Sourced : National Interest Βy : Dave Majumdar India and Russia have apparently reached an agreement for New Delhi to lease a second Project 971 Shchuka-B (NATO: Akula-class) nuclear attack submarine (SSN) according to Russian media reports. The two sides signed the deal—along with a host of other weapons purchase agreements—on the sidelines of the… Continue reading INDIA TO LEASE SECOND AKULA CLASS RUSSIAN NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE
INDIAN MINIMUM DETERRENCE FOR SOUTH ASIA’S NEW NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT
By : Frank O’Donnell Pakistan’s Nasr tactical nuclear missile platform is driving Indian debate on its current minimum deterrence doctrine. India’s minimum deterrence concept should indeed be reformulated for this new nuclear context. A new defense policy review should holistically integrate nuclear, conventional and subconventional approaches for reasons of effectiveness and continued public support. India… Continue reading INDIAN MINIMUM DETERRENCE FOR SOUTH ASIA’S NEW NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT
CNO RICHARDSON : USS MASON “APPEARS TO HAVE COME UNDER ATTACK”
Sourced : USNI News By: Sam LaGrone A U.S. guided missile destroyer may have been attacked on Saturday off the coast of Yemen by anti-ship cruise missiles for the third time this week, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson told reporters on Saturday. USS Mason (DDG-87) — operating in the Red Sea, north of… Continue reading CNO RICHARDSON : USS MASON “APPEARS TO HAVE COME UNDER ATTACK”
U.S NAVY CRUISE MISSILES STRIKE AND DESTROY THREE RADAR SITES IN YEMEN
Sourced : Military.com By Hope Hodge Seck A U.S. Navy ship launched cruise missiles and destroyed three radar sites from a rebel-controlled area in Yemen, the service announced late Wednesday. The announcement came a day after a Navy ship was apparently targeted for a second time by missiles originating from the area. In a statement,… Continue reading U.S NAVY CRUISE MISSILES STRIKE AND DESTROY THREE RADAR SITES IN YEMEN
NAVIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Edited by Conrad Waters (Seaforth Publishing, Pen & Sword Books Limited, September 2016, ISBN: 9781473849914, RRP £35, Hardback, 240 pages) What is the purpose of navies in the modern world, and what types of warship does this require? This book tackles these questions by looking at naval developments, both technological and operational, in the quarter… Continue reading NAVIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
CHINA AND RUSSIA CLOSE RANKS AGAINST U.S MISSILE-DEFENCE SYSTEM
Sourced : South China Morning Post Chinese and Russian defence officials on Tuesday blasted Washington’s plans to deploy a missile defence system, saying it would prompt a new arms race. The officials said Beijing and Moscow would conduct another joint computer-simulated missile-defence exercise next year in response to proposed US deployments in Northeast Asia and… Continue reading CHINA AND RUSSIA CLOSE RANKS AGAINST U.S MISSILE-DEFENCE SYSTEM
USS MASON FIRED 3 MISSILES TO DEFEND FROM YEMEN CRUISE MISSILE ATTACK (Video)
Sourced : USNI News By: Sam LaGrone The crew of a guided-missile destroyer fired three missiles to defend themselves and another ship after being attacked on Sunday in the Red Sea by two presumed cruise missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi-forces, USNI News has learned. During the attack against USS Mason (DDG-87), the ship’s crew fired… Continue reading USS MASON FIRED 3 MISSILES TO DEFEND FROM YEMEN CRUISE MISSILE ATTACK (Video)
U.S ARMY WARNS THAT FUTURE WAR WITH RUSSIA OR CHINA WOULD BE “EXTREMELY LETHAL AND FAST”
Source : Defence One By : Bradley Peniston Leaders say warfare in the coming decades will be fundamentally different from the past 25 years To envision the wars of the future, first remember those of the distant past, with their soul-numbing artillery barrages and unstinting waves of conventional enemy forces. Then speed up that mental… Continue reading U.S ARMY WARNS THAT FUTURE WAR WITH RUSSIA OR CHINA WOULD BE “EXTREMELY LETHAL AND FAST”
GREECE COMPLAINS TO NATO OVER TURKISH SUBMARINES IN THE AEGEAN SEA
The Greek Foreign Ministry and the National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) last week submitted to NATO a detailed complaint regarding the presence of Turkish Navy submarines in Greek territorial waters during the month of September, along with provocative statements by Turkish officials disputing the borders between the two NATO allies, Kathimerini newspaper understands. In its… Continue reading GREECE COMPLAINS TO NATO OVER TURKISH SUBMARINES IN THE AEGEAN SEA
BUILDING BEGINS ON NEW ROYAL NAVY’S NUCLEAR SUBMARINES
Construction started in Barrow, Cumbria on the Royal Navy’s largest ever submarine. The nuclear sub will be over 150 metres long, weigh 17,500 tonnes, armed with Trident missiles and have accommodation for 130 male and female crew. The Successor project has now moved into the next stage, known as ‘Delivery Phase 1’, with manufacturing work… Continue reading BUILDING BEGINS ON NEW ROYAL NAVY’S NUCLEAR SUBMARINES