Hellenic Navy is planning to create a 9 ships strong flotilla and deploy this force to its naval base in Crete, at Souda Bay. The Hellenic Navy currently has one main naval base at the island of Salamis near Athens and a secondary naval base at the island of Crete. Till now the ships of… Continue reading HELLENIC NAVY WILL BASE A NEW POWERFULL FLOTILLA IN CRETE
Month: July 2016
SIX RUSSIAN STRATEGIC BOMBERS DESTROY MILITANT CAMP, 3 DEPOTS IN SYRIA
Sourced : TASS Six long-range Tu-22M3 bombers of Russia’s Aerospace Forces on Tuesday morning used high-explosive ammunition to hit terrorist facilities in Syria, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement obtained by TASS. “In the morning of July 12, six long-range Tu-22M3 bombers, which took off from the home airfield on the territory of the… Continue reading SIX RUSSIAN STRATEGIC BOMBERS DESTROY MILITANT CAMP, 3 DEPOTS IN SYRIA
WITH EGYPT’S BLESSING, ISRAEL CONDUCTING DRONE STRIKES IN SINAI
By Judah Ari Gross and AP Sourced : The Times of Israel Israel has carried out drone strikes against terrorists operating in the Sinai Peninsula in recent years, according to a Bloomberg news report Monday that quoted an unnamed former senior official. The airstrikes were conducted with Egypt’s knowledge and blessing, according to the ex-official,… Continue reading WITH EGYPT’S BLESSING, ISRAEL CONDUCTING DRONE STRIKES IN SINAI
MOD ORDERS NEW FLEET OF CUTTING-EDGE APACHE HELICOPTERS FOR BRITISH ARMY
The Ministry of Defence has today announced a $2.3 billion deal to secure 50 of the latest generation Apache attack helicopters for the British Army. The new fleet of Apaches are much more capable than their predecessors. Flown by Army Air Corps pilots from the Joint Helicopter Command, they will continue to give the British… Continue reading MOD ORDERS NEW FLEET OF CUTTING-EDGE APACHE HELICOPTERS FOR BRITISH ARMY
RUSSIA DELAYS START OF STEALTH FIGHTER SERIAL PRODUCTION
By Derek Bisaccio Sourced : Conflict News Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister has announced that production of the country’s stealth aircraft will begin in 2018, a seeming delay from previous reports that the aircraft, known as the PAK FA, would be ready for production next year. Sukhoi, the manufacturer of the aircraft, released a statement on… Continue reading RUSSIA DELAYS START OF STEALTH FIGHTER SERIAL PRODUCTION
RUSSIAN-MADE SUNFLOWER RADAR IS CAPABLE OF DETECTING F-35 JETS
Sourced : Sputnik The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is the most advanced aircraft in the Pentagon’s arsenal, but Russia’s powerful over-the-horizon Podsolnukh (Sunflower) radar is capable of detecting and tracking the stealth fifth-generation plane or any other fighter jet that was designed to avoid detection, Svobodnaya Pressa reported. The Podsolnukh short-range over-the-horizon surface-wave radar… Continue reading RUSSIAN-MADE SUNFLOWER RADAR IS CAPABLE OF DETECTING F-35 JETS
N. KOREA SAYS MIDAIR EXPLOSION OF ITS MISSILE IN JUNE WAS INTENTIONAL
Sourced : Yonhap North Korea’s main propaganda outlet claimed Wednesday that the recent midair explosion of a ballistic missile was intentional, calling it a test attack on enemy satellites. North Korea’s Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile was detected to have burst into pieces midair after flying some 150 km after its launch on June 22. North… Continue reading N. KOREA SAYS MIDAIR EXPLOSION OF ITS MISSILE IN JUNE WAS INTENTIONAL
NATO TAKES COMMAND OF US-BUILT MISSILE SHIELD
Sourced : France24 NATO took command of a US-built missile shield in Europe on Friday after France won assurances that the multi-billion-dollar system would not be under Washington’s direct control. The missile shield, billed as a defence against any strike by a “rogue state” against European cities, is one of the most sensitive aspects of… Continue reading NATO TAKES COMMAND OF US-BUILT MISSILE SHIELD
CHINESE SU-30 AIRCRAFT CONFRONT JAPANESE F-15S IN EAST CHINA SEA
Sourced : Defence World Two Chinese Su-30 fighter aircraft had a confrontation with two Japanese F-16 fighters over the disputed waters in the East China Sea last month. The Japanese jets beamed their fire-control radar to the Chinese ones, but the F-15Ss flew off after the Chinese side “took action” during the incident on June… Continue reading CHINESE SU-30 AIRCRAFT CONFRONT JAPANESE F-15S IN EAST CHINA SEA