Source: The Diplomat By Franz-Stefan Gady Taiwan’s Minister of National Defense, Yen Teh-fa, has once more reiterated his country’s interest in procuring the F-35B, the U.S. Marine Corps’ short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of Lockheed Martin’s supersonic fifth-generation fighter jet. In a recent interview with local media, the defense minister stated that the… Continue reading TAIWAN IS SEEKING F-35 STEALTH FIGHTER
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USAF F-22 INTERCEPTED TWO RUSSIAN TU-95H BEAR BOMBERS OFF WESTERN ALASKA
Source: Shephard US fighter jets intercepted two long-range Russian ‘Bear’ bombers in international airspace off western Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said 12 May. The long-range Tupelev Tu-95 bombers were ‘intercepted and visually identified’ 11 May morning by a pair of F-22 Raptors as the Russian aircraft flew just north of Alaska’s Aleutian… Continue reading USAF F-22 INTERCEPTED TWO RUSSIAN TU-95H BEAR BOMBERS OFF WESTERN ALASKA
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BASHAR AL-ASSAD IN KATHIMERINI NEWSPAPER (Vid.)
Source: Kathimerini By Alexis Papachelas In an exclusive interview with Kathimerini, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that the Syrian Army used chemical weapons against civilians, while taking aim at both Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump. Saying that Syria gave up its chemical arsenal in 2013, Assad said the “Western narrative… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BASHAR AL-ASSAD IN KATHIMERINI NEWSPAPER (Vid.)
UK HAS SOLD $1 BILLION OF WEAPONS TO TURKEY SINCE COUP ATTEMPT
Source: Middle East Eye By Jamie Merrill Theresa May is set to roll out the red carpet for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this weekend, as new figures reveal that Britain has sold more than $1bn of weapons to Ankara since the failed 2016 coup and subsequent crackdown under emergency powers, Middle East Eye can… Continue reading UK HAS SOLD $1 BILLION OF WEAPONS TO TURKEY SINCE COUP ATTEMPT
AN ACCOUNTING OF CHINA’S DEPLOYMENTS TO THE SPRATLY ISLANDS
Source: CSIS Satellite imagery from April 28 reveals the first image of a military aircraft, a Shaanxi Y-8, deployed to China’s base at Subi Reef in the Spratly Islands. This follows Chinese media reports from March 2018 that a Y-8 had landed on the reef to evacuate a fisherman who required medical assistance. The Y-8… Continue reading AN ACCOUNTING OF CHINA’S DEPLOYMENTS TO THE SPRATLY ISLANDS
NORTH KOREA DETAILS PLANS TO DISMANTLE NUCLEAR TEST SITE
Source: Reuters By Christine Kim, David Brunnstrom North Korea has scheduled the dismantlement of its nuclear test site for sometime between May 23 and 25, depending on weather conditions, in order to uphold its pledge to discontinue nuclear tests, the country’s state media reported on Saturday. The official Korean Central New Agency said dismantlement of… Continue reading NORTH KOREA DETAILS PLANS TO DISMANTLE NUCLEAR TEST SITE
RUSSIA DECIDED TO POSTPONE DELIVERY OF S-300PMU-2 TO SYRIA
Source : Defence Blog By Dylan Malyasov The negotiations about S-300 air defence system deliveries to Syria are put on hold, Russian newspaper “Izvestiya” reported on 11 May referring to an Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on military-technical cooperation Vladimir Kozhin. “At the moment there are no has been no… Continue reading RUSSIA DECIDED TO POSTPONE DELIVERY OF S-300PMU-2 TO SYRIA
TURKEY SAYS IT WILL RETALIATE IF U.S HALTS WEAPONS SALES
By Tuvan Gumrukcu Source: Reuters Turkey will retaliate if the United States enacts a proposed law that would halt weapons sales to the country, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday. Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives released details on Friday of a $717 billion annual defense policy bill, including a measure to temporarily… Continue reading TURKEY SAYS IT WILL RETALIATE IF U.S HALTS WEAPONS SALES
KHALIFA HAFTAR ANNOUNCES OFFENSIVE TO TAKE DERNA FROM TERRORISTS
Source: Al Arabiya Strongman Khalifa Haftar announced a military offensive on Monday to take from “terrorists” the city of Derna, the only part of eastern Libya outside his forces’ control. “The zero hour has struck for the liberation of Derna,” said Haftar, declaring his troops had already started to crush the “bastions of terrorists” in… Continue reading KHALIFA HAFTAR ANNOUNCES OFFENSIVE TO TAKE DERNA FROM TERRORISTS
THE REAL WAR THREAT IN ASIA IS OVER TAIWAN
Source: The National Interest By Robert E. McCoy While the media continue to focus on developments from the recent summit between Pyongyang and Seoul and the upcoming meeting between Pyongyang and Washington, Beijing has taken advantage of the diversion to increase pressure on Taiwan. Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a highly-charged speech before the National… Continue reading THE REAL WAR THREAT IN ASIA IS OVER TAIWAN