The Iraqi military said on Sunday that air defenses at Iraq’s Ain al-Asad airbase that hosts US Forces intercepted and shot down two drones. The military said in a statement the drones were intercepted and shot down at around 12:30 a.m. local time. On May 8, an attack by an unmanned aerial surveillance system targeted […]
Tensions escalated along a disputed segment of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border as Bishkek said on June 4 that Tajik military personnel had placed a container overnight on what Kyrgyz officials called ‘a a disputed area’ along the border between the two Central Asian nations. The Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security (UKMK) said in a statement […]
A naval training logistic vessel, named Khark, caught fire and sank near the port of Jask in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday morning. No casualties have been reported so far and the cause of the incident is still unknown. According to the reports, with the help of the ship damage control team, all the […]
French Defense Ministry Spokesman Herve Grandjean revealed that the contract that was signed between Egypt and the French Dassault Aviation company to purchase 30 Rafale fighter jets would come into force this summer. In an interview with Egyptian channel Extra News telecast on Wednesday evening, Grandjean added that Egypt will start receiving this batch of […]
It is a mere coincidence that the victory of the Palestinian resistance over the Israeli enemy in Gaza synchronized the 21st anniversary of the liberation of most of the Zionist-occupied Lebanese territories. After the Israeli invasion in 1982, the various factions of the Lebanese resistance engaged directly in fighting the occupation troops, expelling them from […]
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been repeatedly rebuked in his efforts to speak with China’s top general, despite multiple attempts to set up talks, U.S. defense officials have said. In seeking to converse with their Chinese counterparts, U.S. military officials hope to open lines of communication so they might reduce potential flare-ups or calm […]
A US convoy was targeted in Al-Samawah province, southern Iraq today, Saberin News reported. According to the report, the convoy was carrying logistics equipment for the US military. So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. There have been no reports of casualties or damage. The report comes as Iraqi sources reported yesterday […]
The Iranian Army’s drones detected and monitored the US Navy’s USS Georgia submarine in the Strait of Hormuz for three hours during an electronic warfare drill on Tuesday. Forces from the four units of the Iranian Army, namely the Ground Force, Air Force, Navy, and Air Defense, launched a large-scale drill on Tuesday to practice […]
The United States is reportedly going to spend some $240 on building military facilities in Central Asian countries including Turkmenistan. However, Ashgabat has kept silent about the reports by Russian media. Afghanistan’s local media are also reporting that Pentagon is building a military base in Pakistan’s tribal region of Kurram near Afghanistan’s border. Reports on the […]
The Iranian Army is going to hold a large-scale military exercise to practice electronic warfare tactics. The joint war game, dubbed ‘Sky Shield 1400’, would involve electronic warfare forces from the four units of the Army. The exercise will kick off on Tuesday and cover large areas of Iran. According to Deputy Chief of Iran’s […]
