Category Archives: Foreign Forces

Army and Navy Cancelled March Hypersonic Test Due to Battery Failure

Army and Navy Cancelled March Hypersonic Test Due to Battery Failure

A common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, at approximately 10:30 p.m. local time, March 19, 2020, during a Department of Defense flight experiment. US Navy photo.

The Army and Navy scrubbed their latest hypersonic test flight due to a battery failure during a pre-launch check, the Navy’s top officer for strategic programs said Friday. Read More

UPDATED: U.S. MQ-9 Drone Crashes in Black Sea After Collision with Russian Fighter; Recovery Options Unclear

UPDATED: U.S. MQ-9 Drone Crashes in Black Sea After Collision with Russian Fighter; Recovery Options Unclear

MQ-9 Reaper UAV. US Air Force Photo

This story has been updated to add comments from Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger, as well as information on recovery efforts.

The Pentagon is not yet saying whether the U.S. will try to recover an unmanned MQ-9 Reaper aircraft that ditched into international waters Tuesday after a Russian Su-27 aircraft collided with it midair over the Black Sea.
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AUKUS Plan: Aussie Sailors to Serve on American Subs, RAN to Buy U.S. Virginia Attack Boats

AUKUS Plan: Aussie Sailors to Serve on American Subs, RAN to Buy U.S. Virginia Attack Boats

President Joe Biden greets British Prime Minister Rishi Surnak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese the AUKUS bilateral meeting in San Diego, Calif, March 13, 2023. DoD Photo

This post has been updated with additional information from the announcement ceremony.

SAN DIEGO – The leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom joined President Joe Biden at the Navy’s submarine base in San Diego, Calif., Monday to mark a historic trilateral agreement aimed at bolstering security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. Read More

UPDATED: Chinese Rocket that Delivered Military Spy Satellites Breaks Up Over Texas

UPDATED: Chinese Rocket that Delivered Military Spy Satellites Breaks Up Over Texas

The June 23, 2022 launch of three spy satlittles aboard a Long March rocket. The second stage from this launch broke up over Texas on Wednesday.

This post has been updated with a statement from U.S. Space Command and additional information on the path of the debris. 

The second stage of a Chinese rocket that delivered a trio of military surveillance satellites in June disintegrated over Texas on Wednesday, USNI News has learned. Read More

Chinese Actions in South America Pose Risks to U.S. Safety, Senior Military Commanders Tell Congress

Chinese Actions in South America Pose Risks to U.S. Safety, Senior Military Commanders Tell Congress

Army Gen. Laura Richardson, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaks with members of the Public Force of Costa Rica on Feb. 7, 2023. US Embassy Photo

Recent Chinese actions, like financing a $3 billion container port, establishing a space monitoring station near the Straits of Magellan and buying lithium mining operations in three South American nations, pose increasing risks to U.S. security, senior military commanders said Wednesday. Read More