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Turkey’s First Domestically-Produced Frigate Has Entered Service

Turkey’s First Domestically-Produced Frigate Has Entered Service

The War Zone TCG Istanbul represents a significant achievement for Turkey’s shipbuilding industry, which aims to become ever more self-reliant. byOliver Parken| PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2024 8:34 PM EST Unknown author On January 19, Turkey’s first-in-class frigate TCG Istanbul entered into service with the country’s Navy during a ceremony held at Sefine Shipyard in Yalova

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Damage Analysis From Yesterday’s Strikes On Airport In Yemen’s Capital

Damage Analysis From Yesterday’s Strikes On Airport In Yemen’s Capital

The War Zone Satellite imagery provides a new window into the latest U.S. and U.K. strikes overnight on Houthi targets at Sanaa International Airport. byJoseph Trevithick| PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2024 6:30 PM EST PHOTO © 2024 PLANET LABS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRINTED BY PERMISSION / @detresfa_ Satellite imagery The War Zone has obtained from

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Royal Navy Destroyers To Get Ballistic Missile Defense Upgrade

Royal Navy Destroyers To Get Ballistic Missile Defense Upgrade

The War Zone The improved Sea Viper air defense system will be better able to counter ballistic missiles, including ones that threaten the ship itself. byThomas Newdick| PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2024 8:19 PM EST Crown Copyright Newly combat-proven, having shot down Houthi drones over the Red Sea, the U.K. Royal Navy’s Sea Viper air defense

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Ukraine Situation Report: Russia May Have To Move Air Defenses To Cover Cities

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia May Have To Move Air Defenses To Cover Cities

The War Zone Reported Ukrainian drone attacks near St. Petersburg indicates Russia may have a big problem with air defense capacity. byHoward Altman| PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2024 8:19 PM EST Leningrad Oblast Governor Reported long-range Ukrainian drone strikes against targets in St. Petersburg and elsewhere in Russia raise anew questions about whether Moscow will be

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Video Games Helped Ukrainian Bradley Gunner Win Duel With Russian T-90M Tank

Video Games Helped Ukrainian Bradley Gunner Win Duel With Russian T-90M Tank

The War Zone The gunner and driver of the Bradley seen in a wild battle with a Russian T-90M tank captured in a viral video explain how it went down. byHoward Altman| PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2024 7:08 PM EST TCH screencap In an interview with the Ukrainian TCH media outlet, that soldier, identified only as

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Massive Attack On Al Assad Air Base In Iraq, Airstrikes Hit Houthi Missiles (Updated)

Massive Attack On Al Assad Air Base In Iraq, Airstrikes Hit Houthi Missiles (Updated)

The War Zone The militia attack on Al Assad was the largest yet, meanwhile the campaign to preemptively strike Houthi missiles seems to be gaining steam. byTyler Rogoway| PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2024 4:48 PM EST Google Earth It’s been a very active day in terms of hostilities in the Middle East. Al Assad Air Base

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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

The War Zone Sharing is caring. byTyler Rogoway| PUBLISHED Jan 19, 2024 9:00 PM EST Fæ via Wikimedia Commons Welcome to Bunker Talk. This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that went on this week that we didn’t

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Video Of Anti-Ship Missile Striking Ship During Red Sea Attack Surfaces

Video Of Anti-Ship Missile Striking Ship During Red Sea Attack Surfaces

The War Zone The video shows one of the Houthis’ Iranian-derived anti-ship missiles impacting the bulk carrier M/V Zografia in the Red Sea. byTyler Rogoway| PUBLISHED Jan 19, 2024 7:02 PM EST Via X (screencap) After many attacks in recent weeks on ships traveling through the southern Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and Gulf of

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Baltics To Build Joint Fortifications Along Russian, Belarus Borders

Baltics To Build Joint Fortifications Along Russian, Belarus Borders

The War Zone Learning lessons from Russia’s full-on invasion of Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will build joint border defenses. byHoward Altman| PUBLISHED Jan 19, 2024 4:47 PM EST Estonian MoD Learning lessons from Russia’s full-on invasion of Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signed an agreement Friday to create joint defensive fortifications along the roughly

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