Month: April 2018

CENTCOM HEAD: TURKEY-US IN ROBUST DIALOGUE OVER SYRIA, YPG STILL PRINCIPAL US PARTNER

Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News The head of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on April 3 that the U.S. is in a “very robust dialogue” with Turkey over Syria, while also insisting that the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG), a group viewed as terrorists by Ankara, is Washington’s “principal partner” on the ground. General Joseph… Continue reading CENTCOM HEAD: TURKEY-US IN ROBUST DIALOGUE OVER SYRIA, YPG STILL PRINCIPAL US PARTNER

HOW TO DEAL WITH RUSSIAN INFORMATION WARFARE? ASK SWEDEN’S SUBHUNTERS

Sourced: Defence One By Elisabeth Braw A mysterious incident occurs. It can’t be conclusively attributed, but the targeted country pins the attack with near-certainty on another country — which unleashes a disinformation campaign, ridiculing the target and proposing a range of other explanations. The UK in 2018? Yes – and Sweden, for far longer. Over… Continue reading HOW TO DEAL WITH RUSSIAN INFORMATION WARFARE? ASK SWEDEN’S SUBHUNTERS

“STAR WARS” MISSILE DEFENCE IS BACK BUT NOT HOW IT SHOULD BE

Sourced: Asia Times By Doug Tsuruoka Space-based missile tracking sensors, high-energy particle beams that zap nuclear warheads and President Donald Trump’s call for a new “Space Force” branch of the US military. For those who remember President Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) of almost four decades ago, it sounds like déjà vu all over… Continue reading “STAR WARS” MISSILE DEFENCE IS BACK BUT NOT HOW IT SHOULD BE

U.S ARMY SHIFTING TO LARGER-SCALE EXRCISES ON SHORT NOTICE TO BE LESSS PREDICTABLE

Sourced: Defence News By Jen Judson The Army is shifting to larger-scale exercises that happen on short-notice in order to be less predictable to possible adversaries, according to Gen. Robert Abrams, the Army’s Forces Command commander. “I think there is probably a very, very good chance that we, as part of this new paradigm outlined… Continue reading U.S ARMY SHIFTING TO LARGER-SCALE EXRCISES ON SHORT NOTICE TO BE LESSS PREDICTABLE

DOES ASEAN WANT THE US NAVY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

090730-N-XXXXX-001 The destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) launches a Standard Missile-3 as it operates in the Pacific Ocean on July 30, 2009. ÊThe missile successfully intercepted a sub-scale, short-range ballistic missile launched from the Kauai Test Facility, Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. ÊThe launch was the latest Missile Defense Agency test in conjunction with the U.S. Navy. DoD photo by U.S. Navy. Ê(Released)

Sourced: Asia Times In recent months it has become clear that the lull in Washington’s confrontation with China in the South China Sea is over. After the election of President Donald Trump, concern over Beijing’s expanding naval presence took a back seat to preoccupation with cooperation on North Korea. But the current US administration has… Continue reading DOES ASEAN WANT THE US NAVY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

US AMBASSADOR IN ATHENS PYATT: GREECE AT NEXUS OF VOLATILE REGION

Sourced: EKathimerini Greece’s ability to build alliances from a particularly challenging strategic geographical position and its commitment to NATO were the focus of comments by United States Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt at the Hellenic National Defense College in Athens on Monday. Addressing officers and students, and speaking of the strong US commitment to Europe,… Continue reading US AMBASSADOR IN ATHENS PYATT: GREECE AT NEXUS OF VOLATILE REGION

S-500’S RADAR, PANTSIR SM UNVEILED (Video)

Sourced: Sputnik A video of all-altitude radar, which is part of Russia’s future S-500 air defense missile system, at work has made its way to a Rossiya-1 TV newscast. The news feature aired by Russian TV on Tuesday, shows high-altitude MiG-31BM interceptors, MiG-29 fighter jets, as well as Pantsir, S-300 and S-400 air defense systems… Continue reading S-500’S RADAR, PANTSIR SM UNVEILED (Video)

THE DASH-N CHIP OUT OF THE POCKET BACK ON THE TABLE

Sourced: US Naval Institute Blog By CDRSalamander As Russia started to get her footing a few years ago and stretched back on to the international stage, so much of what was once thought gone has returned. For those who lived through the Cold War or served through it, we are seeing the re-emergence of things… Continue reading THE DASH-N CHIP OUT OF THE POCKET BACK ON THE TABLE

TURKEY, IRAN, RUSSIA TO MEET IN ANKARA FOR TRIPARTITE SUMMIT

Sourced: Hurriyet Daily News President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will meet on April 4 in Ankara for their second three-way summit to discuss achievements and goals to reach a ceasefire across Syria and support a political resolution of the crisis in the war-torn country. Russia, Turkey and… Continue reading TURKEY, IRAN, RUSSIA TO MEET IN ANKARA FOR TRIPARTITE SUMMIT