CYPRUS SEES GAS DEAL WITH EGYPT AS CAIRO WEIGHS ISRAELI SUPPLY

Sourced: Bloomberg By Georgios Georgiou, Paul Tugwell, Salma El Wardany, and Tarek El-Tablawy Cyprus is nearing an agreement to sell natural gas to Egypt, marking the second potential supply deal in as many days with the North African country vying to position itself as a regional energy hub after the startup of the giant offshore… Continue reading CYPRUS SEES GAS DEAL WITH EGYPT AS CAIRO WEIGHS ISRAELI SUPPLY

PAKISTAN TO SEND TROOPS TO SAUDI ARABIA ON “TRAINING AND ADVICE MISSION”

Sourced: Al Araby Thousands of Pakistani troops will be deployed to Saudi Arabia to help train and advise the kingdom’s military, but the decision has led to a backlash at home with many fearing “mission creep”. Islamabad did not clarify the number of troops who will be sent to the Gulf state, but the “contingent”… Continue reading PAKISTAN TO SEND TROOPS TO SAUDI ARABIA ON “TRAINING AND ADVICE MISSION”

TWO US NAVY ARLEIGH-BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS ENTER BLACK SEA

Sourced: Asia Times Two US Navy guided missile destroyers passed through the Bosporus Strait and entered the Black Sea bordering Russia on Friday in what was described as a “proactive” presence mission, according to USNI News. “Our decision to have two ships simultaneously operate in the Black Sea is proactive, not reactive,” US 6th Fleet… Continue reading TWO US NAVY ARLEIGH-BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS ENTER BLACK SEA

NEW NORTH KOREA THREAT: HOVERCRAFT AND NAVY SNIPER BRIGADES

Sourced: Asia Times Nuke missiles aren’t the only lethal military capability being developed by North Korea. Analyst Joseph S. Bermudez says Pyongyang may be expanding its hovercraft and navy sniper brigade forces in an asymmetric military threat to South Korea. Bermudez noted earlier this month in an article for Beyond Parallel, a website dedicated to… Continue reading NEW NORTH KOREA THREAT: HOVERCRAFT AND NAVY SNIPER BRIGADES

EDI RAMA CRITICISED FOR ALBANIA-KOSOVO “JOINT PRESIDENT” IDEA

Sourced: Balkan Insight Albanian premier Edi Rama’s suggestion that Albania and Kosovo could share the same joint president was described as impractical by analysts in Pristina and strongly condemned by officials in Belgrade. Analysts in Pristina told BIRN on Monday that Albania and Kosovo should take serious steps towards practical cooperation instead of the idea… Continue reading EDI RAMA CRITICISED FOR ALBANIA-KOSOVO “JOINT PRESIDENT” IDEA

IDF GENERAL: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS MAKE WAR IN 2018 MORE LIKELY

Sourced: Jerusalem On Line By Becca Noy A senior IDF general told Army Radio on Monday morning that the military has raised its level of preparedness due to the likelihood of a war on the northern front this year. “In the year 2018, there’s a potential for an escalation [of military conflict], not necessarily because… Continue reading IDF GENERAL: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS MAKE WAR IN 2018 MORE LIKELY

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USA BLOCKS ADDITIONAL RAFALE SALES TO EGYPT

Sourced: Egypt Daily News Negotiations for the sale of additional Rafale between France and Egypt are hampered by the United States. Washington refuses to export an American component aboard the Scalp cruise missile that Cairo wants to acquire. Negotiations between Paris and Cairo are seriously stuck in for the sale of additional Rafale (12 fighter… Continue reading USA BLOCKS ADDITIONAL RAFALE SALES TO EGYPT

U.S NAVY PICKS FIVE CONTENDERS FOR NEXT GENERATION FRIGATE PROGRAM

  Sourced:USNI By: Sam LaGrone and Megan Eckstein Five ship designs will compete in the Navy’s bid for 20 next-generation guided-missile frigates (FFG(X)) that will follow the Littoral Combat Ship, the service announced on Friday. Five shipbuilders were awarded contracts for conceptual design of the frigates, which the Navy will evaluate over the next 16… Continue reading U.S NAVY PICKS FIVE CONTENDERS FOR NEXT GENERATION FRIGATE PROGRAM

TURKEY, RUSSIA TO SIGN DEAL FOR SECOND S-400 REGIMENT IN 2020

Sourced: Daily Sabah Turkey will sign an agreement with Russia for the second S-400 missile defense system regiment in 2020, a Russian official said Wednesday. “After the delivery of the first regiment is completed in May-June 2020, the parties plan to sign a new contract on the delivery of the second S-400 regiment in 2021.… Continue reading TURKEY, RUSSIA TO SIGN DEAL FOR SECOND S-400 REGIMENT IN 2020

CHINA’S MILITARY REACH GOES GLOBAL, LEAVING RIVALS BEHIND

Sourced: Asia Times By William Holland An annual assessment of global military capabilities and defense economics has been released by the UK-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. Titled “The Military Balance,” it provides government leaders with sound analysis regarding contemporary spending trends on military capabilities. This year’s report startled many in the US defense establishment,… Continue reading CHINA’S MILITARY REACH GOES GLOBAL, LEAVING RIVALS BEHIND