Jackal armoured cars kicked up the Bahraini sand as they swarmed ashore during the climax of a three-week amphibious exercise in the Gulf. Despite choppy surf, Royal Marines from Lima Company, 42 Commando, stormed the beaches alongside their Bahraini counterparts under the cover of air power as Exercise Pearl Dagger 16 came to an explosive… Continue reading ROYAL MARINES UNLEASH FULL METAL JACKAL STORMING BEACHES IN BAHRAIN
AIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE C295 WINS CANADIAN FWSAR CONTEST FOR 16 AIRCRAFT
Sourced : Flight Global Concluding a circuitous, 14-year acquisition process, the Canadian government has selected the Airbus Defence & Space C295 turboprop to replace its air force’s fixed-wing search and rescue (FWSAR) fleet. The decision is a coup for Airbus, given its lengthy effort to defeat a rival bid from the Leonardo C-27J Spartan, as… Continue reading AIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE C295 WINS CANADIAN FWSAR CONTEST FOR 16 AIRCRAFT
EGYPTIAN NAVY RECEIVES THE FIRST TYPE 209/1400MOD CLASS SUBMARINE IN KIEL
Sourced : Defence Blog The Egyptian Navy officially received its first Type 209/1400 submarine from the German submarine specialist ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). The second HDW 209/1400mod class submarine (Yard No. 448) for the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt was named at the shipyard of Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems in Kiel today. “S41”, the… Continue reading EGYPTIAN NAVY RECEIVES THE FIRST TYPE 209/1400MOD CLASS SUBMARINE IN KIEL
DONALD TRUMP SLAMS “OUT OF CONTROL” F-35 JSF
Sourced : Aviationweek Βy Lara Seligman Donald Trump left the collective defense community quaking in its boots last week after he threatened to cancel Boeing’s new Air Force one. Now he’s going after another massive aerospace firm, slamming Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for “out of control” costs. “Look at the F-35 program… Continue reading DONALD TRUMP SLAMS “OUT OF CONTROL” F-35 JSF
NATO HUNTING AT LEAST ONE RUSSIAN NAVY OSCAR II CLASS SUBMARINE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
By David Cenciotti Several Maritime Patrol Aircraft are involved in a big hunt: one (possibly two) Oscar II-class submarine that Russia has sent after NATO warships. According to military sources, a big hunt is underway in the eastern Med: several MPA aircraft, including U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon jets operating from NAS Sigonella, Sicily, are looking… Continue reading NATO HUNTING AT LEAST ONE RUSSIAN NAVY OSCAR II CLASS SUBMARINE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
NORTH KOREA CAN MOUNT A NUCLEAR WARHEAD ON A BALLISTIC MISSILE
Sourced : CBS North Korea now has the capability to launch a nuclear weapon, a senior U.S. military official said Thursday, adding that while the U.S. believes Pyongyang can mount a warhead on a missile, it’s not clear that it can hit a target. The official said it appears that North Korea can mount a… Continue reading NORTH KOREA CAN MOUNT A NUCLEAR WARHEAD ON A BALLISTIC MISSILE
TRUMP SHOULD HALT US MISSILE – DEFENCE PLANS IN EUROPE
Sourced : Defence One By Joe Cirincione & Tytti Erästö The one constant in Donald Trump’s foreign-policy views has been his desire to improve relations with Moscow. “There’s nothing I can think of that I’d rather do than have Russia friendly, as opposed to the way they are right now,” he said in July, a… Continue reading TRUMP SHOULD HALT US MISSILE – DEFENCE PLANS IN EUROPE
“DOGFIGHT” BETWEEN GREEK AND TURKISH AIRFORCES F-16S OVER THE GREEK ISLAND OF KASTELORIZO (Video)
Sourced : Protothema.gr Four Hellenic Air Force F-16 fighter jets scrambled yesterday 5th of December, to identify and intercept three Turkish fighter jet formations, which “harassed” two CH-47SD Chinook military helicopters transporting the Greek Minister of Defence, Mr. Panos Kammenos, the Deputy Defence Mr. Minister Dimitris Vitsas and nine members of parliamentary committee on Defence… Continue reading “DOGFIGHT” BETWEEN GREEK AND TURKISH AIRFORCES F-16S OVER THE GREEK ISLAND OF KASTELORIZO (Video)
HOW IRANIAN WEAPONS ARE ENDING UP IN YEMEN
Sourced The Washington Post By Thomas Gibbons-Neff Weapon shipments intercepted in the Arabian sea by Australian, French and U.S. warships this year contained large quantities of Russian and Iranian weapons, some of which had markings similar to munitions recovered from Houthi fighters in Yemen, according to a new report released by an independent research group… Continue reading HOW IRANIAN WEAPONS ARE ENDING UP IN YEMEN
MOGHERINI UNVEILS EUROPEAN DEFENCE ACTION PLAN
Sourced : EEAS The European Commission proposed the creation of a European Defence Fund and other actions to help Member States to boost research and spend more efficiently on joint defence capabilities, so to strengthen European citizens’ security and foster a competitive and innovative industrial base. The European Defence Action Plan is one of the… Continue reading MOGHERINI UNVEILS EUROPEAN DEFENCE ACTION PLAN