tech-leclerc-evolution-tank-fitted-with-new-120-mm-ascalonr-cannon

https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/fiji-takes-delivery-of-patrol-boat/

WTF? https://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_China_rules_allow_detention_of_foreigners_in_South_China_Sea_999.html

BAE Systems to unveil new air defense system at Eurosatory

The Cold War in retrospect seems almost an oasis of reasonable behaviour. From 1945 to 1991 the US and Soviet Union only ratcheted up deliberately to threaten nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and the October 1973 Arab Israel war. There were other occasions (notably Able...

https://www.patriagroup.com/newsroom/news/2024/patria-to-showcase-the-famous-concept-vehicle-at-eurosatory-2024

https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/naval/13646-australia-commits-to-modern-and-lethal-general-purpose-frigates

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/darpa-laser-power-transfer?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=article_post

Found on Anastasia Bizyayeva's Medium.com: https://medium.com/@anastasia.bizyayeva/every-map-of-china-is-wrong-bc2bce145db2 More at the link.

https://www.ft.com/content/c4593986-94dd-478b-96db-ac070e99861e (ft.com, registration or subscription may be required) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Navy

Back in 1984 the Reagan administration had faced up to the Soviet threat and produced a report for the public called "Soviet Military Power" which set out the Soviet arsenal and the US forces lined up against it. In 2024 the Biden administration has produced nothing similar setting out the...

The AW249 Fenice is an Italian attack helicopter designed and realized by the Italian company Leonardo. It was made to replace the A129 Mangusta within the Italian army. It made its first flight in 2022, and now we have two prototypes flying, with two more to come in the upcoming years. The...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/19/helicopter-carrying-iran-president-ebrahim-raisi-hard-land/

It seems that China has built a drone carrier ! https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/05/china-builds-worlds-first-dedicated-drone-carrier/

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/05/agreement-reached-for-super-sonic-strike-missile-3sm-tyrfing-development/