Source: CSIS Satellite imagery from April 28 reveals the first image of a military aircraft, a Shaanxi Y-8, deployed to China’s base at Subi Reef in the Spratly Islands. This follows Chinese media reports from March 2018 that a Y-8 had landed on the reef to evacuate a fisherman who required medical assistance. The Y-8… Continue reading AN ACCOUNTING OF CHINA’S DEPLOYMENTS TO THE SPRATLY ISLANDS
Month: May 2018
NORTH KOREA DETAILS PLANS TO DISMANTLE NUCLEAR TEST SITE
Source: Reuters By Christine Kim, David Brunnstrom North Korea has scheduled the dismantlement of its nuclear test site for sometime between May 23 and 25, depending on weather conditions, in order to uphold its pledge to discontinue nuclear tests, the country’s state media reported on Saturday. The official Korean Central New Agency said dismantlement of… Continue reading NORTH KOREA DETAILS PLANS TO DISMANTLE NUCLEAR TEST SITE
RUSSIA DECIDED TO POSTPONE DELIVERY OF S-300PMU-2 TO SYRIA
Source : Defence Blog By Dylan Malyasov The negotiations about S-300 air defence system deliveries to Syria are put on hold, Russian newspaper “Izvestiya” reported on 11 May referring to an Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on military-technical cooperation Vladimir Kozhin. “At the moment there are no has been no… Continue reading RUSSIA DECIDED TO POSTPONE DELIVERY OF S-300PMU-2 TO SYRIA
TURKEY SAYS IT WILL RETALIATE IF U.S HALTS WEAPONS SALES
By Tuvan Gumrukcu Source: Reuters Turkey will retaliate if the United States enacts a proposed law that would halt weapons sales to the country, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday. Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives released details on Friday of a $717 billion annual defense policy bill, including a measure to temporarily… Continue reading TURKEY SAYS IT WILL RETALIATE IF U.S HALTS WEAPONS SALES
KHALIFA HAFTAR ANNOUNCES OFFENSIVE TO TAKE DERNA FROM TERRORISTS
Source: Al Arabiya Strongman Khalifa Haftar announced a military offensive on Monday to take from “terrorists” the city of Derna, the only part of eastern Libya outside his forces’ control. “The zero hour has struck for the liberation of Derna,” said Haftar, declaring his troops had already started to crush the “bastions of terrorists” in… Continue reading KHALIFA HAFTAR ANNOUNCES OFFENSIVE TO TAKE DERNA FROM TERRORISTS
THE REAL WAR THREAT IN ASIA IS OVER TAIWAN
Source: The National Interest By Robert E. McCoy While the media continue to focus on developments from the recent summit between Pyongyang and Seoul and the upcoming meeting between Pyongyang and Washington, Beijing has taken advantage of the diversion to increase pressure on Taiwan. Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a highly-charged speech before the National… Continue reading THE REAL WAR THREAT IN ASIA IS OVER TAIWAN
HOUSE DEFENSE BILL WOULD STOP WEAPONS SALES TO TURKEY, PENDING REPORT
Source: The Hill By Ellen Mitchell The House wants to hold off on U.S. weapons sales to NATO ally Turkey until a report is created to analyze worsening tensions between Washington and Ankara. The provision in the House version of the annual defense policy bill would require the Pentagon to provide Congress a report “on… Continue reading HOUSE DEFENSE BILL WOULD STOP WEAPONS SALES TO TURKEY, PENDING REPORT
IRAN IS PLANNING TO LAUNCH A BARRAGE OF MISSILES AGAINST ISRAEL
By Anna Ahronheim Source: Jerusalem Post Iran is preparing a barrage of missiles to launch against Israeli military positions from Syrian territory, Hebrew media reported Sunday, citing defense officials. Iran plans to avenge alleged Israeli strikes on its bases in Syria, Ma’ariv defense analyst Alon Ben David said, by targeting military targets in northern Israel.… Continue reading IRAN IS PLANNING TO LAUNCH A BARRAGE OF MISSILES AGAINST ISRAEL
US ARMY GREEN BERETS REPORTEDLY HELPED DESTROY HOUTHI MISSILES
Source: Military Times By Kyle Rempfer Late last year, a team of US Army Green Berets reportedly arrived in Saudi Arabia to help locate and destroy caches of ballistic missiles and launch sites along the country’s border with Yemen. Knowledge of the operations was provided by U.S. officials and European diplomats to The New York… Continue reading US ARMY GREEN BERETS REPORTEDLY HELPED DESTROY HOUTHI MISSILES
TEN MIG-31K FITTED WITH KH-47M2 KINZHAL MISSILES ON TEST COMBAT DUTY
Source TASS Ten MiG-31 fighter jets (NATO reporting name: Foxhound) fitted with the air-launched Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (Dagger) hypersonic missile are on test combat duty, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said in an interview published on the Zvezda TV channel website on Saturday. “It is a cutting-edge weapon, namely a hypersonic long-range missile capable of… Continue reading TEN MIG-31K FITTED WITH KH-47M2 KINZHAL MISSILES ON TEST COMBAT DUTY