Taipei: While the tensions between the United States and China are escalating, two US destroyers have challenged China by sailing through the Taiwan Strait. The mainland has been claiming that Taiwan is an integral part of China and had also objected to the military cooperation between the United States and Taiwan. Therefore, the sailing of […]
Moscow/Damascus: – Russia seems to have expedited its military movements to respond to the US, the UK and France attacks on Syria. A report was published last week about Russia sending two additional warships and weapons supplies to Syria. Russia has followed it up by sending two more destroyers to Syria. These new movements indicate […]
Moscow: While there is a possibility of a war between the United States and Russia, the former Russian military officials have started issuing threats against the United States. A Former Russian Navy Chief threatened to fire torpedoes at the United States destroyers and former Russian military officials threatened to target the British military base. They […]
Damascus: There is a report that the advanced United States destroyer ‘USS Donald Cook’ has reached near the Russian defence base at Tartus in Syria. Based on the information from the Turkish news agencies, it is claimed that the Russian fighter jets circled dangerously close to this destroyer, having the ‘Tomahawk’ missiles deployed on board. […]
New Delhi: Three Chinese destroyers have entered Pakistan’s Karachi port. As part of the strategic cooperation between the two countries, these destructors have come to visit the Karachi port. At the same time, India has decided to deploy the warships in the gulf of Malacas & to give a direct counter answer to China’s strategic movements. The Indian Navy informed that the deployment in Malacca would be permanent. Chag Chun, […]
A guided–missile destroyer is a destroyer designed to launch guided missiles. Many are also equipped to carry out anti-submarine, anti-air, and anti-surface operations. The NATO standard designation for these vessels is DDG. wikipedia
Mumbai : On Monday, the largest-ever indigenous destroyer ‘INS Chennai’ was inducted into the Indian Navy in the presence of the Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar. ‘INS Chennai’ is the third ‘Kolkata’ class destroyer and it was constructed in the ‘Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited’. During the event, Defence Minister Parrikar warned in clear words that even […]
Tokyo : A South Korean newspaper has published information of US moving forward to deploy missile system similar to ‘THAAD’ on South Korean destroyers. US and South Korean Navies have signed agreement to this effect, added the said newspaper. In past China had strongly objected to US’s decision of deploying THAAD missile system in South […]
Istanbul : Turkish military has ordered immediately to search suspiciously missing 12 destroyers. It is suspected that during the last week, the rebels escaped taking 12 destroyers. Prior to this, a search is on for the missing 42 helicopters of the Turkish military. 12 destroyers that went for patrolling in the ‘Black Sea’ and the ‘Aegean Sea’ during the last week have not yet returned. Also, the local media has published that no contact has been established with the destroyers. It is also claimed that one of the destroyer is equipped with missiles. Along with it, the commander of the Turkish navy Admiral ‘Veysel Kosele’ also remains missing. Both the possibilities that either the Turkish navy Admiral Kosele has joined in the rebels or the rebels must have kidnapped him, are being expressed. It had been revealed that the existing and the former Turkish air force chief had participated in this coup. Apart from this, the weapons supply found from the basement of the five star hotel where the President Erdogan was staying during the coup attempt has caused an upheaval. #TurkeyCoup: 12 naval destroyers, 42 choppers missing. Cause of concern. Should not fall in hands of #TerrorGroups pic.twitter.com/7KuXj6GUmn — Samir Dattopadhye (@samirsinh189) July 20, 2016