UK to Lead Joint Expeditionary Force, NATO Effort to Track Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’
The United Kingdom is leading a Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) and NATO effort to track Russian “Shadow Fleet” vessels in…
Finland Seizes Russian Oil Tanker After Suspected Undersea Fiber-Optic Cable Sabotage
Finnish authorities seized the Russian oil tanker Eagle S after the country’s police opened a criminal investigation into the vessel’s possible…
Finland Crafting Whole-of-Government Defense Posture
From its military draft and 300,000-member reserve force to building bomb shelters in its cities to protect civilians, Finland maintains…
Report to Congress on Russia’s Nuclear Weapons
The following is the Nov. 22, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Russia’s Nuclear Weapons.…
Sweden Requests Chinese Bulk Carrier To Stay in Swedish Water as Investigation Into Undersea Fiber-Optic Cables Continues
Sweden’s prime minister asked a Chinese bulk carrier, suspected of cutting two undersea fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea, to…
Military Challenges in the Pacific Can’t be Solved with Just Drones, Says Paparo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – While the U.S. military can employ small drones in confined spaces, conflict with China in the Pacific…
U.S. Signs Icebreaker Pact with Finland, Canada
American, Canadian and Finish officials committed to the joint development, construction and maintenance of polar icebreakers with the signing of…
Chinese Carrier Strike Group Deploys to Philippine Sea
Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Shandong (17) sailed into the Philippine Sea accompanied by two escorts and conducted flight operations there…
Japan Aircraft Scrambled Fewer Times in First Half of FY 2024 Compared to FY 2023
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force carried out 358 scrambles in six months, a decrease of 66 scrambles compared to the…
Hicks: China Threat More Difficult for Public to Understand than Ukraine, Middle East
The global challenge that China poses to the United States is more difficult for the public to grasp than what…