Source: The Diplomat By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid Last month, the Islamic State (IS) formally announced the creation of wilayah (provinces) in Pakistan and India. The announcement was made by the Islamic State’s media front, the Amaq News Agency. The two provinces have been carved out of the erstwhile Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), which… Continue reading ISIS COMES FOR SOUTH ASIA
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TURKEY WARNS EU NOT TO INTERFERE ON CYPRUS EEZ ISSUE
Turkey has warned the European Union that any intervention on their part on the issue of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) would negatively affect relations between Greece and Turkey, as well as any prospects for an end to the occupation of the northern part of Cyprus. The warning was made through a non-paper sent to… Continue reading TURKEY WARNS EU NOT TO INTERFERE ON CYPRUS EEZ ISSUE
DID CHINA CONDUCT THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT OF ITS NEW JL-3 SLBM?
Several imageries and eyewitness accounts indicate that China likely conducted a missile launch on 2 June. Our colleagues from East Pendulum analyze the open source information and explain why the test could have involved the country’s next-generation submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), the JL-3. This article was first published in French language by East Pendulum There… Continue reading DID CHINA CONDUCT THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT OF ITS NEW JL-3 SLBM?
GERMANY LOSES TRACK OF 160 ISIS SUPPORTERS
About 1,000 Germans traveled to the Middle East to join the ‘Islamic State’ after 2013. A third of them have since returned to Germany. Some died on the battlefield, others are in prison, but many appear to be missing. The German government has lost track of more than 160 German “Islamic State” (IS) supporters who… Continue reading GERMANY LOSES TRACK OF 160 ISIS SUPPORTERS
TURKEY’S ACTIONS AN “ATTACK ON THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS” SPOKESMAN SAYS
Source: Kathimerini Turkey’s activities within Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) are tantamount to an attack on the Republic of Cyprus, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou has said. In comments on Skai Monday, the Cypriot official said that although it could not be confirmed that Turkey has actually commenced drilling for oil and gas within the contours… Continue reading TURKEY’S ACTIONS AN “ATTACK ON THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS” SPOKESMAN SAYS
RUSSIA’S FIRST BOREI-A CLASS SUB TO ENTER SECOND ROUND OF SEA TRIALS IN JUNE
Source: The Diplomat By Franz-Stefan Gady The nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Knyaz Vladimir (Prince Vladimir), the Russian Navy’s first upgraded Project 955A Borei-(A)-II-class (“North Wind”) or Dolgorukiy-class SSBN, is expected to enter its second stage of sea trials at the end of this month, according to a Russian defense industry source. “After electromagnetic field… Continue reading RUSSIA’S FIRST BOREI-A CLASS SUB TO ENTER SECOND ROUND OF SEA TRIALS IN JUNE
DASSAULT AVIATION AND AIRBUS SE UNVEILS NEW GENERATION FIGHTER AT PARIS AIR SHOW
France aerospace giant Dassault Aviation and European defense, security and aerospace company Airbus SE have unveiled mock-up of the New Generation Fighter at the Paris Air Show 2019. Dassault Aviation and Airbus SE have delivered a joint industrial proposal to the governments of France and Germany for the first Demonstrator Phase of the Future Combat… Continue reading DASSAULT AVIATION AND AIRBUS SE UNVEILS NEW GENERATION FIGHTER AT PARIS AIR SHOW
TURKEY’S ERDOGAN SAYS S-400 DELIVERY FOR EARLY JULY
Source: MSN Turkey expects the delivery of the controversial Russian S-400 missile defence system to begin in July, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying in Turkish media on Sunday. “I believe (S-400s) will begin to arrive in the first half of July. Colleagues in charge of the schedule are following the issue,” Erdogan… Continue reading TURKEY’S ERDOGAN SAYS S-400 DELIVERY FOR EARLY JULY
CHINA KNOWS ALL ABOUT THS F-35 AND F-22
Source: National Interest By TNI Staff In some ways, the damage is already done. Beijing has gained reams of technical information on advanced U.S. weapons system such as the F-22 and F-35. “Adversaries will continue to use cyber operations to undermine U.S. military and commercial advantage by hacking into U.S. defense industry and commercial enterprises… Continue reading CHINA KNOWS ALL ABOUT THS F-35 AND F-22
HOW TO FIGHT LIKE A SMALL NAVY AND WIN – DEVELOPING A BLACK SEA STRATEGY
Source: USNI By Lieutenant Commander Jeffrey R. Frost, U.S. Navy The Black Sea is a challenging operational environment for the U.S. military because of its confining geographical features, Russia’s established military dominance in the region, and the restrictions placed on the U.S. Navy as a non-Black Sea nation by the Montreux Convention of 1936. Overcoming… Continue reading HOW TO FIGHT LIKE A SMALL NAVY AND WIN – DEVELOPING A BLACK SEA STRATEGY