DefenceTalkChina tried to electronically jam US drone flights over the disputed South China Sea in order to prevent surveillance on man-made islands Beijing is constructing as a part of an aggressive land reclamation initiative, US officials said. Global Hawk long-range surveillance drones were targeted by jamming in at least one incident near the Spratly Islands, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-jams-us-spy-drones-over-disputed-south-china-sea-islands-64289/

DefenceTalkChina’s relationship with the US is “stable” despite tensions in the South China Sea, President Xi Jinping told top American diplomat John Kerry Sunday, adding that the Pacific Ocean is “vast enough” for both powers, state media said. Xi met with Kerry in Beijing as tensions between the world’s two biggest economies mount over Chinese […]https://www.defencetalk.com/xi-tells-kerry-pacific-ocean-big-enough-for-china-and-us-64237/

DefenceTalkNATO foreign ministers have agreed on steps to combat hybrid warfare –- the type Russia has used against Ukraine — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters today in Antalya, Turkey. Speaking at a news conference at the end of the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, Stoltenberg said NATO is already undergoing its greatest transformation since […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-focuses-on-combating-hybrid-warfare-64233/

DefenceTalkThe United States is “deeply concerned” by some of China’s behavior but the top world powers do not need to be adversaries, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Monday as he prepared to head to Asia for key talks with regional allies. Speaking at Arizona State University before a trip aimed at underscoring President Barack […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-concerned-by-china-but-not-adversary-pentagon-chief-63737/

DefenceTalkCAIRO: For months, members of the Arab League have been calling for a joint military force to quell the violence engulfing the region. Now that member states have largely agreed, analysts say having the force materialize and preparing it to fight complex modern conflicts may be an insurmountable challenge. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi promised that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/analyst-joint-arab-military-force-poses-perilous-challenge-63703/

DefenceTalkA Moscow-friendly Greece could paralyse NATO’s ability to react to Russian aggression, former US national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski warned Wednesday. Athens could use its veto to slow the alliance’s response if Russia set its sights on its Baltic member states, he told Poland’s Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. The Cold War-era hawk, who worked for president […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-friendly-greece-nato-63652/

DefenceTalkArgentina branded Britain’s plans to beef up its defenses in the Falkland Islands a “provocation” and a pre-election stunt Wednesday. On Tuesday, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said London would spend £180 million ($268 million) over 10 years to counter “continuous intimidation” from Argentina in the disputed South Atlantic islands, which the two countries went […]https://www.defencetalk.com/argentina-condemns-british-provocation-in-falklands-63638/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Department has expedited $17.9 million in equipment and supplies –- some which have already been delivered –- to the Iraqi government, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren told reporters today. Warren provided a general update on equipment and supplies authorized for delivery to the Iraqis. “This was a $17.9 million [Foreign Military Sales […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-expedites-17-9-million-in-equipment-to-aid-iraqis-63294/

DefenceTalkMyanmar on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in a conflict-torn border region, where ferocious fighting between the army and ethnic rebels has sent thousands fleeing airstrikes and fierce gun battles. Civilians have come under fire in the deadly clashes between the army and Kokang rebels in Shan state, local officials said, in fighting that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/myanmar-declares-emergency-in-war-torn-region-as-fighting-rages-63150/

DefenceTalkUkraine’s military is “unsuited” to the current conflict against pro-Russian separatists and needs more armored vehicles and artillery rockets, a British defence think tank said on Wednesday. Regularizing volunteer battalions that have played a key role in the fighting will also be a “significant challenge”, the International Institute of Strategic Studies said in its 2015 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-military-unsuited-to-current-conflict-study-62933/