The Russian Ministry of Defense published on Tuesday what it said is fresh footage of Russian tanks and other heavy weapons being loaded to return to Russia from neighboring Belarus. Footage of hardware returning home was released a day before many Western media outlets claimed Russia was going to invade …
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Moscow has wrapped up a number of large-scale military exercises across the country, with more drills expected to end shortly, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin on Monday. The Army and Navy drills, which have been held across Russia, have checked the readiness of almost each and …
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With the West remaining on high alert over reports of Russian military activity near Ukraine, Moscow has begun large-scale joint exercises in neighboring Belarus, the Ministry of Defense has announced. The ‘Union Resolve’ drills, scheduled to take place from February 10-20, are designed to test and develop the two nations’ …
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The two-day military exercise involving Japan’s self-defense forces, coast guard, and police was conducted in late November on a remote uninhabited island. According to Kyodo news agency, citing unnamed Japanese government sources, the island was chosen specifically because its landscape closely resembles that of the disputed Senkaku Islands, which have …
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Since talks to breathe new life into the nuclear pact struck between Iran and world powers in 2015 resumed last week, a steady stream of reports in Israeli and US media hypothesized about possible “other options,” if diplomacy fails. According to latest stories, Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz informed US …
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The drills will be considered during a meeting between US military officials and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz scheduled for Thursday, Reuters reported, citing a senior member of the Joe Biden administration. While the US official declined to discuss details of the potential exercises, a report by Israel’s Kan broadcaster …
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The military exercise began on Wednesday, as confirmed by the US Fifth Fleet, which is also participating in the five-day show of force in the Red Sea. The joint drills come a little over a year after the Trump administration-brokered Abraham Accords, which saw Israel normalize relations with the United …
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The exercise, which took place close to the Afghan border, concluded in southern Tajikistan on Saturday. Six CSTO nations, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, took part in the drills. Over 4,000 soldiers from the CSTO countries with more than 500 pieces of various military hardware honed their anti-terrorist …
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Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi, the commander of Iran’s Army Air Force, was present on Thursday for the operational phase of the 10th Fadaeian-e Harim-e Velayat (Defenders of Velayat Sanctuary) air drills. According to Iranian media, the drill was carried out for the first time in a decentralized manner, with units …
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Some three dozen officers aboard the USS ‘Bonhomme Richard’ were named as responsible for the loss of the ship, which caught fire near a San Diego naval base in July 2020, according to a 400-page investigation report obtained by the Associated Press on Tuesday. While one particular sailor, Seaman Apprentice …
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