Category: armed forces
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European armies boast two million troops – yet we still need Trump
European Allies and the Question of US Troop Withdrawal With a combined strength of over two million soldiers, European allies have long been concerned about the potential withdrawal of US troops from the continent. This concern was heightened when former US President Donald Trump threatened to pull out 5,000 troops from Germany. The move came…
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Shadow fleet enters British waters daily since crackdown
Sanctioned Russian vessels have entered British waters at least once a day since the government introduced measures to tackle the shadow fleet in March. However, none of these vessels have been intercepted, as admitted by a government minister. This has raised concerns about the repeated incursions into UK waters, especially with a Russian attack submarine…
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Pakistan Deploys Troops and Jets to Saudi Arabia Amid Iran Conflict
Pakistan has sent 8,000 soldiers, a flight offighter jets, and an air defense system to Saudi Arabia under a bilateral defense agreement, increasing military collaboration with Riyadh even as Islamabad acts as the primary negotiator in the Iran conflict. The operation, whose complete scope is revealed here for the first time, was verified by three…
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Unification of armed forces marked strategic turning point in state-building: Tahnoon bin Zayed
ABU DHABI, 5th April, 2026 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Adviser, said that on the 50th anniversary of the unification of the UAE Armed Forces, the nation stands with pride before a bright milestone in the history of the Union, recalling a historic…
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Army raid tests Hezbollah’s Beirut grip
Lebanese soldiers entered Beirut’s southern suburbs and detained suspected gunmen after celebratory fire and rocket-propelled grenades were discharged during a Hezbollah funeral, an unusual assertion of state authority inside one of the group’s most sensitive urban strongholds. The operation in Kafaat followed gunfire during a procession for Hezbollah supporters killed in Israeli strikes, with residents…
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Israel strikes Beirut for the first time since the ceasefire
BEIRUT, May 6 () – Israel struck Beirut on Wednesday for the first time since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last month, with Israel saying it targeted a commander of the militant group’s elite Radwan force in the city’s southern suburbs. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the action…
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114 Rafales, one make-or-break detail: Why this document is running the deal
New Delhi: India’s plan to buy 114 Rafale fighter jets under its Rs 3.25 lakh crore Medium Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) programme has entered into the next phase. In these talks, a technical document now carries more weight than any other clause in the deal. The Interface Control Document (ICD) has become the main issue.…
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From soldier to developer: How German troops are test building their own drones
During last month’s multinational exercise Grand Quadriga 2026, German troops in Seedorf weren’t just training with drones, they were also building them. Instead of traditional live-fire drills, troops used reconnaissance drones, real-time data links and FPV systems to identify targets and engage them within seconds. FPV (first-person view) drones are unmanned aircraft piloted remotely fitted…
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US military says it will blockade Iranian ports after ceasefire talks ended without agreement
ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday the U.S. Navy would swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the strategic Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. U.S. Central Command announced the blockade would involve all Iranian ports, beginning on Monday at 10 a.m. EDT, or…
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War’s Scarred Souls
The ongoing conflict with Iran has reached its fourth week, a period marked by the tragic loss of 13 U.S. service members. In Ohio, a somber tribute has been paid to three members of the state’s Air National Guard who perished in a refueling plane crash on March 12. Their lives were tragically cut short…