combat

Lingerie fighting & freak shows: The weirdest combat sports in the world (VIDEO)

Last weekend saw the latest combat curiosity to grace the airwaves: Triad Combat, a fresh offering from promotional group Triller's…

2 years ago

China carries out ‘combat readiness patrols’ as US delegation visits Taiwan

In a statement on Tuesday, spokesman Shi Yi said the drill was carried out in response to the “seriously wrong…

2 years ago

2 US special ops trainees die during combat diving course, prompting safety concerns – reports

Staff Sergeant Micah Walker died during the Army’s Combat Diver Qualification Course (CDQC) exercise at Naval Air Station Key West…

2 years ago

Wings of death: How availability of combat drones will change war forever

The proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, commonly referred to as drones) has brought about a sea-change in the way…

2 years ago

New Covid-19 vaccines will be necessary by mid-2022 to combat ‘next generation’ of virus strains, BioNTech CEO says

The German firm’s CEO, Uğur Şahin, told the Financial Times that Covid-19 variants such as the Delta strain were more…

3 years ago

Russia unveils combat robots that can take down tanks without putting soldiers in harm’s way, as part of massive Zapad war games

In footage released by the country's Ministry of Defense, two models of unmanned fighting vehicles showed off their capabilities and…

3 years ago

New Russian ICBM to enter combat service in 2022: 208-ton Sarmat can carry 16 warheads and has operational range of 18,000km

“Flight tests [will begin] this year and should be completed in 2022. In 2022, the first batch should enter service…

3 years ago

President Biden ending the US combat role in Iraq is meaningless – America still needs to be there to keep up its role in Syria

Joe Biden recently announced that the US combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year. This announcement…

3 years ago

Biden’s deal to end the US combat mission in Iraq is just window dressing to give the illusion of an end to that ‘forever war’

Iraq is a nation steeped in American controversy, epitomising the country’s catastrophic 21st century obsession with ‘regime change’. One wonders…

3 years ago

Biden says US ‘combat mission’ in Iraq will be over by year’s end, but won’t say how many troops to remain deployed

Speaking during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday, Biden said the US will fully transition to…

3 years ago