RUSSIA UNVEILS NEW SECRET “SARMAT” HEAVY INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE

Sourced : Defence Blog Official website of Joint Stock Company «Academician V.P.Makeyev State Rocket Centre» has released the first photo of new «Sarmat» heavy intercontinental ballistic missile. Russia is currently working on a new  heavy intercontinental ballistic missile for replacing the most powerful RS-20V Voevoda (according to NATO classification — SS-18 Satan)ballistic complexes. Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov reportedly… Continue reading RUSSIA UNVEILS NEW SECRET “SARMAT” HEAVY INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE

SYRIAN ARMY SAYS IT WILL “BRING DOWN” ANY TURKISH WAR PLANE IN ITS AIRSPACE (Video)

Sourced Hurriyet The Syrian military said on Oct. 20 that it would bring down any Turkish war planes entering Syrian air space, a response to air strikes carried out by Turkey overnight in northern Syria. “Any attempt to once again breach Syrian airspace by Turkish war planes will be dealt with and they will be… Continue reading SYRIAN ARMY SAYS IT WILL “BRING DOWN” ANY TURKISH WAR PLANE IN ITS AIRSPACE (Video)

MASSIVE SHOW OF FORCE ALONG RUSSIA’S BORDER TO NORWAY

Sourced : The Barents Observer By Atle Staalesen The powerful military units based in Pechenga rayon, the municipality located along the border to Norway and Finland, are on full alert as one of the biggest exercises in years started on Wednesday. More than 5,000 soldiers and 500 armored tanks and vehicles are now on their… Continue reading MASSIVE SHOW OF FORCE ALONG RUSSIA’S BORDER TO NORWAY

“PARMENION 2016” AMPHIBIOUS LANDING EXERCISE (Video)

On the 6th and the 7th of October 2016 the Hellenic Armed Forces conducted the final phases of the large scale annual national exercise “Parmenion 2016”.The two final phases of the exercise took place on the island of Chios and at “Aetos” military training area, north of the city of Alexandroupolis. The exercise included the… Continue reading “PARMENION 2016” AMPHIBIOUS LANDING EXERCISE (Video)

MINISTER OF DEFENCE OF FINLAND : WE SHOULD RE-EXAMINE THE DEMILITARISATION OF THE ALAND ISLANDS

Source: Uusi Suomi By : Aleksi Teivainen Jussi Niinistö, the Minister of Defence, has called for a re-examination of the demilitarisation of Åland. Niinistö stated in an interview on YLE TV1 on Saturday that the demilitarised status of the autonomous string of islands outside the south-western coast of Finland could be re-examined, for example, in… Continue reading MINISTER OF DEFENCE OF FINLAND : WE SHOULD RE-EXAMINE THE DEMILITARISATION OF THE ALAND ISLANDS

INDIA TO LEASE SECOND AKULA CLASS RUSSIAN NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE

Sourced : National Interest Βy : Dave Majumdar India and Russia have apparently reached an agreement for New Delhi to lease a second Project 971 Shchuka-B (NATO: Akula-class) nuclear attack submarine (SSN) according to Russian media reports. The two sides signed the deal—along with a host of other weapons purchase agreements—on the sidelines of the… Continue reading INDIA TO LEASE SECOND AKULA CLASS RUSSIAN NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE

INDIAN MINIMUM DETERRENCE FOR SOUTH ASIA’S NEW NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT

By : Frank O’Donnell Pakistan’s Nasr tactical nuclear missile platform is driving Indian debate on its current minimum deterrence doctrine. India’s minimum deterrence concept should indeed be reformulated for this new nuclear context. A new defense policy review should holistically integrate nuclear, conventional and subconventional approaches for reasons of effectiveness and continued public support. India… Continue reading INDIAN MINIMUM DETERRENCE FOR SOUTH ASIA’S NEW NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT

CNO RICHARDSON : USS MASON “APPEARS TO HAVE COME UNDER ATTACK”

Sourced : USNI News By: Sam LaGrone A U.S. guided missile destroyer may have been attacked on Saturday off the coast of Yemen by anti-ship cruise missiles for the third time this week, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson told reporters on Saturday. USS Mason (DDG-87) — operating in the Red Sea, north of… Continue reading CNO RICHARDSON : USS MASON “APPEARS TO HAVE COME UNDER ATTACK”

U.S NAVY CRUISE MISSILES STRIKE AND DESTROY THREE RADAR SITES IN YEMEN

Sourced : Military.com By Hope Hodge Seck A U.S. Navy ship launched cruise missiles and destroyed three radar sites from a rebel-controlled area in Yemen, the service announced late Wednesday. The announcement came a day after a Navy ship was apparently targeted for a second time by missiles originating from the area. In a statement,… Continue reading U.S NAVY CRUISE MISSILES STRIKE AND DESTROY THREE RADAR SITES IN YEMEN

NAVIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Edited by Conrad Waters (Seaforth Publishing, Pen & Sword Books Limited, September 2016, ISBN: 9781473849914, RRP £35, Hardback, 240 pages) What is the purpose of navies in the modern world, and what types of warship does this require? This book tackles these questions by looking at naval developments, both technological and operational, in the quarter… Continue reading NAVIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY