Sourced : Maeil Broadcasting Network North Korea on Wednesday morning attempted the launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from a Sinpo-class submarine, MBN reported. According to the article, the submarine left the port early in the morning, but returned to the dock near Wonsan at 9 a.m. local time, which South Korean experts saw… Continue reading N.KOREAN SUBMARINE ATTEMPTS TO TEST-FIRE BALLISTIC MISSILE
Month: April 2016
NUMBER OF ISIS FIGHTERS IN LIBYA HAS DOUBLED
by Courtney Kube Sourced : NBC News The outgoing commanding general of AFRICOM said Thursday that the number of ISIS fighters in Libya has roughly doubled in the past 12 to 18 months. General David Rodriguez said that there are between 4,000 and 6,000 fighters there now, mainly in Sirte and with some in Benghazi… Continue reading NUMBER OF ISIS FIGHTERS IN LIBYA HAS DOUBLED
BULGARIA SET ASIDE 419 MILLION EUROS FOR TWO NEW PATROL VESSELS
Sourced : Naval Today Two multi-purpose patrol ships to be built for the Bulgarian Navy, including armament, equipment and communication systems, will cost the country 419 million euros, Nikolay Nenchev, Bulgarian Defence Minister said. Bulgarian News agency Novinite reported the minister saying that the two vessels would be built within three and a half to… Continue reading BULGARIA SET ASIDE 419 MILLION EUROS FOR TWO NEW PATROL VESSELS
IRAN DEPLOYED TO SYRIA MEN FROM THE 65th AIRBORNE SPECIAL FORCES BRIGADE
Iran has deployed men from the 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade (NOHED Brigade), to Syria for an advisory mission, a commander said Monday. Brigadier General Ali Arasteh Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force for Coordination told to Tasnim News Agency that advisers from 65th NOHED Brigade, Iran’s Army Ground Force elite unit, are… Continue reading IRAN DEPLOYED TO SYRIA MEN FROM THE 65th AIRBORNE SPECIAL FORCES BRIGADE
HMS SOMERSET ESCORTED RUSSIAN TASK GROUP
A Royal Navy warship has shadowed a Russian Naval Task Group transiting through the English Channel and up the East Coast of the UK. HMS Somerset (F82), a Type 23 Frigate, along with her Merlin helicopter was used to detect and monitor the movement of the Russian warship, Vice Admiral Kulakov (626) and her supporting… Continue reading HMS SOMERSET ESCORTED RUSSIAN TASK GROUP
ADMIRAL KUZNETSOV TO GO TO MEDITERRANEAN SEA CARRYING NEW FIGHTERS
Sourced: TASS The Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy in autumn will arrive in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, its aviation grouping will include fighters Sukhoi Su-33 (Flanker-D) and Mikoyan MiG-29K (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-D), a source told TASS on Saturday. MiG-29K/KUB fighters were tested at the Admiral Kuznetsov back… Continue reading ADMIRAL KUZNETSOV TO GO TO MEDITERRANEAN SEA CARRYING NEW FIGHTERS
TURKEY IS KEY SUPPLIER OF WEAPONS, MILITARY HARDWARE TO ISIS – RUSSIAN ENVOY TO UN
Sourced : Russia Today Moscow has submitted data on Turkey’s illegal arms and military hardware supply to Islamic State in Syria to the UN Security Council. Supplies are supervised by the Turkish intelligence service, Russian UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said as cited by Russian media. “The main supplier of weapons and military equipment to ISIL… Continue reading TURKEY IS KEY SUPPLIER OF WEAPONS, MILITARY HARDWARE TO ISIS – RUSSIAN ENVOY TO UN