Military News
North Korea Fuels Rocket Ready for Launch
North Korea have announced to the media that it has begun to fuel its rocket ahead of its test flight. Paek Chang-ho, head of the satellite control centre of the Korean Committee of Space Technology, made the announcement that ...
KONY 2012
A major hard hitting ‘international justice’ internet campaign by humanitarian group Invisible Children has made a massive push through several social networks. Their movement, KONY 2012, is raising over four millio...
Joint UK and US Africa Taskforce Sailors Capture Suspected Somali Pirates
Britain’s Royal Navy says it has captured 13 suspected pirates off Somalia’s coast in a joint operation with a U.S. Navy destroyer. The defense ministry says helicopters, Royal Marine snipers and two military vessel...
British Military Tournament 2011
The British Military Tournament is an unforgettable and breathtaking opportunity to marvel at the skills and precision of the British Armed Forces while showing appreciation for our heroic servicemen and women
Armed guards to protect UK ships
Ships sailing under a British flag will be able to carry armed guards to protect them from pirates, the prime minister has announced. David Cameron says he wants to combat the risks to shipping off the coast of Somalia, where 4...
China and S. Korea hit back at Japan defense white paper
In two separate articles days after the release of the Japanese 2011 defence white paper report, condemning claims made in the report about China and South Korea. The set of rocky outcroppings lying halfway between the two coun...
Chinese general confirms aircraft carrier
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has confirmed earlier speculation that China's first aircraft carrier is under construction. Gen Chen Bingde, head of China's General Staff, refused to say when the carrier - a remodelled Sov...
Attack Helicopters Used by British and French Forces in Libya
The situation in Libya has escalated with British and French forces using attack helicopters under NATO command were used for the first time on 4 Jun 2011 in military operations over Libya as part of Operation Unified Protector...
BBC Report: Bin Laden – The team that killed him
The men assigned to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden were part of the US Navy’s legendary special forces unit, the Seals. Who are they? It was years in the planning but took just 40 minutes to execute. More than a dozen me...
Bahrain orders its military off the streets of the capital
As of today Bahrain ordered its military force off the capital square in the heart of an uprising against the Gulf nation's rulers, a key demand by the opposition for starting a dialogue in the political crisis.
