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United Nations peacekeeping soldiers have been engaged in fostering peace between Lebanon and Israel since 1978. Germany has been supporting the UNIFIL peace mission since 2006. Why is the mission and Germany’s involvement still important?

DHAKA, June 21, 2022 (BSS) - A total of 110 officers and members of the Bangladesh Navy ship BNS Sangram who

The Federal Armed Forces will continue to participate in the peace-keeping mission United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The People’s Liberation Army Navy 39th Escort Task Force carried out a three-day-long escort mission of Chinese fishing vessels through the Gulf of Aden, the People’s Liberation Army Daily reported today. Destroyer Urumqi (118), frigate Yantai (538) and replenishment ship Taihu (889), along with embarked special forces personnel and two helicopters, […]

U.S. Navy ships seized $4 million worth of heroin in the Arabian Sea this week, the Navy said Thursday. 

Dec 03, 2021 - The United States Government has donated to Panama a new coastal surveillance vessel valued at $8.5 million. TheGeneral Omar Torrijos will allow the National Ae

Implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) during the period from 20 February to 18 June 2021 - Report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/650) Format I. Introduction 1. The present report provides a comprehensive assessment of the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) since my previous report, dated 9 March 2021 (S/2021/240), including on the provisions of resolution 2539 (2020). Outstanding obligations remain for both parties under resolution 1701 (2006). There...

11 May 2021 Royal Navy Carrier and Littoral Strike Groups need a clear picture of the battlespace to ensure surface and airborne threats can be responded to within appropriate timescales. So, in partnership with the Royal Navy, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch the Look out! Maritime Early Warning Innovations competition, which aims to develop alternative future concepts for the Early Warning systems currently deployed in Maritime Task Groups. How much funding is ...

IAI, Thales team up to offer Sea Serpent anti-ship missile for UK I-SSGW requirement 14 April 2021 by Robin Hughes & Richard Scott Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has teamed up with UK-based Thales to offer the Sea Serpent guided anti-ship/anti-surface weapon system as a potential low-risk military off-the-shelf solution for UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) ship-launched Interim Surface-to-Surface Guided Weapon (I-SSGW) requirement. I-SSGW is intended to equip several UK Royal Navy (RN) T...

National January 11, 2021 While the world struggles to meet the challenges of the pandemic COVID-19, the responsibility of defence can neither be relegated nor postponed because existential threats do not diminish with natural calamities. If lessons can be learnt from the history of statecraft and warfare, nations at a lower ebb of vulnerability can invite aggression from vested interests. Like the other arms of service, Pakistan Navy (PN) too not only maintains constant vigil but also keeps i...