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‘No frills, no elitism’: Popular Front’s Jake Hanrahan promises just the details (all the details) of modern war

Jake Hanrahan spoke about his plans for Popular Front, his new podcast on the niche details of modern warfare

Joanne Stocker

Insitu awarded RQ-21 Blackjack drone contract for US Marines and Poland

Boeing subsidiary Insitu was awarded an almost $54 million contract for RQ-21 Blackjack drones for the US Marines and Poland

Fergus Kelly

US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 2 militants, Africom says

US forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 2 militants associated with the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, US Africa Command said

Staff Writer With AFP

Switzerland most transparent small arms exporter, Iran, DPRK and UAE most opaque

Small Arms Survey reveals Switzerland was the most transparent authorized small arms exporter in 2015, followed by the Netherlands, the…

Fergus Kelly

Mali: Estonia troops to begin operations in Gao

Estonian troops in Mali have finalized their preparations and will begin their support of France's Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission

Fergus Kelly

Iran’s first indigenously developed fighter jet looks a lot like the American F-5

Iran unveiled the "Kowsar," it's first domestic fighter jet that looked remarkably like the Northrop Grumman F-5

Joanne Stocker

Russia signs military cooperation pact with Central African Republic

Russia and the Central African Republic signed a military cooperation agreement on the sidelines of Army-2018 defense expo outside Moscow

Fergus Kelly

Swedish Gripen fighter jet crashes after bird strike near Ronneby

A Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter crashed after colliding with a bird in southern Sweden, authorities said, adding…

Staff Writer With AFP

Multiple rockets hit Kabul after Afghan president offers Taliban ceasefire

Multiple rockets hit near the diplomatic area in the Afghan capital Kabul, as officials said fighting had broken out between…

Staff Writer With AFP

India flight tests helicopter-launched Nag missiles, SAAW glide bombs

India's armed forces tested the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon glide bomb system and the HeliNa helicopter-launched Nag anti-tank missile, the Ministry…

Fergus Kelly