NATO Deputy Secretary General steps down
Photo: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg accepted the resignation, thanking Mr Geoană for his service. On Tuesday, 3 September 2024, Mircea Geoană notified the Secretary-General that he would step down as NATO Deputy Secretary General (DSG) on 10 September.Continue Reading
Kongsberg to deliver Joint Strike Missiles to Australia
Our business area Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) has signed a contract with the Commonwealth of Australia to deliver the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for the F-35A aircraft. The initial contract is worth about NOK 1 billion. The specific JSM capabilities enhance the advanced F-35A aircraft, creating a formidable capabilityContinue Reading
Kongsberg upgrades the Norwegian Armed Forces’ Bell helicopters
Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services (KAMS) has secured a contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) to upgrade the Bell 412 helicopters used by the Norwegian Armed Forces. This initiative aims to ensure these helicopters can continue to support the special forces and the Army until the new fleet becomesContinue Reading
Norway Strengthens Its Contribution to the UN Command in South Korea
Photo: Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram, Norway, announced an increased commitment to the UN Command during his visit to the Demilitarised Zone on the border between South Korea and North Korea. (Photo: Ingrid Dåsnes / Ministry of Defence) Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram announced an increased commitment to the UNContinue Reading
Norway and Japan are strengthening their security and defence policy cooperation
Photo: Honour guard in connection with the meeting between Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram and Minister of Defence Minoru Kihara, Japan (Photo: Ingrid Dåsnes/Ministry of Defence). Norway and Japan are strengthening their security and defence policy cooperation, particularly in defence equipment. – Although we are geographically distant from eachContinue Reading
IDF kills five terrorists in West Bank operation, discovers explosives lab in mosque
Jerusalem Post: Five terrorists who were hiding inside a mosque were killed during a joint IDF, ISA, and Israeli Border Police counterterrorism operation in Tulkarm on Thursday, the IDF announced. Other terrorists were arrested. One of the terrorists killed was Muhhamad Jabber, “Abu Shujaa,” the head of a terrorist networkContinue Reading
Baqiya – We will Endure Forever! ISIS Women Shout as they Attack those who Denounce the Group
“Baqiya!” is the battle cry of those who continue to believe in the resurgence of ISIS. It is also the battle cry of female ISIS enforcers in Camp al Roj, the camp in Syria housing women and children related to ISIS members. These women recently attacked and brutally beat HodaContinue Reading
Conned, the conversion of the GOP conservatives into right-wing extremists
Paul Cobaugh on Truths on Threats: Welcome to another week of our perpetually hotter summers. No, today’s essay is not about Climate change, but about those who deny that it exists. Like Climate change, there is a whole stable of false narratives or conspiracy theories. That they believe these blatantlyContinue Reading
IAF eliminates Hezbollah Radwan Commander Hussein Ibrahim
An Israel Air Force drone hit the motorcycle of Hezbollah Commander Hussein Ibrahim in the Tzur area in southern Lebanon on Saturday shortly after Hezbollah fired 55 rockets into northern Israel, the IDF confirmed. Ibrahim was a commander in Hezbollah’s Radwan Force – a force which has the main goalContinue Reading
NATO Naval Forces conduct exercise with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and Allies
Three NATO ships conducted a successful passing exercise with two Japanese vessels in the Eastern Mediterranean on Wednesday. The ships HMCS Charlottetown and TCG Gaziantep from the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2), along with ROS Vice Admiral Constantin Balescu from Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2), conducted theContinue Reading