Iran atomic chief claims country won’t enrich uranium over 60% if nuclear talks fail
Mohammad Eslami insists Tehran will not further approach weapons-grade uranium should efforts to restore the 2015 accord collapse
DEFENCE
Malaysia wants Kuwait’s 34 retired F/A-18s
As Malaysian Deputy Defence Minister Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz told the Malaysian parliament, his country is keenly interested in the 34 fighter jets being withdrawn by Kuwait, although he admitted that negotiations have not yet started. He said, however, that Kuwaiti F/A-18s are in good condition and still have hours of flight time. Should they be acquired, he said, Malaysia would keep them in service […]
US Army awards Northrop $1.4 billion contract for future battle command system
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army awarded Northrop Grumman a $1.4 billion contract for both low-rate initial production and full-rate production of its future battle command system, according to a Dec. 23 Pentagon contract announcement. “This award represents the first significant competition for this major defense acquisition program since the 2009 award of the engineering and […]
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
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