September 30, 2024: India continues its effort to design and build SSN (nuclear attack sub) submarines. Construction is supposed to begin this year with the first SSNs entering service in 2032.

In July 2024 there were national elections in Venezuela. Foreign observers were allowed in to monitor the voting. Maduro’s main opponent was the popular, and notably honest Edmundo Gonzalez. Poll ...

Nigeria is suffering multiple economic, political and security issues. Inflation is at historically high levels. New president Bola Tinubu took office in May 2023 and promptly implemented some of his ...

The current surge in retirements of experienced maintainers and a dearth of new air force recruits has left military aviation units with a growing shortage of both veteran and recently trained ...

An F-16 Fighting Falcon engine runs at full afterburner during testing at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2024. Engines are ...

Additionally, legislative reforms were introduced in September to address judicial independence and transparency, reflecting the government's commitment to strengthening democratic institutions.

U.S. Army artillerymen with 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, ...

Ukraine used long-range missiles and USVs (Unmanned Surface Vessels) to attack Russian ships, forcing the survivors to distant ports in the far northeastern portions of the Black Sea. Even though ...

A T-45C Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Training Squadron (VT) 9 launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class ...

Both China and Russia have long histories of corruption. These two countries sometimes managed to use the corruption to sustain economic growth rather than stifle it. Governments, usually monarchies, ...

U.S. Army Maj. Wayland Griffin and Spc. Salim Hercules with Headquarters Company, 3rd battalion 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st ...

Inside Afghanistan the Taliban promised not to harm the 800 kilometer long Afghan portion of the pipeline. This assurance turned out to be the opening round of negotiations about how much the Taliban ...