Tag: Russia

Featured photo courtesy of AFP Photo/Georges Ourfalian Damascus (AFP) – Fighting subsided across much of Syria Saturday as the first major ceasefire of the devastating five-year war appeared to broadly hold despite sporadic breaches in parts of the battle-scarred country. The truce, brokered by Washington and Moscow, is seen as a crucial step towards ending […]

Senior US military officials have snubbed Russia’s annual celebration of Armed Forces Day held at the Russian Embassy in Washington. Representatives from both the US military and NATO were invited to Thursday’s event as usual, but they did not show up this year, CNN reported Friday night. “They had a room set aside with photos […]

Featured photo credit: AP (Maya Alleruzzo, File) Washington (CNN) – The Obama administration is holding internal discussions on military options if the ceasefire in Syria fails, including the possibility of increasing the number of Special Forces on the ground in Syria, though no decision has been made, a senior U.S. official told CNN. Other potential […]

Editor’s Note: It’s difficult to imagine how today’s U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Strike Group could be rendered both impotent and vulnerable, considering how it’s been an amazing instrument of deterrence and power projection for the past several decades. While the presence of a U.S. aircraft carrier off the coast of most potential threat nations–or within […]

The US is worried that it’s submarine fleet is falling behind China and Russia’s as both countries aggressively push to expand and modernize their navies. Admiral Harry Harris told the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that US Pacific Command “suffers shortage of submarines today, my requirements are not being met.” And, according to Foreign Policy, […]

Dozens of Russian generals at a military base near the eastern Syrian city of Latakia were killed Sunday afternoon in a deadly car bomb attack committed by two opposition factions (video below), Ahrar al-Sham and Bayan movement, Syrian opposition groups reported on Wednesday. According to the media office of Ahrar al-Sham, the two factions, in […]

Featured photo courtesy of Boston Dynamics Little noticed amid the daily news bulletins about the Islamic State and Syria, the Pentagon has begun a push for exotic new weapons that can deter Russia and China. Pentagon officials have started talking openly about using the latest tools of artificial intelligence and machine learning to create robot […]

A new deal between the US and Russia to enforce a ceasefire in Syria has been reached, with the cessation of hostilities set to come into force on 27 February. The ceasefire, subject to the agreement between the warring parties, would exclude Islamic State, al-Nusra Front and other groups deemed to be terrorist organizations. Skepticism […]

The United States’ aircraft carriers have always been an almost untouchable deterrent, steel behemoths capable of projecting the full weight of the U.S. military wherever they deploy. Yet while many militaries could never hope to match the U.S. carrier fleet in size and strength, countries such as China, Iran and Russia have spent recent years adjusting their forces and […]

Russia will formally ask permission today to start flying a particularly sophisticated ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) platform over the United States as part of the Open Skies Treaty. Reportedly, the request will be made to the Open Skies Consultative Commission, based in Vienna, Austria. For the uninitiated, Open Skies allows unarmed observation flights over the […]

Happy Monday, FighterSweep Fans! And to start your week off on an interesting note, Russia will formally ask permission today to start flying a particularly sophisticated ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) platform over the United States as part of the Open Skies Treaty. Reportedly, the request will be made to the Open Skies Consultative Commission, based […]

(CNSNews.com) – After saying for months that the U.S. is not cooperating with Russia in Syria – beyond basic air safety “deconfliction” measures – a senior military official disclosed Thursday that the Pentagon has asked Russia to avoid areas where U.S. Special Forces troops are located in northern Syria. The U.S. and Russia are both […]