Source: The Drive By Joseph Trevithick China has reportedly carried out at least one anti-ship ballistic missile test in the hotly contested South China Sea as part of a larger exercise. If true, it would be the first time the Chinese military has carried out this kind of activity in this region that we know… Continue reading CHINA’S REPORTED ANTI-SHIP BALLISTIC MISSILE TEST IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS A BIG DEAL
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SPACE-BASED SAR FOR REMOTE SENSING
Author Dr Chris Lavers, Subject Matter Expert (Radar and Telecommunications) and Senior Lecturer BRNC, Dartmouth, UK since 1997. He has published some 200 sensing papers and articles, including 5 books in the Reeds Marine Engineering and Technology Series. Military requirements for highly detailed satellite imagery globally, and available 24/7/365 has driven satellite data providers to… Continue reading SPACE-BASED SAR FOR REMOTE SENSING
ERDOGAN MIGHT CONSIDER GREEK SOLDIERS’ EXTRADITION IF 8 COUP SUSPECTS RETURNED
Sourced: Ahval News Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a live interview at pro-government NTV channel said he might consider extraditing 2 Greek soldiers if Greece returned 8 coup suspects. Erdogan for the first time this openly tied 2 jailed Greek soldiers’ fate to 8 Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece immediately after the failed… Continue reading ERDOGAN MIGHT CONSIDER GREEK SOLDIERS’ EXTRADITION IF 8 COUP SUSPECTS RETURNED
S-500’S RADAR, PANTSIR SM UNVEILED (Video)
Sourced: Sputnik A video of all-altitude radar, which is part of Russia’s future S-500 air defense missile system, at work has made its way to a Rossiya-1 TV newscast. The news feature aired by Russian TV on Tuesday, shows high-altitude MiG-31BM interceptors, MiG-29 fighter jets, as well as Pantsir, S-300 and S-400 air defense systems… Continue reading S-500’S RADAR, PANTSIR SM UNVEILED (Video)
CYPRUS SEES GAS DEAL WITH EGYPT AS CAIRO WEIGHS ISRAELI SUPPLY
Sourced: Bloomberg By Georgios Georgiou, Paul Tugwell, Salma El Wardany, and Tarek El-Tablawy Cyprus is nearing an agreement to sell natural gas to Egypt, marking the second potential supply deal in as many days with the North African country vying to position itself as a regional energy hub after the startup of the giant offshore… Continue reading CYPRUS SEES GAS DEAL WITH EGYPT AS CAIRO WEIGHS ISRAELI SUPPLY
CHINA IS PLANNING TO BUILD 5 CAMPS FOR NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES AMID FEARS OF INSTABILITY
Sourced : Business Insider By Tara Francis Chan China is planning to build five camps that could accommodate thousands of North Korean refugees, The New York Times reported Monday. According to The Times, a leaked document from state-run China Mobile that appeared on the microblogging site Weibo, said the telecommunications company was contacted to check… Continue reading CHINA IS PLANNING TO BUILD 5 CAMPS FOR NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES AMID FEARS OF INSTABILITY
REPUBLIKA SRPSKA : EUROPE’S NEXT SEPERATIST TIME BOMB TICKING
Sourced : Bloomberg By Misha Savic and Gordana Filipovic Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik wants to pull his faction out of Bosnia-Herzegovina, breaking the tripartite power-sharing agreement that’s kept it together since the 1995 peace accord that ended Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II. Dodik’s stance has earned him economic sanctions from the U.S.… Continue reading REPUBLIKA SRPSKA : EUROPE’S NEXT SEPERATIST TIME BOMB TICKING
HOW THE BALKANS WERE WON: A TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY SUCCESS STORY
Sourced : The National Interest By Vuk Vuksanovic On October 10 2017, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan went on a state visit to Serbia. While there, he met with his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vučić, and stated: “Together with Serbia and with the entire Balkans, we want to make steps to resolve all the problems.” Vučić… Continue reading HOW THE BALKANS WERE WON: A TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY SUCCESS STORY
JAMES MATTIS PLEDGES ERDOGAN US SUPPORT AGAINST PKK
Sourced : Al Monitor By Amberin Zaman US Secretary of Defense James Mattis pledged support to Turkey in its ongoing fight against rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) during talks with the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish and US officials said today. The daylong visit was intended to help smooth fraught relations between… Continue reading JAMES MATTIS PLEDGES ERDOGAN US SUPPORT AGAINST PKK
CHINA OFFICIALLY SETS UP ITS FIRST OVERSEAS BASE IN DJIBOUTI
Sourced : The Diplomat By Charlotte Gao On July 11, China officially dispatched military personnel to set up its first-ever overseas base in Djibouti, the small country in East Africa. While foreign media call the new facility a “military” base, China instead calls it a “support base,” which “will ensure China’s performance of missions, such as escorting, peace-keeping,… Continue reading CHINA OFFICIALLY SETS UP ITS FIRST OVERSEAS BASE IN DJIBOUTI