A massive blast in the Iranian port of Shahid Rajaei, Bandar Abbas on Saturday originating from a shipping container holding a cargo of ammonium nitrate could be sabotage, according to an Iranian security expert. However, several Iranian reports said the blast was the result of negligence of port officials who were...
Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, a senior official in Russias General Staff, was killed in a car explosion in the Moscow suburb of Balashikha today, according to the Investigative Committee's spokesperson, Svetlana Petrenko. “According to preliminary information, the explosion killed the deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff...
Two Swedish Jas 39 Gripen fighter jets have completed their first close-range interception mission under NATO command, escorting a Russian IL-20 Coot signals intelligence aircraft over the Baltic Sea. The mission, conducted as part of NATOs Enhanced Air Policing, marks Swedens first operational deployment of a fighter aircraft division abroad since...
A sweeping aerial assault by Russian forces overnight has killed none people and injured over 70 in Ukraine, most of them in the capital, Kyiv, according to Ukrainian authorities. The attack, involving nearly 70 missiles and around 150 drones, caused widespread damage to residential areas and infrastructure
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has proposed a supply chain partnership with the European Union and NATO as part of efforts to expand cooperation with Europes defense sector, in line with rising demand for rearmament across the continent. During a visit to Brussels on Wednesday, DAPA Minister Seok Jong-geon held high-level talks with senior officials from both the EU and NATO to offer defense industry cooperation and to position Korea as a reliable partner in Europes evolving security landscape
In a joint overnight operation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) targeted and destroyed around 40 engineering vehicles in the Gaza Strip that were allegedly used by Hamas for terror-related activities, including the October 7, 2023, attack that breached Israels southern border. According to an
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has cited a 2018 statement from former U.S
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China has prohibited South Korea from exporting any defense-related products to the United States if they contain Chinese-origin rare earth minerals, marking a new front in the intensifying trade standoff between Washington and Beijing. The restriction, reported by
The United States reportedly plans to formally withdraw from its role as mediator in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia following the collapse of a planned summit in London, where key parties refused to participate. Speaking Tuesday, U
Ukraine has reportedly received the first of two Swedish Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft from Sweden, a development that could raise concerns for Russia. The Swedish-made aircraft, designated ASC 890 and equipped with the Erieye radar system, made its reported maiden test flight over the Lviv region in western Ukraine, according to Ukrainian media outlet UNIAN