43rd Chinese naval escort taskforce visits Gabon
43rd Chinese naval escort taskforce visits Gabon. After concluding its visit to Nigeria, the 43rd Chinese naval escort taskforce arrived in Libreville, Gabon, on July 8 for a four-day friendly…
Canada to double troops stationed in Latvia as NATO reinforcements
Canada to double troops stationed in Latvia as NATO reinforcements. Latvia’s Ministry of Defence reports that on Monday, the 10th of July, Minister of Defence Ināra Mūrniece and her Canadian…
The Mexican Military Is Taking Control Of The Country’s Airports
The Mexican Military Is Taking Control Of The Country’s Airports. Mexico will trust its Navy to solve corruption, smuggling, and mismanagement practices at several airports. When traveling by air, there…
Norwegian Refugee Council hit by cyberattack
Norwegian Refugee Council hit by cyberattack. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) announced Thursday that it recently discovered a cyberattack targeting an online database that stores the personal information of project…
The Gulf states are looking beyond the US to buy stealth fighter jets
The Gulf states are looking beyond the US to buy stealth fighter jets. Despite having tremendous wealth and a decadeslong record of buying advanced fighter jets from the US, none…
Egypt launches new Sudan mediation bid at neighbours’ summit
Egypt launches new Sudan mediation bid at neighbours’ summit. Priorities for Egypt, which has maintained close ties to Sudan’s army, include reasserting itself on a file it feels excluded from…
Bulgaria sends largest military aid package to Ukraine
Bulgaria sends largest military aid package to Ukraine. The largest one-time military aid package – which includes 100 armoured vehicles from the Bulgarian police stockpile, mostly infantry carrier vehicles –…
Cuba rejects presence of U.S. nuclear submarine in Guantanamo Bay
Cuba rejects presence of U.S. nuclear submarine in Guantanamo Bay. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs categorically rejects the entry into Guantanamo Bay, on July 5, 2023, of a nuclear-powered submarine…
Elbit announces $114 million sale of patrol aircraft in Asia
Elbit announces $114 million sale of patrol aircraft in Asia. Israel’s Elbit Systems has won a $114 million contract to provide two long-range patrol aircraft to an undisclosed Asian-Pacific customer,…
Fighter jet buys could reshape militaries of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Egypt
Fighter jet buys could reshape militaries of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Egypt. For decades, Middle Eastern countries have imported advanced fighter jets in large, sometimes record-breaking, numbers. Saudi Arabia bought 84…