Sourced : The National Interest By Dave Majumdar Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the performance of the Russian military and its hardware during the Kremlin’s campaign in Syria, but stressed that Moscow has to fix problems that were brought to light during those operations. “The rout of the well-equipped terrorist groups in Syria demonstrated the… Continue reading RUSSIA’S MILITARY USED 215 NEW WEEAPONS SYSTEMS IN SYRIA
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CAN JAPAN’S EPSILON ROCKET BE USED AS AN ICBM ?
Sourced : Asia Times By Doug Tsuruoka On January 17, Japan fired an earth observation satellite into orbit aboard an Epsilon rocket, the workhorse of the country’s civilian space program. The Epsilon is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites. It can place a 1.2 ton payload into low earth orbit. John Pike,… Continue reading CAN JAPAN’S EPSILON ROCKET BE USED AS AN ICBM ?
TKMS STARTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 2ND BATCH OF TYPE 218SG SUBMARINES FOR SINGAPORE
Sourced : Navyrecognition.com Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and the Republic of Singapore Navy started construction of the Type 218SG Batch 2 submarines during a steel cuting ceremony at the HDW shipyard in Kiel. Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) announced last year during the IMDEX Asia 2017 exhibition that it was procuring two more Type… Continue reading TKMS STARTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 2ND BATCH OF TYPE 218SG SUBMARINES FOR SINGAPORE
U.S PENTAGON LEAK : RUSSIA HAS UNDERWATER NUCLEAR DRONES
Sourced : Newsweek By Carlos Ballesteros Russia possesses an underwater nuclear drone capable of carrying a 100-megaton nuclear warhead, a recently leaked draft of the Pentagon’s Nuclear Posture Review confirmed. The weapon, referred to in the document as an “AUV,” or autonomous underwater vehicle, is featured in a chart that lays out Russia’s multiple nuclear… Continue reading U.S PENTAGON LEAK : RUSSIA HAS UNDERWATER NUCLEAR DRONES
TURKEY WANTS TO LINK ITS F-35A COMPUTER TO NETWORKS THAT WILL INCLUDE RUSSIAN AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS
Sourced : The Drive By Joseph Trevithick The Turkish military says it wants to make sure there is a secure link between its future F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and the Turkish Air Force’s main computer networks that will prevent the inadvertent sharing of classified information. This comes as many of the countries involved in the… Continue reading TURKEY WANTS TO LINK ITS F-35A COMPUTER TO NETWORKS THAT WILL INCLUDE RUSSIAN AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS
UKRAINE DEVELOPS HYPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE
Sourced : Defence Blog By Dylan Malyasov The Yuzhnoye State Design Office is jointly developing with the State Space Agency of Ukraine the new hypersonic cruise missile. The press-service of “Yuzhnoye” design bureau released video footage showing a new concept of high-altitude hypersonic unmanned aerial vehicles, includes the project of a hypersonic cruise missile. The… Continue reading UKRAINE DEVELOPS HYPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE
RUSSIA IS NOW BUILDING EMP WEAPONS
Sourced : The National Interest By Michael Peck Amid all the recent fears about North Korea building an electromagnetic-pulse weapon that could disrupt America’s electronic backbone, another potential threat has been ignored: Russia’s new Alabuga EMP weapons program. Russian media describes a program that appears to be aimed at developing tactical EMP weapons that would… Continue reading RUSSIA IS NOW BUILDING EMP WEAPONS
CHINA KICKS OFF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SUPERCARRIER
Sourced : The Diplomat By Franz-Stefan Gady China began construction of its third aircraft carrier at a Shanghai shipyard in 2017, according to sources close to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports this week. Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard Group reportedly received the go-ahead for the construction of the new supercarrier… Continue reading CHINA KICKS OFF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SUPERCARRIER
U.S.M.C PLANS TO DEPLOY F-35B TO CENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY IN 2018
Sourced : The Aviationist By David Cenciotti The F-35B, the STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) variant of the Lightning II 5th generation aircraft is expected to deploy to the Pacific and Central Command theaters in 2018, the Marine Corps Times reported According to Jeff Schogol, the F-35B, that can operate from amphibious assault ships,… Continue reading U.S.M.C PLANS TO DEPLOY F-35B TO CENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY IN 2018
RUSSIA CONTINUES MODERNIZING ITS STRATEGIC MISSILE FORCE
Sourced : Defence Update In his recent strategic review, U.S. President Donald J. Trump introduced his administration’s defense strategy. The majority of the review addresses the evolving threats by terrorism, non-state organizations, and economic competition with major world powers, but part of that strategy also addressed the challenges posed by ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons,… Continue reading RUSSIA CONTINUES MODERNIZING ITS STRATEGIC MISSILE FORCE