NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has yet to comment publicly on the downing of a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone by two Russian SU-27 fighter jets this week, in what one NATO expert says may be an “overabundance of caution.” “There should be
Brigadier-General Pat Ryder announced the US will set up a new army garrison in Poland to strengthen its presence in the region. Ryder made the announcement as he provided an update on attempts to recover an MQ-9 drone that crashed into the
Russia reached the spot where a US MQ-9 drone crashed after colliding with a Russian Su-27 fighter within hours. But the rush to recover debris from the Black Sea was likely pointless, according to senior members of the US government. One defence official said:
Legal experts have warned the Government’s “threat” to exit the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) would strip Britons of “valuable protections”. This, it is claimed, will end up bringing the country’s human rights standards down to the level of Russia and
NATO has been urged to respond after a Russian fighter jet slammed into a US drone. Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood – Chair of the Defence Select Committee – described the incident as a “blatant attack over international airspace”. Asked if NATO needs
The US is in a race with Russia to retrieve the £26million ($32million) drone downed over the Black Sea by Putin’s fighter jets last night. Recovery teams risk meeting head on in the choppy waters with tensions between the two nations at
The U.S. said on Tuesday two Russian SU-27 warplanes harassed and struck down an unmanned U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over international waters, forcing it to crash into the Black Sea in what could be described as “coercive signaling.” If a Russia warplane
Tensions remain between Russia and the United States after a collision in international airspace. U.S. military command officials said Tuesday that a Russian fighter jet dumped fuel on a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, clipped the drone’s propeller and forced it
U.S. rivals China, Russia and Iran will conduct joint naval drills in the Gulf of Oman this week, off the southern coast of Iran, China’s Defense Ministry announced. Other unnamed countries will participate in the so-called “Security Bond-2023” military exercises, the People’s
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday will travel to Ethiopia and then Niger later in the week as the Biden administration looks to bolster relations with African partners to counter top adversaries like China and Russia from expanding ties on the