Source: Defense One By Patrick Tucker Having learned from ISIS attacks in Syria, Russia is rushing to put armed drones on the front lines. Following in the footsteps of U.S. Marines and Special Forces, the Russian military is looking to outfit soldiers with small multi-rotor drones armed with explosives, the Russian Defense Ministry told Russian… Continue reading RUSSIAN TROOPS WILL BE GETTING TACTICAL BOMB DRONES
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RUSSIA READY TO DELIVER S-400 TO IRAN
Russia is ready to deliver S-400 air defence systems to Iran, but it has not received a relevant request from Iran yet, the press service of the Russian Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation told Sputnik on Friday. “We are open for discussions on delivering S-400 Triumph air defence systems, including to Iran. Especially given that… Continue reading RUSSIA READY TO DELIVER S-400 TO IRAN
US AEROSPACE MANUFACTURER THROWS IN TOWEL ON TURKEY OPERATIONS
U.S. aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has pulled the plug on its Turkey operations, citing problems in production quality, aviation news site Airport Haber reported on Saturday. The decision arrives amid increasing tensions on the site of the Turkish Engine Center (TEC), it said. TEC, a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney and Turkish Technic,… Continue reading US AEROSPACE MANUFACTURER THROWS IN TOWEL ON TURKEY OPERATIONS
DID CHINA CONDUCT THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT OF ITS NEW JL-3 SLBM?
Several imageries and eyewitness accounts indicate that China likely conducted a missile launch on 2 June. Our colleagues from East Pendulum analyze the open source information and explain why the test could have involved the country’s next-generation submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), the JL-3. This article was first published in French language by East Pendulum There… Continue reading DID CHINA CONDUCT THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT OF ITS NEW JL-3 SLBM?
RUSSIA’S FIRST BOREI-A CLASS SUB TO ENTER SECOND ROUND OF SEA TRIALS IN JUNE
Source: The Diplomat By Franz-Stefan Gady The nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Knyaz Vladimir (Prince Vladimir), the Russian Navy’s first upgraded Project 955A Borei-(A)-II-class (“North Wind”) or Dolgorukiy-class SSBN, is expected to enter its second stage of sea trials at the end of this month, according to a Russian defense industry source. “After electromagnetic field… Continue reading RUSSIA’S FIRST BOREI-A CLASS SUB TO ENTER SECOND ROUND OF SEA TRIALS IN JUNE
DASSAULT AVIATION AND AIRBUS SE UNVEILS NEW GENERATION FIGHTER AT PARIS AIR SHOW
France aerospace giant Dassault Aviation and European defense, security and aerospace company Airbus SE have unveiled mock-up of the New Generation Fighter at the Paris Air Show 2019. Dassault Aviation and Airbus SE have delivered a joint industrial proposal to the governments of France and Germany for the first Demonstrator Phase of the Future Combat… Continue reading DASSAULT AVIATION AND AIRBUS SE UNVEILS NEW GENERATION FIGHTER AT PARIS AIR SHOW
CHINA KNOWS ALL ABOUT THS F-35 AND F-22
Source: National Interest By TNI Staff In some ways, the damage is already done. Beijing has gained reams of technical information on advanced U.S. weapons system such as the F-22 and F-35. “Adversaries will continue to use cyber operations to undermine U.S. military and commercial advantage by hacking into U.S. defense industry and commercial enterprises… Continue reading CHINA KNOWS ALL ABOUT THS F-35 AND F-22
YENI SAFAK: TURKEY CONSIDERS RUSSIAN SU-57, CHINESE J-31 TO REPLACE F-35A
Source: Ahval News Turkey’s security bureaucracy already has alternative plans in case the United States halts the delivery of the F-35 jets over Ankara’s decision to buy S-400 missile systems and has been considering Russian Su-57 or Chinese J-31 stealth fighters as possible options, pro-government Yeni Şafak daily said on Sunday. As a last move… Continue reading YENI SAFAK: TURKEY CONSIDERS RUSSIAN SU-57, CHINESE J-31 TO REPLACE F-35A
WHY TURKISH F-35 ARE A THREAT TO US AND NATO
Source: CIMSEC By Duncan Kellogg Imagine, for a moment, a hypothetical country rapidly spiraling towards autocracy, illegally arresting American citizens, imprisoning journalists, and attacking American-supported forces. Now imagine that same country actively purchasing Russian surface-to-air missile systems and erecting missile defense sites around its territory. In such a hypothetical, it would be difficult to assume… Continue reading WHY TURKISH F-35 ARE A THREAT TO US AND NATO
UK SPENDS $507M ON FINAL 4 P-8A POSEIDON MPA
Source: UK Defence Journal By George Allison Boeing has been awarded an almost $2.5 billion contract to produce 19 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for the US Navy, Norway and the United Kingdom. Ten of the aircraft are for the US Navy, four for the UK and five for Norway. The UK intends to procure… Continue reading UK SPENDS $507M ON FINAL 4 P-8A POSEIDON MPA