Category: Security and Strategy

RUSSIAN NAVAL EXERCISES IN SEA OF AZOV: A PRELUDE TO “HUBRID”-STYLE INVASION?

Source: The Jamestown Foundation By Ihor Kabanenko On May 18, Moscow released a navigation alert (NAVAREA 0423/18—reprinted by the Ukrainian government as coastal warning PRIP 173) for a section of the Sea of Azov, cautioning that Russian naval training exercises would make the area dangerous for maritime passage from 0500 to 1700 UTC, on May… Continue reading RUSSIAN NAVAL EXERCISES IN SEA OF AZOV: A PRELUDE TO “HUBRID”-STYLE INVASION?

AUSTRIA AND GERMANY NEED TO RETHINK THEIR NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES

Source: The National Interest By Franz-Stefan Gady I used to take the train every morning from my village, Lebring St. Margarethen, to the state capital of Styria, Graz, to attend high school in the late 1990s. Every weekday, for three years, a mustachioed major of the Austrian Army, wearing a green beret and carrying a… Continue reading AUSTRIA AND GERMANY NEED TO RETHINK THEIR NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES

WHY ARE US MQ-9 BEING BASED IN GREECE FOR THE FIRST TIME?

Source: Defense News By: Aaron Mehta For the first time, American military drones are operating from a Greek airfield. But don’t expect a permanent stay. The U.S. Air Force has begun using MQ-9 Reaper drones out of Larisa Air Force Base, located halfway down Greece’s eastern side, near the Aegean Sea. In response to an… Continue reading WHY ARE US MQ-9 BEING BASED IN GREECE FOR THE FIRST TIME?

US ARMY FLOWS FRESH TANKS AND TROOPS INTO EUROPE

U.S. Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division convoy in M1A2 Abrams tanks toward Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 18, 2014, during Combined Resolve III. Combined Resolve is a U.S.-led combined arms exercise designed to prepare U.S. and European forces for multinational operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk/Released)

Source: Defense News By: Sebastian Sprenger The U.S. Army Europe has notified German states about a massive movement of heavy military vehicles on their way to strategic locations in eastern Europe and the Baltics under the banner of Operation Atlantic Resolve. All told, 3,300 troops of the 1st Armored Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort… Continue reading US ARMY FLOWS FRESH TANKS AND TROOPS INTO EUROPE

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

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

CHINA QUIETLY INSTALLED ANTI-SHIP AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILES ON SPARTLEY ISLANDS

Source: CNBC By Amanda Macias China has quietly installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three of its fortified outposts west of the Philippines in the South China Sea, a move that allows Beijing to further project its power in the hotly disputed waters, according to sources with direct knowledge of U.S. intelligence… Continue reading CHINA QUIETLY INSTALLED ANTI-SHIP AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILES ON SPARTLEY ISLANDS

THE CRAZY STORY OF HOW TURKEY DESTROYED ITS OWN AIR FORCE

Source: The National Interest By Michael Peck Turkey has also signed an agreement with Franco-Italian missile maker Eurosam to develop a long-range anti-aircraft missile. And why is Turkey suddenly so interested in surface-to-air missiles? “In aftermath of 15 July, with the operations against the Turkish Armed Forces, there was a reduction in the number of… Continue reading THE CRAZY STORY OF HOW TURKEY DESTROYED ITS OWN AIR FORCE