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☆ UK navy seizes anti-tank missiles being smuggled out of Iran, adding to a mountain of weapons intercepted by the US and its partners at sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

UK forces recently intercepted a small boat illegally smuggling missiles from Iran to Yemen. It's the latest incident to see the US and partner forces seize weapons in Middle East waters. U.S. naval forces seized 2,116 AK-47 assault rifles from a fishing vessel transiting along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen. Once these weapons are seized, there are a handful of places they can end up — depending on what, exactly, was obtained during the raid. In some past cases, explosives have been detonated at sea while the rifles and ammunition were sent ashore to be destroyed.

☆ Pilot describes ejecting from his F-35 fighter jet seconds before it fell into the sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Royal Navy F-35 pilot described ejecting from an F-35 during a failed takeoff. He told the BBC the jet wasn't accelerating and was going to "roll off the ship," so he had to get out. Hux said that his jet suddenly lost acceleration, and his efforts to get it to react properly didn't work. "I tried for emergency power - that didn't work, then I tried to slap on the brakes - that didn't work either… so I kind of knew it was going to roll off the ship," he said. The UK Ministry of Defence said in December 2021 that the jet had been recovered from the sea.

☆ How unusually mild weather prevented what could've been the first aircraft carrier battle since World War II
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Sebastien Roblin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Argentine jets were poised to strike when the usually turbulent South Atlantic winds took a mild turn. Few of the half-dozen Argentine aviators expected to survive the attack, dubbed "Banzai Night" after the famous Japanese battle cry. Government of ArgentinaIronically, the Veinticinco de Mayo was originally a British carrier named the HMS Venerable launched by the Cammell Laird shipyard near the end of World War II. After a damaging boiler-room fire, the Karel was sold in 1969 to the Argentine Navy which extensively modernized and rebuilt the 25-year-old vessel. The Harrier and the Sea DartSea Harrier jump jets aboard HMS Hermes in the South Atlantic on May 1, 1982.

☆ New Zealand's Auckland braces for ex-cyclone Gabrielle impact
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Residents of New Zealand's biggest city were urged on Sunday to prepare for the impact of a storm that buffeted Australia's Norfolk Island overnight. Gabrielle, downgraded to a sub-tropical low pressure system from a Category 2 cyclone, passed over Norfolk Island, its "most destructive winds" missing the island, the Australian outpost's emergency management authority said. Wind and rain were "starting to spread across NZ from the north", with a 133 kph (83 mph) wind gust reported overnight on the country's North Island, MetService said. The storm was on track to lie off Cape Reinga at the North Island's north end on Sunday afternoon, after moving away from Norfolk Island, MetService said. "There is still considerable clean up to be undertaken and it may take a while for services such as power to be restored," Emergency Management Norfolk Island said.

☆ Cyclone Gabrielle batters Australia's Norfolk Island on way to New Zealand
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Residents of Australia's Norfolk Island were cleaning up on Sunday after Cyclone Gabrielle, headed to New Zealand, on Saturday battered the tiny external territory in the Pacific Ocean. Gabrielle, now downgraded to a sub-tropical low pressure system, passed over Norfolk Island Saturday night with the storm's "most destructive winds" missing the island, the Australian outpost's emergency management authority said. In New Zealand, 1,460 kilometres (907 miles) to the south, the nation's weather forecaster warned of the storm's impact from Sunday. Air New Zealand said Saturday it was cancelling several North Island flights scheduled from Sunday to Tuesday ahead of the expected arrival of bad weather. "There is still considerable clean up to be undertaken and it may take a while for services such as power to be restored," Emergency Management Norfolk Island said.

☆ Australia's Norfolk Island braces for Cyclone Gabrielle impact
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Cyclone Gabrielle, headed for New Zealand, brought destructive winds to Australia's Norfolk Island on Saturday as it continued to track towards the tiny external territory in the Pacific Ocean. Gabrielle, a Category 2 tropical cyclone with winds of up 155 kilometres per hour (96 mph), was 325 km (miles) northwest of Norfolk Island, where conditions were deteriorating, Australia's weather bureau said early on Saturday. "The community are doing the right thing and we're in as good a place as we can be," Norfolk Island Administrator Eric Hutchinson told ABC television. The country's weather forecaster, MetService, said it expected Gabrielle to move towards New Zealand in coming days. Last month, Auckland and parts of the North Island were hit by record rainfall that sparked widespread floods and killed four people.

☆ Cyclone Gabrielle heads toward Australia's Norfolk Island, New Zealand
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Renju Jose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/David GraySYDNEY, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Residents in Australia's Norfolk Island and in New Zealand braced for heavy rain and gales over the weekend from Cyclone Gabrielle, with authorities also warning of hazardous surf conditions and strong winds along Australia's east coast. "It is looking like making a direct hit at Norfolk Island," Australia Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Jonathan Howe told ABC television. "We might see the centre of the tropical cyclone pass directly over Norfolk Island." Norfolk Island, an Australian territory 1,500 km (930 miles) east of Sydney, covers just over 34 square km (13 square miles) in the Pacific Ocean, between New Caledonia and New Zealand. Australia's mainland will not be significantly impacted though some eastern coastal areas may experience large waves and strong winds.

☆ A UK nuclear submarine had its broken bolts fixed with superglue, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The British Navy launched a probe after finding a " defect" in a nuclear submarine, The Sun reported. Broken bolts on HMS Vanguard's reactor chamber were glued on instead of replaced, the report said. A Royal Navy source told The Sun that the discovery was a "disgrace." Nuclear standards are never compromised." A spokesperson for both the Royal Navy and Babcock did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ The Nord Stream pipeline attack shows what Russia can do, Western officials say, even if they can't prove Russia did it
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

After months of investigation, Western officials can't prove Russia blew up the Nord Stream pipelines. While they can't name Russia as the culprit, officials say the attacks illustrate what Russia can do. The vulnerability of undersea infrastructure, like pipelines and data cables, is a growing concern. Four months on, investigators are unable to prove Moscow was behind the attack, but officials say the explosions illustrate the threat malign actors — especially Russia — pose to vital undersea infrastructure. Despite the uncertainty, the attack has only added to concern about threats to undersea infrastructure, particularly cables and pipelines, that connects continents and powers economies.

☆ Explainer: Why Japan is seeking military ties beyond its U.S. ally
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Tim Kelly | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LONE ALLYFor the past seven decades, Japan, which gave up the right to wage war after its defeat in World War Two, has relied on the United States for protection. Japan hosts 54,000 American troops, hundreds of military aircraft, and dozens of warships led by Washington's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier. Encouraged by the United States, Japan in December unveiled its biggest military build up since World War Two, with a commitment to double defence spending to 2% of GDP within five years. NEW ALLIESFor that reason, and again with Washington's support, Japan is seeking new security partners to back it up both militarily and diplomatically. As Britain tilts more towards Asia, it has sought closer defence ties.

☆ President Biden got angry at reminders of Trump in the White House that included a $50,000 golf simulator, book says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Reminders of Donald Trump would anger Joe Biden when he gave tours of the White House, per an upcoming book. The revelation comes from "The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House" by Chris Whipple. The Post received a pre-release copy of "The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House." The Washington Post reported in 2019 that Trump installed a room-sized golf simulator at the White House that allowed the former president to hit a ball into a large video screen. It cost approximately $50,000 to install, the newspaper said, citing a former White House official.

☆ Wild video shows F-35B jet crashing and skidding in botched vertical landing, forcing the pilot to eject
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A video showed a fighter jet crash landing at a military base in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday. The pilot was forced to eject from the F-35B aircraft after it spun out of control. The plane was landing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth on Thursday when things went wrong. The aircraft, however, was being flown by a "US government pilot" at the time of the crash, he said. The next year, a Japanese F-35A crashed into the sea; however, the crash was attributed to pilot error.

☆ 5 NATO carrier strike groups, including the US Navy's newest supercarrier, are patrolling waters around Europe
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NATO carrier strike groups are patrolling waters around Europe. One of the five groups operating in the area is led by the US Navy's newest supercarrier. Bush and Gerald R. Ford, the service's newest supercarrier, the British Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth, France's Charles De Gaulle, and Italy's ITS Cavour. The strike groups, which include not just carriers but their escorts as well, are carrying out routine patrol missions in the Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea. The Navy said in a Thursday statement on the carrier operations that each country has its own mission objectives and that it is not uncommon for multiple carrier strike groups to be deployed at the same time since NATO countries maintain a continued presence in waters around Europe.

☆ U.S. Centcom says Iranian-made drone hit Pacific Zircon tanker off Oman
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An Israeli official had blamed Iran for the strike on the Pacific Zircon tanker managed by Israeli-controlled Eastern Pacific Shipping. The company said there was minor damage to the hull but no injuries or spillage of the gas oil cargo. A White House official earlier said the United States was "confident that Iran likely conducted" the hit using an unmanned aerial vehicle. U.S. Central Command said in a statement late on Wednesday that debris "reveals that it was a Shahed-series one-way attack drone" that hit the vessel, identifying it as Iranian-made. In July 2021, a suspected drone attack off Oman's coast hit a petroleum product tanker managed by an Israeli firm.

☆ New missions in the high north are taking US and British aircraft carriers closer to a frigid frontline with Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Throughout the war in Ukraine, US destroyers have continued "operating with allies and partners in the high north to put pressure on Russia, to make sure that they know that we're there with capable platforms," Gilday added. The British Royal Navy followed suit this spring, sending HMS Prince of Wales into the Arctic for seven weeks — the first Arctic deployment for the UK's new Queen Elizabeth-class carriers. By sending the carrier that far north, the Royal Navy sought "to push the boundaries of UK carrier operations in the cold, harsh environment," the ship's commanding officer said. British Royal NavyHMS Prince of Wales' deployment reflects the British navy's increasing investment in Arctic operations. In 2020, the British navy "recommenced" routine operations in the Arctic, according to the UK's updated Arctic strategy, released in March.

☆ Sweden to further investigate Nord Stream pipeline damage
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

OSLO, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Sweden has ordered additional investigations to be carried out of the damage done last month to the two Nord Stream pipelines, the prosecutor in charge of the case said in a statement on Friday. Sweden and Denmark have both concluded that four leaks on Nord Stream 1 and 2 were caused by explosions, but have not said who might be responsible. "The Armed Forces have upon request decided to assist in the investigation," he added. The prosecutor said the armed forces had the resources and expertise to investigate the crime scene "in the way we wish" but declined further comment. Sweden's armed forces said this week that they were carrying out an independent investigation of the seabed around the leaks with minesweepers.

☆ The British navy's aircraft carriers are back after 'a bit of a hiatus,' but one of them has an uncertain future
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

HMS Queen Elizabeth, deployed for the first time last year, sailing to the Pacific and back. Its flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, was commissioned in 2017 and is preparing to deploy with the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force. HMS Queen Elizabeth, bottom, alongside HMS Illustrious in July 2014. Aircraft Carrier AllianceThe UK began a "long-lead skills program" in 2010, sending 300 aircraft handlers, aircraft controllers, and aircrew to embed with US Navy and Marine Corps units, said Cmdr. An Italian F-35B lands on HMS Queen Elizabeth, with a US Marine Corps F-35 in the foreground, on November 20, 2021.

☆ Despite Biden's assurances, Middle East militaries are buying their own weapons to take on Iran at sea and in the air
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been investing heavily in new military hardware in order to Iran. The Royal Saudi Air Force's core strength are its 232 F-15 Eagles, at least 84 of which are F-15SA variants designed specifically for Saudi Arabia. A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 at King Faisal Air Base in Saudi Arabia in February 2021. US and Bahraini officials in front of unmanned naval vessels at at Naval Support Activity Bahrain in Manama in January. US Navy/MCS1 Mark Thomas MahmodIMX 2022 was also the first time Israel and Saudi Arabia, which don't have diplomatic relations, officially took part in an exercise together.

☆ Queen Elizabeth II ruled through decades of change on gay rights, but her LGBTQ legacy is complicated
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne after the death of her father, same-sex sexual relations were criminalized in Britain. That support has led some to argue that she was a “quiet” supporter of LGBTQ rights, but to others she was just doing her job. Queen Elizabeth II waves to the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London following her coronation, on June 3, 1953. Queen Elizabeth II gave both of the measures her royal assent and went on to continue to approve pro-LGBTQ policies. Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to HMS Queen Elizabeth at HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, ahead of the ship's maiden deployment, on May 22, 2021.

☆ With close military encounters on opposite sides of the world, Russia is sending a message to the West
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-15 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russia's military had close encounters with its US and European rivals in June. The incidents and exercises were messages about Russia's military capabilities, experts said. A Russian fighter jet flying past the Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen in the Black Sea on June 24. Russia's military drilled around Crimea throughout the end of June and early July, focusing on attacking the ships of "a notional enemy." Russian officials continue to call the HMS Defender incident a "provocation" and warn about future run-ins.

☆ Из-за военных учений на Черном море рейс Кишинев-Тель-Авив отложен. Когда он состоится
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-06 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: 1 min

Рейс Кишинев — Тель-Авив 6 июня отменен в связи с проведением учений «Морской Бриз» в Черном море. Согласно пресс-релизу Air Moldova, эти маневры проводятся ежегодно с 1997 года, но в этом году это крупнейшее развертывание сил на сегодняшний день, в котором участвуют 32 страны. В качестве меры предосторожности Air Moldova отменила рейс Кишинев-Тель-Авив, поскольку часть маршрута пролегает над Черным морем. Рейс перенесен на 7 июля, о чем сообщили пассажирам этого рейса. Великобритания отвергла московскую версию инцидента.

Persons: nokta Organizations: Air, HMS, НАТО Locations: Air Moldova, Рейс Кишинев ТельАвив, Черное море, КишиневТельАвив, Москва, Крым, Великобритания

☆ Рейс Кишинев - Тель-Авив отложили из-за учений НАТО в Черном море
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-06 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: 1 min

Рейс Кишинев - Тель-Авив 6 июля был отменен в связи с проведением учений Sea Breeze в Черном море. Согласно пояснению Air Moldova, маневры проводятся ежегодно с 1997 года, но в этом году это крупнейшее развертывание сил, в котором участвуют 32 страны. В качестве меры предосторожности Air Moldova отменила рейс Кишинев-Тель-Авив, поскольку часть маршрута пролегает над Черным морем. Рейс перенесен на 7 июля, о чем сообщили пассажирам этого рейса, пишет tv8.mdУчения Sea Breeze 2021 проходят на фоне роста напряженности в отношениях между НАТО и Москвой, которая на прошлой неделе заявила, что произвела предупредительные выстрелы из-за британского эсминца HMS Defender, чтобы вывести его из района Крыма в Черном море. Великобритания отвергла московскую версию инцидента.

Organizations: Air, tv8, HMS, НАТО Locations: Air Moldova, Рейс Кишинев ТельАвив, Черное море, КишиневТельАвив, Москва, Крым, Великобритания

☆ Kremlinul readuce în discuție incidentul cu nava britanică din Marea Neagră și vrea „un răspuns dur”
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaKremlinul readuce în discuție incidentul cu nava britanică din Marea Neagră și vrea „un răspuns dur”Intrarea, luna trecută, a unei nave britanice în ceea ce Moscova consideră că ar fi apele teritoriale ruse din apropierea peninsulei Crimeea este genul de provocare care necesită un răspuns dur, a declarat duminică purtătorul de cuvânt al Kremlinului. „Este evident că reacţia va fi dură”, a subliniat Dmitri Peskov, într-o intervenţie la postul public rus de televiziune, potrivit Digi24. Săptămâna trecută, Rusia a contestat dreptul navei britanice HMS Defender de a traversa apele din apropierea peninsulei Crimeea, în timp ce Londra consideră că nava sa este total îndreptăţită să facă acest lucru. Moscova susţine că nava britanică a intrat ilegal în apele sale teritoriale și a ameninţat că forţele ruse ar putea bombarda navele britanice, dacă acţiuni similare vor mai avea loc în apropiere de Crimeea, peninsulă anexată de Rusia în 2014. Rusia a acuzat Marea Britanie şi Statele Unite că încearcă să provocae un conflict în Marea Neagră şi a declarat că îşi va apăra graniţele folosind toate mijloacele posibile, inclusiv forţa militară.

Persons: Dmitri Peskov, Vladimir Putin, britanice HMS Defender, Rusia, îşi Organizations: britanice HMS Locations: Moscova, Crimeea, rus, Rusia, britanice, Londra, Statele Unite

☆ Нидерланды обвинили Россию в "имитации атак" на голландский фрегат в Черном море
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-29 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Российские истребители создали небезопасную ситуацию в Черном море, пролетев "очень низко" над голландским фрегатом Evertsen. "Самолеты неоднократно доставляли беспокойство экипажу Evertsen в период с 15:30 по 20:30 по местному времени, - утверждают в Минобороны. - Они пролетали в опасной близости и очень низко [над фрегатом], осуществляя имитацию атак. Кроме того, после этого на Evertsen произошел сбой в работе электронного оборудования. Фрегат Evertsen входит в состав британской авианосной ударной группы во главе с эсминцем HMS Defender ВМС Великобритании.

Persons: Джордж Пастоор Organizations: Evertsen, ТАСС, Министерство обороны, Минобороны, ВМС Locations: Черное море, Нидерландов, Крым, Россия, Великобритания

☆ SUA și Ucraina încep exercițiul militar din Marea Neagră, Sea Breeze 2021, în pofida îndemnului Rusiei de a-l anula
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-28 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Ucraina şi SUA încep luni un exerciţiu implicând 30 de ţări în Marea Neagră şi în sudul Ucrainei, în pofida apelurilor Rusiei de a anula aceste manevre. Rusia a anexat Crimeea în 2014 şi pretinde că este teritoriu rusesc, dar peninsula este recunoscută la nivel internaţional ca parte a Ucrainei. Ambasada Rusiei la Washington a cerut săptămâna trecută anularea exerciţiilor Sea Breeze, iar Ministerul rus al Apărării a declarat că va reacţiona dacă va fi necesar pentru a proteja securitatea naţională a Rusiei. Sea Breeze 2021 este programat să dureze două săptămâni, implicând aproximativ 5 000 de militari NATO şi ai ţărilor aliate, precum şi circa 30 de nave şi 40 de avioane. Vor participa de asemenea distrugătorul cu rachete ghidate USS Ross şi trupe de infanterie marină americane, informează Reuters, citat de AGERPRES.

Persons: britanic HMS Defender, Sea, Ross Organizations: NATO, Apărării, Reuters, AGERPRES Locations: Ucraina, SUA, Ucrainei, Rusiei, Exerciţiul, Moscova, britanic HMS, Negre, Crimeii, Rusia, Crimeea, Washington, americane, Kiev

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