The new Over the Horizon Radar system was introduced to the Iranian early warning system on the 4 July 2015. The Ghadir Over the Horizon radar system is located near to the city of Ahwaz in the province of Khuzestan, close to the borders with Iraq, in Southwestern Iran. It is operated by Iran’s Revolutionary… Continue reading IRAN DEPLOYED AN OVER THE HORIZON RADAR SYSTEM NEAR THE SOUTHWEST BORDERS WITH IRAQ
Month: July 2015
HMS DUNCAN JOINS US CARRIER ON STRIKE OPERATIONS AGAINST ISIS
Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan is working around the clock to support day and night strikes against key ISIL targets in the Middle East launched from the USS Theodore Roosevelt. She’s the latest Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer to take her place with a US carrier battle group on operations in the Gulf… Continue reading HMS DUNCAN JOINS US CARRIER ON STRIKE OPERATIONS AGAINST ISIS
CHINESE AIRCRAFT CARRIER CANNOT LAUNCH ATTACKS AGAINST GROUND TARGETS
Serious limitations about the operational capabilities of China’s first aircraft carrier was revealed by the state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) on May 2. According to the CCTV although the Chinese Navy aircraft carrier can carry 24 Shenyang J-15 “Flying Shark” fighters the aircrafts cannot strike ground targets because it is impossible to take off… Continue reading CHINESE AIRCRAFT CARRIER CANNOT LAUNCH ATTACKS AGAINST GROUND TARGETS
SUSPECTED RUSSIAN MILITARY BASE SOUTH OF DONETSK
A Ukrainian drone reviled the existence of a Russian military camp just south of the village of Sontsevo in the Donetsk region just 12km from the Ukrainian front-line settlements of Granitnoye and Novolaspa. The drone belongs to Dnipro-1, one of Ukraine’s pro-government volunteer Regiments and it conducted two flights over the same area, on 20… Continue reading SUSPECTED RUSSIAN MILITARY BASE SOUTH OF DONETSK
MIGHTY ENGINE BRINGS HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH TO LIFE
HMS Queen Elizabeth’s mighty diesel generators have been powered-up marking a major milestone on the way to becoming an operational warship. The 65,000 tonne future flagship of the Royal Navy has undergone months of preparation work by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) to start the first of her four diesel engines, which are directly coupled… Continue reading MIGHTY ENGINE BRINGS HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH TO LIFE
TURKEY CONSIDERING INVASION OF SYRIA TO ESTABLISH BUFFER ZONE
Turkey is considering invading Syria and establishing a 110km long and 33km deep buffer zone, along its borders in order to prevent ISIS and Kurdish advances. Turkey shares an 877km long border with Syria and, according to the Turkish media, its Army is planning to send 18,000 troops into Syria. This action is pursued by… Continue reading TURKEY CONSIDERING INVASION OF SYRIA TO ESTABLISH BUFFER ZONE
GERMAN GOVERNMENT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT SELLING SIX TYPE 214 AIP SUBMARINES TO INDIA
The German government is optimistic about winning the Indian procurement programme of six new submarines. The P-75(I) project is worth Rs 50,000 crore and is one of the most important programmes of the Indian Navy. The German company TKMS is hoping to win the contract with its HDW Type 214 AIP submarine that has already… Continue reading GERMAN GOVERNMENT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT SELLING SIX TYPE 214 AIP SUBMARINES TO INDIA