Source: Defence Blog By Dylan Malyasov The Russian Defense Ministry has disbursed 1.5 trillion rubles ($24 billion) for the state defense order this year, President Vladimir Putin said in his opening remarks at another meeting with the top officials of the Defense Ministry and defense industrial complex enterprises on Thursday. According to the TASS, under… Continue reading RUSSIA ALLOCATES $24BILLION FOR STATE DEFENCE ORDER 2018
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US NAVY FEARS RUSSIA AND CHINA COULD EXPLOIT A DANGEROUS MILITARY WEAKNESS
Source: The National Interest By Zachary Keck The U.S. Navy wants new, better ways to protect its large cargo and surveillance planes from increasingly sophisticated missiles threats from countries like China and Russia. Earlier this month, the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) began soliciting bids from defense firms for new ways to protect “wide… Continue reading US NAVY FEARS RUSSIA AND CHINA COULD EXPLOIT A DANGEROUS MILITARY WEAKNESS
RAFAEL SIGNS IRON DOME MISSILES EXPORT AGREEMENT WITH ROMANIAN FIRM
Source: Defenceworld Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has signed a cooperation agreement with Romanian company Romaero for the first ever export sales of the Iron Dome rocket interception system. Under the new cooperation agreement, Rafael will allow the transfer of know-how and production of Rafael-developed systems in Romania in the framework of procurement programs… Continue reading RAFAEL SIGNS IRON DOME MISSILES EXPORT AGREEMENT WITH ROMANIAN FIRM
SWEDEN PUTS OUT EMERGENCY WAR PAMPHLET AMID RUSSIA FEARS
Source : Shephardmedia The Swedish government on 21 May presented an emergency pamphlet to prepare millions of citizens in the event of a war, natural disaster or cyber attack amid soaring tensions between Russia and the Western allies. Entitled ‘If Crisis or War Comes’, the brochure is published in 13 languages at the request of… Continue reading SWEDEN PUTS OUT EMERGENCY WAR PAMPHLET AMID RUSSIA FEARS
MEVLUT CAVUSOGLU: ISRAEL SHOULD BE TAKEN TO INTERNATIONAL COURT
Source: Hurriyet Daily News Israel should be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the recent massacre committed by Israeli security forces against Palestinians, just like any crime against humanity, Turkey’s top diplomat said, adding that Turkey has been providing all legal assistance to the state of Palestine to this end. “Israel should be… Continue reading MEVLUT CAVUSOGLU: ISRAEL SHOULD BE TAKEN TO INTERNATIONAL COURT
WHY IRAN AND ISRAEL ARE CLASHING IN SYRIA
Source: NY Times By Sewell Chan A simmering conflict between Israel and Iran escalated overnight when Israeli jets struck dozens of Iranian targets in neighboring Syria. The strikes came after what the Israeli military described as an Iranian rocket attack against its forces in the Golan Heights. The Israelis said it was Iran’s first direct… Continue reading WHY IRAN AND ISRAEL ARE CLASHING IN SYRIA
IRAN MANEUVERS AROUND GAPS TO PRESERVE INTERESTS IN SYRIA
Source: Al Monitor By Hamidreza Azizi President Donald Trump’s May 8 decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has caused international debate on Iran to be mostly focused on the implications of the US move — including the future of the nuclear deal. Yet given the recent and ongoing developments in… Continue reading IRAN MANEUVERS AROUND GAPS TO PRESERVE INTERESTS IN SYRIA
DEFENCE COMMITTEE: QUEEN ELIZABETH CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS CAN NOT TAKE PLACE OF AMPHIBIOUS VESSELS
Source: UK Defence Journal Following the initiation of the National Security Capability Review in 2017, reports began emerging that substantial cuts in the Royal Marines and the disposal of both of the Royal Navy’s specialist amphibious assault ships fifteen years early were being considered by the Government as part of the review. The Defence Committee… Continue reading DEFENCE COMMITTEE: QUEEN ELIZABETH CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS CAN NOT TAKE PLACE OF AMPHIBIOUS VESSELS
RUSSIA DEVELOPING NEW TORPEDO CAPABLE OF DESTROYING ENEMY NAVAL BASES
Source: Defenceworld Russia is developing a powerful underwater drone that can carry a nuclear warhead with a capacity of up to 2 megatonnes to destroy enemy naval bases, TASS reports. “It will be possible to mount various nuclear charges on the ‘torpedo’ of the Poseidon multipurpose seaborne system, with the thermonuclear single warhead similar to… Continue reading RUSSIA DEVELOPING NEW TORPEDO CAPABLE OF DESTROYING ENEMY NAVAL BASES
ISRAEL TO LINK FLEET UPGRADE WOTH FOLLOW-ON F-15I BUY
Source: FlightGlobal.com By Arie Egozi Israel has proposed a deal to purchase additional Boeing F-15s, in a package that would also include upgrading the Israeli air force’s existing I-model examples of the strike aircraft. Worth almost $4 billion, the potential purchase would include 25 twin-engined F-15Is in an advanced configuration. The new version’s airframe would… Continue reading ISRAEL TO LINK FLEET UPGRADE WOTH FOLLOW-ON F-15I BUY