Last spring, nearly four thousand college-football players entered the “transfer portal,” as the online database of athletes signalling their availability is known in the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s bylaws. Some of them returned to their schools. But more than two thousand of them moved, for the reasons people have always moved: work opportunities, better weather, … Read more
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Pakistan, Qatar, Oman, Bangladesh, and India participated in a naval exercise this week. Various ships practiced various scenarios at sea, including putting out a fire on a ship. This is important for Iran because it helps the relatively small Iranian navy work closely with other navies and gives the Iranian … Read more
Israeli Navy officials say that Hezbollah still has a functioning naval arm that possesses anti-ship missiles and potentially naval ballistic missiles as well. The IDF has closely monitored Hezbollah’s naval capacities over the last decade; most of its attention was on the Russian-made supersonic Yakhont missile, described as the “nightmare of Western fleets.” According … Read more
TOKYO: Japan lodged a protest with China after one of its naval survey vessels entered Japanese waters on Saturday (Aug 31), the second incursion into its territory by the Chinese military in less than a week. An uptick in Chinese military activity near Japan and around Taiwan in recent years has stoked concerns in Tokyo. Japan … Read more
Spokane, Washington — Hannah Cvancara is motivated, physically fit and patriotic, everything the U.S. military desires. Except for a condition the military considers disqualifying: an amputated left foot, which occurred when she was just 10 months old, the result of a rare birth defect. “I’ve never counted it as part of my identity,” Cvancara told … Read more
A high stakes contest to supply next generation conventional submarines to the Indian Navy has entered a critical phase, with both contenders, from Germany and Spain, completing the field evaluation trials that required the demonstration of a propulsion system that gives the boats the ability to stay underwater for up to two weeks. The first … Read more
CHINA HOPING FOR STRATEGIC DIVIDENDS By growing its strategic footprint in the Indian Ocean, China also expands maritime routes for its energy supplies. Eighty per cent of China’s oil has to pass through the Strait of Malacca – a narrow waterway between Indonesia and Malaysia that lies east of the Indian Ocean. Chinese-run Gwadar Port … Read more
Probably one of the best war dramas made in Bollywood, J.P Dutta’s Border turns 27 years old today. The cult classic had an ensemble cast, including Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Pooja Bhatt, Jackie Shroff, Tabu and others. Now, on the movie’s 27th anniversary, Border 2 has been announced! A few minutes back, Sunny … Read more
The House of Representatives has resolved to forward all resolutions on insecurity to the Office of the National Adviser (ONSA) for implementation. The lawmakers also mandated the Clerk of the House, Yahaya Danzaria, to compile all House resolutions on security and forward them to the office of the National Security Adviser and the Committee on … Read more
US Army vessels that are making their way toward the coast of Gaza to build a temporary pier to supply humanitarian goods could be in position “very soon,” US Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said on April 23 at a press conference. He was answering questions from the press and was asked … Read more
