Washington: ‘The possibility of an Iranian attack over the Persian Gulf has increased after the nuclear treaty has been scrapped. In view of this, the US Navy has been put on high alert in this region’, a senior US Naval official made this declaration as a warning to Iran. In the last few days, the […]
Damascus/Moscow: The police unit of the Russian army has started patrolling in the Syrian capital, Damascus. This patrolling is important in view of the rebel and terrorist threats to the capital. In their reports the international media have claimed that this has further tightened the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on Syria. The Russian media […]
Taipei/Beijing/Washington: Disturbed by the military cooperation between Taiwan and United States, China organised a war exercise close to the Taiwanese airspace. It threatened Taiwan by flying its bombers and fighter jets close to the airspace. The Taiwanese ‘F-16’ fighter jets chased off the Chinese fighter jets, adding to the tension in the east Asian region. […]
New Delhi: For the first time since the Second World War, fighter jets will be deployed at the airbases on the Andaman-Nicobar Islands. This decision appears to be due to the changing world scenario and the increasing Chinese activities in the Indian Ocean. This will augment the Indian defence preparedness in the western sector of […]
Moscow: Two pilots were killed when a Russian helicopter crashed near the eastern Syrian border. The Russian defence ministry has stated that the cause of the crash could be a possible technical snag in the helicopter. This is the second accident in one week, faced by the Russian Air force in Syria. As per the […]
Jerusalem: ‘If the war with Iran is inevitable, it is better to wage one now rather than postponing it,’ clarified Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the meeting of his ministers. ‘Iran is arming the Hezbollah in Syria and this increases the threat for Israel. Therefore, it is imperative for Israel to stop Iran, even […]
Talinn: Estonia, a Baltic country sharing the border with Russia initiated comprehensive war exercises ‘SIIL 2018’ on Wednesday. The central concept of the exercises, in which more than 15000 soldiers from 19 NATO member countries have participated, is an attack from Russia and Belarus. The exercises are drawing attention as Estonia has also included the […]
Washington: The US ‘Special Forces’ are secretly supporting the Saudi military in their war against the Houthi Rebels in Yemen. A leading United States daily made this claim in a published news report. It has also criticised that this secret presence of the US ‘Special Forces’ in Yemen is contrary to the US Military’s policy. […]
Canberra: The advanced fighter jet ‘Sukhoi-30’ crashed near Latakia in Syria after taking off from the Hmeymim airbase in north western Syria. The Russian defence ministry has informed that there was no attack on the jet and both the pilots have been killed in the crash. Russia has started strong preparations to retaliate against the […]
Washington: The US navy has posted an urgent requirement of the Tomahawk missiles being used for making fierce attacks on military bases in Syria. The US navy awarded a contract to the leading arms manufacturer, ‘Raytheon’ for the manufacture of 100 Tomahawk long range missiles. The increased demand for the Tomahawk missiles that can go […]