UK firm MGI Engineering unveiled the SkyShark one way attack drone earlier this month as the company bids to satisfy a UK MoD requirement for up to 7000 of such aircraft (MGI Engineering) BELFAST — Leveraging vast experience in Formula 1 racing car designs, UK firm MGI Engineering is switching lanes and prioritizing a ramp…
General view of the Iranian Consulate where Iran holds nuclear talks with so-called E3 group of France, Britain, and Germany, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya Iran said it would continue nuclear talks with European powers after “serious, frank, and detailed” conversations on Friday, the first such face-to-face meeting since Israel and the US bombed Iran last month. Before the meeting in…
Former United States ruler, Bill Clinton’s handwritten note to Jeffrey Epstein praises the dead financier and pedophile’s “childlike curiosity.” Clinton wrote a personal note for convicted sex offender Epstein’s 2003 birthday album, in which he also wrote: “It’s reassuring, isn’t it, to have lasted as long.” The Wall Street Journal [behind a paywall] reported on…
Parcels of humanitarian aid await transfer into Gaza, at the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom crossing in the Gaza Strip, July 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen Israel will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza starting on Friday, Israeli army radio quoted a military official as saying. An Israeli military spokesperson did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment on…
A poster depicting Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad is placed on a building in Damascus, after last week’s rebel seizure of Aleppo marked the biggest offensive for years, Syria, Dec. 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Firas Makdesi France’s highest court ruled on Friday that an arrest warrant for former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was invalid as it was issued when he was still in office, but said a new warrant can now be…
A CH-47F Chinook of the US Army’s 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade lands at Osan Air Base in South Korea in May 2025. (Mike Yeo / Breaking Defense) MELBOURNE — The US and South Korean militaries have agreed on a plan to overhaul US Army Chinook heavy lift helicopters based in South Korea in-country under a…
A Torah scroll. Photo: RabbiSacks.org. One of the most fascinating figures in medieval history is Marco Polo. Born into a Venetian merchant family, in 1271 he set out with his father and uncle along the famous Silk Road to China — on what would become one of the most monumental journeys ever undertaken by a…
A pro-Hamas demonstrator uses a bullhorn during a protest at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on March 11, 2025. Photo: Daniel Cole via Reuters Connect. From Upper Manhattan to Antwerp, the world is watching what happens at Columbia University. The lesson will be simple: when Jews are targeted, do elite universities face real…
The lobby of Tel Aviv’s stock exchange. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. October 7, 2023, marked a turning point. Israel’s deterrence doctrine fractured in full view, exposing the limits of even the most advanced security systems. But within weeks, another reality emerged. The response was swift, coordinated, and tech-enabled. Intelligence, cyber capabilities, and precision operations operated in…
Tucker Carlson speaks on July 18, 2024 during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo: Jasper Colt-USA TODAY via Reuters Connect In the past few years, the radical left in America has targeted Jews on many fronts. Demonstrators waved Hamas and Hezbollah flags in the streets…
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok, Russia, Sept. 4, 2024. (Photo by Wang Ye/Xinhua via Getty Images) American B-2s just set the Iranian nuclear problem back by years. Syria is no longer a basket case. And the Trump administration has secured a commitment by NATO members to spend…
Please send links and comments to [email protected] Like a deaf man tuning a piano, the media is ignoring the obvious: 1. Trump is a Mossad asset and member of doomsday cult Chabad. He has committed the US to do Israel’s bidding in Gaza and Iran. 2. Trump and Epstein were not just pedophiles. They were…
Part 1 of a series President Trump can make his special mark on restoring the Monroe Doctrine with more than just a set of policy statements. He should update and adapt the two-century-old Monroe Doctrine, modernizing it with a Trump Corollary to guide strategic thinking and action. The nation needs an actual Corollary to address…
From Fox News: A conservative judicial and government watchdog group has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Defense over documents related to a controversy surrounding the U.S. Military Academy at West Point crest on Bibles in the West Point Cadet Chapel. Judicial Watch originally submitted a FOIA request in…
Welcome to the first edition of the Middle East Defense Digest, a new monthly show hosted by Breaking Defense’s Middle Eastern Bureau Chief Agnes Helou. In this inaugural episode, Agnes explains what to expect from the show, touches on a few recent contract announcements from the region, and then sits down for an interview with…
Leonardo’s AW149 can transport 16 fully equipped troops in accord with standard NATO requirements. (Leonardo photo) The AW149 helicopter is Leonardo’s medium-sized rotary wing solution for the modern battlefield. Designed to meet evolving operational needs driven by the current geopolitical state of affairs and the necessity for interoperability among different military assets and domains, the…
The orbital population of active and inactive satellites continues to grow, especially in low Earth orbit. (Image credit: NASA) WASHINGTON — The fiscal 2026 budget bills approved by appropriators on both sides of Capitol Hill would restore fiscal 2026 funding eliminated by the Trump administration for the Commerce Department’s nascent space safety program — an…
A recent story posted by Reuters blames recent wildfire numbers and severity that have erupted across Mediterranean Europe on climate change. Data and history debunk such claims. Satellite data from Europe and the United States show wildfire is in decline globally, including across Europe, and research and reports show wildfires have been common across the…
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference in Paris, France, June 12, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe France intends to recognize a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, drawing an immediate rebuke from Israel. Macron, who announced the decision on X, published a letter sent…
This article was originally published by Zoey Sky at Natural News. Iran is prepared to withdraw from the NPT if the U.K., France, and Germany trigger a sanctions snapback. This move would remove international restrictions on Iran’s uranium enrichment activities. If Iran exits the NPT, it could enrich uranium to 90 percent purity, produce and…
Orthodox Jewish pilgrims dance outside the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov during celebrations marking Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, in Uman, Ukraine, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Oct. 2, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Peter Ukrainian authorities have declared the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov a national heritage site, ahead of the annual pilgrimage…
There are many aspects of how our modern nations and economies are being managed today that are inexplicable to most people. Many people look at the high rates of immigration and note the damage this does to social cohesion, the pressure this puts on infrastructure and hospital systems, the fact that this is driving house…
Explosions send smoke into the air in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, July 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen Israel and the United States both recalled their negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar on Thursday, with US envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff saying that Hamas has not been…
A pro-Hamas activist wears a keffiyeh while marching from the City University of New York to Columbia University. Photo: Eduardo Munoz via Reuters Connect. Columbia University has agreed to pay over $200 million to settle claims that it exposed Jewish students, faculty, and staff to antisemitic discrimination and harassment — a deal which secures the…
The National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, or NASAMS, firing a missile. The system, jointly produced by the US and Norway, is a critical part of Ukraine’s air defense. (Photo: Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace) WASHINGTON —The US State Department today approved the potential Foreign Military Sale of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to Egypt…
A Vueling aircraft approaches landing at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, as Vueling employees prepare for strike, in Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 2, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Nacho Doce A group of 50 French Jewish students was forcibly removed from a plane in Valencia, Spain on Wednesday evening — reportedly for singing in Hebrew — in an incident…
US Army Charlie Battery, 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery perform a series of 155mm calibration fires to ensure accuracy in brigade operations. (DVIDS) WASHINGTON — At a time when the US Army is working to ramp up 155mm artillery round production, a venture-backed startup is eyeing a share of that market with the launch of…
Trucks carrying aid move, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hussam Al-Masri Israel has rejected claims that its military policies have triggered a famine in Gaza, describing such accusations as inaccurate, politically driven, and detached from reality. The Israeli government has facilitated the…
Warfighters operate equipment at the lab located at Defense Information Systems Agency Headquarters at Fort Meade, MD. (Photo by David Abizaid, Defense Information Systems Agency). A myriad of challenges facing the Department of Defense network transport include legacy systems, security, bandwidth, and latency. To address these issues and to “future-proof” network transport so it stays…
Members of Kneecap pose on the red carpet at the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) Awards in Dublin, Ireland, Feb. 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne Hungary has banned members of the Irish rap trio Kneecap from entering the country for three years ahead of their scheduled performance at a major music festival, due to…
Ozzy Osbourne of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath arrives at the 56th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, Jan. 26, 2014. Photo: REUTERS/Danny Moloshok Rock and heavy metal music legend Ozzy Osbourne, who died on Tuesday morning at the age 0f 76, had a life that involved activism for pro-Israel and Jewish causes…
Matthew Lohmeier testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee as President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the undersecretary for the Department of the Air Force on May 1, 2025. (SASC Screengrab) WASHINGTON — The US Senate today confirmed Matthew Lohmeier as the Department of the Air Force’s newest under secretary, filling a vacancy left open…
As part of the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared System (Next-Gen OPIR), two polar satellites will provide coverage over the northern hemisphere. (Graphic: Northrop Grumman) WASHINGTON — The Space Force’s primary acquisition command has created two new subordinate organizations, called “Systems Deltas (SYDs),” to oversee development programs: the first for missile warning and tracking, the…
United States ruler Donald Trump has accused his predecessor, Joe Biden, of allowing corruption in Ukraine. Trump said that “Biden gave away $350 billion worth of equipment or cash” to Ukraine, and the U.S. didn’t get anything in return. Trump has repeatedly called the conflict “Biden’s war,” But now he’s questioning Ukraine’s use of equipment…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2025. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator has warned that Tehran may withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), an international accord meant to prevent the spread of nuclear…
Adm. Daryl Caudle, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, delivers remarks during a reenlistment and promotion ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial, May 23, during Fleet Week New York 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kalvin Kes.) WASHINGTON — Adm. Daryl Caudle, the White House’s nominee to become the 34th chief of naval…
A Hurjet trainer aircraft on display at IDEF 2025. (Breaking Defense/Agnes Helou) IDEF 2025 — Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Airbus today inked a strategic partnership agreement at the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) in Istanbul, formalizing the collaboration on joint production of the Hurjet advanced jet trainer to meet “Spain’s jet trainer procurement needs,”…
(Left, Quote from World Jewish Congress Founder Nahum Goldman 1895-1982- Forgive me for posting this again but people these days have short attention spans and even shorter memories.) This is the elephant in the room that no one, not even Conservatives, has the courage to address. We can’t defend ourselves if we can’t even name…
People attend the funeral procession of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2025. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS One of the consolations of an ancient society is that it provides long memories. For authoritarian leaders, that means the ability to patiently…
Senator Roger Wicker, a Republican from Mississippi, departs following a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The recently enacted budget reconciliation act is a major, and somewhat unique, Congressional accomplishment that is good for the nation’s security. The defense portion of the reconciliation bill…
People wave Israeli flags following the release of hostages who were seized during the Oct. 7 attack by Palestinian terrorist group Hamas and held in the Gaza Strip, in Ofakim, Israel, Nov. 30, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko In an era where propaganda often shouts louder than truth, where emotions replace facts, and where fear overrides…
Melanie Shiraz being crowned Miss Israel 2025. Photo: Simon Soong | Edgar Entertainment This year has been nothing short of magical, and I’ve been completely full of Israeli pride wherever I go. As the titleholder of Miss Netanya 2024, I had the honor of returning to the Miss Universe Israel 2025 stage — not just…
Palestinian children and their teachers celebrating the right to “return” to and reclaim all of Israel. Photo: Palestinian Media Watch. The Palestinian Authority (PA)’s goal to destroy Israel and turn it into “Palestine” hasn’t changed. At every opportunity, the PA invokes the “right of return” for all Palestinian “refugees.” PA leader Mahmoud Abbas recently stated…
Commonwealth Court Affirms Trial Court Award of Sanctions against Bucks County in the Amount of $3,000 for its Bad-Faith Denial of Public Records to Judicial Watch Client (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that Bucks County, Pennsylvania acted in bad faith in unlawfully suppressing public records concerning the county…
Guest Post by Jim Constantopoulos Shut down New Mexico’s last remaining coal plant (Four Corners Generating Station), environmentalists say, and replace it with renewable energy. But coal is a practical fuel, affordable and dependable. Being generically against coal is no more useful than being generically against electricity. Electricity demand is rapidly rising. Electric vehicles, new AI data centers, and a growing…
An artist’s rendering shows Israeli firm infiniDome anti-jamming tech, GPSdome-SunStone, designed for small UAVs. (infiniDome) JERUSALEM — As modern militaries confront increasingly electronic warfare-saturated battlefields, an Israeli defense firm says it sees an opening in providing anti-jam capabilities to increasingly small platforms like drones and, eventually, GPS-guided munitions themselves to “make smart munitions smart again.”…
Australian Army Corporal Patrick Flanagan operates the AIM Defence Counter-UAS Directed Energy Weapons System during a demonstration at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Australia. (Credit: CPL Jacob Joseph/Australian Department of Defence) MELBOURNE — Less than a year after inviting tenders for a program to rapidly acquire a suite of counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (c-UAS) capabilities, Australia has…
U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Masson, a navigator assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, inspects AGM-86 air-launched cruise missiles during exercise Prairie Vigilance 25-1 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, April 12, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Wilson) WASHINGTON — Seeking to bolster its budding…
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge under the title: Brace For Soaring Electricity Bills: Biggest US Power Grid Sets Power Costs At Record High To Feed AI Very soon, if you want AI (artificial intelligence) (and even if you don’t), you won’t be able to afford AC. Just this morning we warned readers that…
The Polish government, who selected IBCS to serve as the centerpiece for its medium range air defense modernization program, declared Initial Operational Capability in December 2024. Poland is the first U.S. ally to field the system. (Northrop Grummon) RAF FAIRFORD, England — Northrop Grumman is pitching its Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) to the European…
Author of Be Ready for Anything and Bloom Where You’re Planted online course The mercury is rising! As the electrical power grid struggles to meet the high demands of central air conditioners battling the heat wave, these hot weather cooking tips can help you to keep your cool without cranking the air even higher. Cooking…
