Category: Security and Strategy

Source: Defenseworld The United States Senate approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2019 on Monday putting a question mark over the proposed sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. The NDAA obliges the Secretary of Defense to present a report regarding the potential purchase of the S-400 air and missile defense… Continue reading F-35A SALE TO TURKEY IN JEOPARDY FOLLOWING US SENATE VOTE

Source: Times of Israel By Judah Ari Gross and Raoul Wootliff Former minister Gonen Segev was charged last week with spying for Iran, giving Israel’s arch-foe sensitive information about locations of security centers and the country’s energy industry, the Shin Bet security service said Monday. He was allegedly an active agent at the time of… Continue reading FORMER ISRAELI MINISTER GONEN SEGEV CHARGED WITH SPYING FOR IRAN

Source: Sputnik On June 12 North Korea clearly signaled its determination to carry out the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, therefore, at this stage, the proposal to mitigate sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is quite reasonable, Lu Chao, head of the Center for North Korean and Republic of Korea Studies at… Continue reading CHINA MAY DEMAND THAT US REMOVE THAAD FROM SOUTH KOREA

Source: Shephardmedia South Korea began two days of war games on 18 June to practice defending the disputed Dokdo islands off its east coast against an unlikely attack by Japan. The drills come just days after US President Donald Trump announced the suspension of long-running US joint exercises with South Korea – aimed at deterring… Continue reading SOUTH KOREA HOLDS WAR GAMES TO DEFEND AGAINST JAPAN

Source: South China Morning Post France is increasing its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, sending warships through the South China Sea and planning air exercises to help counter China’s military build-up in disputed waters. In late May, the French assault ship Dixmude and a frigate sailed through the disputed Spratly Islands and around a… Continue reading FRENCH MILITARY PUSHES BACK AGAINST BEIJING’S SOUTH CHINA SEA CLAIMS

Source: IDF The IDF recently concluded the Swift Response exercise in Poland. Major Ido, an Operations Officer in the Paratroopers Brigade, along with his team, traveled to Poland to participate in this international exercise which included an operational parachute landing and several other exercises. “We have concluded a very intense and fascinating exercise with the… Continue reading IDF PARATROOPERS IN POLAND

Source: Jerusalem Post U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shook hands and smiled as they started a historic summit on Tuesday, just months after they traded insults and threats of nuclear war. For both men, the summit, the first between leaders of North Korea and the United States, is likely… Continue reading TRUMP, KIM LAUNCH HISTORIC SINGAPORE SUMMIT WITH A HANDSHAKE

Source: Times of Israel By Judah Ari Gross Forty Israeli planes participated in an aerial exercise in Greece’s skies last week, practicing long-range operations and missions over unfamiliar terrain, the military said Monday. The Israeli Air Force launched the large-scale exercise last Sunday, meant to simulate a war on multiple fronts, including a significant bombing… Continue reading 40 ISRAELI FIGHTER JETS, REFULING & TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT TRAIN FOR LONG-RANGE MISSIONS IN GREECE

Source: Al Arabiya The Mecca Summit held by Saudi Arabia with three other nations to discuss support for Jordan’s economy resulted in an aid package totaling $2.5 bln. The summit’s communique said the aid would be represented in the following: 1) Deposit in the Central Bank of Jordan. 2) World Bank Guarantees for Jordan 3)… Continue reading MECCA SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH $2.5 BLN IN AID TO SUPPORT JORDAN’S ECONOMY

Source: Naval Today Aircraft from the US Navy’s Carrier Air Wing One (CVW) 1, embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), contributed to Baltic Sea maneuvers as part of the annual multinational exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2018. CVW-1 operations over the Baltic involved overflight of Europe from the Adriatic Sea,… Continue reading USS HARRY S. TRUMAN FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER EVER TO JOIN BALTOPS DRILL