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188 new drones, helicopters join IRGC Navy

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:54
In a ceremony on Wednesday morning in Bandar Abbas, 188 new drones and helicopters joined the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Navy.
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Iranian-made combat drones, copters join IRGC naval fleet

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:54
The naval fleet of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has received 188 combat drones and helicopters developed by Iranian aviation experts.
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Iran: Scores of Domestically-Made Combat Drones Enter Service With IRGC Naval Fleet

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:54
In July 2019, the Iran Army Ground Forces received its first batch of domestically-produced Mohajer-6 drones, which are expected to increase the ground forces' surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, as well as provide the ability to conduct precision bomb strikes.
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Iran's navy air-based power: IRGC commander

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:54
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Major General Hossein Salami said on Wednesday that the IRGC is steadily increasing its power and that it is an air-based marine power, with a combination of drones, helicopters, and water-landing planes.
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Libyan National Army Kills Daesh Ringleader in North Africa, Spokesman Says

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:53
A spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA), Ahmad al-Mismari, said on Wednesday that the LNA has eliminated one of the ringleaders of the Daesh* terrorist group in North Africa.
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S. Korean president proposes public health initiative to involve DPRK

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:53
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday proposed a sub-regional public health initiative that would involve the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
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Treasury Increases Pressure on Russian Financier

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:52
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took further action against the network of Kremlin-connected Russian operative Yevgeniy Prigozhin (Prigozhin), by targeting entities and individuals working on behalf of Prigozhin to advance Russia's influence in the Central African Republic (CAR). Concurrently, OFAC is targeting those that have supported the Russian Federal Security Service directly, as well as those
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Civilian Vessel and Russian Frigate Collide in Strait Between Denmark and Sweden, Danish Army Says

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:52
A strait between the Danish island of Zealand and Sweden, connecting the Kattegat with the Baltic has become a place of a ship collision incident.
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On Lukashenko inauguration day Russian paratroopers parachute into Belarus for drills

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:52
Russia's Ministry of Defense says its paratroopers have parachuted into Belarus as part of joint military exercises.
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‘Eskimo Effect': Putin Explains Avangard Hypersonic Glide Vehicle's Operating Principle

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:52
In late 2019, Russian Strategic Missile Forces commander Col-Gen Sergei Karakaev confirmed that the first Avangard-equipped regiment had been stationed at the Yasnensky missile compound in the Orenburg region, about 1,200 km southeast of Moscow.
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Russian Fighters Su-27 Intercept 2 US Air Force Bombers Over Black Sea, Defence Ministry Says

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:51
Two Russian fighters Su-27 were scrambled to intercept two US Air Force bombers over the Black Sea, the Russian Defence Ministry's National Defense Control Centre (NDCC) said on Wednesday.
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Russia Adds Names To 'Reciprocal' List Of Barred EU Officials

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:51
Russia said on September 23 that it is expanding a list of barred European officials in response to what it called "hostile steps" against it and its citizens.
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Imposing Sanctions on Entities and Individuals Advancing Russia's Malign Influence

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:51
Today, the United States imposed sanctions on a network connected to Russian operative Yevgeniy Prigozhin by targeting entities and individuals working on his behalf to advance Russia's influence in the Central African Republic (CAR).
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U.S. Widens Sanctions Net Against Kremlin-Connected Backer Of 'Troll Factory,' Mercenary Group

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:51
The U.S. Treasury has announced sanctions against people and entities with links to the Kremlin-connected organizer and financier of the so-called Russian troll factory behind suspected assaults on U.S. and other foreign elections.
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Navalny Posts Photo In Park After Discharge, As Russia Denies Developing Novichok

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:50
Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny has been discharged from the Berlin hospital where he was being treated for what Germany has said is a case of poisoning with a Soviet-style nerve agent.
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France Received Russia's Request on Navalny Situation, Foreign Ministry Says

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:50
France has received a request from Russia regarding Russian political opposition figure Alexei Navalny and it is currently under review, the French Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Russian opposition figure Navalny discharged from German hospital

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:50
The German hospital that had admitted Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny with alleged poisoning says he has now been discharged.
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As Russia Stalls, Navalny's Aides Gather Evidence Of His Poisoning

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:50
On the morning of August 20, Georgy Alburov was having breakfast at the Xander hotel in Tomsk. An employee of Aleksei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), Alburov had stayed in the Siberian city with three colleagues after Navalny's departure for Moscow that morning, to gather material for the organization's latest investigation into official graft.
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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet's Virtual Session

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:49
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prime Minister, chaired today the Cabinet's virtual session.
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Taiwan island, US fabricate a ‘median line,' sign of weakness: experts

Globalsecurity.org - Thu, 24/09/2020 - 04:49
Taiwan's psychological defenses have been breached after the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the so-called "median line" of the Taiwan Straits is non-existent, Chinese mainland observers said on Wednesday, warning that a military conflict is inevitable if Taiwan secessionists insist on that line.
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