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Reports claim Houthi rebels have successfully tested HYPERSONIC MISSILES

a month ago -

This story was broken by Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti, which cited an unidentified official, but was unable to provide substantial evidence for the claim. This report comes at a crucial point in the conflict between Israel and Gaza and could potentially raise the stakes in the Houthis' relentless attacks on Israel-affiliated shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. (Related: British merchant ship abandoned in Red Sea following Houthi missile strike.)

This ...

Vladimir Putin confirms deployment of HYPERSONIC MISSILES against Ukraine

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Originally unveiled in 2018, the Kinzhal and Tsirkon hypersonic missiles have reportedly successfully targeted significant Ukrainian military assets.

Other sources have confirmed the use of the Tsirkon hypersonic missiles. In early February, the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise confirmed that Russia had used the Tsirkon, known alternatively as the Zircon.

Oleksandr Ruvin, director of the Ukrainian government-backed institute, claimed that the ...

Chinese spy balloon program linked to PLA’s hypersonic missiles

December 05, 2023 -

This report was prepared by a group of researchers from the National University of Defense Technology, a Chinese university directly affiliated with the Central Military Commission, the highest Chinese government body that oversees the country's armed forces, the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

According to the report, the PLA is trying to set up a proper military command structure to control the deployment of high-altitude surveillance balloons known as "Near Space ...

Houthi missile hits U.S.-owned cargo ship, says U.S. government

January 16, 2024 -

Gibraltar Eagle, the vessel in question, reported "no injuries or significant damage," according to the United States military command for the Middle East (Centcom). Despite the damage, the Marshall Islands-flagged vessel is continuing its journey through the Gulf of Aden.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRG) is claiming responsibility for the attack, which is a clear escalation of the situation in the Middle East and a spillover from the conflict in Gaza.

Iranian-aligned ...

READY FOR ACTION: Russia equips new subs with hypersonic missiles

August 17, 2023 -

"Multi-purpose nuclear submarines of the Yasen-M project will be equipped with the Zircon missile system on a regular basis," Alexei Rakhmanov, chief executive officer of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), told RIA. "Work in this direction is already underway."

Yasen-class submarines, also known as Project 885M, are nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines. They are built to replace Soviet-era nuclear attack submarines as part of a program to modernize the Russian ...

Baltimore bridge ship crash fatalities: 2 confirmed dead, 4 still missing

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Unfortunately, a construction crew working on the bridge suffered casualties, with eight individuals plunging into the icy waters of the Patapsco River, where temperatures were as low as 8 C. Of the eight, two were rescued – one unharmed and the other critically injured.

Baltimore police said Wednesday, March 27, that they had found the bodies of the two, leaving four individuals still missing.

Maryland State Senator Johnny Ray Salling, hailing from the affected area, ...

British merchant ship abandoned in Red Sea following Houthi missile strike

February 21, 2024 -

This is according to a statement made by a Houthi spokesperson on Monday, Feb. 19. This follows the Houthi's claim to have shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over a Yemeni port in the Red Sea – a claim the United States has not confirmed.

"The British merchant ship Rubymar sustained catastrophic damage and its crew has abandoned the vessel," the spokesman for the Yemeni military said.

The Houthis, who have been in a civil war with the internationally recognized ...

Iran launches missiles targeting alleged Israeli spy centers in northern Iraq

January 17, 2024 -

At the same time, the IRGC said it also launched missiles against Islamic State targets in northern Syria. The IRGC claimed in a statement that these missile strikes are acts of self-defense.

The missiles that struck northern Iraq targeted supposed Israeli spy centers in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, causing witnesses to see and hear at least eight different explosions in the city of 1.5 million people.

The region's security council reported four ...

U.S. to deploy previously banned missiles against China as a deterrent

November 28, 2023 -

Gen. Charles Flynn, commander of the U.S. Army Pacific Forces, revealed this development on Nov. 25. He said the deployment will feature a land-based version of the Tomahawk missile, previously prohibited by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty ratified in 1987.

Earlier, the U.S. Marine Corps activated its inaugural Tomahawk battery in California. The new land-based batteries utilizing Tomahawk missiles can reach targets up to 1,000 miles. Interestingly, ...

Baltimore bridge collapse due to ship strike will have sweeping economic repercussions

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The incident, which took place at around 1:30 AM, caused several sections of the Francis Scott Key bridge to fall into the Patapsco River. Multiple vehicles were crossing the bridge at the time and fell 55 meters into the water.

A crew of eight construction workers was repairing potholes on the bridge at the time, and six of them are believed to be among those missing; two workers were pulled from the water and one is currently in critical condition.

Authorities are ...

Cargo ship with Israeli ties hijacked by Houthi rebels; 25 hostages taken

November 22, 2023 -

The attack involved the Japanese cargo ship Galaxy Leader and came just a few days after the Houthis released a graphic of an Israeli commercial ship in flames with a caption stating, “We will sink your ships.” The group has been fighting against the military of Yemen with backing from Iran for longer than a decade.

U.S. officials reported that the attack was carried out by helicopter at around 1:00 pm local time on Sunday. Armed rebels rappelled down to the deck of ...

Iran just proved it can hit Israel with “Kheibar Shekan” ballistic missiles

January 24, 2024 -

The first launch struck a "terrorist facility" in Syria's Idlib province, and was one of three the Iranian regime carried out over the past several days. Iran also says it attacked an Israeli Mossad facility in Erbil, as well as "terrorist" sites in what the media is describing as "an unprecedented attack in Pakistan."

"While they all seem to have had their own objectives, they clearly serve as a timely demonstration of Iran's ability to execute precision ballistic missile ...

Iran may provide Russia with short-range ballistic missiles, say U.S. officials

November 29, 2023 -

Iran has already provided Russia with armed drones, guided aerial bombs and artillery shells, according to U.S. officials.

Concerns arose that the military cooperation between the two nations continue to intensify after Iran showed its Ababil and Fateh-110 missiles to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu when the latter visited Tehran last September.

According to a spokesman for the National Security Council (NSC), officials are "concerned that Iran is considering ...

Another container ship “loses power” in NYC harbor right before Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

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A similar series of events to what happened with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, a container ship reportedly "lost power" in Upper New York Bay just before the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge that connects the New York City boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn.

In this case, the container ship was stopped from crashing into the bridge after a New York City tugboat captain informed Captain John Konrad, CEO of gCaptain, that the 354-meter APL QINGDAO container ship "lost ...

WAR TACTIC: Iran fires ballistic missiles from launchers disguised as standard shipping containers

February 22, 2024 -

Local and IRCG-linked news outlet Tasnim reported that the ballistic missiles that were recently launched were from Shahid Mahdavi. The Iranian Navy took delivery of the ship in March 2023 after it was converted from a state-owned and operated container ship known as the Sarvin. Video footage showing the firing of the missile seemed to be taken from cameras around the ship and a drone that captured the launch from above. It also showed the supposed resulting impact on a target ...

French navy shooting million-dollar missiles at cheap Houthi drones in Red Sea

January 18, 2024 - anti-ship missiles or manned aircraft, quickly loses its appeal against drones costing thousands of dollars, analysts have warned," the report explains.

"Still, commanders in the coalition are defending using these ultra-expensive missiles, saying all of this should be weighed in light of the necessary act of protecting valuable shipping lanes for Western economies," added Zero Hedge to the conversation.

Since the West is desperately trying to segue into ...

Workers at U.K. depot responsible for building Ukraine-bound missiles go on STRIKE

July 20, 2023 -

A July 14 piece by the Daily Mirror reported on the strike, which involved more than 50 employees part of the GMB labor union at the British military depot in the Scottish town of Beith. The facility, operated by Defense Equipment & Support (DE&S), an entity under the British Ministry of Defense (MoD), supplies Storm Shadow and Brimstone Missiles to Ukraine. British defense officials are now scrambling to take "contingency measures" to keep the weapons flowing, the Mirror added....

Cargo ship that hit Baltimore Bridge was also involved in Belgium collision in 2016

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The Singapore-registered container ship Dali, chartered by Maersk and operated by Synergy Marine Group, is a massive vessel measuring approximately 948 feet long and capable of carrying 10,000 containers.

According to authorities in Antwerp, on July 11, 2016, Dali's bow veered off course and collided with a quay as it attempted to depart the North Sea container terminal. the collision caused substantial damage to several meters of the container ship's hull due to structural ...

Report: U.S. and U.K. helped shoot down Iranian drones and missiles launched against Israel

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The British outlet said "a hastily assembled coalition" – which included the U.S. and the U.K. – helped Tel Aviv take on the attack by Tehran on April 13 and 14. As the mass salvo of drones and missiles approached Israeli territory, the Jewish nation scrambled its fighter jets to intercept the projectiles as per Israeli news outlets. (Related: Iran strikes Israel as region plunges into escalation cycle that could end in NUCLEAR WAR.)

U.S. President Joe Biden remarked that ...

Ukraine running out of air defense missiles, giving Russia a FREE PASS to Kyiv

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Julian Röpcke, a senior editor for security policy at Germany's top-selling newspaper Bild, said Kyiv no longer has access to Patriot and IRIS-T missiles necessary for its ground-to-air defense systems to counter Russian attacks.

Expressing frustration, Röpcke highlighted the stark contrast between the ample missile reserves in Germany's depots and Ukraine's dire situation, labeling Kyiv's airspace as vulnerable to Russian fighter jets. (Related: Ukraine running out of tanks ...