May 11, 2020
3 more Pakistan Army troops fall on Afghanistan Border
Major Muhammad Asghar died due to corona virus at the Torkham border terminal
Two personnel of security forces were killed in an attack on a security check-post in the Eidak area in Mirali tehsil in North Waziristan district on Thursday.
Official sources said that unidentified gunmen attacked the forces check-post located on the main road in the Eidak area in Mirali tehsil. As a result, Havaldar Zafar and soldier Asif were killed. No individual or militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
May 10, 2020
New Zealand Begins Final Upgrades on New Hydrographic Vessel
HMNZS Manawanui, the RNZN’s new hydrographic survey and dive-support vessel that will soon be ready for operational taskings (photo : RNZN)
The Royal New Zealand Navy's (RNZN's) new hydrographic survey and diving-support vessel, HMNZS Manawanui , has been placed in drydock at Devonport Naval Base to undergo final upgrades and maintenance activities.
The final upgrades include a fitting out of new communication and fire-fighting systems and upgraded rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) capabilities, said the RNZN via an official social media channel on 5 May. "Once Manawanui 's out of the dock she'll be ready for operational taskings," the service added.
Manawanui was commissioned in June 2019 at the same naval base where it is undergoing dry-docking. Before its service with New Zealand, the vessel was a commercial offshore support vessel known as Edda Fonn .
The ship was procured by the New Zealand government in August 2018 for NZD103 million (USD62 million) to undertake missions formerly fulfilled by the decommissioned hydrographic ship HMNZS Resolution , and its retired namesake dive tender, HMNZS Manawanui . These vessels were taken out of service in 2012 and 2018 respectively.
The new hydrographic has an overall beam of 18 m, a hull draught of 6.3 m, and is equipped with a 100-tonne salvage crane. It is powered by four diesel-electric engines driving two azimuth propulsion systems and can reach a top speed of 13 kt.
Chinese PLAN Oiler Shadowed by Indonesian TNI-AU
The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has released two pictures showing its F-16A Fighting Falcon from SkU 16 conducting sovereign patrols off Riau.
Interestingly enough, what the TNI-AU did not explicitly tell is that a Type 903A replenishment ship operated by the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) was also seen in one of the picture. The tweet is clearly with an intention to highlight the Indonesian military’s vigilance of its airspace to the public be it during Ramadhan or the outbreak of coronavirus.
According to one observer, the Type 903A might be part of the 35th Escort Fleet bound for Gulf of Aden as part of China’s Anti Piracy patrols there.
Also part of the flotilla were Type 052D class destroyer, the CNS Taiyuan and Type 054A class frigate, the CNS Jingzhou. The two ships were reported to have conducted simulated rescue exercise off the disputed Spratlys islands in the South China Sea on May 5.
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