Last weekend saw the latest combat curiosity to grace the airwaves: Triad Combat, a fresh offering from promotional group Triller’s box of tricks which has already given us a range of ageing prizefighters attempting to turn back the clock for our collective entertainment, as well as Jake Paul’s fighting apprenticeship – …
Read More »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 words and deeds of relevant countries” involving themselves in the Taiwan issue. In a separate statement, Chinese military spokesperson Tan Kefei slammed a reported visit by US lawmakers to Taiwan …
Read More »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 in Florida in late July, followed by Staff Sergeant Paul Olmstead, who died on September 23 during a maritime assessment course, which must be passed before trainees are allowed into …
Read More »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 nations wage war today, ranging from the ability to gather intelligence in ways unthinkable using manned aircraft, to the discreet and precision employment of lethal weapons in a way which …
Read More »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 contagious but could be tackled by booster shots of current vaccines. However, he added that mutations would emerge that could slip past the body’s vaccine-acquired immune defenses. “This year, [a …
Read More »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 armaments, practicing turning fire on a simulated enemy during the Zapad-2021 joint exercises. Among the two is the Uran-9 armored fighting vehicle, built like a conventional tank but driven remotely. …
Read More »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 with the strategic missile forces,” Shoigu said on Friday while visiting Krasmash, a machine-building plant in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. The new RS-28 Sarmat ICBM is capable of carrying 16 warheads. The …
Read More »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 reflects the reality on the ground more than a major shift in US policy, and as such operates more as an exercise in semantics than a portent of any withdrawal …
Read More »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 when America will cut its losses and leave the Middle East nation alone. Recently, there’s been some hope they might withdraw, with the Biden administration appearing to sympathise with the …
Read More »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 ‘advise and assist’ operations come year’s end, though noted that “counterterrorism cooperation” would continue. “Our role in Iraq will be… to be available, to continue to train, to assist, to …
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