Defence`s Feeds

Le terrible éboulement survenu mardi 18 août 2026 sur un site d’exploitation aurifère à Zamboï, à la frontière entre la Centrafrique et le Cameroun, se compte en dizaines de morts, selon un bilan provisoire. Plusieurs dizaines de personnes sont également portées disparues et pourraient être ensevelies sous les décombres. Alors que les recherches se poursuivent, les partis d’opposition centrafricains et camerounais mettent en cause les conditions d’exploitation des mines d’or dans leurs pays respectifs.

#NEWS: The @USArmy just awarded us a contract to deliver prototype K9 Mobile Howitzers for the Army’s new Mobile Tactical Cannon program.

We were born ready to be the Army’s long-term artillery modernization partner.

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— Hanwha Defense USA (@HanwhaDefenseUS) August 18, 2026 Still don't understand the popularity of wheeled artillery. Only thing I can think of with the US Army is that they'll go to the Stryker Brigades (or whatever they're calling them), but the mystery for me is the Airborne/Air Assault/Light Infantry Divisions. Are they giving up their triple 7's and going with this? If so then they're gonna become heavier than even I imagined. Dispersion is all the rage but if the battlefield has indeed gone "hyper survelliance" and everyone will eventually be spotted then all terrain mobility becomes even more important. I don't see these vehicles as having high cross country mobility.

This robot beat the record of Usain Bolt, although had trouble stopping. pic.twitter.com/33D2ZPF06p

— Glenn Diesen (@Glenn_Diesen) August 18, 2026 When they fully militarize these robots its gonna be hell for humans. Can you imagine a squad of robots vs a human squad. I guess we're gonna need to role out emp rifles for inorganic enemies and regular rifles for organics.

JUST IN: The 75th Ranger Regiment is rumored to be moving forward with the activation of a new 4th Ranger Battalion.

Initial personnel are expected to start reporting to the unit in September, and the battalion is projected to reach provisional status by next summer. pic.twitter.com/t2qzEwKJ0q

— Special Ops Magazine (@specialopsmag) August 19, 2026 This is weird to me. I could get a 4th Ranger Battalion during the war on terror, but now? Supposedly we're getting ready for Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO). As much as SOCOM hates to admit it, I have seen nothing to indicate that Special Ops is vulnerable to conventional forces. Additionally they reducing (supposedly) the size of the infantry squad from 9 to 7 Soldiers to make this work. I just don't know. The only way this makes sense is if Rangers are planning on making runs at enemy command posts, nuke sites, etc...God bless these guys. Seems like someone in leadership might actually be planning on sending these guys on a raid into hell.

U.S. Marines with Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, lead training with joint and multinational forces during Northern Strike 26-2. Northern Strike 26-2 is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability to fight and win. This year's exercise featured over nine-thousand participants across the joint force and participating NATO countries.

Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an agency satellite to a higher altitude to extend its science mission as planned.

On August 19, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Cho Hyun in Seoul.

On August 19, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Foreign Affairs Minister of Chile Francisco Pérez Mackenna in Beijing.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on early Wednesday rejected a statement by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that two ballistic missiles were launched on Tuesday from Iran toward the UAE.

A rocket that once would have been discarded after completing its mission has now taken a different path - returning from the edge of space back to Earth. In the early hours on Wednesday, the Zhuque-3 Y2 reusable launch vehicle lifted off for a flight test, carrying not only a satellite payload but also a major test of China's emerging reusable rocket capabilities. After completing its orbital mission, the rocket's first stage attempted a controlled return and recovery, with its developers Beijing-based private firm LandSpace describing the mission as a key transition from technology verification toward engineering application for China's commercial aerospace industry.

After Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim recently reaffirmed Taiwan is part of China during an interview, the Taiwan island's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was clearly rattled.

A satellite launch vehicle being tested for the first time self-destructed after experiencing an anomaly shortly after liftoff, Taiwan's top weapons development institute said Wednesday, but no injuries or property damage were reported.

China launched the reusable rocket Zhuque-3 on Wednesday morning, achieving its first recovery of a rocket's first stage on land.

The government's campaign against communist insurgents is gaining momentum as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported neutralizing 1,045 New People's Army (NPA) rebels and their supporters during operations conducted from Jan. 1 to Aug. 13 this year.

Japan and Australia agreed in Canberra on Tuesday to advance arrangements for the Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to use missile test sites in Australia, Kyodo News reported.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has categorically dismissed the United Arab Emirates' claim that Iran launched a missile toward its territory.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared two French diplomats working at the French Embassy in Tehran 'persona non grata.'

The large-scale U.S.- ROK joint military exercises, Ulji Freedom Shield, began in every part of the ROK on August 17. The drill poses the most immediate and open threat to the DPRK and the regional security.