Sourced : Asia Times Sources within the People’s Liberation Army have revealed that the design for China’s second homemade carrier is “nearing its end,” pending Beijing’s approval, and construction is expected to commence within a year. Speculation has been rife that the PLA is now capable of placing miniaturised nuclear reactors to generate impetus for… Continue reading CHINA FINALISING DESIGN FOR SECOND HOMEMADE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Month: December 2017
NORTH KOREA BEGINS TESTS TO LOAD ANTHRAX ONTO ICBM’S REPORT SAYS
Sourced : Bloomberg By Andy Sharp North Korea has begun tests to load anthrax onto intercontinental ballistic missiles, Japan’s Asahi newspaper reported Tuesday, citing an unidentified person connected to South Korea’s intelligence services. The report said the testing involves ensuring the anthrax survives the immense temperatures generated during re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere. North Korea… Continue reading NORTH KOREA BEGINS TESTS TO LOAD ANTHRAX ONTO ICBM’S REPORT SAYS
10 WAYS RUSSIA WILL WAGE THE WAR OF THE FUTURE
Sourced : The National Interest By Michael Peck For centuries, the Russian way of war was numbers. Whether the enemy was Napoleon, Hitler or NATO, Russia would flatten them with a huge steamroller of troops, tanks, artillery and nuclear weapons. Those days have ended. Modern Russia’s way of war is much more about finesse and… Continue reading 10 WAYS RUSSIA WILL WAGE THE WAR OF THE FUTURE
THS IS THE USN MASTER PLAN TO KILL CHINA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
Sourced : The National Interest By James Holmes Fortress China is festooned with airfields and mobile antiship weaponry able to strike hundreds of miles out to sea. Yes, the U.S. Navy remains stronger than the PLA Navy in open-sea battle. A fleet-on-fleet engagement isolated from shore-based reinforcements would probably go America’s way. But that hypothetical… Continue reading THS IS THE USN MASTER PLAN TO KILL CHINA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
COULD NORTH KOREA SINK USN NEW ZUMWALT-CLASS DESTROYERS
Sourced : The National Interest By Robert Farley The USS Michael Monsoor, second of the Zumwalt-class destroyers, recently embarked on trials and will be delivered to the U.S. Navy in the next year. While neither the Monsoor nor its older sister Zumwalt are likely to be ready to contribute to a war on the Korean… Continue reading COULD NORTH KOREA SINK USN NEW ZUMWALT-CLASS DESTROYERS
USAF IS EXPERIMENTING AND PLANNING FOR THE 6TH GENERATION FIGHTER
Sourced : Next Big Future By Brian Wang The US Air Force has begun experimenting and conceptual planning for a 6th generation fighter aircraft to emerge in coming years as a technological step beyond the F-35. The Navy vision for a future carrier air wing in 2040 and beyond is comprised of the carrier-launched variant… Continue reading USAF IS EXPERIMENTING AND PLANNING FOR THE 6TH GENERATION FIGHTER
DCSS HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY NATCSO TO DELIVER THE PROJECT GRIFFIN
The Dartmouth Centre for Sea Power and Strategy (DCSS) at Plymouth University, has been recently accredited by National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) to deliver the Project Griffin. Project Griffin is the national counter terrorism awareness course for business produced by NaCTSO to protect our cities and communities from the threat of terrorism. The aim… Continue reading DCSS HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY NATCSO TO DELIVER THE PROJECT GRIFFIN
USS MICHAEL MONSOOR SUFFERS A BREAKDOWN
Sourced : Popular Mechanics By Kyle Mizokami The USS Michael Monsoor, the second and latest Zumwalt-class stealth destroyer, suffered an equipment failure that prevented the ship from conducting sea trials. The ship returned to the shipyard for a fix. The repairs are not expected to delay handover of the ship to the U.S. Navy in… Continue reading USS MICHAEL MONSOOR SUFFERS A BREAKDOWN
TURKISH OPPOSITION CHIEF CHALLENGES ERDOGAN OVER GREECE VISIT
Sourced : EKathimerini.com Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of Turkey’s opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Tuesday challenged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of limiting his demands to an “update” of the Lausanne Treaty during his recent visit to Greece. “Why didn’t he say anything about the 18 islands occupied by Greece,” Kilicdaroglu said, referring to the… Continue reading TURKISH OPPOSITION CHIEF CHALLENGES ERDOGAN OVER GREECE VISIT
CHINA IS PLANNING TO BUILD 5 CAMPS FOR NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES AMID FEARS OF INSTABILITY
Sourced : Business Insider By Tara Francis Chan China is planning to build five camps that could accommodate thousands of North Korean refugees, The New York Times reported Monday. According to The Times, a leaked document from state-run China Mobile that appeared on the microblogging site Weibo, said the telecommunications company was contacted to check… Continue reading CHINA IS PLANNING TO BUILD 5 CAMPS FOR NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES AMID FEARS OF INSTABILITY