NEW AND EXCITING ACADEMIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN HNDC AND PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY

On Thursday, 23 November 2017,  the Dartmouth Centre for Sea Power and Strategy (DCSS) at  Plymouth University and the Hellenic National Defence College (HNDC), in Athens organised a working dinner at the “Yacht Club of Greece” . The aim of the dinner was to introduce to Ambassadors and Defence Attaches from sixteen selective countries (including… Continue reading NEW AND EXCITING ACADEMIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN HNDC AND PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY

RUSSIA WILL BUILD ITS OWN INTERNET DIRECTORY CITING US INFORMATION WARFARE

Sourced : Defence One By Patrick Tucker The Russian government will build an “independent internet” for use by itself, Brazil, India, China, and South Africa — the so-called BRICS nations — “in the event of global internet malfunctions,” the Russian news site RT reported on Tuesday. More precisely, Moscow intends to create an alternative to… Continue reading RUSSIA WILL BUILD ITS OWN INTERNET DIRECTORY CITING US INFORMATION WARFARE

RUSSIA TESTED A NEW INTERCEPTOR FOR ITS ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM (Video)

Sourced : The National Interest By Dave Majumdar The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) tested a new upgraded version of the 53T6 Gazelle interceptor missile at the Sary-Shagan test site in Kazakhstan on November 24. The missile is one of the key components of Moscow’s Anti-Ballistic Missile defense system. “The PRO system’s new modernized anti-rocket interceptor… Continue reading RUSSIA TESTED A NEW INTERCEPTOR FOR ITS ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM (Video)

HMS OCEAN LEADS BRITISH INVOLVEMENT IN MAJOR GREEK EXERCISE

Sourced : Royal Navy The Greeks host Exercise Niriis to test a sizeable international naval force and its ability to respond to a major crisis in the region – not unlike the Turkish exercise HMS Ocean and the NATO group she leads has just completed. The 2017 incarnation of Niriis involved ships/aircraft/personnel from Greece, Italy,… Continue reading HMS OCEAN LEADS BRITISH INVOLVEMENT IN MAJOR GREEK EXERCISE

NORTH KOREA TEST FIRES BALLISTIC MISSILE THAT CAN HIT ALMOST ANYWHERE IN USA

Sourced : The National Interest By Dave Majumdar After a months-long lull in activity, North Korea test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on what appears to have been a lofted trajectory. According to the Pentagon, the weapon flew for a distance of one thousand kilometers before splashing down near Japan. Very few details were… Continue reading NORTH KOREA TEST FIRES BALLISTIC MISSILE THAT CAN HIT ALMOST ANYWHERE IN USA

BND SETS SIGHTS ON BALKANS FOCUSES ON BOSNIA

Sourced : DW The German Intelligence Agency (BND) is increasingly concerned about Islamist tendencies in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Berliner Zeitung daily newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing sources from the intelligence community. The agency is allegedly also turning its attention to the whole of the volatile Balkan region. For generations, the Muslim population in multi-ethnic Bosnia has… Continue reading BND SETS SIGHTS ON BALKANS FOCUSES ON BOSNIA

ISRAEL MOUNTS IRON DOME DEFENCE SYSTEM ON WARSHIP (Video)

Sourced : Yahoo.com Israel mounted a battery of its Iron Dome anti-missile system on a warship Monday, as the vaunted rocket interceptor went operational at sea for the first time, senior officers said. Israel Air Force Brigadier General Zvika Haimovitch said the battery fitted to the corvette Lahav underwent a successful “live-fire test” and would… Continue reading ISRAEL MOUNTS IRON DOME DEFENCE SYSTEM ON WARSHIP (Video)

TURKEY’S NATIONAL COMBAT JET TF-X TO FLY BY 2023

Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s national combat jet TF-X will become operational by 2023, Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli has vowed. “We will complete all the steps as soon as possible. There will be no delay,” Canikli told reporters in London on Nov. 27. Read more at : http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-national-combat-jet-tf-x-to-fly-by-2023-minister-123171

JAPAN AND UK TO COLLABORATE ON NEW MISSILE DEVELOPMENT

Sourced : NIKKEI Asian Review Japan will team with the U.K. to develop an air-to-air missile, Tokyo’s first defense equipment project with a partner other than the U.S. and a potential turning point for the country’s arms export policy. The planned weapon will incorporate a powerful radar system developed by Mitsubishi Electric into European manufacturer… Continue reading JAPAN AND UK TO COLLABORATE ON NEW MISSILE DEVELOPMENT

RUSSIA TO UPGRADE TU-22M3 STRATEGIC BOMBERS IN 2018

Sourced : TASS The upgrade of operational Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range missile-carrying bombers will begin in 2018, Tupolev Aircraft Company CEO Alexander Konyukhov told TASS on Friday. “The first heavily upgraded Tu-22M3 will take to the skies in 2018. Also in that year, the modernization of operational aircraft will begin in compliance with the new state… Continue reading RUSSIA TO UPGRADE TU-22M3 STRATEGIC BOMBERS IN 2018