Defence`s Feeds

France's ANTENJ digital legal investigations techniques agency is looking for a private-sector solution to protect the data collected and stored in the course of investigations conducted by judges, and civilian and military police officers.

Iran’s leadership is admitting what the world can now see: the pressure is working.

President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged Iran’s economic shortages, saying, “The war must come to an end at some point.”

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s parliamentary speaker, was even more… pic.twitter.com/IEopNO1cT8

— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) August 25, 2026 IF! IF we have the most powerful military on the face of this planet then why can't we close the deal against technologically inferior nation states? Iraq and Afghanistan were both painful slogs without a satisfactory outcome. Before that you could say the same for Vietnam and maybe even Korea. Now we're faced with Iran and it ain't looking rosey folks.
IF!  IF the issue isn't with the troops or the gear then it swings toward leadership.
IF!  IF its a leadership issue then you have to ask if its civilian or military leadership that is the problem.
Looking at Iraq & Afghanistan I come down solidly on the side of a failure of civilian leadership of BOTH parties.  IMO Bush Jr was a fucking idiot.  Obama didn't cover himself in glory.  Trump didn't shine either.  Biden?  Biden was a fucking disgrace who lost his damn mind midway thru his term and his "camp followers" were even more pathetic.
But we don't know what advice they were given by our military leadership either so maybe they aren't as bad as I'm thinking.
Either way we have a serious problem.
We like to think that as jacked up as the federal govt is, at least the DOW is semi-capable.
I'm not so sure it is.
Now we have an apparent changing of the guard.  Instead of a war being won by the DOW while being supported by the rest of govt, it seems that the Treasury Dept has taken the lead while the Services attempt to reset while engaging....if you can call an extended ceasefire as engaging.

The news went unnoticed except in well-informed circles: on 24 July, Beijing added 14 European companies linked to the defence sector to its "export control" list, making any supplies from China subject to complex authorisation procedures. The list contains several [...]

French security and corporate intelligence firm Amarante International, founded by Alexandre Hollander, reached a deal with Sturdy Consultancy Services (SCS), [...]

French MPs Christophe Plassard of the centre-right Horizons party, Charles Rodwell of centrist Ensemble Pour la République and Jean-Louis Thiériot [...]

The most secret department of the French finance ministry's anti-money laundering agency Tracfin is to get a new head. The current boss of the DRLT intelligence and counter-terrorism department, a China expert, is stepping down.

 

Before a meeting of the "Coalition of the Willing" in Kyiv this Monday, the British Prime Minister Andy Burnham bluntly [...]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's push to bolster international support and receive additional air defenses continues on August 24 as the so-called Coalition of the Willing meets to discuss ways to pressure Russia to halt its invasion months ahead of another likely brutal winter.

On Ukraine Independence Day, the European Commission has approved €6.1 billion in new defence procurement for Ukraine. This funding covers air and missile defence systems, missiles, ammunitions and radars, reaffirming Europe's commitment to supporting Ukraine's defence and resilience against Russia's ongoing aggression.

Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian acknowledged the country was facing societal difficulties in the face of its conflict with the US and as Washington appears set to unveil plans to intensify sanctions on Tehran.

The Albanese and Cook Governments are today announcing the selection of the site for the new Defence Precinct at Henderson - supporting thousands of well-paid, highly skilled jobs, and delivering continuous naval shipbuilding and sustainment in Western Australia for generations to come.

The Albanese Government has marked a significant milestone in delivering Australia's future surface combatant fleet today, with the laying of the keel for the first Hunter class frigate at South Australia's Osborne Naval Shipyard.

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Andy Burnham will arrive in Ukraine on Monday 24 August for his first overseas visit as Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister met the President of the European Council Antonio Costa on the train to Kyiv, as the two leaders travelled into the city to mark Independence Day.

The Prime Minister spoke to Luc Frieden, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, on the train into Kyiv.

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disrupting their operations, dismantling their leadership, and eliminating cartel terror across the region." Gen. Donovan said.

U.S. and Nigerian forces are conducting a series of training events at Operating Location Bauchi, Nigeria, aimed at sharing military expertise, strengthening partner capacity and building relationships between service members from both nations.