UK PLANS TO BUILD 2 NEW MILITARY BASES IN CARIBBEAN AND ASIA

Source: Defence Blog U.K. Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson announced plans to build two new military bases in the Caribbean and southeast Asia, according to the Sunday Telegraph. Citing an interview with Gavin Williamson, the Sunday Telegraph reported that the plans are part of an effort to make the U.K. “a true global player” by increasing… Continue reading UK PLANS TO BUILD 2 NEW MILITARY BASES IN CARIBBEAN AND ASIA

SIKORSKY, BOEING PROVIDE FIRST LOOK AT SB>1 DEFIANT™

Source: Military Leak Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company and Boeing provided the first look at the SB>1 DEFIANT™ helicopter the companies have developed for the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role technology demonstrator program. The SB>1 DEFIANT™ is designed to fly at twice the speed and range of today’s conventional helicopters and offers advanced agility and maneuverability.… Continue reading SIKORSKY, BOEING PROVIDE FIRST LOOK AT SB>1 DEFIANT™

RUSSIAN-LEAD FORCES NEAR LUHANSK MASSING WEAPONS

Source: UNIAN The Russian-led occupation forces continue massing heavy weapons in the area near the Russian occupied city of Luhansk in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, and conduct live-fire exercises, preparing for active hostilities. This is reported on Facebook by Ukrainian members of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of the ceasefire and stabilization along… Continue reading RUSSIAN-LEAD FORCES NEAR LUHANSK MASSING WEAPONS

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GERMAN ARMY FLOATS PLAN TO RECRUIT EU CITIZENS

Source: Reuters Struggling to fill its ranks, Germany’s military is drawing up plans to recruit nationals from other European countries as part of a drive to beef up the armed forces. Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen wants to recruit Poles, Italians and Romanians, magazine Der Spiegel said, citing a ministry document. The German military,… Continue reading GERMAN ARMY FLOATS PLAN TO RECRUIT EU CITIZENS

CHINA’S S-400 INTERCEPTS BALLISTIC TARGET 250 KM AWAY

Source: The Diplomat By Franz-Stefan Gady The People’s Liberation Army’s Rocket Force (PLARF) has conducts its first live fire drill of its newly acquired first regimental set of Russian-made S-400 Triumf long-range interceptor-based air defense systems (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler), according to Russian media reports. The test purportedly took place in November at an… Continue reading CHINA’S S-400 INTERCEPTS BALLISTIC TARGET 250 KM AWAY

UKRAINIAN ARMY HAS TAKEN CONTROL OF NEARLY ALL GRAY ZONE IN DONBAS

Source: UA Wire Yuriy Biryukov, advisor to the President of Ukraine said on the talk show “Situation” on Pryamyi TV that the Ukrainian Army has taken control of almost all of the gray zone, the territory which separates them from the pro-Russian militants, in the Donbas. “Considering what we had in May 2014, two thirds… Continue reading UKRAINIAN ARMY HAS TAKEN CONTROL OF NEARLY ALL GRAY ZONE IN DONBAS

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TURKEY SAYS US MISSILE DEAL DOES NOT AFFECT S-400 PURCHASE

Source: AFP Ankara’s purchase of US missiles worth $3.5 billion will not affect a deal to acquire rival S-400 missiles from Russia, the Turkish presidential spokesman said Monday. “The US Patriot sale process does not affect the S-400 process. We don’t see one as an alternative for the other,” Ibrahim Kalin said. The US State… Continue reading TURKEY SAYS US MISSILE DEAL DOES NOT AFFECT S-400 PURCHASE

MATTIS RESIGNS AS DEFENSE CHIEF CITING DIFFERENCES WITH TRUMP

Source: Bloomberg By Anthony Capaccio Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced his resignation on Thursday, citing differences over policy with Donald Trump, a day after the president abruptly called for the withdrawal of American forces from Syria. Mattis informed the president of his decision in a meeting earlier in the afternoon in which the two discussed… Continue reading MATTIS RESIGNS AS DEFENSE CHIEF CITING DIFFERENCES WITH TRUMP