Niger coup is not just another African conflict – it is a major ally of the West and it would surprise no-one to learn Putin and the Wagner Group are behind the military takeover, A couple of weeks ago Niger’s democratically elected head of state, President Mohamed Bazoum, was deposed by his own PresidentialContinue reading “Don’t be fooled – Niger is Putin’s African war on the West”
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Italian Navy commissions three offshore patrol vessels
Italian Navy commissions three offshore patrol vessels to Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo for €925 million. OSN has signed a contract with the Italian Secretariat General of Defence and National Armaments Directorate for the construction of three next-generation patrol vessels as part of the Italian Navy’s Offshore Patrol VesselContinue reading “Italian Navy commissions three offshore patrol vessels”
Claims of ‘torture chambers’ in the liberated city of Kherson
International human rights law firm, Global Rights Compliance, has released further findings of its Mobile Justice Team’s investigation into ‘torture chambers’ in the liberated city of Kherson. The specialist unit has said that nearly 50% of Ukrainian detainees were subjected to torture, including sexual violence in Kherson detention centres [of the initial pool ofContinue reading “Claims of ‘torture chambers’ in the liberated city of Kherson”
Underwater vehicles to be integrated with Fincantieri surface and underwater vessels
Fincantieri and C.A.B.I. Cattaneo, an Italian military underwater vehicle manufacturer for Naval Special Forces, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the assessment of commercial and industrial cooperation in the field of underwater vehicles and their integration with larger vessels. The MoU will allow underwater vehicles to be integrated with Fincantieri surface andContinue reading “Underwater vehicles to be integrated with Fincantieri surface and underwater vessels”
Babcock launches Skills Academy to provide training for more than 12,000 over next 8 years.
Skills Academy will provide training for more than 12,000 Babcock employees over the next eight years. Combination of cutting-edge digital resources and hands on training Initially launching in Devonport, with a focus on submarine and nuclear skills, the Skills Academy will be expanded across Babcock’s naval nuclear activity and The Skills Academy uses aContinue reading “Babcock launches Skills Academy to provide training for more than 12,000 over next 8 years.”