US upgrades military command in Japan to deter China – Pentagon

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth. Photo: Omar Havana/AP Japan is a key US partner in deterring China’s military ambitions, US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, who is on a visit to Tokyo, said. According to him, Washington is launching a reform of the US military command in Japan to increase combat effectiveness in the region, Politco […]

Secret mission: How the US became part of the war in Ukraine

Photo: Getty images In the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion, two Ukrainian generals travelled from Kyiv on a secret mission tothe US military base in Wiesbaden, Germany. According to The New York Times, they arrived under diplomatic cover to agree on strategic cooperation that made Washington’s involvement in the war much deeper than previously […]

German Spectrum rocket explodes after launch in Norway

The launch of the Spectrum unmanned rocket from the Andøya Space Centre, Norway Photo: AP The Spectrum unmanned rocket, developed by German startup Isar Aerospace, exploded shortly after launch in Norway. The aircraft, which was supposed to be a breakthrough for the European space industry, took off on Sunday, 30 March, from the Andøya Space […]

Israel intensifies operations in Gaza: Netanyahu says military pressure is effective

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that military pressure on the Hamas group is working. According to him, the security cabinet has decided to intensify operations against militants in the Gaza Strip, The Jerusalem Post reports. “It works because it works in two ways: on the one hand, it destroys the military and governmental […]