Source: South China Morning Post By Kristin Huang A senior official Pentagon official’s comments last week that the United States is moving towards a “more normal foreign military sales relationship” with Taiwan could signal that the self-ruled island will be able to boost its defence capabilities with US military hardware. Randall Schriver, the assistant secretary… Continue reading THE US WEAPONS TAIWAN WANTS TO BOLSTER ITS DEFENCES
Month: October 2018
PENTAGON LOOKS TO THWART RUSSIAN TECH ATTACKS IN SYRIA
Source: Al Monitor By Jack Detsch The Pentagon’s in-house tech incubator is trying to stop Russia from scrambling US battlefield signals in Syria, federal contract documents show. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — or DARPA — has awarded at least $9.6 million worth of contracts over the past couple of months for radio systems… Continue reading PENTAGON LOOKS TO THWART RUSSIAN TECH ATTACKS IN SYRIA
RUSSIAN SUBMARINE KRASNODAR HIDES ON OCEAN FLOOR DURING BLACK SEA DRILLS
Source: Navy Recognition The Krasnodar diesel-electric submarine of project 636.3 was fully deenergized and lied on the seabed in the Black Sea during training, Black Sea fleet Spokesman Alexey Rulev said. “During the exercise the submarine lied on the seabed at a depth of 20 meters from the surface. According to the mission, it remained… Continue reading RUSSIAN SUBMARINE KRASNODAR HIDES ON OCEAN FLOOR DURING BLACK SEA DRILLS
F-22, QF-16 LIKELY DAMAGED AFTER TYNDALL HANGARS HIT BY HURRICANE
Source: Air Force Times By Stephen Losey The Air Force said Friday that an unspecified number of aircraft left inside hangars at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida were likely damaged when Hurricane Michael devastated the base, with imagery on social media showing an unknown number of F-22 Raptors are among those impacted. Air Force… Continue reading F-22, QF-16 LIKELY DAMAGED AFTER TYNDALL HANGARS HIT BY HURRICANE
TRUMP CALLED FOR PLAN TO REMOVE ALL US DIPLOMATS FROM TURKEY
Source: ABC News By Tara Palmer Incensed by the detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson, President Donald Trump called for a plan to be drawn up in late August for the complete withdrawal of U.S. diplomatic personnel from Turkey, senior administration and State Department officials tell ABC News. The unprecedented plan to essentially shutter an… Continue reading TRUMP CALLED FOR PLAN TO REMOVE ALL US DIPLOMATS FROM TURKEY
TURKEY COULD STIR UP CONFICT TO MASK DOMESTIC PROBLEMS
Source: Ahval News By Tiny Url When cornered by escalating domestic problems, autocrats frequently resort to provoking and even launching external conflict to re-coalesce the masses around chauvinism, to make them forget the fact that they are famished, and keep them powerless and paralysed. Even though the majority of the population does not go to… Continue reading TURKEY COULD STIR UP CONFICT TO MASK DOMESTIC PROBLEMS
WHY BORDERS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM OR THE SOLUTION FOR SERBIA AND KOSOVO
Source: Foreign Affairs By Eric Gordy In August, political leaders in Kosovo and Serbia proposed to resolve long-standing tensions by exchanging territory: Serb-populated municipalities in the north of Kosovo would come under Belgrade’s administration, while Albanian-populated towns in the south of Serbia would be yoked to Pristina. Politicians and specialists weighed in on what remained… Continue reading WHY BORDERS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM OR THE SOLUTION FOR SERBIA AND KOSOVO
ARGENTINA PROTESTS FALKLANDS EXERCISE DESPITE HOLDING OWN MILITARY EXERCISES
Source: UK Defence Journal The Argentine Government has sent a formal protest after it was announced that military exercises were to be held on the Falkland Islands. Exercises are scheduled to take place on and around the Falkland Islands between October 15th and 29th, the exercises will include the firing of air defence missiles. The… Continue reading ARGENTINA PROTESTS FALKLANDS EXERCISE DESPITE HOLDING OWN MILITARY EXERCISES
ANTONOV UNVEILS LONG ENDURANCE UNMANNED UAS CONCEPT
Source: Defence Blog Ukrainian aerospace company Antonov unveiled a scale model of the long-endurance unmanned aircraft system at the military exhibition in Kyiv. According to the company’s statement, Antonov developing a new generation of the long-endurance unmanned aircraft system for surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) will be used as a… Continue reading ANTONOV UNVEILS LONG ENDURANCE UNMANNED UAS CONCEPT
CHINA REVEALS HONG-20 NEW GENERATION STEALTH STRATEGIC BOMBER PROGRAM
Source: Defense World China has revealed a new-generation stealth bomber program, Hong-20 whose flight trials may take place soon, state-owned Global Times newspaper reported today. The Hong-20 official unveiling could be slated for next month’s Zhuhai Air show though there is no confirmation of it as yet. While details of the aircraft are not known,… Continue reading CHINA REVEALS HONG-20 NEW GENERATION STEALTH STRATEGIC BOMBER PROGRAM