Kremlin Attack: False Flag Or Ukraine’s Doolittle Raid?

What are we to make of  last Tuesday’s presumed drone attack on the Kremlin? All the indications are that two small uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) exploded on or above the Kremlin’s Senate building roughly sixteen minutes apart, all caught on numerous video recordings. Damage appears to have been slight. Predictably, the Russians were quick to blame Ukraine, and also that the attacks were sponsored and originated from Washington DC, an allegation that has been strenuously deniedContinue reading “Kremlin Attack: False Flag Or Ukraine’s Doolittle Raid?”

Ukrainian Counter-Offensive: Where Will The Blow Fall?

  Recent speculation in the world’s media on when the long-anticipated Ukrainian counter-offensive against their Russian invaders will begin has now reached almost hysterical proportions. When is it coming, they ask? And, quite rightly, the UkrAF remain tight-lipped. There’s no point in forewarning your enemy after all. Surprise is key to most successful military operations. What might be holding it up is the other question. There are a number of factors which might explain the delay.Continue reading “Ukrainian Counter-Offensive: Where Will The Blow Fall?”

Sudan – descended into chaos

  So, what’s going on in Sudan then? Over the past week or so we have watched the country descend into a fair approximation of chaos as two former allies in the country, General Abdel Fattah Burhan who commands the regular Sudanese army, and his former deputy, General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo – a former camel dealer widely known as Hemedti – who leads the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), battle it out for control. TheyContinue reading “Sudan – descended into chaos”

Kwayga announces project partnering with USAID Economic Resilience Activity to support Ukrainian Food & Drinks suppliers

  Martin Fitzgerald and Mike McGrath, co-founders of Kwayga  announced the “European Shelves for Ukrainian Producers” project at the Enterprise Ireland Start-Up Showcase 2023. Kwayga.com is an Enterprise Ireland-backed sourcing engine that uses technology to connect large food and beverage buyers with new, verified suppliers in Europe. The invasion of Ukraine has created one of the most significant humanitarian crises of this last half-ce tury and supporting Ukrainian food and drinks exporters to start/re-start exportingContinue reading “Kwayga announces project partnering with USAID Economic Resilience Activity to support Ukrainian Food & Drinks suppliers”

BAE Systems announces partnership with Microsoft

  BAE Systems has announced a partnership with Microsoft to utilize innovative cloud technology to equip defence programs. Combining BAE Systems’ knowledge of building complex digital systems for militaries and governments with Microsoft’s approach to developing applications using its Azure Cloud platform, the partnership will support access to faster and easier digital defence capabilities for large multinational defence projects and wider military operations. Since starting the collaboration, BAE Systems and Microsoft have worked on threeContinue reading “BAE Systems announces partnership with Microsoft”