INDIA CLOSE TO SEALING RS 23,000 CRORE LEASE DEAL FOR RUSSIAN NUCLEAR SUB

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

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

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

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