US Anticipates ATACMS Missile Transfers Will Propel Germany to Supply Taurus Missiles to Ukraine

Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Become a member Support us just once The United States is reportedly hopeful that its recent shipments of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine ... Read More

Missile defense proves its mettle in the skies over Israel and Ukraine

Skeptics have been firing potshots at the whole idea of missile defense for decades, beginning in the 1980s when President Ronald Reagan proposed his Strategic Defense Initiative, dubbed "Star Wars" ... Read More

U.S. Secretly Shipped New Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine

Ukrainian forces for the first time used a longer-range version of weapons known as ATACMS, striking an airfield in Crimea and Russian troops in southeastern Ukraine. Read More

Raytheon: Customers Out Of Money, Company Selling Weapons For Wars Past

Raytheon's stock struggles despite Ukraine's war, as its signature weapons may not be suitable for modern needs, impacting growth prospects. Read more here. Read More

Ukraine gains power to hit deep into Russia with new US missiles

Ukraine could hit Vladimir Putin’s airfields deep inside Russia with new long-range missiles ... of delay may have provided the Russian military time to offset the potential operational impacts that ... Read More

The Delusion of Peak China

These and other events have fueled the claim that China is stagnating, if not in permanent decline. Some scholars now argue that the world is witnessing “peak China” and that the country’s ... Read More

The US and Israeli defeat of Iranian missiles is a big boost for its strained regional alliance

The aerial success against Iran's missiles was a major boost for the US's aim of a defensive alliance that's been strained by Israel's Hamas war. Read More

US and Japan announce new military agreements aimed at countering China

Tokyo and Washington have struck 70 pacts on defence cooperation during Japanese PM’s White House state visit ... Read More

What are Iran's military capabilities - and how far can it strike across Middle East?

Iran has a ballistic missile programme which experts believe is the biggest in the Middle East - and uses other groups across the region to spread its own influence and interests. Read More

Russia-Ukraine war latest: Putin 'may launch all-out bid to seize second city' - as Western officials fear major Russian advance

Russia has launched fresh strikes on critical infrastructure - with Kyiv residents told to cut energy consumption every night for the rest of 2024. Meanwhile, Western officials reportedly fear a major ... Read More

Cost and benefit: Israel’s very expensive defence against aerial threats

Experts have calculated the cost of the April 13 attack for Iran at $100-$200 million — perhaps five to ten times less than what Israel spent to repel it. That means a huge recurring bill if Iran were ... Read More

Ukraine-Russia war live: Press Putin to end war, Germany urges China’s Xi Jinping

German chancellor Olaf Scholz said he urged Chinese president Xi Jinping to press Russia to end its war in Ukraine. Mr Scholz told Mr Xi in a meeting in Beijing on Tuesday that China’s word carries ... Read More