World Defence Newsby Alain HENRY de FRAHAN / 9h //keep unread//hide Another project involving SECANT, which offers turnkey solutions with its advanced engineering, design and production capabilities, has been completed successfully. The M4K 8X8 Mine-Protected Recovery Vehicles project was launched by the Turkish Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB), with MPG as the prime contractor, to satisfy anContinue reading “Turkish army receives M4K Mine-Protected Recovery Vehicle”
Tag Archives: Maritime and Military News
Wakashio’s Bow Scuttled Off Mauritius
August 25, 2020 by Reuters The bow section of the Wakashio is towed out to sea and pumped with water off the coast of Mauritius, August 23, 2020. Photo courtesy Mobilisation Nationale Wakashio TOKYO, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping, which owns the bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius and caused a largeContinue reading “Wakashio’s Bow Scuttled Off Mauritius”
US airstrike kills terrorist while targeting senior leader in Somalia
52KAmerican Military Newsby Ryan Morgan / 4h //keep unread//hide This is a breaking news story. Please check back as more information becomes available. A U.S. airstrike has killed a member of the Al Shabaab terror group, the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Tuesday. In a press statement provided to American Military News, AFRICOM said a U.S. airstrikeContinue reading “US airstrike kills terrorist while targeting senior leader in Somalia”
Australia – Weapons upgrades, more troops – and even new boots: Scott Morrison spends $1billion boosting defence as tensions with China escalate
Scott Morrison will spend $1billion on the defence industry over two years Plans to upgrade key equipment, maintain bases and hire 500 reserve troops The PM hopes the plan will stimulate the economy during coronavirus crisis By CHARLIE MOORE, POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA PUBLISHED: 22:55 AEST, 25 August 2020 | UPDATED: 23:25 AEST, 25 August 2020 Continue reading “Australia – Weapons upgrades, more troops – and even new boots: Scott Morrison spends $1billion boosting defence as tensions with China escalate”
HMS Hermes – Britain’s flagship during the Falklands war and once the world’s oldest-serving aircraft carrier – is set to be turned into motorcycles as it is scrapped in India – Many photos
HMS Hermes entered service in 1959 and was due to be scrapped in 1981 before war broke out with Argentina Named flagship of the Royal Navy’s forces, the Hermes led Britain’s victorious counter-attack in the Atlantic Brought home to a hero’s welcome, the Hermes was sold to the Indian navy in 1986 and renamed INSContinue reading “HMS Hermes – Britain’s flagship during the Falklands war and once the world’s oldest-serving aircraft carrier – is set to be turned into motorcycles as it is scrapped in India – Many photos”
