World Military News
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UN Security Council to have strong focus on counter-terrorism issues in August
United Nations Security Council is expected to have a strong focus on counter-terrorism issues in August, according to the informal provisional program of work of the Council published on Monday.
2020-08-04 15:29 -
U.S., Poland agree on enhanced defense cooperation
The Pentagon said on Monday that the United States and Poland had completed negotiations on the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), which would enable increased U.S. military presence in the central European country.
2020-08-04 15:21 -
Israeli, U.S. air forces hold joint exercise
Israel said on Monday its air force held a joint military exercise with the United States Air Forces Central Command for the second time in 2020.
2020-08-04 15:20 -
Israel's anti-rocket systems loaded, transported to U.S. Army: ministry
An Antonov cargo plane landed in Israel on Monday to transport Iron Dome anti-rocket batteries from Israel to the U.S. Army, Israel's defense ministry announced.
2020-08-04 01:17 -
New Zealand extends Middle East, Africa peace support deployments
The New Zealand government has extended three Defense Force deployments to the Middle East and Africa by two years.
2020-08-03 20:49 -
Philippines' Duterte approves 91.65 bln USD national budget proposal for 2021
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the proposed 4.506-trillion-peso (roughly 91.65-billion-U.S. dollar) national budget for 2021, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Sunday.
2020-08-02 15:57 -
Iran says it has arrested head of U.S.-based 'terrorist group'
Iran said Saturday it has arrested the head of a U.S.-based "terrorist group" accused of being behind a deadly 2008 bombing in the southern city of Shiraz and of other abortive attacks.
2020-08-01 22:09 -
S.Korea's 1st military communications satellite reaches geostationary orbit
South Korea's first military communications satellite has reached a geostationary orbit on Friday, 10 days after its liftoff, the country's arms procurement agency said.
2020-08-01 17:32 -
Putin: Russian Navy to be armed with hypersonic strike systems
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that the Russian Navy would be armed with hypersonic nuclear strike weapons and underwater nuclear drones, which the country's Defense Ministry said were in their final phase of testing.
2020-07-28 22:48 -
U.S., Russia to hold talks on arms control, space security in Vienna
The United States will hold talks with Russia next week in Vienna on nuclear arms control and space security, U.S. State Department said on Friday.
2020-07-25 17:18 -
U.S. reiterates opposition to all foreign military interference in Libya
The U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland reiterated U.S. opposition to all foreign military interference in Libya, U.S. embassy to Libya said late Thursday.
2020-07-24 17:02 -
White House's plan to reduce troops in South Korea draws skepticism in Washington
The White House is weighing the possibility of reducing U.S. troops on the Korean Peninsula. The move has drawn harsh criticism from inside U.S. President Donald Trump's own party, as well as from U.S. experts.
2020-07-21 16:11 -
Russian fleet tracks U.S. destroyer in Black Sea
The Russian Black Sea Fleet has begun to track the U.S. guided-missile destroyer Porter, which entered the Black Sea on Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
2020-07-20 17:43 -
U.S. Navy teams deployed in Texas to combat COVID-19
U.S. Navy teams began to be deployed in Texas to help combat the spread of COVID-19, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Sunday.
2020-07-20 17:11 -
Japanese defense minister calls on U.S. military to take virus tests prior to arrival
Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono said on Friday that he has called on the United States to conduct coronavirus testing on all U.S. military personnel coming to Japan after outbreaks of the virus have hit U.S. bases in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.
2020-07-17 23:49 -
U.S. air force F-16 jet crashes, pilot injured
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper fighter jet crashed during landing at the Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico on Monday evening, causing minor injuries to the pilot.
2020-07-14 16:27 -
21 injured in U.S. Navy ship fire in San Diego
A total of 21 people, including 17 sailors and four civilians, were injured Sunday morning in a fire on a U.S. Navy ship at Naval Base San Diego in California, authorities said.
2020-07-13 18:19 -
Russia understands China's decision not to join Russia-U.S. arms control talks
Moscow understands Beijing's position of not joining Russia-U.S. negotiations on nuclear disarmament, Vladimir Yermakov, director of the Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said Wednesday.
2020-07-09 11:14 -
Iran, Syria sign agreement to expand "comprehensive" military cooperation
Iran and Syria signed an agreement on Wednesday to expand "comprehensive" military and security cooperation, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
2020-07-09 14:31 -
Australian PM announces 186-bln-USD plan to expand military
Australia will be armed with long-range missiles under a 10-year plan to upgrade the capability and potency of the Australian Defence Force, said Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday.
2020-07-02 00:35 -
Positive progress made in anti-terrorism operations in Sahel region
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under Secretary General of the United Nations Department of Peace Operations said on June 5 that the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel) is strengthening the troop construction and has made "substantial and encouraging progress", and an ongoing major military operation, code-named Sama "progressing well".
2020-06-10 17:43 -
Nigerian military rescues 18 crewmen following pirates' attack on Chinese vessel
Eighteen crew members aboard a Chinese vessel, MV HAILUFANG II, were rescued unhurt by the Nigerian military following a recent attack by pirates within the Gulf of Guinea.
2020-05-20 01:44 -
U.S. opposes verification of biological weapon production: Russian FM
The United States categorically opposes the adoption of a protocol to the convention of banning biological and toxin weapons, which would establish a mechanism to verify compliance by member countries with their obligation not to produce such weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.
2020-05-14 21:33 -
Top U.S. general says "we don't know" where coronavirus originated
Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said on Tuesday that "we don't know" where the coronavirus originated.
2020-05-06 08:31 -
Russia's top spacecraft designer reportedly dies from COVID-19
Chief designer of the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation Yevgeny Mikrin has passed away at 65, Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said Tuesday. Local reports said last month that he contracted the novel coronavirus.
2020-05-05 21:18 -
Uganda military to curb COVID-19 spread among troops in Somalia, Equatorial Guinea
The Ugandan military on Sunday said it has issued measure to stop the spread of COVID-19 among its troops in Somalia and Equatorial Guinea after one of them tested positive for the virus.
2020-05-04 20:03 -
US Navy starts broader inquiry into coronavirus outbreak aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
The US Navy said on Wednesday it is launching a broader inquiry into the coronavirus outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, effectively delaying its recommendation to reinstate Captain Brett Crozier as commanding officer of the warship.
2020-04-30 19:16 -
Libya's east-based army announces cessation of military action during Ramadan
Libya's east-based army announced on Wednesday cessation of military action in the country during the holy month of Ramadan.
2020-04-30 16:27 -
Canada's military helicopter confirmed missing on NATO mission: Trudeau
A Canadian helicopter has gone missing off the coast of Greece during a mission with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, the country's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed on Twitter on late Wednesday.
2020-04-30 16:24 -
Russian strategic bombers patrol Baltic Sea
Two Tu-160 strategic bombers of Russia's Aerospace Forces have conducted a scheduled flight over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, Russia's defense ministry said Wednesday.
2020-04-29 22:35 -
Iran, Russia reject reported U.S. new nuke-related plan
Foreign ministers of Iran and Russia on Tuesday rejected a reported U.S. new attempt concerning Iran's 2015 nuclear deal, official IRNA news agency reported.
2020-04-28 23:28 -
Top nuke envoys of S.Korea, U.S. hold phone talks over Korean Peninsula issues
Top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States held phone talks over issues of the Korean Peninsula, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.
2020-04-28 21:01 -
Sri Lankan president appoints special task force to protect military personnel's health amid COVID-19 pandemic
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a special task force to ensure the health security at military camps and the safety of military personnel involved in the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, a statement from the President's Office said here Tuesday.
2020-04-28 22:13 -
Russia: UN Security Council permanent members to hold online summit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have agreed to hold an online five-way summit, proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Interfax news agency reported.
2020-04-27 23:41 -
Azerbaijani navy launches tactical drills in Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan's naval forces launched tactical exercises in the Caspian Sea, the country's Ministry of Defense said on Monday.
2020-04-27 23:57 -
U.S. renews waiver for Iraq to import Iranian electricity
The United States has renewed a waiver for Iraq to continue importing Iranian electricity, a State Department official said on Sunday, but this time for a shorter period of 30 days, adding that Washington will reassess whether to renew again once a "credible government" is formed in Iraq.
2020-04-27 19:19 -
Tension rises between Turkish forces, al-Qaida-linked group in Syria
Tension has flared between the Turkish forces and an al-Qaida-linked militant group on Sunday as a result of the militants' rejection of a Turkey-Russia deal to clear the M4 road in Idlib province in northern Syria, a war monitor reported.
2020-04-27 15:47 -
Putin, Trump adopt joint statement on 75th anniversary of Elbe Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump adopted a joint statement to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the meeting between Soviet and U.S. soldiers at the Elbe River, the Kremlin said Saturday.
2020-04-26 16:26 -
Pakistan successfully test-fires anti-ship missiles
Pakistan successfully conducted a test firing of anti-ship missiles in the North Arabian Sea, said a statement from the Pakistan Navy on Saturday.
2020-04-25 22:51 -
U.S. forces consolidate positions in eastern Syria
The U.S. forces are consolidating their positions in the eastern Euphrates river region in Syria, a war monitor reported on Saturday.
2020-04-25 22:59