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BEIJING’S THREATS AGAINST TAIWAN ARE DEADLY SERIOUS

(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)

Source: Rand By Derek Grossman Just hours after staging the largest display of naval forces in its history in the South China Sea on April 12, China announced that it would abruptly pivot to conducting live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait six days later. The bombastic exercises went ahead—and Beijing followed up with several… Continue reading BEIJING’S THREATS AGAINST TAIWAN ARE DEADLY SERIOUS

GREECE, TURKEY LOCK HORNS OVER SOVEREIGNTY IN THE AEGEAN SEA

Source: Ekathimerini Turkey and Greece exchanged tense statements on Wednesday concerning their sovereignty over protected ecosystems in the Aegean, following a speech by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Monday who argued that all Natura 2000 regions in Greece, irrespective of their size or whether they were inhabited, are within Greek and EU borders. Turkey said… Continue reading GREECE, TURKEY LOCK HORNS OVER SOVEREIGNTY IN THE AEGEAN SEA

NORTH KOREA RAZING KEY MISSILE TEST STAND

Source: 38 North New commercial satellite imagery indicates that North Korea is razing the missile test stand at the Iha-ri Driver Training and Test Facility north of the city of Kusong in the wake of Kim Jong Un’s April statement announcing a unilateral suspension of ballistic missile and nuclear tests. The stand is the only… Continue reading NORTH KOREA RAZING KEY MISSILE TEST STAND

FRANCE BRITAIN TO SAIL WARSHIPS IN CONTESTED SOUTH CHINA SEA TO CHALLENGE BEIJING

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

Source: SCMP By Liu Zhen The two countries, both permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, made the remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, echoing the latest US plan to ramp up its freedom of navigation operations to counter Beijing’s militarisation in the region and its stance that territorial disputes should be a… Continue reading FRANCE BRITAIN TO SAIL WARSHIPS IN CONTESTED SOUTH CHINA SEA TO CHALLENGE BEIJING

ISRAEL TO JOIN LARGEST INTERNATIONAL NAVY EXERCISE

Source: Jerusalem Post By Anna Ahronheim In face of rising tensions with Iran, Israel will participate – for the first time – in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) multinational naval exercise led by the US 3rd fleet off of the coast of Hawaii and Southern California later this month. RIMPAC, the world’s largest… Continue reading ISRAEL TO JOIN LARGEST INTERNATIONAL NAVY EXERCISE

PAKISTAN SIGNS CONTRACT FOR TWO TYPE 054A FRIGATES FROM CHINA

Source: Quwa By Bilal Khan On 1 June, Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) signed a contract with China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd. (CSTC) for two Type 054A frigates for the Pakistan Navy (PN). However, according to the MoDP and the PN (as reported by the state-owned Associated Press of Pakistan: APP), this order is… Continue reading PAKISTAN SIGNS CONTRACT FOR TWO TYPE 054A FRIGATES FROM CHINA

5 QUESTIONS ABOUT RUSSIA’S EW CAPABILITY

Source: c4isrnet By: Kelsey Atherton Electronic warfare is the art of the invisible. Or at least, the invisible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the signals sent through it and detected by machines. Given the reliance of modern war fighting by the United States and its NATO allies on successful mastery of the electromagnetic spectrum,… Continue reading 5 QUESTIONS ABOUT RUSSIA’S EW CAPABILITY

ANKARA HYPES US-TURKEY DEAL ON MANBIJ

Source: Al Monitor By Amberin Zaman A long sought thaw in US-Turkish relations appears within reach following yesterday’s talks in Washington between Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Answering reporters’ questions in the Turkish city of Antalya today, an upbeat Cavusoglu elaborated on an agreement reached between the NATO… Continue reading ANKARA HYPES US-TURKEY DEAL ON MANBIJ

IRAN MOVES TO LIFT ITS NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT CAPACITY

Source: NY Times By Thomas Erdbrink Iran announced on Tuesday that it had completed a new centrifuge assembly center at the Natanz nuclear site, in a first step to increasing its enrichment capacity. While Iran said it would keep enrichment within limits set by the 2015 nuclear accord, the center’s opening seemed to signal that… Continue reading IRAN MOVES TO LIFT ITS NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT CAPACITY

IRAN SUPPORTS RUSSIA TO BRING SYRIA UNDER ARMY CONTROL

Source: Middle East Eye Iran supports a Russian-led effort to impose Syrian government control over the south of Syria, a senior Iranian security official was cited as saying on Saturday, amid reports that Damascus is preparing a major military offensive in the area. Russia said last week that only Syrian army troops should be on… Continue reading IRAN SUPPORTS RUSSIA TO BRING SYRIA UNDER ARMY CONTROL