Source: Al Monitor By Rohollah Faghihi Hassan Rouhani’s recent toughening of his posture toward the United States and Israel has led his conservative rivals in Tehran to embrace him and stop their onslaught on the moderate Iranian president. On July 5, Rouhani received an unexpected letter from Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the… Continue reading HOW TRUMP IS UNITING ROUHANI AND IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS
Month: July 2018
RUSSIA IS BUILDING UP MILITARY SITES ON POLAND’S BORDER
Source: Defense One By Patrick Tucker As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with NATO leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Moscow has been improving its westernmost military facilities. Between March and June, Russia made several improvements to a munitions storage site in its Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad, satellite photos show. An 86-square-mile piece… Continue reading RUSSIA IS BUILDING UP MILITARY SITES ON POLAND’S BORDER
CHINA LAUNCHED THE 30TH TYPE 054A FRIGATE
Source: Navy Recognition Our colleagues from East Pendulum are reporting that the Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard of the Chinese naval group CSSC launched a Type 054A frigate for People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) on June 30, 2018. This is the 15th frigate of this class (designated Jiangkai II-class by NATO) built in this… Continue reading CHINA LAUNCHED THE 30TH TYPE 054A FRIGATE
ERDOGAN APOINTS GENERAL AKAR AS TURKEY’S NEW DEFENSE MINISTER
Source: Defense News By: Burak Ege Bekdil Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 9 announced his new Cabinet, appointing the head of the Turkish military as the new defense minister. This is the first time a civilian government in Turkey has picked an active-duty military commander as defense minister. Army Gen. Hulusi Akar will… Continue reading ERDOGAN APOINTS GENERAL AKAR AS TURKEY’S NEW DEFENSE MINISTER
US NAVY SENDS TWO DESTROYERS THROUGH TAIWAN STRAITS
Source: Naval Today The US Navy has sent two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers through the Taiwan Strait in what is the first such move since July 2017. The passage of USS Mustin and USS Benfold was first reported by Taiwanese media and later confirmed by the Taiwan defense ministry and US Navy officials. The Chinese foreign… Continue reading US NAVY SENDS TWO DESTROYERS THROUGH TAIWAN STRAITS
CHINA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIER HAVE A BIG PROBLEM: FATALLY FLAWED FIGHTER PLANES
Source: The NationalInterest By Dave Majumdar China is developing a new carrier-based fighter aircraft to succeed the Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark . The J-15—which is an unlicensed Chinese development based on a T-10K-3 prototype of the Russian Su-33 Flanker-D—has proven to be a disappointment in service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The navalized… Continue reading CHINA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIER HAVE A BIG PROBLEM: FATALLY FLAWED FIGHTER PLANES
YEMENI HOUTHI FORCES DEVELOP NEW UNDERGROUND BALLISTIC MISSILE LAUNCHER (vid.)
Source: Defenseworld Houthi rebel forces have announced that they have developed a new underground launcher system for short-range ballistic missiles. “This comes within the framework of developing the missile capabilities and raising their effectiveness in the field,” the Houthi forces were quoted as saying in a statement by Saba News Agency Tuesday. “The enemy should… Continue reading YEMENI HOUTHI FORCES DEVELOP NEW UNDERGROUND BALLISTIC MISSILE LAUNCHER (vid.)
UK & SWEDEN HAVE CONDUCTED INITIAL TALKS REGARDING COLLABORATION ON FUTURE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
Source: UK Defence Journal By George Allison The UK and Sweden have conducted initial talks regarding collaboration on a future fighter aircraft. The organisation say that the MoD is looking to new aerospace partners after being left out of Franco-German programme. This isn’ t new, last year BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace Industries signed an… Continue reading UK & SWEDEN HAVE CONDUCTED INITIAL TALKS REGARDING COLLABORATION ON FUTURE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
PAKISTAN INKS NAVAL SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DEAL WITH TURKEY
Source: Defensenews By Usman Ansari Pakistan has signed a contract for the construction of four Milgem/Ada-class corvettes with the Turkish state-controlled shipyard M/s ASFAT A.S. The deal, inked July 5, is part of Pakistan’s efforts to replace aged warships featuring systems nearing the end of manufacturer support, boost its conventional deterrent vis-a-vis India, and better… Continue reading PAKISTAN INKS NAVAL SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DEAL WITH TURKEY
CONSTRUCTION OF RUSSIAN BLUE-WATER SHIPS MAY BE POSTPONED UNTILL 2035
Source: Navy Recognition The construction of blue and green-water warships may be postponed until 2035 because of lack of funds, according to the Shipbuilding strategy of the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry. As for military shipbuilding, the time of R&D beginning and batch supplies of prospective warships is likely to be postponed to a period… Continue reading CONSTRUCTION OF RUSSIAN BLUE-WATER SHIPS MAY BE POSTPONED UNTILL 2035