Supersonic Travel
The concorde was the first ever supersonic commercial plane, making its debut in 1976 and travelling 2 times the speed of sound. It could take you from London to New York in less than 3 hours, whereas now it’s almost 8. So what happened to these impressive speeds? And will we ever experience it again? […]
Sonic Boom Rattles Maryland Residents
On the 28th of May, US fighter jets rushed to intercept a rogue plane flying over Washington DC, one of the country’s most heavily restricted airspaces. The rogue plane, a Cessna Citation, entered the airspace unresponsive, prompting the jets to scramble to assess the situation and regain contact. Unfortunately, the Cessna crashed in a rural […]
Conflict Grows As Biden Sends Cluster Bombs To Ukraine
On July 7, US President Joe Biden announced that he would send cluster munitions to Ukraine, which has an extensive record of killing civilians, bypassing a US law prohibiting the production, use or transfer of cluster munitions with a failure rate of more than 1%. The cluster munitions being sent are fulfilling a request from […]
Chinese Ship commits an unsafe manoeuvre near American Ship – What does this mean?
On the 3rd of June, a Chinese navy vessel passed within 150m of the USS Chung Hoon – an American navy vessel – before crossing the ship’s path. This interaction warranted a statement from the US Indo-Pacific Command: ” [the ship] executed manoeuvres in an unsafe manner in the vicinity of Chung-Hoon”. A Canadian warship […]
An Overview Of The Wagner Rebellion
The Wagner group is a private military company (PMC), described as the private army of Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian oligarch and former ally of President Vladimir Putin. Wagner PMC may be the first serious threat to Putin in the last 22 years. On June 23, Yevgeny Prigozin first aired his negative opinions on the […]
USA sends Abrams tanks to Ukraine
The United States has a long history of supporting Ukraine in its struggle against Russian aggression. Recently, the US has taken a step further in this support by sending tanks to Ukraine. This move by the US government clearly indicates the country’s commitment to helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia. The tanks that have been […]
USA Sends $2.5 Billion worth of military equipment to Ukraine:
The U.S. said Thursday that it will send Military equipment valued at $2.5 Billion to Ukraine, including 90 Stryker combat vehicles and 59 Bradley fighting vehicles with 590 Tow Missiles along with hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition. The ammunition included will replenish the U.S.-supplied HIMARS artillery systems, the NASAMS air defence systems, the […]
Fighting in Sudan
Explosions and gunfire have been reported in the capital city of Sudan, Khartoum, with almost one hundred civilian deaths from the fighting that started on Saturday. The fighting is between Sudan’s head of the military and an anti-government paramilitary group name the rapid support forces or RSF for short. The Leader of this group has […]
Corruption in the Russian army
Fighting in the streets of Bakhmut continues with no clear sign of a winner. There are around 4000 civilians living in shelters inside city limits with no access to water, gas or food. Ukrainian forces have reported bloody battles raging across the city and surrounding areas. Recently Russian media such as the “Moscow Times” had […]
B21 Raider: The USA’s answer to an ever-growing threat
Intro: On December 2nd 2022, the USAF revealed its next generation of Bomber fleet, flying at 50 000 feet, ‘invisible’ to radar, with hundreds in production, which will replace the USA’s ageing bomber fleet, They revealed, The B21 Raider. Performance: Little is known about this new bomber, but we do know it cruises at 50,000 feet, […]