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SAUDI ARABIA TO BUY 4 LCS FRIGATES FOR 11,25 BILLION DOLLARS

090928-N-7241L-232 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 28, 2009) The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) conducts flight deck certification with an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Sea Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Laird/Released)

United States Ministry of Defence notified according to Bloomberg news, the Congress for the planning sale to Saudi Arabia of as many as four Littoral Combat Ships made by Lockheed Martin Corp. for 11.25 billion dollars. The sale has already been approved by the State Department under the Foreign Military Sales program, according to a… Continue reading SAUDI ARABIA TO BUY 4 LCS FRIGATES FOR 11,25 BILLION DOLLARS

HMS DEFENDER DEPLOYS TO MIDDLE EAST ON SECURITY OPERATIONS

Crowds of family and friends gathered along the shoreline in Old Portsmouth to wave farewell to the 190 crew, as they left their home port, to take over from sister ship HMS Duncan and spend nine months working with allies in the Middle East and Gulf. The ship’s role will be to safeguard the seas… Continue reading HMS DEFENDER DEPLOYS TO MIDDLE EAST ON SECURITY OPERATIONS

EXERCISE BLACK ALLIGATOR REACHES EXPLOSIVE CLIMAX

The men of 42 Commando led the way through the mock town in a nine-day battle which brought the curtain down on Exercise Black Alligator, the most action-packed live-firing training Royal Marines get anywhere in the world. Around 1,200 Royal Marines Commandos, Royal Marines Reservists, commando gunners of 29 Regiment Royal Artillery, battlefield engineers of… Continue reading EXERCISE BLACK ALLIGATOR REACHES EXPLOSIVE CLIMAX

CHINA WILL NOT SEND THE LIAONING (CV-16) AIRCRAFT CARRIER TO SYRIA

(121125) -- LIAONING AIRCRAFT CARRIER, Nov. 25, 2012 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, sailing on the sea. China has successfully conducted flight landing on its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. After its delivery to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Sept. 25, the aircraft carrier has undergone a series of sailing and technological tests, including the flight of the carrier-borne J-15. Capabilities of the carrier platform and the J-15 have been tested, meeting all requirements and achieving good compatibility, the PLA Navy said. Designed by and made in China, the J-15 is able to carry multi-type anti-ship, air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, as well as precision-guided bombs. The J-15 has comprehensive capabilities comparable to those of the Russian Su-33 jet and the U.S. F-18, military experts estimated. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

The Chinese government announced that it has no plans to send its navy’s only aircraft carrier, the Liaoning (CV-16), to Syria. This is despite several reports that China already had or was planning to send her there in order to help Russia fight Islamist terrorists. Responding to the rumors, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Hua… Continue reading CHINA WILL NOT SEND THE LIAONING (CV-16) AIRCRAFT CARRIER TO SYRIA

NEW IRANIAN, HEZBOLLAH,IRAQI AND AFGHANI TROOPS READY TO LAUNCH LARGE SCALE OFFENSIVE ON THE NORTHERN FRONT

According to the pro-Hezbollah Lebanese newspaper, Al-Akhbar, Iran has begun to deploy large numbers of troops in Syria as part of an agreement between Tehran, Moscow and Hezbollah. Furthermore according to Syrian sources 1,000 Hezbollah fighters, 2,000 Iraqi Militia fighters and 2,000 Afghani Shia Militia fighters have recently arrived in Syria. These troops will assist… Continue reading NEW IRANIAN, HEZBOLLAH,IRAQI AND AFGHANI TROOPS READY TO LAUNCH LARGE SCALE OFFENSIVE ON THE NORTHERN FRONT

EXTENSION OF NATO – INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS CONTRACT FOR AWACS AIRCRAFT

After an international competition, IDE (INTRACOM Defense Electronics) extended the existing agreement with Boeing, within the frame of the upgrade program CNS/ATM (Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/ Air Traffic Management) of NATO Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The new project of IDE concerns specialized subsystems of the AWACS aircraft and will be completed in May… Continue reading EXTENSION OF NATO – INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS CONTRACT FOR AWACS AIRCRAFT

COMMANDANT OF NMIOTC TO VISIT BRNC & PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

Hellenic’s Navy Commodore Anastasios Tserkezoglou, Commandant of NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center (NMIOTC) will visit the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) and Plymouth University campus on the 10th and 11th of November. The visit is organized by Dr Fotios Moustakis, Associate Professor of Strategic Studies, BRNC, Director of Dartmouth Centre for Sea Power and… Continue reading COMMANDANT OF NMIOTC TO VISIT BRNC & PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

TURKISH NAVY STARTING CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TYPE-214TN AIP SUBMARINE

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

HMS AMBUSH COMPLETES SIX-MONTH OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT

The high-tech hunter-killer submarine left Faslane in May to spend the summer conducting UK operations in addition to taking part in NATO activities and exercises. “HMS Ambush has proven her capabilities as one of the most advanced submarines in the world and this successful deployment is proof that the Astute-class can operate anywhere in the… Continue reading HMS AMBUSH COMPLETES SIX-MONTH OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT