Sourced : Yahoo News By : Michael Isikoff Chief Investigative Correspondent A new U.S. intelligence report says the Russian government is conducting a wide-ranging and “opportunistic” campaign to expand its political influence in Europe by deploying Internet “trolls and other…
In August 2016, the contract for a Definition Study of the European MALE RPAS (Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) Programme was awarded by OCCAR to Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Dassault Aviation and Leonardo S.p.a.. The contract…
Sourced Al-Monitor By : Kamal Sheikho The crucial city of al-Bab finds itself directly in the line of fire of all the forces in Syria competing to control it. Each party is seeking to fortify its military position in the…
Sourced : Military Times An Iranian general in charge of the Islamic Republic’s air defense says his forces warned off an American U-2 spy plane trying to fly over his country. Iranian state television broadcast the comments by Gen. Farzad…
Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News Turkey will not take part in a U.S.-led coalition operation to liberate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) de facto capital of Raqqa if Syrian Kurdish fighters are also involved, Presidential Spokesperson…
Sourced : TASS Russia’s heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser The Admiral Kuznetsov will join the naval task force in the Mediterranean soon, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Wednesday. “At the moment the Russian task force in the Eastern Mediterranean consists of…
Sourced : UK Defence Journal By George Allison Typhoon jets were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept two Russian bombers close to UK airspace. Aircraft from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire were also launched as a “precautionary measure”. It is understood…
Sourced : Defence One By Caroline Houck Even as the U.S. Air Force is working to get its F-35s back in the air by year’s end, service leaders are starting to think about their next strike aircraft. It is “absolutely…
Sourced : War on the Rocks By : Mike Benitez and Aaron Stein On July 15, 2016, members of the Turkish Air Force and Army attempted to topple Turkey’s elected government by coup. In the wake of the failed coup,…
Sourced : Al Monitor By Metin Gurcan In the aftermath of the July 15 abortive coup attempt, four major purges on July 27, July 30, Sept. 2 and Sept. 7 dismissed thousands of officers and noncommissioned officers from the Turkish…