U.S PENTAGON LEAK : RUSSIA HAS UNDERWATER NUCLEAR DRONES

Sourced : Newsweek By Carlos Ballesteros Russia possesses an underwater nuclear drone capable of carrying a 100-megaton nuclear warhead, a recently leaked draft of the Pentagon’s Nuclear Posture Review confirmed. The weapon, referred to in the document as an “AUV,” or autonomous underwater vehicle, is featured in a chart that lays out Russia’s multiple nuclear… Continue reading U.S PENTAGON LEAK : RUSSIA HAS UNDERWATER NUCLEAR DRONES

TURKEY WANTS TO LINK ITS F-35A COMPUTER TO NETWORKS THAT WILL INCLUDE RUSSIAN AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS

Sourced : The Drive By Joseph Trevithick The Turkish military says it wants to make sure there is a secure link between its future F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and the Turkish Air Force’s main computer networks that will prevent the inadvertent sharing of classified information. This comes as many of the countries involved in the… Continue reading TURKEY WANTS TO LINK ITS F-35A COMPUTER TO NETWORKS THAT WILL INCLUDE RUSSIAN AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS

UKRAINE DEVELOPS HYPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE

Sourced : Defence Blog By Dylan Malyasov The Yuzhnoye State Design Office is jointly developing with the State Space Agency of Ukraine the new hypersonic cruise missile. The press-service of “Yuzhnoye” design bureau released video footage showing a new concept of high-altitude hypersonic unmanned aerial vehicles, includes the project of a hypersonic cruise missile. The… Continue reading UKRAINE DEVELOPS HYPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE

RUSSIA IS NOW BUILDING EMP WEAPONS

Sourced : The National Interest By Michael Peck Amid all the recent fears about North Korea building an electromagnetic-pulse weapon that could disrupt America’s electronic backbone, another potential threat has been ignored: Russia’s new Alabuga EMP weapons program. Russian media describes a program that appears to be aimed at developing tactical EMP weapons that would… Continue reading RUSSIA IS NOW BUILDING EMP WEAPONS

RUSSIA IS BLAMING TURKEY FOR ATTACKS ON ITS MILITARY BASE IN SYRIA

Sourced : Business Insider By Daniel Brown The Russian military announced on Wednesday that Turkish-backed rebels attacked its Hmeimim air base and Tartus naval facility in Syria over the weekend with 13 drones. “The recent drone attack on Russian bases in Syria was launched from an area near Idlib, which is controlled by Turkish-backed rebel… Continue reading RUSSIA IS BLAMING TURKEY FOR ATTACKS ON ITS MILITARY BASE IN SYRIA

TURKISH ARMY TO UNLEASH MILITARY OFFENSIVE IN NORTHERN SYRIA

Sourced : Xinhua The Turkish army is preparing to unleash an offensive against the Kurdish-controlled Afreen region in northern Syria, pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported on Sunday. The Turkish army has set up field hospitals in a Turkish border area of Kumlu close to Syria’s Idlib province in northwestern Syria as part of the preparation to… Continue reading TURKISH ARMY TO UNLEASH MILITARY OFFENSIVE IN NORTHERN SYRIA

SYRIAN AIR DEFENCE HIT ISRAELI FIGHTER JET

Sourced : Xinhua Israel carried out several attacks on Syrian military positions before daybreak Tuesday, 9th of January 2018 the Syrian army said in a statement. At 2:40 a.m. local time (0040 GMT), Israeli warplanes fired several missiles from inside the Lebanese airspace on the Syrian area of Qutaifa in the countryside of the capital… Continue reading SYRIAN AIR DEFENCE HIT ISRAELI FIGHTER JET

DEFINING ASYMMETRICAL WARFARE : EXTREMISTS USE RETAIL DRONES TO ATTACK RUSSIAN AIR BASE IN SYRIA

Sourced : The Aviationist By Tom Demerly It is the definition of asymmetrical warfare: a fast-moving, lightly armed insurgency fueled by a radical doctrine uses simple weapons to attack a larger, seemingly more capable occupying force. Taking inspiration from the doctrines of T.E. Lawrence, Sun Tzu, Che Guevara and Ho Chi Minh, extremists in Syria… Continue reading DEFINING ASYMMETRICAL WARFARE : EXTREMISTS USE RETAIL DRONES TO ATTACK RUSSIAN AIR BASE IN SYRIA

CHINA KICKS OFF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SUPERCARRIER

Sourced : The Diplomat By Franz-Stefan Gady China began construction of its third aircraft carrier at a Shanghai shipyard in 2017, according to sources close to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports this week. Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard Group reportedly received the go-ahead for the construction of the new supercarrier… Continue reading CHINA KICKS OFF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SUPERCARRIER

HOUTHI REBELS RELEASE FLIR VIDEO SHOWING SHOOT DOWN OF SAUDI F-15S OVER YEMEN (VIDEO)

Sourced : The Drive By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick Houthi rebels have released video they claim shows the exact moment they shot down Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S over Yemen. The Iranian-supported militants appear to have at least tracked the jet using a repurposed FLIR Systems Star SAFIRE sensor turret, which features an infrared… Continue reading HOUTHI REBELS RELEASE FLIR VIDEO SHOWING SHOOT DOWN OF SAUDI F-15S OVER YEMEN (VIDEO)