Andaman & Nicobar

India's strategically located island territories in the Bay of Bengal comprising a group of 572 islands. They are closer to Southeast Asia than to peninsular India.

Akhnoor Dagger

Also known as Chicken's Neck, it is a narrow piece of Pakistani territory jutting into India, south of Akhnoor. It is basically a small island between Chenab River and her subsidiary Chandra Bhaga covering about 170 Sq Kms.

Bab al-Mandab Strait

The Bab al-Mandab, also known as the Gate of Grief or the Gate of Tears, is a strait located between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. This waterway serves as a connection between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, …

Chicken's Neck

There are two places in India that are known as Chicken's Neck.
The first, also called the Akhnoor Dagger, is a narrow strip of land on the India-Pakistan border. For details, see Akhnoor Dagger
The other, also known as the Siliguri Corridor, is a narrow passage to India's eight northeastern …

Fiery Cross

One of the artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea using dredgers. Some of these islands have runways and harbours as well as guided-missile batteries, forming part of China's ambition to project power over a huge oceanic expanse. Some other islands include Mischief and Subi Reefs.

Gadzhiyevo Submarine Base

see Kola Peninsula

INA Monument, Singapore

Located within Esplanade Park, Singapore, the Indian National Army (INA) monument is one of the eleven World War II historic site markers erected in 1995 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. It stands on the site of the original memorial—dedicated to an unknown …

Kola Peninsula

Serving as Russia’s Northern Fleet headquarters, the Kola Peninsula is a crucial location for Russia's military establishment in the western Arctic, hosting advanced conventional capabilities alongside its nuclear arsenal and second-strike capabilities. This strategic positioning allows Russia to defend its position in the Arctic and project power globally. The …

Lubyanka

A building that headquarters the Federal Security Service (FSB), and its affiliated prison, on Lubyanka Square in Moscow. It previously headquartered the KGB as well.

Lop Nur

Lop Nur is a sprawling military base, roughly the land mass of Virginia, in the arid Xinjiang region of China’s far west. China conducted its first underground nuclear test there in 1969, and the area was chosen for nuclear tests because it was so barren and isolated, without any …

Mischief Island

One of the artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea using dredgers. Some of these islands have runways and harbours as well as guided-missile batteries, forming part of China's ambition to project power over a huge oceanic expanse. Some other islands include Fiery Cross and Subi …

Okolnaya Submarine Support Base

One of several strategically important Russian Navy submarine bases and submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) storage and loading facilities on the Kola Peninsula, the Okolnaya submarine support base likely stores nuclear warheads. It has been associated with nuclear-armed SLBMs since the late 1950s. It appears to have played a role …

Qingdao

Home to the Northern Theatre Command Navy, China, it falls in the Shandong Province.

Reims

General Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters, where the Instrument of Surrender of Germany was signed by General Alfred Jodl, the Chief of Staff of the German Army, on 7 May 1945.

Subi Reefs

Part of the artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea using dredgers. Some of these islands have runways and harbours as well as guided-missile batteries, forming part of China's ambition to project power over a huge oceanic expanse. Some other islands include Mischief and Fiery Cross.

Siliguri Corridor

Also known as Chicken's Neck, it is a narrow passage to India's eight northeastern states around the city of Siliguri. It is about 60 kms in length but only 22 kms in width at its narrowest point, plain terrain not interspersed with any natural obstacle. The countries of Nepal …

Strait of Malacca

The Malacca Strait, spanning 500 miles (800 kilometers) in length and ranging from 40 to 155 miles (65–250 kilometers) wide, is situated between Sumatra in Indonesia to the southwest and the Malay Peninsula (Peninsular Malaysia) to the northeast. It serves as the crucial link connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian …

Strait of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz acts as a narrow passage linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It stands as the sole maritime route from the Persian Gulf to the wider open ocean and holds immense strategic significance, ranking among the most pivotal choke points globally.

Iran …

Severomorsk-1

The Severomorsk-1 air base, situated on the Kola Peninsula, played a crucial role during World War II and the Cold War, safeguarding the Soviet Union's northern flank and supporting naval operations. Alongside its sister bases, Severomorsk-2 and Severomorsk-3, it housed strategic bomber, strike, and patrol aircraft tasked with defending …

Yalong Bay

Home to PLAN's 2nd Submarine Base at Sanya, it falls in the Hainan province of China.

Willingdon Island

Willingdon Island was reclaimed from Kochi Lake to aid the construction of the Port of Kochi in 1936. A small naval unit was set up at the location just two days prior to the outbreak of World War II. During the war, the rudimentary airstrip near the port was …

Test Ranges