Germany Prevents Spain From Sending Tanks to Ukraine
The US and Germany would have to give their thumbs up to the deal before the armor was shipped.
Author: Guy D. McCardle
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Guy D. McCardle is a sixteen-year veteran of the United States Army and most recently served as a Medical Operations Officer during OIF I and OIF II. He holds a degree in Biology from Washington & Jefferson College and is a graduate of the US Army Academy of Health Sciences. Guy has been a contributing writer to Apple News, Business Insider, International Business Times, and Medical Daily. He has over 8,000 answers and more than 30,000 followers on Quora, where he is a top writer on military topics. McCardle is the Managing Editor of the SOFREP News Team, a collective of military journalists.
SOCOM Taps New Combat Cropduster
SOCOM selects L3Harris Sky Warden for armed overwatch role.
Russia Has Stolen Over 400 Commercial Jets and No One Seems to Care
Russia is refusing to return 400 leased jets to their owners.
Is Zawahiri Really Dead? I’m Not So Sure
For the sake of argument, let’s suppose that Zawahiri is dead. The world is a better place without him. If that is the case, what was he doing living in downtown Kabul, a city of almost four and a half million people?
Chinese Weaponry We Can Expect To See Used During Their Current ‘War Games’
Here is China’s weaponry ‘showcased’ during their drills around Taiwan.
Russian ‘Frogfoot’ Jet Fighter Shot Down Over Ukraine
Thus far in the war in Ukraine, we’re told by the source that the Ukrainian 25th has downed a total of seven helicopters, seven drones, and 15 Russian fighter planes. Ukrinform reported earlier that as recently as July 24th, the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade downed another Su-25. The unit commander claims that after downing the aircraft, they have captured two of their aircrew.
US Speaker Pelosi Arrives in Taiwan Despite Threats of Chinese Retaliation
Travel in the Face of Threats Late Tuesday evening, local time, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan (also known as the Republic of China) despite multiple warnings from the government in mainland China against the visit. Before her trip, the Chinese said they would shoot down her plane if it entered […]
Russia and Ukraine Blame Each Other for Deadly Attack on POW Prison
Both sides in the ongoing war in Ukraine have blamed each other for shelling a military prison in a separatist region in the east of the embattled country. Ukrainian prisoners of war, captured following the fall of Mariupol, had been kept at the facility in Olenivka following the fall of the city. Finger Pointing Russia […]
Today, Ukraine Celebrates Its First Ever ‘Day of Statehood’
“I am grateful to everyone who defends our country!
And I wish all of us, all Ukrainians, a fruitful new week.
Glory to Ukraine!”
Russia to Quit International Space Station After 2024
End of an Era Russia plans to leave its decades-long partnership with NASA after 2024 and leave the International Space Station (ISS) for good. This is according to the newly appointed head of the Russian space agency, Yury Borisov. The new Roscosmos chief announced that “the decision to leave this station after 2024 has been […]
Army Welcomes Those Who Exceed Body Fat Standards
Just a couple of weeks after the Army reneged on its pledge to accept recruits without high school diplomas; they came up with another scheme to meet their already low recruitment goals. On June 29th, I wrote about how the Army was miserably failing to meet its recruitment goals, so they dropped the educational requirements […]
Russia Breaks Treaty Before the Ink Dries, Blasting Black Sea Ports in Ukraine
Promises Made, Promises Broken Russia has continued to launch artillery strikes on Ukraine’s Black Sea port cities of Odessa and Mykolaiv on June 26, 2022, just days after signing documents in Turkey, promising they would not do so. These latest attacks follow those on the same region initiated three days ago. In this most recent […]
