BACK TO DANANGIn a message to China, the American aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson docked at Danang bay in Vietnam on March 5. Using infrared technology, a satellite captured the range of heat from a river of lava in vivid colours on May 13. Russian officials said the military exercises in Siberia and the Far East involved 300,000 Russian troops, 1,000 aircraft and 36,000 tanks. But for Western analysts the biggest message was the participation of Chinese troops in joint military exercises. Digital Globe satellites captured some of the drama as parachutes dropped military equipment on Sept. 15.

Source: National Post January 01, 2019 16:18 UTC