ROYAL NAVY’S HMS FORTH NEW OFFSHORE PATROL VESSEL LOWERED INTO THE WATER (Video)

The first of the Royal Navy’s new style of River-class offshore patrol vessels has entered the water for the first time. Forth completed her 1¾-mile journey from BAE Systems shipyard at Govan on the Clyde to the company’s Scotstoun site. The first plate of steel was delivered to Govan in October 2014, with the ship… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY’S HMS FORTH NEW OFFSHORE PATROL VESSEL LOWERED INTO THE WATER (Video)

NAVY’S SMALLEST SHIP PAVES WAY FOR MAIDEN VOYAGE OF ITS LARGEST

The smallest vessel in the Royal Navy is playing a key role in the maiden voyage by Britain’s largest warship. Tiny launch HMS Gleaner – previously used to scan the wreck of the Mary Rose in the Solent – has spent weeks surveying every inch of the Forth estuary to ensure carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth… Continue reading NAVY’S SMALLEST SHIP PAVES WAY FOR MAIDEN VOYAGE OF ITS LARGEST

TURKEY IN TALKS WITH EUROSAM FOR THE LONG-RANGE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SAMP/T ASTER 30

Sourced Sabah By : Ali Unal Turkey is in talks with the Italian-French consortium Eurosam to purchase the SAMP/T Aster 30, a long-range missile defense system, Daily Sabah has learned from government sources. Despite speculation about Turkey’s possible purchase of a Russian S-400 missile system following the recent Russian-Turkish rapprochement, Turkey is edging toward purchasing… Continue reading TURKEY IN TALKS WITH EUROSAM FOR THE LONG-RANGE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SAMP/T ASTER 30

THE U.S.’S SYRIA POLICY RESTS ON A TREACHEROUS FAULT LINE

Sourced : The Washington Post By David Ignatius The U.S. military campaign to seize the Islamic State’s capital, Raqqa, may be delayed because of a nasty fight between Turkey and the Syrian Kurdish militia known as the YPG. Sadly, it’s a classic Middle East moment, when regional players’ mistrust of each other overwhelms their common… Continue reading THE U.S.’S SYRIA POLICY RESTS ON A TREACHEROUS FAULT LINE