Sourced : Defence One By Patrick Tucker The Russian government will build an “independent internet” for use by itself, Brazil, India, China, and South Africa — the so-called BRICS nations — “in the event of global internet malfunctions,” the Russian news site RT reported on Tuesday. More precisely, Moscow intends to create an alternative to… Continue reading RUSSIA WILL BUILD ITS OWN INTERNET DIRECTORY CITING US INFORMATION WARFARE
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RUSSIA TO UPGRADE TU-22M3 STRATEGIC BOMBERS IN 2018
Sourced : TASS The upgrade of operational Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range missile-carrying bombers will begin in 2018, Tupolev Aircraft Company CEO Alexander Konyukhov told TASS on Friday. “The first heavily upgraded Tu-22M3 will take to the skies in 2018. Also in that year, the modernization of operational aircraft will begin in compliance with the new state… Continue reading RUSSIA TO UPGRADE TU-22M3 STRATEGIC BOMBERS IN 2018
RUSSIA’S HYBRID ATTACKS SHOULD AT LONG LAST FORCE E.U AND NATO TO TEAM UP
Sourced : Defence One By Franklin D. Kramer & Lauren M. Speranza Russia is using hybrid attacks to strike throughout Europe and even across the Atlantic: election interference in the U.S. and France; kidnappings and attempted assassinations in Estonia and Montenegro; cyber-attacks in Norway, Poland, Ukraine, and elsewhere. But the transatlantic community’s ability to respond… Continue reading RUSSIA’S HYBRID ATTACKS SHOULD AT LONG LAST FORCE E.U AND NATO TO TEAM UP
MASSIVE RUSSIAN NUCLEAR WAR GAMES REPORTED IN ARCTIC
Sourced : Asia Times By Asia Unhedged Russia, in a little-noticed move, has carried out a barrage of missile tests across its Arctic territories in what’s described as one of the most massive nuclear missile drills in post-Soviet history. The Independent Barents Observer reports that Russia’s military fired four ballistic missiles, two in each direction,… Continue reading MASSIVE RUSSIAN NUCLEAR WAR GAMES REPORTED IN ARCTIC
NATO CHIEF SAYS ALLIES CONCERNED ABOUT RUSSIAN PHONE JAMMING
Sourced : The Washington Post By Lorne Cook NATO allies have raised concerns about what they call Russia’s use of a kind of electronic warfare during military exercises last month that jammed some phone networks, alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday. “At least two allies have reported about that,” Stoltenberg told reporters after chairing talks… Continue reading NATO CHIEF SAYS ALLIES CONCERNED ABOUT RUSSIAN PHONE JAMMING
RUSSIA FIRES OFF MULTIPLE ICBM’S AND CRUISE MISSILE DURING MASSIVE NUCLEAR DRILL
Sourced : The Drive By Tyler Rogoway Details remain scarce but Russia has officially stated that they executed a major strategic snap drill today that saw three submarine launched ballistic missiles, an ICBM, and an unknown number of air-launched cruise missiles being fired off in a very short period of time. The official statement from… Continue reading RUSSIA FIRES OFF MULTIPLE ICBM’S AND CRUISE MISSILE DURING MASSIVE NUCLEAR DRILL
RUSSIA TARGETS NATO SOLDIER SMARTPHONES, WESTERN OFFICIALS SAY
Sourced : The Wall Street Journal By Thomas Grove in Tapa, Estonia, Julian E. Barnes in Brussels and Drew Hinshaw in Orzysz, Poland Russia has opened a new battlefront with NATO, according to Western military officials, by exploiting a point of vulnerability for almost all allied soldiers: their personal smartphones. Troops, officers and government officials… Continue reading RUSSIA TARGETS NATO SOLDIER SMARTPHONES, WESTERN OFFICIALS SAY
S-400 TO BE DELIVERED TO TURKEY IN MINIMUM 2 YEARS
Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News Russia will start the delivery of S-400 air defense missile systems to Turkey in a “minimum of two years,” Defense Industries Undersecretary İsmail Demir stated on Sept. 25. “We don’t want to give a full timetable as we have made certain negotiations to pull the calendar forward, but we can… Continue reading S-400 TO BE DELIVERED TO TURKEY IN MINIMUM 2 YEARS
TRUMP MAY HAVE TO SANCTION HIS TURKISH PRESIDENT BEST BUDDY
Sourced : The Washington Post By Josh Rogin Before their meeting Thursday, President Trump praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, bragged about their friendship and claimed that U.S.-Turkey relations are at an all time high. Trump may not be aware he might soon have to sanction Erdogan for striking a major arms deal with Vladimir… Continue reading TRUMP MAY HAVE TO SANCTION HIS TURKISH PRESIDENT BEST BUDDY
JAPAN SCRAMBLES TO GROWING INCURSIONS OF CHINA RUSSIA WARPLANES
Sourced : Asia Times By Peter J. Brown Amid talk of Beijing and Moscow playing a role to defuse the confrontation with North Korea, actions by China and Russia’s air forces around Japan would seem to be adding pressure on Tokyo to boost military spending. Russian and Chinese military aircraft are probing Japanese air defenses… Continue reading JAPAN SCRAMBLES TO GROWING INCURSIONS OF CHINA RUSSIA WARPLANES