The Afghan Sandhurst Academy will be Britain’s only military presence in the country once the main troop withdrawal from Helmand province is completed in 2014, reports the British MoD. Last week Afghanistan’s new officer academy dubbed “Sandhurst in the Sand” inducted at least 200 of the 270 planned recruits of its first class. The training, […]
The latest satellite imagery from 22JUL13 acquired by Digital Globe shows the USS Ponce (LPD-15) and a US Navy Mine Countermeasures ship at Jebel Ali in the UAE deployed from the US Navy’s 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain. The LPD-15 had yet to show any activity related to the installation of the Navy’s new solid-state […]
By Galen Wright For the past six-plus years, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army Ground Forces (the NEZAJA) have engaged in a fitful effort to relocate and modernize their garrisons by moving them outside of urban areas. Spurred by economic necessity and operational needs, this plan has often been delayed, but, as of 2013, finds […]
About The Imam Ali Missile Base The Imam Ali Missile Base (IAMB) is situated west of Khorramabad taking advantage of the mountainous terrain to conceal the launch site and additional underground facilities. According to Iranian press reporting, former Iranian President Khatami ordered a 15 missile unit to be stood up at the base, under command […]
Iran continues to support the Syrian regime by providing supplies via its IL-76 Cargo aircraft, as suggested by recent video captured by FSA sources and plane spotters. A Youtube video uploaded on 22 September 2013 appears to show an Iranian IL-76 CANDID cargo aircraft preparing to land at, what the source says is, Hama Military Airport. Iranian […]
The latest reporting from the Japanese Ministry of Defense may suggest that China has increased surveillance patrols beyond China’s exclusive economic zone near Japan’s disputed islands. Over the last week, two different Chinese military aircraft were sent out to patrol near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands. Firstly, on 08 September 2013, a pair of Chinese H-6 […]
