The Turkish Navy have announced the start of construction of the TCG Piri Reis, the first Type-214TN AIP submarine at the Gölcük Naval Shipyard in Turkey. Although the 2.5 billion Euro contract for the construction of six Type-214TNs was signed between the Turkish Navy and the German company HDW on the 2nd of July 2009,… Continue reading TURKISH NAVY STARTING CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TYPE-214TN AIP SUBMARINE
Category: Defence Industry
SATELLITE PICTURES INDICATE CHINA COULD BE BUILDING A NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Recent satellite pictures, published by IHS Jane’s 360 last week, indicate that China could be constructing a new aircraft carrier. The first of these pictures was taken on May the 1st in China’s northeastern port of Dalian. Subsequent pictures taken last June and more recently on the 22nd of September revealed the construction of a… Continue reading SATELLITE PICTURES INDICATE CHINA COULD BE BUILDING A NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER
A NEW ORDER FROM THE DUTCH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE TO SYSTEMS SUNLIGHT S.A FOR THE SUPPLY OF A WARLUS SUBMARINE BATTERY SHIPSET
(Press Release) Athens, September 28th, 2015 SYSTEMS SUNLIGHT S.A., member of Panos Germanos group of companies, Olympia, keeps on recording successes in international tenders for submarine batteries, having a winning percentage of 70%. More specifically, SUNLIGHT has already supplied with submarine batteries countries such as Italy, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Netherlands, Peru, Ukraine, Egypt, Pakistan,… Continue reading A NEW ORDER FROM THE DUTCH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE TO SYSTEMS SUNLIGHT S.A FOR THE SUPPLY OF A WARLUS SUBMARINE BATTERY SHIPSET
POLAND INTERESTED IN BUYING THREE SUBMARINES WITH CRUISE MISSILE CAPABILITIES
Being the new frontline of the West to Russia, Poland has increased its defense procurement and it is planning to buy three new cruise missle-equipped submarines. According to Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland’s deputy Prime minister and defense minister, his government is determined to equip the Polish Armed Forces with new defense systems in order to be… Continue reading POLAND INTERESTED IN BUYING THREE SUBMARINES WITH CRUISE MISSILE CAPABILITIES
ALGERIA CONTINUES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW S-300PMU2 FAVORIT AIR DEFENCE SITE AT MERS EL KEBIR
Algeria continues the construction of a new SA-20B Gargoyle (S-300PMU2 Favorit) air defence site at Mers El Kebir, in Oran Province near the coast. Recent satellite images show that the new site is still under construction two years after the beginning of the work. The most recent development, according to images from the satellites of… Continue reading ALGERIA CONTINUES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW S-300PMU2 FAVORIT AIR DEFENCE SITE AT MERS EL KEBIR
RUSSIA TO BUILD AND LEASE TO INDIA A CUSTOMIZED SUBMARINE BASED ON “YASEN” CLASS ATTACK SUBMARINE
A modified version of the Russian nuclear powered “Yasen” class attack submarine could be proposed to the Indian government for its programme to lease a multi-purpose attack submarine for quite a long while. According to the Indian ‘Economic Times’ newspaper, the Russian government has taken New Delhi’s interest on board and is developing a separate… Continue reading RUSSIA TO BUILD AND LEASE TO INDIA A CUSTOMIZED SUBMARINE BASED ON “YASEN” CLASS ATTACK SUBMARINE
PATROL BOATS SAIL THE BALTIC SEA FOR SUMMER DEPLOYMENT
The Royal Navy’s smallest ships which are used to give university students a taste of life in the Senior Service have been sailing round the Baltics for their summer deployment. Four of the 16 patrol boats are flying the flag for Britain and the Royal Navy in ports, towns, islands and cities UK warships rarely… Continue reading PATROL BOATS SAIL THE BALTIC SEA FOR SUMMER DEPLOYMENT
RUSSIA TO DEPLOY TU-22M3 BOMBERS IN CRIMEA TO COUNTER NATO’S NEW ANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE BASE IN ROMANIA
Russia is going to deploy a squadron of Tu-22M3, enhanced, long-range bombers in Crimea to counter NATO’s new antiballistic missile base in Romania. The new NATO facility is located at the Deveselu, a Romanian Air Force base, southwest of Bucharest, close to the river Danube. The new base is equipped with Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense… Continue reading RUSSIA TO DEPLOY TU-22M3 BOMBERS IN CRIMEA TO COUNTER NATO’S NEW ANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE BASE IN ROMANIA
RUSSIAN NAVY TO ORDER AN ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE VERSION OF THE BERIEV BE-200ES BY 2020
An anti-submarine warfare version of the Beriev Be-200ES amphibious aircraft will be ordered by the Russian Navy by 2020. According to the RIA Novosti news agency, the Russian Navy decided it is necessary to purchase an anti-submarine configuration of the Be-200ES amphibious aircraft by 2020, in order to search for, detect and destroy enemy submarines.… Continue reading RUSSIAN NAVY TO ORDER AN ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE VERSION OF THE BERIEV BE-200ES BY 2020
ORGANIZATION, ADAPTABILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND THE USE OF SPECIAL FORCES: THE SECRETS OF ISIS’ RECENT SUCCESS
The incredible capabilities of ISIS in the battlefield were analyzed in an extensive article written by Hamza Hendawi Qassim Abdul Zahra and Bassem Mroue. According to the article, published by the Associated Press, ISIS is a highly organized and flexible fighting force. Creativity and frequent changes of tactics are among the main features that have… Continue reading ORGANIZATION, ADAPTABILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND THE USE OF SPECIAL FORCES: THE SECRETS OF ISIS’ RECENT SUCCESS