For the second time in weeks, a Canadian icon has emerged as the unlikely victor in an existential battle on the ice. Mervyn Sequeira, an Ontario photographer, was out with his family on a recent morning when they spotted a bald eagle descending towards a frozen lake. Sensing a looming attack on…

The flagship of the russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet has long been Nastoychivy, a destroyer of the Soviet-era Project 956. It is one of the last two ships of this class remaining in russia’s naval inventory. However, it now appears that the russian Baltic Fleet has received a new flagship—Severomorsk, a…

NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on March 3, when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon’s surface. The LuGRE payload’s success in lunar orbit and on the surface indicates that…

Kaif Shaikh 4 days ago A surge in GPS jamming has transformed aviation safety, with flights diverting and even crashing due to signal disruptions iStock On January 17, 2025, a Ryanair flight from London was just moments from touching down in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius when its descent was…

Ukraine’s air defense capabilities are at risk due to the depletion of missile stockpiles for its surface-to-air missile systems after the US suspended the aid for Kyiv. The exact timeline for complete exhaustion remains unclear, as it depends on both available reserves and the intensity of future…

For over a decade, the world only knew him as "Caesar." His photographs, harrowing and haunting, were smuggled out of Syria at great risk. They offer a rare, unfiltered glimpse into the systematic torture and mass killing inside former President Bashar al-Assad's prisons. Caesar remained a faceless…

(Bloomberg) -- The amount of Russian crude oil that’s stuck at sea is rising as Joe Biden’s farewell sanctions on Moscow continue to snarl the nation's petroleum trade. Most Read from Bloomberg How Upzoning in Cambridge Broke the YIMBY Mold Remembering the Landscape Architect Who Embraced the City…

The European Union Military Assistance Mission in Support of Ukraine (EUMAM UA) in Spain has trained more than 7,000 Ukrainian military personnel since November 2022. To date, 152 modules have been delivered in more than 30 different specializations. The courses, organized to complement the…

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Based on statements made by its Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Harris, the Irish government has confirmed that it will donate Giraffe Mark IV air defense radars to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to strengthen the air defense of small towns and strategic targets. This would be a transfer of…

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The U.S. Space Force is looking at reactivating an abandoned rocket launching site on an abandoned Pacific island stronghold to test technologies for future rocket cargo delivery missions. The site, on Johnston Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, around 860 miles southwest of Hawaii, has a notorious…

President Trump ordered a pause on all US military aid to Ukraine on Monday, days after he kicked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky out of the White House following a heated Oval Office meeting between the leaders. The pause will remain in effect until Ukrainian officials demonstrate a…

Image for representation purposes only A new study by Polish researchers has revealed that GPS disruptions in the Baltic Sea likely originate from moving vessels rather than land-based sources. The findings reveal that powerful jamming devices may be mounted on ships, with earlier reports of…

On Friday, Feb. 28, Vice President JD Vance disrupted the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office broadcast by denouncing Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky for his temerity in insisting on defending his country. According to Vance, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was caused by belligerent behavior by the Biden…

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By Allied Maritime Command, March 3, 2025 CATANIA, Italy – Six Allied submarines are planning to taking part in NATO’s most advanced submarine warfare exercise off the coast of Italy between 28 February and 14 March 25. Exercise Dynamic Manta 25 brings surface ships, submarines, aircraft and…

A US private spacecraft achieved its first-ever uncrewed lunar landing on Sunday, marking the second commercial moon landing. Firefly Aerospace's lunar lander Blue Ghost touched down near an ancient volcanic vent on Mare Crisium, a large basin in the northeast corner of the moon's Earth-facing side.…

The UK has signed a £1.6 billion ($2.1 billion) deal to supply Ukraine with over 5,000 air defense missiles. The agreement was announced during an emergency summit in London, which brought together 19 European leaders, including representatives from the UK, France, and Canada, with Ukrainian…

US President Donald Trump is a radically transparent person but still manages to surprise. After promising for years that he would put pressure on Ukraine to agree with Russia to halt fighting, Trump has recently followed through. He directed his administration to extort the Ukrainian government for…

Taipei, March 2 (CNA) A submarine cable connecting Taiwan's main island and its outlying Matsu islands that disconnected in January has been fully repaired, according to the telecom provider which operates the cable. The repairs on the Taiwan-Matsu No. 3 fiber-optic cable that broke down on Jan. 15…

With around 10,000 soldiers from seven nations, the Joint Viking will be the largest military exercise in northern Norway this year. The scenario to be trained is exactly what Donald Trump has created uncertainty about: U.S. military help in case a European NATO ally gets invaded by Russia. “It is…

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Ruslan Serbov strides towards me sporting the physique of a man who works out in the gym every day. Barrel-chested with tattooed biceps the size of tree trunks, he only just squeezes into his extra-large T-shirt. Ruslan Serbov in his wartime role fighting Russia (Image: Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC) JOIN…

A Royal Australian Navy ship is bound for the Coral Sea after a Lithuanian man attempting to row across the Pacific Ocean from San Diego to Brisbane got into trouble. Aurimas Mockus activated his emergency beacon on Friday night about 740km east of Mackay, Queensland, and 90km west of Tropical…

Pro-Ukraine rallies in multiple US cities after chaotic White House meeting Videos posted on social networks showed hundreds of demonstrators gathered in New York’s Times Square, many carrying the blue-and-yellow flag of Ukraine on their backs. In Los Angeles county, a pro-Ukraine crowd rallied in…

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Share U.S. Central Command has posted the first video ever showing the secretive AGM-114R9X variant of the Hellfire missile in action. R9X is an exotic weapon that features an array of pop-out sword-like blades rather than a traditional high-explosive warhead. It is used as an extremely low…

Denmark is set to breathe new life into a centuries-old ammunition factory in a bid to bolster its defense capabilities and support Ukraine’s ongoing fight against Russia, as revealed in a statement posted on X by OSINTtechnical on March 1, 2025. Photo credit: YouTube Kongsberg risky bets on Ukraine…

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The past year has been a tale of two cities for the U.S. Coast Guard. On one hand, the service was nationally lauded for its response to the Key Bridge allision and for working across agencies to recover and maintain the Maritime Transportation System. On the other, the service continued to grapple…

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Ukrainian forces have developed a sophisticated evolution in drone warfare that transforms basic FPV (First-Person-View) drones into “lurk-and-strike” lethal ambush weapons, according to Forbes technology journalist David Hambling. “The technique is used behind Russian lines to strike vehicles…

Defense Policy Defense Technologies Drones Middle East Security & Defense The Gulf Yemen MENASource February 26, 2025 • 4:05 pm ET By Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco On December 28, 2024, Yahya Sare’e, the spokesperson for the Houthis, announced that a Houthi surface-to-air missile shot down a US…

When Shota Bitadze returned to the trenches in Ukraine, months after being severely wounded, he attempted to keep the extent of his injuries secret from his comrades. “At first no one knew I was missing my limb because I put a glove over my prosthetic hand,” he told RFE/RL. “But when I moved my…

Russia imposed personal sanctions Monday on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, in response to U.S. sanctions against Russians stemming from the conflict in Ukraine. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the group, which also included business leaders, academics and government…

NewsArticlesBlogsVideo content Eng Укр Pol Esp Eng Укр Defense industry of UkraineUkraineWar with RussiaWorldEuropeMilitary assistance 1 March, 2025 Illustrative image on the topic of cyberattacks Cyberattack Cybersecurity Russia USA World Last week, the US Secretary of Defense ordered the planning…