Arquivos de Tag: Military

Saudi Arabia spends billions on its military. Why can’t it stop deadly attacks by Iran’s Houthi allies?

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia in recent weeks have inflicted severe losses on the kingdom, with missiles hitting energy infrastructure and civilian airports, killing at least 20 people. The Iranian proxy group has struck the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, and is fighting Saudi-backed government forces for control of Yemen’s coastline […]

Ukraine’s military evacuates wounded soldier with aerial drone in apparent world-first

Ukraine’s military says it carried out a front-line medical evacuation by aerial drone — an apparent world-first for the drone-savvy nation — as Russia’s full-scale invasion nears the five-year mark.  The Ukrainian Ground Forces’ 92nd Assault Brigade said Monday that it had evacuated a wounded soldier from the front line using a heavy-lift aerial drone.  […]

4 Canadian service members killed in Alberta military base incident that sparked large fire

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called the large fire that broke out at a Canadian military base one of the worst peacetime tragedies for the country’s military. 4 Canadian service members killed in Alberta military base incident that sparked large fire #Canadian #service #members #killed #Alberta #military #base #incident #sparked #large #fire

Large fire breaks out after deadly incident at Canadian military base, officials say

Canada’s defense minister said Saturday that people were killed and injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta that caused a major fire. “I’m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident on the base,” Defense Minister David McGuinty said. The incident occurred at […]

Iran shifts focus to “harder targets, like military sites” with mounting sabotage attacks, U.K. spy chief warns

London — Iran has made a “major shift” in its efforts to attack the United Kingdom, including going after harder targets such as military bases, the head of Britain’s domestic spy agency MI5 warned Tuesday.  In his annual threat update at MI5 headquarters in London, Sir Ken McCallum outlined the growing challenges facing the country, from […]

U.S. military removes bombers from U.K. air base following security incident

The U.S. Air Force has removed all of its bombers from a U.K. air base following a security incident that led to the arrest of five British men last month, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to CBS News on Sunday. All U.S. bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been returned to their home stations in the […]

U.S. military declares end of anti-ISIS Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq

The U.S. military declared an end to its Iraq-based anti-ISIS operation Wednesday, saying all U.S.-led coalition forces and equipment had been withdrawn from a key base in the north of the country in line with an agreement reached previously with the Iraqi government. “The orderly departure of Coalition forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base […]

Iran’s military says war will only end when U.S. admits defeat as it asks American public to protest against Trump

  1m ago Pakistan vows to help defend Saudi Arabia from Iran-backed Houthis Pakistan will use “whatever means are available” to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the country’s defense minister said Tuesday, offering one of Islamabad’s clearest indications yet that it could become directly involved in the widening regional conflict. Defense Minister Khawaja […]

Trump and Xi agree to set up AI safety channel as military and trade talks continue

China and the United States agreed to establish a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications following a three-day summit between President Xi Jinping and President Trump in Washington, the two governments said Saturday. They also agreed to continue cooperating through a Board of Trade focused on selected bilateral issues. […]

U.S. military sets up for potential action in Cuba

The U.S. Army Reserve is reviewing a request to move resources to the military’s Southern Command over the next four months, according to an internal message. Multiple U.S. officials say the request is part of continued military planning aimed at Cuba. Charlie D’Agata has more. U.S. military sets up for potential action in Cuba #military […]