Sourced : War is Boring By Paul Iddon Upon overseeing the launch of a domestically-built corvette in July 2017, Turkish Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced his country’s goal of building “our own aircraft carriers” as part of Ankara’s efforts to “become independent in the field of defense by 2023.” “We must move even faster,” Erdogan… Continue reading WHY DOES TURKEY WANT AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER ?
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USNS LEWIS B. PULLER DEPLOYING FROM NAVAL STATION NORFOLK
Sourced : Wavy.com The first-of-its-kind USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3) is deploying Monday after finishing initial operational testing and evaluation at Naval Station Norfolk. The Puller will deploy to the U.S. 5th Fleet to support multiple missions, including air mine counter measures, counter-piracy operations, maritime security operations and humanitarian aid. Navy officials say the… Continue reading USNS LEWIS B. PULLER DEPLOYING FROM NAVAL STATION NORFOLK
POLAND SET TO BUY PATRIOT MISSILE SYSTEM AS TRUMP VISITS WARSAW
Sourced : Bloomberg By Wojciech Moskwa Poland’s government agreed to buy the Patriot missile defense system from the U.S., Polish state news agency PAP reported on Wednesday as President Donald Trump started his 16-hour visit to Warsaw. In March, Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz said he planned to sign a contract, valued at less than… Continue reading POLAND SET TO BUY PATRIOT MISSILE SYSTEM AS TRUMP VISITS WARSAW
RUSSIAN COMPANY DEVELOPS THE ZAGON-2E A GUIDED ANT-SUBMARINE BOMB
Sourced : UK Defence Journal By George Allison The bomb was developed by the State Engineering Research Institute in Balashikha. The weapon has what the manufactureres say is the unique ability to hover above the water surface for up to four minutes. At present, there is no similar model in the world they claim. The… Continue reading RUSSIAN COMPANY DEVELOPS THE ZAGON-2E A GUIDED ANT-SUBMARINE BOMB
BAE SYSTEMS GETS GREEN LIGHT ON $4.9 BILLION DEAL FROM UK FOR 3 TYPE 26 FRIGATES
Sourced : Defence News By: Andrew Chuter The British government has given the green light to BAE Systems to build three Type 26 anti-submarine warfare frigates in a deal worth around £3.7 billion, or U.S. $4.9 billion, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced. The deal is the first batch of a fleet of eight warships due… Continue reading BAE SYSTEMS GETS GREEN LIGHT ON $4.9 BILLION DEAL FROM UK FOR 3 TYPE 26 FRIGATES
GERMANY AGREES TO SELL THREE MORE AIP POWERED SUBMARINES TO ISRAEL
Sourced : The Times of Israel Germany’s national security council approved the sale of three more nuclear-capable submarines to Israel for a combined price of some $1.3 billion, in a deal marred by controversy surrounding corruption allegations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli Navy currently maintains a fleet of five state-of-the-art German underwater vessels… Continue reading GERMANY AGREES TO SELL THREE MORE AIP POWERED SUBMARINES TO ISRAEL
AUSTAL WINS NEW AU $779 MILLION U.S NAVY CONTRACT
Sourced : The Australian Shipbuilder Austal has won an AU $779 million (U.S $584m) contract to build a 14th Littoral Combat Ship, of the Independence-class for the US Navy. The West Australian-based company (ASB) said the 127-metre LCS28 will be built at its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, employing techniques that would be applied if it… Continue reading AUSTAL WINS NEW AU $779 MILLION U.S NAVY CONTRACT
CHINA’S LATEST 10,000-TONNE TYPE 055 DESTROYER A STEP ABOVE INDIA’S “VISAKHAPATNAM” CLASS VESSEL
Sourced : First Post China’s increasingly powerful navy launched its most advanced domestically produced destroyer taking a giant stride in building complex naval platforms indigenously at a time of rising competition with other naval powers such as the United States, Japan and India. The 10,000-tonne Type 055 warship was set on water at the Jiangnan… Continue reading CHINA’S LATEST 10,000-TONNE TYPE 055 DESTROYER A STEP ABOVE INDIA’S “VISAKHAPATNAM” CLASS VESSEL
HEAD OF TURKISH DEFENCE COMMITTEE : TURKEY, RUSSIA S-400 DEAL NEAR COMPLETION
Sourced : Daily Sabah By Yunus Paksoy Negotiations between Turkey and Russia for the purchase of S-400 missile defense systems are near completion, Parliamentary Defense Committee head Yusuf Beyazıt recently told Daily Sabah, adding that Turkey’s efforts in developing a fully local defense industry for the past 15 years have also been gradually paying off.… Continue reading HEAD OF TURKISH DEFENCE COMMITTEE : TURKEY, RUSSIA S-400 DEAL NEAR COMPLETION
NORTH KOREA RUNS ANOTHER ROCKET ENGINE TEST POSSIBLY FOR ICBM
Sourced : Asia Times By Phil Stewart North Korea has carried out another test of a rocket engine that the United States believes could be part of its program to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile, a US official told Reuters on Thursday. The United States assessed that the test, the latest in a series of… Continue reading NORTH KOREA RUNS ANOTHER ROCKET ENGINE TEST POSSIBLY FOR ICBM