Sourced: The National Interest By : Dave Majumdar The United States has poured tens of billions of dollars into developing fifth-generation stealth fighters such as the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. However, relatively simple signal processing enhancements, combined with a missile with a large warhead and its own terminal guidance system,… Continue reading THE NOT-SO-SECRET WAY TO KILL AN F-22 OR F-35 STEALTH FIGHTER JET
Month: January 2017
RUSSIA AND SYRIA AGREE TO EXPAND RUSSIAN NAVAL PRESENCE IN TARTUS FOR 49 MORE YEARS
Sourced : Al Masdar News Russia and Syria have signed an agreement to expand the territory around the Russian Navy’s logistics facility in Tartus for 49 years. The document was published on the official legal information portal. “The current agreement will stay effective for 49 years and be automatically prolonged for 25-year periods, if… Continue reading RUSSIA AND SYRIA AGREE TO EXPAND RUSSIAN NAVAL PRESENCE IN TARTUS FOR 49 MORE YEARS
ADMIRAL SIR G. ZAMBELLAS GAVE AN INSPIRATIONAL TALK AT THE OFFICERS CLUB IN ATHENS GREECE
Former First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir George Zambellas gave an inspirational talk today at the Officers Club (LAED) in Athens Greece. The Chief of the Hellenic National Defence Staff, the Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff and the Chief of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff attended the venue amongst other distinguished guests. The… Continue reading ADMIRAL SIR G. ZAMBELLAS GAVE AN INSPIRATIONAL TALK AT THE OFFICERS CLUB IN ATHENS GREECE
DELIVERY OF THE ENHANCED CONTROL AND DISPLAY SYSTEM (ECDS) FROM INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS TO NAMFI
Τhe delivery from IDE (INTRACOM Defense Electronics) to NATO Missile Firing Installation (NAMFI) of the Enhanced Control and Display System (ECDS) was successfully completed in mid-December 2016, a project awarded to IDE after an international tender. ECDS supports exercises with real ammunition of ground-to-air and ground-to- ground weapons defense systems for the armed forces of… Continue reading DELIVERY OF THE ENHANCED CONTROL AND DISPLAY SYSTEM (ECDS) FROM INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS TO NAMFI
TOMAHAWK MISSILES AGAINST CHINESE SHIPS ?
Sourced : Israel Defence By Yotam Gutman & Ami Rojkes Dombe A recent experiment conducted by the United States on a new version of the Tomahawk cruise missile – the Tomahawk Block IV – suggests that it will serve as a temporary solution for American warships facing Chinese ships, at least until the new Sea-to-Sea… Continue reading TOMAHAWK MISSILES AGAINST CHINESE SHIPS ?
70 PERCENT OF TURKISH NAVY VESSELS USED IN THE COUP OF THE 15TH OF JULY 2016
Sourced : Hurriyet By Mesut Hasan Benli Some 70 percent of Turkish navy vessels played a role in coup activities on July 15 night as their personnel were previously informed about the attempt by the orchestrators of the failed bid, according to Ankara prosecutors. In an indictment sent to an Ankara court of serious crimes… Continue reading 70 PERCENT OF TURKISH NAVY VESSELS USED IN THE COUP OF THE 15TH OF JULY 2016
CHINA DEVELOPS NEW “HUMPBACK” SSBN WITH CAPABILITY OF STRIKING THE U.S.A
Sourced : International Business Times By Tareq Haddad Images of China’s new nuclear submarines have emerged and are believed to carry a weapons arsenal powerful enough to reach the United States. The ‘Jin’ Type 094A has a large ‘hump’ concealing 12 submarine-launched ballistic missiles known as ‘big waves’, with a range of over 11,000km (6,835m).… Continue reading CHINA DEVELOPS NEW “HUMPBACK” SSBN WITH CAPABILITY OF STRIKING THE U.S.A
ERDOGAN : “TURKISH TROOPS WOULD REMAIN IN CYPRUS FOREVER”
Sourced : NY Times By Nick Cumming-Bruce and Andreas Riris Turkey’s president declared on Friday that Turkish troops would remain in Cyprus “forever,” complicating hopes of reuniting the island nation, which has been effectively partitioned since 1974. “Greece is fleeing again from a solution to the Cyprus problem,” the president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told reporters… Continue reading ERDOGAN : “TURKISH TROOPS WOULD REMAIN IN CYPRUS FOREVER”
CHINA’S NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER HINTS AT THE FUTURE OF ITS NAVY
Sourced : Popular Science By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer Last month China reported that its aircraft carrier Liaoning was ready to start operational service. The country’s navy provided proof on Christmas Day, sending out its first carrier battle group (CVBG) through the Miyako Straits, around Taiwan, and into the South China Sea, launching and… Continue reading CHINA’S NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER HINTS AT THE FUTURE OF ITS NAVY
WHITEHALL INVESTS £30m IN LASER WEAPON TO PROTECT SHIPS FROM ATTACK BY AIR AND SEA
Industry has been given two years to design, build and then test a laser directed energy weapon at sea and on land. The weapon is intended to down – or disrupt – drones or missiles , fast attack boats and even incoming mortar rounds courtesy of a high-power, concentrated laser beam. The US Navy already… Continue reading WHITEHALL INVESTS £30m IN LASER WEAPON TO PROTECT SHIPS FROM ATTACK BY AIR AND SEA