Putin Loves Donald Trump
At his annual year-end press conference in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin heaped praise on current GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. In reports from Reuters…
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Asia’s Quest For Stealth: Advanced Combat Aircraft Projects [PART 2]
Click here to read Part 1. Asia’s Quest For Stealth: Japan Japan’s indigenous stealth fighter project is the ATD-X (Advanced Technology Demonstrator eXperimental) ShinShin (Spirit…
Russia vs. Turkey: Competition For Influence
On November 24, a Russian Su-24M bomber was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 after it allegedly violated Turkey’s airspace during combat operations…
Asia’s Quest For Stealth: Advanced Combat Aircraft Projects [PART 1]
Across Asia, multiple powers are in the midst of developing advanced next generation combat aircraft. Though often overshadowed by developments in the maritime sector, aviation…
Time For China’s Military To Step In Africa
China will soon establish its first military base on the African continent in the country of Djibouti on the Horn of Africa, according to a…
Russia Heats Up Syrian Airstrikes On ISIS With Even More Bombers
Several days after the Paris attacks and upon admitting that Metrojet Flight 9268 was downed by ISIS (Daesh), Russia mounted an incredible assault on Daesh…
Obama: Stop Activities In South China Sea
As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit meeting gets underway this week in Manila, Philippines, U.S. President Barack Obama reiterated his call for China to stop…
Thailand And Singapore Advance Longstanding Military Ties
A just completed biennial naval exercise between Thailand and Singapore saw for the first time the participation of a submarine from the Republic of Singapore…
The Disastrous Impact Of Overfishing In The South China Sea
While alarm bells are ringing over the potential the South China Sea dispute has to explode into violent conflict, casualties are already occurring. Due to…
Putin Shows Teeth In Russia’s Military Exercises
Over the past several weeks, Russia’s armed forces have undertaken numerous exercises and drills. The most recent last week was a large-scale exercise that included…