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Office of Naval Intelligence Ship Drawings and Photos
Free, public domain U.S. Government ONI (Office of Naval Intelligence) ID recognition manual book plans drawings of World War 2 II ships warships naval vessels -- and more to come. Note: All these drawings are scanned by me from original U.S. Navy ONI recognition manuals -- and as U.S. government…
Russian Army Reports Major Advances in Kursk Region After ‘Operation Pipeline’ - The Moscow Times
Russia has reclaimed more than 100 square kilometers (38.6 square miles) of territory and 12 villages from Ukrainian forces in the southwestern Kursk region over the past 24 hours, the Russian military said Tuesday. “The North Group of Forces has liberated 12 settlements during offensive actions……
Naval Integrity Breach: Chinese Hackers Crash Second U.S. Military Ship in a Month | flyingpenguin
A catastrophic demonstration of information warfare: The Solong container ship’s unnatural trajectory into a U.S. military oil tanker bears all the hallmarks of sophisticated navigation system compromise The USS Harry Truman collision on February 12th appeared to be just an isolated incident. Now we…
Nearly quarter of Ukraine remains potentially mined, says Ukraine’s PM
A total of 139,000 square kilometres, or 23% of Ukraine’s territory, remains potentially mined. Source: Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal during a government meeting Details: The prime minister stated that 84 certified operators are currently engaged in mine clearance efforts, utilising 225…
Soldiers of Ukraine’s Ground Forces thank people of United States for their assistance – video
Soldiers from the Ground Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces have recorded a video message to thank the American people for their military aid, which allows Ukraine to resist the Russian aggressor and protect the lives of civilians. Source: press service for the Ground Forces Command on social media…
Fear and Loathing in the Oval Office | by Nina L. Khrushcheva - Project Syndicate
Whereas Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong were autocrats of savage and serious purpose, Donald Trump is a kind of dilettante despot, the Roman emperor of reality TV. But the three men do have one thing in common: reliance on ritual humiliation, not only to keep subordinates subordinated but also to…
Ukrainian serviceman saves life of seriously wounded man in Venice during his vacation
Ukrainian soldier Yanis Tereshchenko, 32, saved the life of a seriously injured young man who was at risk of dying without emergency assistance while on holiday in Venice. Source: Corrierre del Veneto, an Italian news outlet, as reported by European Pravda Details: Tereshchenko was on his way to his…
Watch: Geriatric penguins get new ‘retirement island’ at New England Aquarium
Geriatric penguins settle into new 'retirement home' at New England Aquarium The New England Aquarium in Boston expanded their penguin habitat after "more than half" of the colony met or surpassed the species’ typical life expectancy in the wild, the aquarium said on March 12. (Credit: New England…
Russian captain in North Sea ship collision charged with manslaughter
British police have charged the Russian captain of a cargo ship that crashed into a United States fuel tanker in the North Sea this week with manslaughter and gross negligence over the death of a crew member. Vladimir Motin, 59, from Primorsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia, did not apply for bail when…
Update: Stena Immaculate, U.S. Military Jet Fuel Cargo Continues to Burn
A tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military was hit by a container ship off northeast England on Monday, with the collision igniting a blaze on both vessels, causing multiple explosions and forcing both crews to abandon ship. The tanker, which can carry tens of thousands of tons of jet fuel,…
Britain needs more frigates warns report
A new report by William Freer, published by the Council on Geostrategy, has warned that the UK’s ability to track and neutralise hostile submarines is at risk due to a shrinking anti-submarine warfare (ASW) fleet. The study calls for an expansion of the Royal Navy’s surface fleet, investment in…
South Korea Offers Submarines, Military Systems to Canada
South Korea is offering a range of defense systems to Canada to bolster its military arsenal amid Ottawa’s deteriorating relations with the world’s top weapons supplier, the US. A delegation of 12 government and industry representatives from Seoul visited Canada last week to promote domestically…
America Gets Serious About Shipping
Ships move 80 percent of global trade. Without them, people would be poorer, and few appreciate the critical role they play in our everyday lives. In December, a bipartisan group of U.S. Congressmen introduced the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Posterity and Security (SHIPS) for America…
Russia to boost Myanmar’s imagery intelligence | Lowy Institute
There is one aspect of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s recent visit to Russia that has largely escaped notice. This was Vladimir Putin’s offer to help Myanmar’s military regime improve its access to satellite imagery. This not only has obvious strategic implications, but it also has direct…
What I learnt about the future of war in Ukraine this week
Military strategist and retired Australian Army major general. Mar 14, 2025 – 12.47pm or Subscribe to save article Email Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? We are ushered into a room in the Kyiv area.…
Where Are the Democrats? | by Reed Galen - Project Syndicate
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville recently made waves for suggesting that his party roll over and play dead in response to the second Trump administration – a strategy that many Democrats have seemingly taken to heart. But they are foolish to think that voters will reward them for doing…
NATO to ask allies for 30% capability boost, top commander says
PARIS — NATO will ask alliance members to raise their military capability targets by 30% as the organization seeks to boost its force posture, according to the commander in charge of defense planning at the 32-nation alliance. The proposed capability targets have been accepted by 80% of the allies,…
Russia Is Using Bitcoin And Crypto For Its Oil Trades With China And India
Amid ongoing sanctions over the war in Ukraine, Russia has turned to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to facilitate some of its oil trade with major buyers China and India. According to a Reuters report, Russian oil companies and traders increasingly conduct transactions in bitcoin and crypto,…
Azerbaijan, Armenia Say Peace Deal Ready for Signing
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Total Lunar Eclipse to Turn Moon Red
Embed share The code has been copied to your clipboard. The URL has been copied to your clipboard No media source currently available 0:00 0:04:36 0:00 Direct link 128 kbps | MP3 64 kbps | MP3 A total lunar eclipse is about to make the moon appear a reddish color across the Western Hemisphere. The…
Ukrainian soldiers destroy Russian S-400 air defense launcher worth over billion dollars. VIDEO
Soldiers of the 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade named after Hetman Taras Tryasyl destroyed an enemy S-400 air defence system. It was spotted by aerial reconnaissance men, who waited for the right moment and guided their comrades to the target. The cost of the destroyed system exceeds one billion…
Balloon-Launched Drone To Intercept Long Range Kamikaze Drones Emerges In Ukraine
Share Pictures have appeared on social media showing work in Ukraine to turn a tethered aerostat – what is more colloquially called a balloon – into an elevated platform for launching kamikaze drones at incoming long-range one-way attack drones. This follows the emergence last year of a sensor…
"Guitar shark" and snail with venomous "harpoons" among 866 new marine species discovered in ocean
Over 800 marine species were newly discovered after two years of collaborative efforts by scientists, governments, museums and others participating in the Ocean Census, a global alliance founded to accelerate the discovery of marine life. New species of shark, sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo…
Submarine cables: The weakest link in Europe’s strategic infrastructure
Together with the extremely complex cyber universe, they are the great Achilles heel of European critical infrastructures. Underwater interconnections, whether energy (gas and electricity) or data, have been revealed in the last three years — since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine —…
NASA launches space telescope to unveil cosmic secrets – DW – 03/12/2025
NASA on Tuesday launched its newest space telescope, SPHEREx, designed to map the entire sky in unprecedented color. It rocketed toward orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The US space agency said the telescope will help explain how galaxies formed and…
Demokraatit wins Greenland parliamentary election – DW – 03/12/2025
The opposition Demokraatit Party has won elections in Greenland, receiving nearly 30% of the votes. The world took unusual notice of Tuesday's parliamentary election after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to take control of the Arctic island. Demokraatit Party and nationalists see surge The…
Captain of North Sea Crash Container Ship Arrested: Report
by Ship & Bunker News Team Wednesday March 12, 2025 Follow @shipandbunker The allision took place off the coast of East Yorkshire in the UK. File Image / Pixabay The captain of a container ship that allided with a tanker in the North Sea on Monday has reportedly been arrested. The captain - a…
US officially closes 83% of USAID programs
The U.S. has officially canceled 83% of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) programs, with the roughly 1,000 remaining contracts to be administered by the State Department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on March 10. The decision to cancel 5,200 USAID contracts comes after a…
Russian Oil Flows Surge in Sign US Sanctions Starting to Crumble
Finnish tugboat Ukko is seen near Oil tanker Eagle S outside the Porkkalanniemi, Kirkkonummi, on the Gulf of Finland on December 28, 2024, Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS Bloomberg Total Views: 0 March 11, 2025 Share this article (Bloomberg) — US sanctions on Russia’s oil tanker fleet are showing…
There’s no money to be made in Russia
The writer is a non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and director of the international affairs programme at the Kyiv School of Economics Recent discussions in the US focus on potential opportunities for American companies in Russia in the event that…
Polish PM Tells Gov’t Ministers They Will Undergo ‘Voluntary’ Military Training
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Heads of CIA, Russian Intelligence Agency Held Phone Call: Russian News Reports
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“I’m not a Ukrainian nationalist, I’m Hungarian, but this is my country”: the gardener from Ukraine’s west who has been fighting in the infantry for three years
Győző, 50, is an infantryman in the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade from Zakarpattia (Transcarpathia) in Ukraine’s west. You could say he’s representative of the current infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – a former civilian, aged 50+, an ordinary worker in peacetime. But that’s not…
Report: Russian Ballistic Missile Kills Four Seafarers in Odesa Port
In posting on social media, Ukrainian authorities are reporting a deadly attack on the port of Odesa. It is being widely reported that four sailors aboard a Greek-managed bulker were killed during a Russian missile attack, a fifth crewmember injured, and an employee of the port company was also…
German Maritime Fleet: Resilient Strength in Turbulent Times
Germany’s maritime industry is proving resilient amid global economic uncertainty and shifting geopolitical priorities. At the annual conference of the German Shipowners' Association (VDR), statistics underscore the sector's role in securing trade, employment, and economic stability. Despite…
Kyiv submits bid for UNESCO City of Music
6 March, 01:49 PM Share: Kyiv may become UNESCO City of Music (Photo: Kyiv City Council) Ukrainian capital has officially applied for the UNESCO City of Music designation - a process that took over a year to prepare, Kyiv City Council wrote on its website on March 5. Victoria Mukha, a Kyiv City…
"He wouldn't have made it": Ukrainian soldier's quick action saves tourist in Venice knife attack - Euromaidan Press
A Ukrainian soldier on vacation in Venice saved a man who was bleeding heavily from stab wounds, Corriere del Veneto reports. The incident occurred in the historic center of the city during an altercation between two tourists. One pulled out a knife and stabbed the other in the arm and leg before…
Will Alternative Marine Fuel Ammonia Lead to Fully Automated Bunkering?
by Ship & Bunker News Team Tuesday March 11, 2025 Follow @shipandbunker The Fortescue Green Pioneer's bunker manifold. Image Credit: Ship & Bunker Bunkering on the Fortescue Green Pioneer -- an ammonia-fuelled demonstration vessel that is currently moored in London -- is close to fully automated.…
Tanker That Exploded In North Sea Collision One Of 10 In U.S. Fuel Delivery Program
The Stena Immaculate, one of 10 vessels in a U.S. program to supply the U.S. armed forces with fuel during times of conflict or national emergency, is in flames after a collision in the North Sea. The incident comes amid growing concerns about America’s ability to sustain itself via sealift in a…
Russia claims it wants peace. Its Orwellian textbook says otherwise
As Washington debates Trump’s peace proposals, on 27 January, the Kremlin unveiled its new “Military History of Russia” textbook with little fanfare but enormous implications. The three-volume manifesto was co-authored by Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Interdepartmental Commission on Historical…
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