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Air Force hit military facilities, nuclear research site in Tehran overnight, IDF says
The Israeli Air Force carried out a wave of strikes in Tehran overnight, targeting dozens of Iranian military facilities and a nuclear research site, the IDF says, APA reports citing The Times of Israel. More than 60 fighter jets were involved in...

Air Force hit military facilities, nuclear research site in Tehran overnight, IDF says

RSL meets today’s Air Force
Members of the Mereweather-Hamilton-Adamstown Returned and Services League (RSL) Sub-Branch attended RAAF Base Williamtown in May to experience today’s Air Force. CAPTION: Air Force aircraft technician Corporal Leigh Gammie discusses the F-35A...

'Over 60 Air Force Fighter Jets...': How Israeli Air Force Conducts Overnight Strikes On Iran; IDF Releases Thermal Imaging Footage
Israeli Air Force Conducts Overnight Strikes On Iran; IDF Releases Thermal Imaging Footage (Screengrab) | X/@IDF Tehran: The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) conducted extensive overnight strikes on several military locations in Iran in the wee hours...

Man posing as an Air Force officer, three others with fake IDs arrested at MCEME Secunderabad
Hyderabad News MCEME Secunderabad file picture. Four people, including one man posing as an Air Force Officer Wg Commander Rajat Kumar Mishra and three others with fake army IDs infiltrated Military College of Electronics and Mechanical...
Defence heads face scrutiny week hearing, promise to be fiscally responsible
Defence secretary Brook Barrington. Photo: Ministry of Defence Defence heads have assured politicians their huge new budget takes into account soldiers actually having to fire their weapons. They fronted up to an even-tempered scrutiny week...

Defense minister warns Hezbollah to stay out of Israel-Iran war
Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem to tread carefully Friday after the latter said his terror group would “act as we see fit” in the war between Israel and Iran. “The Hezbollah leader hasn’t learned from his...

Defense forces hit 22 areas of occupation concentration in past 24 hours – General Staff
Photo: https://www.facebook.com/ Over the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces' missile forces and artillery have struck 22 areas where personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated, two command posts, six missile forces and artillery...
Defence: Francken aims for 10-year plan to reach 5 per cent spending standard
While NATO member states have not yet agreed on a 5 per cent defence spending standard, Defence minister Theo Francken expects Belgium to have 10 years to reach the target. For now, an annual budget increase seems unlikely, Francken said in the...

Army always committed to ensuring people's safety: Col. Shafiqul Islam
Photo: Collected DHAKA, June 19, 2025 (BSS) - Colonel Md. Shafiqul Islam of the Military Operations Directorate (Staff Colonel) today said the Bangladesh Army is committed to maintaining overall law and order and protecting the sovereignty of the...

Navy, PCG divers eyed in Taal Lake search for missing ‘sabungeros’
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday said it is eyeing to enlist the help of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine Navy in verifying information that the 34 missing sabungeros, or cockfighting enthusiasts,...

Navy divers ready to look for missing ‘sabungeros’ in Taal Lake
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy said its technical divers are ready to extend assistance and search for the remains of the 34 abducted cockfighting enthusiasts or “sabungeros” who were supposedly dumped in Taal Lake. One of the suspects,...

Former Air Force commando takes top LatAm job at NSC
After months of speculation, Reuters reported earlier this month that retired Air Force lieutenant colonel Michael Jensen has been appointed as senior director for the Western Hemisphere at the National Security Council (NSC), according to two...

Defence secretary visits AWE as nation renews nuclear deterrent
Defence secretary John Healey visited AWE Aldermaston yesterday (Thursday) after the Government committed to renew Britain’s nuclear deterrent. The Government has announced a £15bn investment to expand the nation’s replacement nuclear warhead...

Israel strikes nuclear research site in Tehran overnight
The Israeli Air Force carried out a wave of strikes in Tehran overnight, targeting dozens of Iranian military facilities and a nuclear research site, the IDF said. More than 60 fighter jets were involved in the strikes, dropping 120 munitions,...

How research and innovation is driving growth in Wales
20 June 2025 A Welsh project working to green steel is one of four new manufacturing hubs that will share £44 million in government funding. A Welsh project working to produce steel in an environmentally friendly way is one of the four new...

Israeli jets target Tehran nuclear military sites, Iran barrage hits Israel
2025-06-20T05:36:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ The Israeli military announced on Friday that its air force launched extensive overnight airstrikes targeting dozens of military facilities in and around the Iranian capital,...

Indonesia’s defense industry: Between self-reliance and the illusion of imported strength
ore than seven decades since Indonesia’s independence, the pursuit of a self-reliant national defense industry remains an elusive goal. Every time a regional conflict escalates, be it the Russia-Ukraine war or the recent air battles between Iran...

The Russian army launched 86 drones over Ukraine overnight
On the night of June 20, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 86 strike drones from the directions of Millerovo, Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Russian Federation, and Chauda in Crimea. This is reported by the Air Force of the Armed...
Pro-Palestinian group says it damaged planes at UK military base
London — Pro-Palestinian activists in Britain said they had broken into a Royal Air Force base in central England on Friday and damaged two military aircraft used for refuelling and transportation. The campaign group Palestine Action said that two...