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US Warship Shoots Down 14 Yemeni Drones in Red Sea
Amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, the strategic dynamics in the Red Sea have intensified, with a noteworthy development involving the US Navy. The USS Carney, a guided-missile destroyer, deployed to the region, successfully intercepted and downed a barrage of 14 attack drones allegedly launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. The unmanned aerial vehicles, assessed as one-way attack...
Pentagon Confirms US Warship, Commercial Ships Under Attack In Red Sea
In a significant development, AP News has reported that a US Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and two commercial vessels were targeted in the Red Sea. This incident is part of a growing trend of maritime attacks in the waters of the Middle East, which have been linked to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
“We’re aware of reports regarding attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels...
US moves destroyer closer to North Korea coast
The guided missile destroyers USS Lassen (L) and USS Fitzgerald are seen at a South Korean naval port in Donghae, about 190 km east of Seoul, on March 9, 2013.
The United States is shifting a guided-missile destroyer in the Pacific to waters off the Korean Peninsula as tensions mount with North Korea, a US military official say.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said on Monday that...
US nuclear submarine and destroyer enter Red Sea
Two ships of the US Navy, the nuclear submarine USS Annapolis and the destroyer USS Momsen have passed through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea. Although their destination is confidential, they are now getting dangerously close to the Persian Gulf.
The ships’ passage was a major operation for the Suez administration as due to safety reasons they had to close off the canal to all other traffic and...
Iran Navy to Build Aircraft Carriers
Iran's first domestically-built destroyer, Jamaran, launched in the waters of the Persian Gulf in February, 2010
Iran’s Deputy Navy Commander Captain Mansour Maqsoudlou has announced the country’s plan to design and manufacture aircraft carriers.
The initial designs for building the carriers have been approved and the process of research, design and manufacture will start soon, Captain...
Iran destroyer ends first global mission
Iran's first domestically-built destroyer, Jamaran
Iran’s domestically-built Jamaran destroyer has returned home from its first international mission after successfully conducting counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
Part of the 16th fleet of Iranian warships, the Jamaran destroyer and Bandar Abbas frigate arrived at Iran’s naval base in the Bandar Abbas port city, located...
Germany Highest Court Warns that EU’s Lisbon Treaty Destroys National Sovereignty
Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has warned that the extraordinary powers contained in the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty overrides all national laws in Europe. The German court will shortly call for an ‘emergency brake’ provision to be included into the German constitution to prevent an EU dictatorship.
The development is all the more shocking because till now, Germany has been one of...