Tag: military
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UK to announce plans to house migrants at military bases within weeks
Sky News reported on Saturday that plans could be announced by the British government to move migrants out of hotels and into military bases or even disused ferries. The report noted that previous suggestions involving the use of holiday camps and student halls were less likely to be implemented. The government has indicated that it…
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Taiwan’s President Tsai reviews troops ahead of US visit
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met with army engineers on Saturday and reviewed their training, saying defending democracy is a “noble” mission of the armed forces ahead of a visit to the United States and Central America next week. China, which views Taiwan as its territory, has ramped up its military and political pressure over the…
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China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea – a strategic waterway through which trillions of dollars of trade passes annually
The US military swiftly denied the claims, telling AFP that “the PRC statement is false”, using the acronym for the People’s Republic of China. The vessel “has been conducting routine operations in the South China Sea and was not fired upon”, said a spokesman for the US Indo-Pacific Command. “The United States will continue to…
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Why China’s military support for Russia would be a ‘game changer’
Throughout the war, Russia has struggled to muster enough personnel, ammunition and weapons to overcome the fierce Ukrainian resistance – forcing Putin to turn to mass conscription, mercenary groups and imports. Did. Meanwhile, Ukraine managed to fend off the Russian juggernaut and even gain the lead. But some experts believe the war is at an…
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Belarus to create 100,000-150,000 strong volunteer military force
“In case of aggression, the response will be swift, tough and fair,” Lukashenko said on Monday. Defense Minister Viktor Khrinin said the Territorial Defense Force would have 100,000–150,000 volunteers or more if needed. The paramilitary force would ideally be set up in every village and town. According to the 2022 International Institute for Strategic Studies…
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Taiwan finds remains of suspected Chinese balloon, tightens military security
Beijing insists it was a meteorological vehicle that went off course and accuses Washington of sending similar equipment into its airspace, a charge the US denies. Taiwan’s military said “unidentified objects” were seen falling from the sky on Thursday over Matsu Island, about 280 km from the capital Taipei. There they found the remains of…
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Taiwan finds crashed weather balloon on remote island, possibly Chinese
Taiwan’s military said on Thursday it had found the remains of a crashed weather balloon believed to be from China on a remote and strategically located island off the Chinese coast, amid a dispute between China and the US over spy balloons. Taiwan, claimed by China as its territory, has over the past three years…
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What’s going on there? Possible explanation for mystery items downed by US
still unclear The object that fell over Canada on Saturday was described by the Canadian Defense Minister as a balloon. But two other objects can be something else entirely. For example, a US official described the object shot over Lake Huron on Sunday as an octagon with wires dangling from it. Alex Kostinsky, a physicist…
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Taiwan says it hasn’t seen any Chinese surveillance balloons
“Most of the balloons near our waters were used for meteorological purposes,” the official, Major General Huang Wen-chi, told a regular briefing in Taipei, adding that the weather balloons posed no serious security threat. He said the military would destroy any balloons coming into Taiwan’s territory that presented a “high security threat” but that no…
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US military says it recovered key sensors from Chinese spy balloon
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought to reassure Americans on Monday about the risks posed by unidentified objects. “I want to assure the Americans that these items do not present a military threat to anyone on the ground,” Austin said, speaking to reporters after landing in Brussels for a NATO gathering. “However, they do present…
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US military shot down flying object over Lake Huron
US military fighter jets shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron on Sunday, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put North American security forces on high alert. It was the fourth flying object to be shot down over North America by a US missile in just over a…
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North Korea’s Kim praises army ahead of possible military parade
Commercial satellite imagery has for months shown North Korean troops practicing for a major military parade that is expected to take place this week, according to international analysts. Such parades are typically held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang and are often used to showcase new weapons, including ballistic missiles designed to carry nuclear…
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Moscow intensifies winter offensive, Kyiv expects new attack
Danilov said, “He has a need to show something to his people, and a great desire to do something big, as he sees it.” Moscow is now making full use of hundreds of thousands of troops in its first mobilization since World War II, after Russia failed to capture Ukraine’s capital Kyiv last year and…
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US military says it is searching for the remains of a Chinese spy balloon
“I think part of it is the president’s reluctance to take any action that would be seen as provocative or confrontational toward Chinese communists,” said Republican Tom Cotton, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Former President Donald Trump and his former director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe, denied Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s assessment…
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Ukraine plans $550 million drone investment in 2023
Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Monday that Ukraine’s military will spend about $550 million on drones in 2023 and that 16 supply deals have already been signed with Ukrainian manufacturers. Both the Ukrainian and Russian forces have used a wide range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, for reconnaissance and attack…