Source: The New Indian Express Making its mark as a military superpower in South East Asia region, India has finally operationalised its first home-grown nuclear capable Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM), after nearly two decades of its development. Kept under wraps for several years and inducted in the Navy a couple of months ago, the… Continue reading FIRST INDIAN SUBMARINES LAUNCHED MISSILE IS OPERATIONAL
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HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH SETTING SAIL FOR FOUR MONTHS OF F-35B TRIALS OFF US COAST
Source: Naval Today Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is scheduled to get underway from HMNB Portsmouth on Saturday for her first-of-class F-35B flight trials. The deployment is dubbed Westlant 18 and will see the carrier spend four months off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States with the aim of developing the operating… Continue reading HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH SETTING SAIL FOR FOUR MONTHS OF F-35B TRIALS OFF US COAST
WHY ERDOGAN’S SO QUIET ABOUT TURKISH EXPANSION IN AFRICA
Source: Al-Monitor By Pinar Tremblay As the diplomatic tug-of-war between the United States and Turkey escalates, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is lining up new friends. In early August, Erdogan’s 100-day action plan identified new markets in China, Mexico, India and Russia. It did not mention Africa, despite the “African continent opening” Erdogan sought in… Continue reading WHY ERDOGAN’S SO QUIET ABOUT TURKISH EXPANSION IN AFRICA
TONGA, A NEW ALLY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CHINA’S DEBT TRAP
Source: Geopolitical Futures By Jacob L. Shapiro Tonga, a small island nation with a population of just 107,000 and GDP of $426 million, has found itself at the center of the power struggle between China and the West in the South Pacific. The country is heavily indebted to Beijing – to the tune of 24… Continue reading TONGA, A NEW ALLY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CHINA’S DEBT TRAP
JAPAN IN TALKS TO SELL PATROL PLANE TECH TO GERMANY AND FRANCE
Source: NIKKEI Aiming to boost defense-related exports, Japan has entered into talks with the German and French governments to provide parts and technology for a patrol aircraft the European countries are developing together. Germany and France use surveillance planes, mainly to monitor Russian submarines. Less reliant than the archipelago nation of Japan on the aircraft,… Continue reading JAPAN IN TALKS TO SELL PATROL PLANE TECH TO GERMANY AND FRANCE
INSIDE THE UAE’S WAR ON AL-QAEDA IN YEMEN
Source: The Independent By Bel Trew The Emirati soldiers in Yemen’s port city of Aden were starting to get jumpy. We had only spent 15 minutes in Dar Saad, one of the city’s worst hit districts from the ongoing war, when they thought security had been compromised. This section of the neighbourhood is deeply impoverished… Continue reading INSIDE THE UAE’S WAR ON AL-QAEDA IN YEMEN
POLAND WANTS PERMANENT US FORCES STATIONED THERE
Source: Military Times By: Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press Poland’s president voiced hope for a permanent U.S. military presence in his country, in a speech as the nation put on a large military parade on its Armed Forces Day holiday Wednesday replete with tanks and people marching in historic uniforms. Poland is fearful of Russia’s… Continue reading POLAND WANTS PERMANENT US FORCES STATIONED THERE
QATAR PLEDGED DIRECT INVESTMENT TO TURKEY WORTH $ 15 BILLION
Source: Hurriyet Daily News Turkey has engaged in a fresh diplomatic attack against the sanctions imposed by the United States with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in talks with prominent European and Gulf countries in a bid to seek more support as the Turkish Lira falls rapidly against the U.S. dollar. Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad… Continue reading QATAR PLEDGED DIRECT INVESTMENT TO TURKEY WORTH $ 15 BILLION
RAF INTERCEPTED SIX RUSSIAN BOMBERS OVER BLACK SEA
Source: Shephard media Britain’s Royal Air Force said Wednesday it had intercepted six Russian bomber planes flying close to NATO air space over the Black Sea. The Eurofighter Typhoons launched early Monday from their base in Romania after the Russian Su-24 Fencer planes were spotted, the RAF said in a statement. It said there had… Continue reading RAF INTERCEPTED SIX RUSSIAN BOMBERS OVER BLACK SEA
IDLIB OFFENSIVE TO HAVE LARGEST BUILD-UP OF SYRIAN ARMY TROOPS
Source: Al Masdar News By Leith Aboufadel The Syrian Arab Army’s long-awaited Idlib offensive is just days away, but the latter continues to send thousands of soldiers to this front in preparation for the operation. According to a military source in Damascus, the upcoming Idlib offensive is to be carried out by the largest Syrian… Continue reading IDLIB OFFENSIVE TO HAVE LARGEST BUILD-UP OF SYRIAN ARMY TROOPS