Source: Jerusalem Post By Anna Ahronheim In face of rising tensions with Iran, Israel will participate – for the first time – in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) multinational naval exercise led by the US 3rd fleet off of the coast of Hawaii and Southern California later this month. RIMPAC, the world’s largest… Continue reading ISRAEL TO JOIN LARGEST INTERNATIONAL NAVY EXERCISE
Month: June 2018
PAKISTAN SIGNS CONTRACT FOR TWO TYPE 054A FRIGATES FROM CHINA
Source: Quwa By Bilal Khan On 1 June, Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) signed a contract with China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd. (CSTC) for two Type 054A frigates for the Pakistan Navy (PN). However, according to the MoDP and the PN (as reported by the state-owned Associated Press of Pakistan: APP), this order is… Continue reading PAKISTAN SIGNS CONTRACT FOR TWO TYPE 054A FRIGATES FROM CHINA
5 QUESTIONS ABOUT RUSSIA’S EW CAPABILITY
Source: c4isrnet By: Kelsey Atherton Electronic warfare is the art of the invisible. Or at least, the invisible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the signals sent through it and detected by machines. Given the reliance of modern war fighting by the United States and its NATO allies on successful mastery of the electromagnetic spectrum,… Continue reading 5 QUESTIONS ABOUT RUSSIA’S EW CAPABILITY
ANKARA HYPES US-TURKEY DEAL ON MANBIJ
Source: Al Monitor By Amberin Zaman A long sought thaw in US-Turkish relations appears within reach following yesterday’s talks in Washington between Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Answering reporters’ questions in the Turkish city of Antalya today, an upbeat Cavusoglu elaborated on an agreement reached between the NATO… Continue reading ANKARA HYPES US-TURKEY DEAL ON MANBIJ
IRAN MOVES TO LIFT ITS NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT CAPACITY
Source: NY Times By Thomas Erdbrink Iran announced on Tuesday that it had completed a new centrifuge assembly center at the Natanz nuclear site, in a first step to increasing its enrichment capacity. While Iran said it would keep enrichment within limits set by the 2015 nuclear accord, the center’s opening seemed to signal that… Continue reading IRAN MOVES TO LIFT ITS NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT CAPACITY
IRAN SUPPORTS RUSSIA TO BRING SYRIA UNDER ARMY CONTROL
Source: Middle East Eye Iran supports a Russian-led effort to impose Syrian government control over the south of Syria, a senior Iranian security official was cited as saying on Saturday, amid reports that Damascus is preparing a major military offensive in the area. Russia said last week that only Syrian army troops should be on… Continue reading IRAN SUPPORTS RUSSIA TO BRING SYRIA UNDER ARMY CONTROL
SAUDI THREATENS MILITARY ACTION AGAINST QATAR OVER S-400
Source: Al Jazeera Saudi Arabia, one of the countries blockading Qatar, has threatened military action against its Gulf neighbour if it acquires the Russian-made S-400 air defence system, French daily Le Monde reported on Friday. In a letter addressed to President Emmanuel Macron of France, Saudi King Salman expressed his “profound concern” with talks under… Continue reading SAUDI THREATENS MILITARY ACTION AGAINST QATAR OVER S-400
CHINA IS BUILDING A NEW SPACE STATION
Source: Business Insider By Jeremy Berke China is building a new space station — the latest move in what some experts see as a brewing space race between China and the US. China’s UN ambassador, Shi Zhongjun, recently invited the whole world to participate in the new space station. “CSS belongs not only to China,… Continue reading CHINA IS BUILDING A NEW SPACE STATION
US MILITARY LOOKING AT DEPLOYING THAAD SYSTEM IN GERMANY
Source: Reuters By Andrea Shalal The U.S. military has held preliminary discussions about moving a powerful missile defense system to Germany to boost European defenses, according to two sources familiar with the issue, a move that experts said could trigger fresh tensions with Moscow. The tentative proposal to send the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense… Continue reading US MILITARY LOOKING AT DEPLOYING THAAD SYSTEM IN GERMANY
RUSSIA HAS PLANS FOR ITS FUTURE NUCLEAR SUBS AND IT INVOLVES HYPERSONIC MISSILES
Source: Defence News By Matthew Bodner Russia’s next generation of multipurpose nuclear submarines, reportedly known as the Husky class, will be armed with hypersonic missiles, with the lead boat slated for launch in 2027, according to an unidentified Russian defense industry official quoted by the TASS news agency on Thursday. “Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missiles will… Continue reading RUSSIA HAS PLANS FOR ITS FUTURE NUCLEAR SUBS AND IT INVOLVES HYPERSONIC MISSILES