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17 December

Ukraine Claims Killing of Russian Military’s Chemical Weapons Chief: Security Source

The killing of a senior Russian military official, Igor Kirillov, in Moscow was a "special operation" by Ukraine's SBU security service.

17 December

Air

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to the 168th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) sit on the flightline at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 24, 2019. The 168th ARW is Pacific Air Forces’ only Arctic region refueling unit and it transfers more fuel than any other Air National Guard tanker wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aaron Larue Guerrisky)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Stations Four Additional KC-135 Stratotankers in Alaska

The US Air Force has assigned four KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft to Eielson AFB in Fairbanks, Alaska, to amplify its aerial refueling capability near the Arctic region.

17 December

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Fire Missile Toward Israel

The Israeli military said sirens sounded across central Israel on Monday as it intercepted a missile in an attack later claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels.

17 December

Sea

HMS Triumph, the last of the Trafalgar Class submarines still in service has arrived at HMNB Devonport for the last time before her decommissioning. The Boat gracefully transited across Plymouth Sound escorted by tugs boats and following-on craft from the Naval Base, after travelling down from HMNB Clyde submarine base in Scotland, where she had been operating from. HMS Triumph was laid down at Barrow Shipyard in February 1987 and commissioned less than five years later in October 1991, the last of the seven Trafalgar class submarines constructed for the Royal Navy. The current HMS Triumph is the tenth vessel and the second submarine to bear the name. The first Triumph was a 68-gun galleon built in 1561, and was the largest Ship built in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth the first. A square-rigged galleon of four masts, she served as the flagship of Admiral Frobisher during the battles of the Spanish Amarda.

Rojoef Manuel

Final British Trafalgar Submarine Sails to Plymouth for Decommissioning

The Royal Navy’s remaining Trafalgar-class nuclear submarine has arrived at its homeport in Plymouth for decommissioning.

17 December

Technology

190315-M-EC058-0043 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 15, 2019) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gregory Weldon (left) and Cpl. Juan Perezramos, both field radio operators with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), assemble satellite communication antennas aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are conducting routine training as part of the USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)

Rojoef Manuel

Israel Defense Forces to Receive ‘Thousands’ of Elbit Communication Systems

Elbit Systems has signed a $130-million contract to supply “thousands” of advanced communication systems for the Israel Defense Forces.

17 December

Land

Rojoef Manuel

Rheinmetall Supplies 20 Military Support Trucks for British Army

The British Army has received the first 20 of 500 support trucks from Rheinmetall as part of an ongoing effort to expand the military’s ground-based logistics fleet.

17 December

Europe

Damen Naval's Den Helder arriving at the Vlissingen-Oost shipyard

Christine Casimiro

Dutch Combat Support Ship From Damen Nears Completion

The Royal Netherlands Navy’s new combat support ship has arrived for final outfitting at Damen Naval shipyard in Vlissingen-Oost.

17 December

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Sweden Buys Naval Radar Capable of Detecting Sea-Skimming Missiles

Sweden has contracted Saab to deliver the Sea Giraffe 1X radar system to its navy, capable of detecting surface and air targets, including sea-skimming missiles.

17 December

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

China Releases ‘Hit List’ of US Naval Targets in Potential Conflict

China’s People's Liberation Army has come up with a list of “vulnerable” US naval targets that could be prioritized in the event of a full-scale conflict.

17 December

Europe