Source: Defense News By Sebastian Sprenger French-German plans for a joint fighter aircraft project may be off to a rocky start, as reports emerged last week about fundamental disagreements between the two partners over export restrictions for such a weapon.…
Source: Middle East Monitor Turkish forces bombarded Kurdish YPG militia positions on the eastern shore of the Euphrates River in northern Syria, Reuters reports. The move comes two days after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan issued what he said was a…
Source: Al Monitor By Osama Al Sharif Jordan’s King Abdullah ended weeks of speculation when he announced Oct. 21 that the kingdom is terminating two annexes in its 1994 peace treaty with Israel regarding the special use of Jordanian territories.…
Source : HI Sutton Chinese JN shipyard has launched a submarine of a previously unreported class. There are currently very few details but the design is relatively small, in the order of 5-6m in diameter and ~50m long. The most…
Source: Spuitnik Sputnik had reported on 4 October that India’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) had approved the procurement of four frigates from Russia at a cost of around $2 billion. While two of them are being purchased directly from…
Source: Military Times By Kyle Rempfer A U.S. patrol came under fire in the Syrian region of Manbij, allegedly from Turkey’s local proxy forces. American officials with Operation Inherent Resolve confirmed to Military Times that coalition forces exchanged fire with…
Seapower and Strategy at University of Plymouth, Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO) (DfT) This course is for University of Plymouth Students only About the course The International Ship and Port-Facility Security (ISPS) Code specifies that the Port Facility Security…
Source: UK Defence Journal By George Allison Options are currently being considered for arming the Type 26 Frigate with land attack missiles. Nicholas Soames, Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex, asked: “To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what…
Source: Reuters France will make a decision on the replacement of its flagship aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle at the start of 2020, its armed forces minister said on Tuesday. The carrier has been in service since 2001 but…
Source: Defense News By: Tom Kington Italy will cut €450 million (U.S. $512.3 million) from its planned defense spending in 2019 by suspending helicopter and missile purchases and canceling an office move by the defense ministry to help shore up…