Source: India Today By Sandeep Unnithan The photo backdrop to Admiral Sunil Lanba’s annual Navy Day press conference on December 3 was a timely one. It showed a submerged Akula class nuclear powered attack submarine, firing a missile. Talks of leasing another Akula-2 class SSN from Russia to replace the INS Chakra at the end… Continue reading INDIA CLOSE TO SEALING RS 23,000 CRORE LEASE DEAL FOR RUSSIAN NUCLEAR SUB
Month: December 2018
POLAND ACCELERATES FIGHTER REPLACEMENT PLANS
Source: Flight Global Poland is to accelerate the replacement of its air force’s RAC MiG-29 fighters and Sukhoi Su-22 ground-attack aircraft on the instructions of the country’s defence minister. Mariusz Błaszczak, minister of national defence, has repeatedly stated his aim of removing Soviet-era aircraft from Warsaw’s inventory. But now Błaszczak has instructed the chief of… Continue reading POLAND ACCELERATES FIGHTER REPLACEMENT PLANS
NO DEVASTATING IMPACT TO F-35 INDUSTRIAL BASE IF TURKEY REMOVED FROM PROGRAM
Source: Defense News By: Valerie Insinna A potential decision by the United States to remove Turkey from the F-35 program over its purchase of the Russian S-400 missile system may have only minimal impact on the fighter jet’s industrial base, a senior U.s. Air Force official said Tuesday. President Donald Trump has yet to determine… Continue reading NO DEVASTATING IMPACT TO F-35 INDUSTRIAL BASE IF TURKEY REMOVED FROM PROGRAM
IRAN ADDS 2 MINI SUBS TO NAVAL FLEET
Source: Navy Times By Nasser Karimi, The Associated Press Iran’s navy has acquired two new mini submarines designed for operations in shallow waters such as the Persian Gulf, the Iranian state TV reported on Thursday. The report said one of the mini submarines — also known as midget submarines — was dubbed Ghadir-955 and was… Continue reading IRAN ADDS 2 MINI SUBS TO NAVAL FLEET
UNCOVERING CHINESE ESPIONAGE IN THE USA
Source: The Diplomat By Nicholas Eftimiades Twenty years ago, I testified before a U.S. congressional committee on China’s espionage operations in the United States. I left the Members with what I thought was an ominous warning: “Do something about this now or you’ll be calling me back in 20 years screaming: ‘My God, how did… Continue reading UNCOVERING CHINESE ESPIONAGE IN THE USA
HOW THE WAR IN UKRAINE COULD GO REGIONAL
Source: National Interest By Robert Legvold No one wants war, but this is how one gets a war. Two angry states are poking and probing at the flammable edges of an extended war zone, each acting in what it believes is a controlled fashion with little risk of escalation, but each ready to risk the… Continue reading HOW THE WAR IN UKRAINE COULD GO REGIONAL
EAST MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERSHIP SIGNALS AN ENERGY REVOLUTION
Source: Jerusalem Post By Emmanuel Navon The announcement in November that Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Italy have agreed to build a natural gas pipeline (the longest in the world) from Israel’s offshore gas fields to Europe, clearly indicates that Israel has chosen the Greek option over the Turkish one. In the past, Israel had considered… Continue reading EAST MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERSHIP SIGNALS AN ENERGY REVOLUTION
TURKEY AND IRAN SHOULD JOIN FORCES TO HELP ISLAMIC WORLD
Source: Middle East Monitor Turkey and Iran need to work together to find solutions to the problems of the Islamic world and for the unity of the Muslim Ummah, the head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate said Friday. Ali Erbas made the remarks during a meeting with Ayatollah Mohsen Araki, Secretary General of the World… Continue reading TURKEY AND IRAN SHOULD JOIN FORCES TO HELP ISLAMIC WORLD
PAKISTAN NAVY TO GET 8 NEW SUBMARINES
Source: Tribune By Salman Siddiqui Pakistan in collaboration with China will manufacture eight submarines for its maritime force. “The production will start in one to one-and-a-half-year time,” said Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works Project Director Commodore M Jahanzeb Ahsan at the IDEAS 2018, a four-day long event held at the Karachi Expo Centre. “Half of… Continue reading PAKISTAN NAVY TO GET 8 NEW SUBMARINES
UKRAINE CALLS UP RESERVISTS
Source: UAWIRE The press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense stated that starting Monday, December 3rd, large-scale call-up of reservists and those liable for military duty will begin. “In part, reservists will be called to duty for up to 15 days to command units and up to 20 days to training centers. Therefore, it… Continue reading UKRAINE CALLS UP RESERVISTS