TURKISH EXTREME-RIGHT PARTY LEADER TO GREECE: “REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED IN 1922”

Sourced: Proto Thema & added information The leader of the extreme right Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli openly threatened Greece that the Turkish Army is ready to throw the Greek Army from the islands into the sea again. Commenting on the recent increasing tensions between the two countries in the Aegean Sea, Mr.… Continue reading TURKISH EXTREME-RIGHT PARTY LEADER TO GREECE: “REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED IN 1922”

JAPAN LEADS WAY WITH LI-ON BATTERIES SUBMARINES

130412-N-LS794-166 APRA HARBOR, Guam (April 12, 2013) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine Hakuryu (SS 503) visits Guam for a scheduled port visit. Hakuryu will conduct various training evolutions and liberty while in port. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeffrey Jay Price/Released)

Sourced : Shephard By Gordon Arthur With the arrival of this eleventh Soryu-class submarine the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) will be the world’s first navy to field a conventional submarine powered by Li-ion batteries. VAdm (Retired) Masao Kobayashi, former commander of the JMSDF’s Fleet Submarine Force, explained at UDT Asia in Singapore on 18… Continue reading JAPAN LEADS WAY WITH LI-ON BATTERIES SUBMARINES

RUSSIA TO TAKE PART IN IAF TENDER FOR 400 FIGHTER JETS

Sourced : Russia & India Report By Aniket Chakraborty Russia will take part in a tender for the supply of 400 fighters for the Indian Air Force (IAF), Deputy Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Vladimir Drozhzhov told RIA Novosti on Feb. 15. According to Drozdov, who is in Bangalore for Aero India… Continue reading RUSSIA TO TAKE PART IN IAF TENDER FOR 400 FIGHTER JETS

US GENERAL SAYS SDF FORCES NEED HEAVY WEAPONS TO DESTROY ISIS IN AL-RAQQAH

Sourced: ARA News By: Wladimir van Wilgenburg Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, who recently visited the Raqqa frontline said that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces need more than the AK-47s weapons –that will be issued after 20 days of training– in the fight against ISIS. “Anti-tank weapons systems to… Continue reading US GENERAL SAYS SDF FORCES NEED HEAVY WEAPONS TO DESTROY ISIS IN AL-RAQQAH

HOW ERDOGAN WILL DERAIL CYPRUS’ REUNIFICATION

Sourced : Politico By Mujtaba Rahman (Head of Eurasia Group’s Europe practice) The divided island of Cyprus is probably the closest it has ever been to being reunified. For the first time, both the North and the South have elected leaders who are genuinely willing to work toward a solution to the decades-old conflict. Over… Continue reading HOW ERDOGAN WILL DERAIL CYPRUS’ REUNIFICATION

TEMPORARY TURKISH BASE ESTABLISHED INSIDE SYRIA

Sourced : Hurriyet By Uğur Ergan The Turkish army has established a temporary base in a strategically important point of the newly captured al-Bab, located in northern Syria. Turkish military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Turkish army founded a temporary base on the hilltop of Akil inside al-Bab, which it along with… Continue reading TEMPORARY TURKISH BASE ESTABLISHED INSIDE SYRIA

RUSSIAN DELTA-CLASS SSBN “TULA” (K-114) LEAVES HANGER DURING REFIT

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Sourced : Naval Today Russian Navy’s Delta-class ballistic missile submarine ‘Tula’ left the hangar of the Zvezdochka shipyard on February 26, marking an important milestone in the refit process. According to the shipyard, the boat will now undergo systems calibration and equipment checks before it enters water for delivery to the Russian Navy in the… Continue reading RUSSIAN DELTA-CLASS SSBN “TULA” (K-114) LEAVES HANGER DURING REFIT

RUSSIA TO START BUILDING ITS NEXT GENERATION FLYING WING STEALTH BOMBER

Sourced : Aviationist By David Cenciotti Developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau since 2009, PAK DA (Advanced Long-Range Aviation Complex) is the new bomber that Russia plans to field starting in 2023 to replace Moscow’s aging fleet of Tu-95 Bear, Tu-22M3 Backfire and Tu-160 Blackjack bombers. According to the latest update by the state-run Sputnik… Continue reading RUSSIA TO START BUILDING ITS NEXT GENERATION FLYING WING STEALTH BOMBER

CHINA IS CLOSE TO COMPLETING ITS SECOND AIRCRAFT CARRIER

Sourced : Defence Blog China is close to completing its second aircraft carrier, which will begin service by 2020, experts said. China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s Type 001A class aircraft carrier’s scaffold has been removed and red undercoat has been painted below the ship’s waterline in Dalian, northeastern… Continue reading CHINA IS CLOSE TO COMPLETING ITS SECOND AIRCRAFT CARRIER

THE US AIR FORCE WANTS THE F-35 TO FIGHT ISIS

Sourced : Washington Post By Dan Lamothe The Air Force wants to deploy the stealthy F-35A Joint Strike Fighter in the air campaign against the Islamic State, citing the increasingly complex operating environment over Syria, but it’s not clear that it will be able to do so before the conflict is over. Gen. Herbert J.… Continue reading THE US AIR FORCE WANTS THE F-35 TO FIGHT ISIS