The rapidly developing capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army Navy of China were presented during a conference by James Fanell, former director of the US Pacific Fleet’s intelligence and information department. According to Fanell, the People’s Liberation Army Navy will…
Recent violations of Swedish territorial waters by unknown submarines, as well as aggressive flights by Russian bombers and fighter jets in the airspace of the Baltic Sea sent warring signals to the Swedish government for the first time since the…
NATO has successfully completed the Computer Assisted Exercise, Trident Jaguar 2015, in Stavanger, Norway. It was supported by the Computer Assistant Exercise team of the Greek defence company, Miltech Hellas SA. Since 2011 the Greek company has been successfully supporting…
A new weapons system for use against enemy submarines is going to be added to the arsenal of the Russian Navy. According to Business Online, the Russian Navy expressed its interest in resurrecting the Mil Mi-14 Haze anti-submarine helicopter. The…
The development of one of the most important programmes of the Turkish Navy is nearing completion according to the Turkish defence industry forerunner, Aselsan. The new Multifunction, Phased Array Radar System, ÇAFRAD, is nearly complete following the official commencement of…
On 19 May a European made cruise missile was fired from a European warship for the first time. This significant technological and operational achievement took place at the firing range of the French Armament Authority DGA’s missile testing centre, off Levant…
The ex-National Security Advisor of Israel and retired Major General, Yaakov Amidror, has shared his thoughts and expectations about the situation in the Middle East, Iran and ISIS with a group of journalists in Athens, Greece. He said that nobody…
The recent P5+1 group agreement in Geneva regarding the Iranian nuclear programme has forced Saudi Arabia to reactivate an old agreement made with Pakistan several years ago. According to a story by BBC’s Newsnight in November 2013, Saudi Arabia and…
Last Sunday, only a few hours after the five day cease-fire expired, aircraft of the Saudi-led coalition started a new round of strikes against the Shia Houthi militia and their ally, the former President of the country, Ali Abdullah Saleh,…
The recent tragic events in the Mediterranean that cost the lives of hundreds of illegal immigrants has mobilised the European Union and forced Brussels to take action. According to the website EU Observer, the European Union is getting ready to…