Saturday 21 December, 2024

National Security

NATO warns of Russian threat to North Sea critical infrastructure

NATO representatives have expressed concern about Russia's actions in the North Sea where Russian ships have reportedly engaged in...

Turkish UAV located crash site of helicopter carrying Iran’s president

A Turkish Bayraktar Akinci high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) was able to locate the crash site...

Estonian special forces train in crisis response

In December, the Estonian Special Operations Command conducted an international exercise on the island of Saaremaa to practice crisis...

First replacement MH-60T airframe delivered to US Coast Guard

Lockheed Martin's subsidiary Sikorsky has recently delivered the initial airframe of 45 replacement MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters to the US...

GM Defense wins contract for Next-Generation Armored Heavy-Duty SUV

General Motors' subsidiary, GM Defense, has been awarded a 10-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) full-rate production contract by...

Baltic-connector gas pipeline damaged in suspected Russian sabotage

Finland has announced that the damage to their underwater natural gas pipeline with Estonia on Sunday may have been...

RAF Typhoon jets intercept Russian bombers flying off Scotland

Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft were launched to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol bombers this morning as...

China’s spy balloon gathered information on sensitive U.S. military sites

In January 2023, a Chinese spy balloon entered U.S. airspace and flew over several states for more than a...

Terror threat level in Northern Ireland raised to ‘severe’

The terror threat level in Northern Ireland has been raised from "substantial" to "severe", meaning that an attack is...

U.S. shoots down unidentified object over Canada

A U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada, the second such incident...

Norway deploys military to protect oil and gas installations

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said on 28 September that the country will be deploying its military to...

Marshall Land Systems delivers EOD and ECM vehicles to UK MoD

UK-based Marshall Land Systems has delivered the first 10 of 120 specialist military vehicles to the UK Ministry of...

Royal Navy takes over monitoring English Channel

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on 14 April that from today the Royal Navy is taking over operational...

Finland targeted in cyber attack, airspace breached

Finnish news agency YLE reported on 8 April that the websites of Finland's defence and foreign affairs ministries were...

UK armed forces gearing up for possible no-deal Brexit

As part of the UK Government planning for a possible no-deal Brexit, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has...

France to deploy troops to maintain security during Yellow Vest protests

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that soldiers will be deployed across the country to help maintain security during yellow...