Category: Notizie Estero

In connection with the strengthening of Gotland, the Swedish Armed Forces also deployed truck-mounted anti-ship missiles in southern Skåne, a system with a range of about 100 kilometers. From its deployment site, the unit, together with aircraft and corvettes, can deploy long-range anti-ship missile…

SEOUL — The United States, Australia and Japan kicked off a combined air force exercise on the U.S. territory of Guam and other areas earlier this week in order to beef up cooperation against threats from North Korea and other potential adversaries, a U.S. news outlet reported Friday.

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Defense makes a further contribution to strengthening the deterrence and defense of NATO. It concerns a diving team of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service, sailing role-2 capacity (comparable to a field hospital), and the frigate Zr.Ms. from Amstel. Ministers Wopke Hoekstra (Foreign Affairs) and…

ATHENS — Turkey’s unmanned aerial vehicles, flying in a large area stretching from the Evros (Meriç) River on the common border in the north to the Greek island of Meis, or Kastellorizo, have become a “headache,” for Greece, Evangelos Yeorgusis, a retired Greek general, has said.

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The first MQ-9 Reaper unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in the Netherlands has been officially delivered by the manufacturer. With the US Air Force, Defense established yesterday that the aircraft meets the requirements. This was done via so-called acceptance flights. With the Reaper, the armed force…

Much of the U.S. military’s fleet of refueling aircraft is old — the newest KC-135 Stratotanker, for instance, was built in 1965. And sealift ships available to the U.S. military are also nearing the time when they’ll be expected to retire.

“When I look at the capabilities that Transcom has, I l…