Iraq and Turkey’s Kurdish dilemma should be addressed now, not after ISIS
13 November 2015 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Next week the G20 summit will be held in Turkey’s southern city of Antalya. The G20 has begun to tackle other…
Wires Brief: Pakistan has low-yield nuclear weapons, Canada to call back CF-18s, Russia expands military bases in Arctic
22 October 2015 – Vancouver, CA United Kingdom British industry is now warning that the country’s national security will be at risk if there are any delays to replacing the…
Wires Brief: Taliban on offensive, Russian airstrikes in Syria, US-Canadian joint force being pondered
30 September 2015 – Vancouver, CA United Kingdom Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has refused to say if he supports military action in Syria, reports Bloomberg. in New York, Prime Minister…
Weekly Recap: F-35’s gaps can be filled by other aircraft
22 August 2015 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb News about the F-35 seems to be a daily reminder of how it has gone vastly awry. We are reminded that…
DefRep Analysis: ISIS shows signs of internal rifts
6 August 2015 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Videos of executions broadcasted in gruesome detail is nothing new for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). In late…
Weekly Recap: Canada’s Conservatives use ISIS propaganda for political attack ad
28 June 2015 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Well, it is election season in Canada. The television is full of political ads espousing that each political party will fulfill…
Navy’s Fire Scout UAV compromises BAE’s precision weapons upgrade
Edinburgh, UK – 12 October 2012 By Fiona Pringle Fire Scout UAV problems mark poor start for hi-tech APKWS integration The decision to upgrade the US Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout…
The Weekly Recap: Global security goes to the birds
7 June 2015 – Vancouver, CA The DefenceReport team endeavours to shed light to some of nuances of the global security situation. We are mourning that we were unable to…
DefRep Analysis: A Fractured Iraq cannot take back Iraq
Vancouver, CA CIA Director John Brennan, in an interview to CBS’ Face the Nation, stated that the battle against ISIS will be a “long fight”. Brennan also commented that the…
Wires Brief: UK Navy members arrested in Canada, Germans restock Leopard 2s, Nigerian forces enter last Boko Haram stronghold
22 April 2015 – Vancouver, CA United Kingdom Four British Royal Navy members have been released on bail after charges of gang rape were laid on them in Nova Scotia,…