Saudi authorities stage maritime disaster drill
The scenario included practice fuel spills, fires and injured passengers, with each authority demonstrating the correct procedures to respond to the emergencies
DEFENCE
NATO will immediately transfer 40,000 troops to Donbas if Russia intervenes militarily
Everyone may be waiting for direct negotiations between Russia and the US to resolve the crisis between them, but NATO‘s plans to deploy forty thousand troops in Donbas are already in place. In the event of a deterioration of the situation on the Ukrainian-Russian border, NATO intends to immediately transfer an army of 40,000 troops to Ukrainian territory. At the moment, high […]
Armenian president hails ‘new page’ in ties with Saudi Arabia, thanks Arab world for providing refuge after genocide
Saudi crown prince “taking Saudi Arabia in right direction”
Arab coalition denies Iranian claims on evacuation of diplomat from Yemen
Maliki said the coalition facilitated the transfer of the Iranian diplomat for humanitarian considerations
French Navy FREMM Frigates “Hook” US Navy ASW Award
This is the third time (and the second year in a row) that the U.S. 6th Fleet awards the price to French units for their ability to find and track submarines.
Aircraft carrier Bush conducts first at-sea MQ-25 unmanned tanker demo
WASHINGTON — Aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush has spent the past two weeks showing off the future of naval aviation, hosting the U.S. Navy’s first MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker for an at-sea demonstration and conducting that carrier’s first F-35C Joint Strike Fighter flight operations. The service announced Dec. 20 it had completed an unmanned carrier […]
Russia’s 2nd Lada-Class Submarine ‘Kronstadt’ Starts Sea Trials
Russia's Admiralty Wharves Shipyard has started the first stage of the shipbuilders sea trials of the Project 677 submarine Kronstadt, the shipyard’s press office said. Kronstadt (B-586) is the second of the Lada-class of submarines
The third test of the US AGM-183A ARRW supersonic missile failed
The US Air Force has announced that the third test of the AGM-183A ARRW (Air-launched RapidResponseWeapon) supersonic missile under development has failed. The US Air Force wanted the missile tests to be completed in 2021 so that it could enter service in2022, but this is now impossible. The test was carried out on 15 December by a B-52H strategic bomber. During the […]
Mystery of blast at Iran nuclear power plant
Tehran claims 5 a.m. explosion was linked to air defense drill
Syria: British Eurofighter shot down a drone
This is the first time Typhoon fighters have engaged an enemy aircraft in hostile airspace since the Falklands War 40 years ago. A British Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft shot down a drone over Syria. The British newspaper Daily Mail reported that theBritish warplane, which is part of the US-led coalition in Syria, shot down the target near the coalition‘s base […]