Source: New York Times By David E. Sanger and William J. Broad North Korea is moving ahead with its ballistic missile program at 16 hidden bases that have been identified in new commercial satellite images, a network long known to American intelligence agencies but left undiscussed as President Trump claims to have neutralized the North’s… Continue reading IN NORTH KOREA MISSILE BASES SUGGEST A GREAT DECEPTION
Month: November 2018
NORWEGIAN FRIGATE COLLIDES WITH TANKER AFTER TRIDENT JUNCTURE EXERCISE (VID.)
Source: Naval Today Royal Norwegian Navy frigate HNoMS Helge Ingstad collided with an oil tanker in a fjord in Norway as it was returning from NATO exercise Trident Juncture. The incident occurred at 4:26 (local time) on November 8 in Hjeltefjorden, north of Sotra, Norwegian Armed Forces said. Eight sailors have suffered minor injuries and… Continue reading NORWEGIAN FRIGATE COLLIDES WITH TANKER AFTER TRIDENT JUNCTURE EXERCISE (VID.)
TAIWAN WILL CONSIDER HOSTING US NAVY SHIPS ON TAIPING ISLAND
Source: South China Morning Post By Lawrence Chung Taiwan “will consider” a US Navy request should Washington ask to use the largest of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea for regional security purposes, the island’s defence minister said on Monday in response to a series of hypothetical questions from a member of the… Continue reading TAIWAN WILL CONSIDER HOSTING US NAVY SHIPS ON TAIPING ISLAND
RUSSIA SHOWS ITS MILITARY MIGHT IN THE BLACK SEA AND BEYOND
Source: Atlantic Council By Ruslan Minich Since illegally annexing Crimea in 2014, Russia has drastically increased its military presence in the Black Sea region. The Kremlin’s dominance may be temporary given NATO’s greater capacities, but so far, NATO’s response has been limited. “Russia has practically covered all of the Black Sea region,” says Hryhorii Perepelytsia,… Continue reading RUSSIA SHOWS ITS MILITARY MIGHT IN THE BLACK SEA AND BEYOND
HMS PRINCE OF WALES MAY BE READY FOR SEA TRIALS IN 12 MONTHS
Source: Forces.net This time next year it is hoped HMS Prince of Wales will be leaving Rosyth dockyard in Scotland ready for sea trials. Work began on the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier in May 2011 and is now in the final stages of construction. Six shipyards from across the UK have been involved in… Continue reading HMS PRINCE OF WALES MAY BE READY FOR SEA TRIALS IN 12 MONTHS
CHINA’S BEATING THE US TO MARKET ON COMBAT DRONES BY COPYING US TECHNOLOGY
Source: Defense One By Patrick Tucker The mockup of China’s CH-7 combat drone unveiled at Zhuhai Airshow this week looks a lot like one the U.S. Navy was developing — until it dropped the project, allowing China to position itself to beat the U.S. and other allies in fielding a long-range, high-altitude combat drone. That’s… Continue reading CHINA’S BEATING THE US TO MARKET ON COMBAT DRONES BY COPYING US TECHNOLOGY
TURKEY: U.S MUST BREAK FROM SYRIAN KURDS AFTER PKK REWARD OFFER
Source: Ha’aretz Turkey gave a guarded welcome on Wednesday to a U.S. decision to offer millions of dollars to help capture three top Kurdish PKK militants but said Washington must also break its alliance with Kurdish militias in northern Syria. Washington pledged up to $5 million for information which could lead to the arrest of… Continue reading TURKEY: U.S MUST BREAK FROM SYRIAN KURDS AFTER PKK REWARD OFFER
THAILAND’S MOVE ON KRA CANAL ALARMS INDIA
Source: Indian Defence Update Pushed by his country’s powerful military junta, Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the country’s National Security Council to begin examining the feasibility of proposals to build a 120-kilometre mega canal that would slash 1,200 kilometres off the route Chinese warships now take to reach South Asian ports —… Continue reading THAILAND’S MOVE ON KRA CANAL ALARMS INDIA
AUSTRIA WILL NOT OPPOSE KOSOVO-SERBIA BORDER CHANGES
Source: Balkan Insight By Die Morina Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Tuesday during an official visit to Kosovo that Vienna will support any agreement that is reached between Pristina and Belgrade, even if it includes what Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has described as a ‘border correction’. “I have a clear stance – the federal… Continue reading AUSTRIA WILL NOT OPPOSE KOSOVO-SERBIA BORDER CHANGES
MACRON URGES EUROPEAN ARMY TO DEFEND AGAINST RUSSIA, US
Source: Yahoo.com French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday for a “real European army” as the continent marks a century since the divisions of World War I, to better defend itself against Russia and even the United States. Macron, who has pushed for a joint EU military force since his arrival in power last year, said… Continue reading MACRON URGES EUROPEAN ARMY TO DEFEND AGAINST RUSSIA, US