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PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) – Your briefly report on January 28 in last twelve hours from BulgarianMilitary.com: Islamic State announces ‘new phase’ of attacks: Mainly targeting Israel The Islamic State group vowed Monday to shift its focus from the remnants of its “caliphate” toward making Israel the main target of its attacks. It also called to…

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) – Your briefly report on August 9 in last twelve hours from BulgarianMilitary.com: Yemen's Houthis launch drone attacks on Saudi's Abha airport - military spokesman Yemen’s Houthi group launched two drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s southern Abha airport, the Iran-aligned group’s military spokesman said on Thursday,…

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) – Your briefly report on August 5 in last twelve hours from BulgarianMilitary.com: Air strike on south Libyan town kills at least 43 - official A drone air strike by eastern Libyan forces on the southern Libyan town of Murzuq has killed at least 43 people, Reuters reported on Monday. The attack is the second major air…

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) – Your evening news report on June 18 from BulgarianMilitary.com news team: Centcom Confirms Reaper Shoot Down, Says Iran And Houthis Fired At Drones The US on Sunday accused Iran and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels of firing surface-to-air missiles at American Reaper drones twice over the past week, confirming earlier…

PANAGYURISHTE (BGM) - A suspected chlorine attack on Sunday by the Syrian government in northwest Syria is under investigation by the United States, Defense One reported. Syrian Special Envoy Jim Jeffrey told the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday that the United States so far could not confirm the specific chemical agent used. …

PANAGYURISHTE (BGM) - Iran will “under no circumstances” enter a war either directly or indirectly with the United States, a prominent reformist Iranian lawmaker said Wednesday, as both Washington and Tehran try to ease heightened tensions in the region, AP reports. The reported comments by Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh come after the White…

PANAGYURISHTE, (BM) - The United Nations envoy for Libya has warned that the battle for Tripoli is "just the start of a long and bloody war", while calling for an immediate halt to arms shipments to all parties involved in the conflict, Middle East Eye reported. Ghassan Salame told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that "many countries" were…

PANAGYURISHTE (BM) - Russia’s military hardware armed with 57mm caliber guns will securely strike modern and future foreign light-and medium-armored vehicles, Editor-in-Chief of the Arsenal of the Fatherland journal Viktor Murakhovsky told TASS. The 57mm munitions also boost the possibilities of fighting enemy air targets and manpower, he…

PANAGYURISHTE, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - As lawmakers ask for more information on the potential threats posed by Iran in the Middle East, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee said intelligence briefings he has received have convinced him that an increased military presence in the region is needed, Defense News…

PANAGYURISHTE, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The S-400 missile systems Turkey is buying from Russia will be controlled by Ankara, Turkey’s Hurriyet daily said on Thursday quoting Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, TASS reports. "Some say that S-400 systems will pose a threat for F-35 fighter jets," he reported said during a visit to…

PANAGYURISHTE, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The Russian State Research and Production Enterprise Region ‘GNPP Region’, part of JSC Tactical Missiles Corporation, has completed trials and will soon begin serial production of its new APR-3M air-launched anti-submarine warfare missile, Jane`s reported. “All the trials of the APR-3M missile…

PANAGYURISHTE, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said there will be no war with the United States, despite tensions between the two countries that recently escalated as a result of the Trump administration's "maximum pressure campaign" on Tehran, Middle East Eye reports. Khamenei said on Tuesday that any…

PANAGYURISHTE, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has presented an updated military plan to President Donald Trump’s national security aides that envisions sending up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Iran attack American forces or accelerate work on nuclear weapons, Israel Defense reported. …

PANAGYURISHTE, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - A U.S. delegation is scheduled to brief Polish defense officials eager to buy the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter later this month, U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said Monday, Defense One reports. The American team is expected to discuss the costs of buying the Lockheed Martin-made jet as…

PANAGYURISHTE, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - As we reported yesterday, Washington will take actions to prevent a presumable threat by Iran in the Middle East, sending additional military forces to the region. According to Breaking Defense, sources told that at least one of the B-52s deployed to the region passed through our airspace,…

PANAGYURISHTE, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Lockheed Martin is offering to come down more than 10% on the price of the least-expensive F-35 as it negotiates the largest sale yet of Joint Strike Fighters, according the information by Defence One. The company is offering to sell the Pentagon about 100 F-35As — the version flown by the U.S.…