March 2017 – Page 5

MORE US TROOPS BOUND FOR AFGHANISTAN AS MARINES COMMANDOS ARRIVE IN SYRIA

Sourced : Foreign Policy By Paul Macleary The top general overseeing America’s wars told Congress Thursday that more U.S. troops will likely be needed in Afghanistan to help train and advise Afghan forces, and left the door open to sending more U.S. forces into Iraq and Syria to fight the Islamic State. The comments by… Continue reading MORE US TROOPS BOUND FOR AFGHANISTAN AS MARINES COMMANDOS ARRIVE IN SYRIA

TURKISH NEWSPAPER CLAIMS THAT GREECE’S PRESIDENT VISITED A “TURKISH ISLAND OCCUPIED BY GREECE”

Sourced : Keep Talking Greece Turkey continues to escalate tension in the Aegean Sea. Ankara is determined to challenge Greece’s sovereignty either through official statements or through its media. Daily newspaper Sözcü published its Friday front page claiming that Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos visited a …Turkish island that is occupied by Greeks. The President visited… Continue reading TURKISH NEWSPAPER CLAIMS THAT GREECE’S PRESIDENT VISITED A “TURKISH ISLAND OCCUPIED BY GREECE”

US MARINES HAVE ARRIVED IN SYRIA TO FIRE ARTILLERY IN THE FIGHT FOR AL RAQQAH

Sourced : The Washington Post By Dan Lamothe and Thomas Gibbons-Neff Marines from an amphibious task force have left their ships in the Middle East and deployed to Syria, establishing an outpost from which they can fire artillery guns in support of the fight to oust the Islamic State from the northern Syrian city of… Continue reading US MARINES HAVE ARRIVED IN SYRIA TO FIRE ARTILLERY IN THE FIGHT FOR AL RAQQAH

THAILAND’S DEAL TO BUY 3 CHINESE YUAN-CLASS SUBMARINES IS PROGRESSING

Sourced : Defence World.net Royal Thai Navy is currently coordinating process for a government-to-government purchase of three Chinese-built Yuan-class submarines, Thailand’s Deputy Premier Prawit Wongsuwan said. Prawit, who is concurrently the Defense minister, declined to tell how soon the coordinating process for the submarines purchase deal will be completed but confirmed that a regular budget… Continue reading THAILAND’S DEAL TO BUY 3 CHINESE YUAN-CLASS SUBMARINES IS PROGRESSING

RUSSIAN AIR FORCE RECEIVED FOURTH MODERNIZED A-50U AEW AIRCRAFT

Sourced : Russian Aviation BERIEV Aircraft Company supplied the next modernized long-range radar detection aircraft A-50U (№41, “Taganrog”) to the Russian Air Force. After passing all the necessary tests, the aircraft was handed over to the crew of the Russian Air Force and successfully flew from Taganrog to its permanent base. This is the fourth… Continue reading RUSSIAN AIR FORCE RECEIVED FOURTH MODERNIZED A-50U AEW AIRCRAFT

LEONARDO IS TRYING TO SELL AW101 MERLIN HELICOPTER TO THE POLISH NAVY

A Royal Navy Merlin helicopter taking part in an exercise over the south of England. Merlin Mk1 the worlds most potent submarine hunting helicopter. The Merlin Mk1 have been in service with the Fleet Air Arm since the late 1990s and, after thorough testing and evaluation, the helicopters have been on the front line since 2000. Our job is to find and if necessary destroy enemy submarines using our state-of-the-art sonar buoys which we drop into the ocean and Sting Ray torpedoes. Beyond searching for submarines, we carry out traditional maritime helicopter duties: anti-piracy/drug-running patrols, surveillance and reconnaissance, search and rescue, and passenger and load transfers. There are more than 40 Merlins in service with the Fleet Air Arm in training and front-line squadrons. Most of these are in the middle of a £750m upgrade to turn the Merlin Mk1 into the Merlin Mk2 which has more powerful computer systems and is easier for aircrew to operate. This image was an entry to the Peregrine Trophy 2013 Royal Navy Photographic Competition.

Sourced : Aviationist By Jacek Siminski Leonardo is trying hard to pitch the AW101 Merlin helicopter as a perfect offer for the Polish Navy following the cancellation of the former multi-role helicopter tendering procedure (during which Airbus Helicopters Caracal was indicated as the winning bid). This is what the demo that took place at the… Continue reading LEONARDO IS TRYING TO SELL AW101 MERLIN HELICOPTER TO THE POLISH NAVY

THREE RUSSIAN DESIGNED FRIGATE “PROJECT 11356” TO BE MADE IN GOA SHILPYARD

Sourced : Russia & India Report By Alexander Korablinov Goa Shipyard Ltd will collaborate with Russia’s United Ship Building to build guided-missile stealth frigates for the Indian Navy, the Times of India reported on Mar. 7. The Project 11356 frigates are likely to be armed with BrahMos missiles, according to the paper. “The Russian specialists… Continue reading THREE RUSSIAN DESIGNED FRIGATE “PROJECT 11356” TO BE MADE IN GOA SHILPYARD

TRILATERAL (US-ISRAEL-GREECE) NOBLE DINA EXERCISE BEGINS LATER THIS MONTH

Sourced : Defence News By Barbara Opall-Rome The trilateral Noble Dina exercise between the American, Israeli and Hellenic navies will begin later this month, with nearly a dozen surface ships, submarines and related air assets scheduled to engage in joint reconnaissance, counterterror and antisubmarine warfare training. Cyprus will participate as an observer in the annual… Continue reading TRILATERAL (US-ISRAEL-GREECE) NOBLE DINA EXERCISE BEGINS LATER THIS MONTH

U.S THAAD ANTI-MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM ARRIVES IN SOUTH KOREA

Sourced : Korean Times By Jun Ji-hye Seoul and Washington have started the controversial deployment of a U.S. anti-missile defense system here, with two missile launchers and other equipment arriving here Monday night. The first batch of equipment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery landed at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70… Continue reading U.S THAAD ANTI-MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM ARRIVES IN SOUTH KOREA

ROYAL NAVY’S FRIGATE FLEET LIKELY TO FALL BELOW 13 VESSELS

Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset is pictured during counter piracy operations in the Indian Ocean.

Sourced : UK Defence Journal By George Allison Sir John Parker, author of an independent report on the National Shipbuilding Strategy, has indicated that the fleet will fall below 13 frigates unless the Type 31 Frigate build starts soon. Dr Julian Lewis, Chair of the Defence Committee, asked during a session on the National Shipbuilding… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY’S FRIGATE FLEET LIKELY TO FALL BELOW 13 VESSELS