Sourced : Aviationist By David Cenciotti Developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau since 2009, PAK DA (Advanced Long-Range Aviation Complex) is the new bomber that Russia plans to field starting in 2023 to replace Moscow’s aging fleet of Tu-95 Bear, Tu-22M3 Backfire and Tu-160 Blackjack bombers. According to the latest update by the state-run Sputnik… Continue reading RUSSIA TO START BUILDING ITS NEXT GENERATION FLYING WING STEALTH BOMBER
CHINA IS CLOSE TO COMPLETING ITS SECOND AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Sourced : Defence Blog China is close to completing its second aircraft carrier, which will begin service by 2020, experts said. China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s Type 001A class aircraft carrier’s scaffold has been removed and red undercoat has been painted below the ship’s waterline in Dalian, northeastern… Continue reading CHINA IS CLOSE TO COMPLETING ITS SECOND AIRCRAFT CARRIER
THE US AIR FORCE WANTS THE F-35 TO FIGHT ISIS
Sourced : Washington Post By Dan Lamothe The Air Force wants to deploy the stealthy F-35A Joint Strike Fighter in the air campaign against the Islamic State, citing the increasingly complex operating environment over Syria, but it’s not clear that it will be able to do so before the conflict is over. Gen. Herbert J.… Continue reading THE US AIR FORCE WANTS THE F-35 TO FIGHT ISIS
HEZBOLLAH MIGHT HAVE OBTAINED GAME CHANGING NAVAL MISSILES
Sourced : YNET By : Ronen Bergman Western intelligence agencies have expressed “grave concerns” that Hezbollah has been able to obtain strategic naval weapons that could change the balance of power in the Middle East. Despite great efforts attributed to Israel over the past five years to prevent Hezbollah from getting its hands on such… Continue reading HEZBOLLAH MIGHT HAVE OBTAINED GAME CHANGING NAVAL MISSILES
BRIEF POST ABOUT THE SYRIAN COASTAL DEFENCE SYSTEMS NETWORK
Sourced : IDBAM (https://idbam.blogspot.gr/2017/02/a-brief-post-about-syrian-cds-network.html?showComment=1488053978105#c3096504745250076900) If your navy is not modern enough, and you are forced to face a stronger foe, Coastal Defence Systems (CDS) could save the day. After being defeated twice by Israel at the October War (1973) and having a poor budget for a long period, the Syrian Navy consists today mainly of… Continue reading BRIEF POST ABOUT THE SYRIAN COASTAL DEFENCE SYSTEMS NETWORK
ISIS REINFORCES POSITIONS IN AL-BAB CITY
Sourced : Al-Monitor By Khaled al-Khateb Military operations are ongoing near al-Bab, northeast of Aleppo, between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions and special Turkish forces on the one hand, and the Islamic State (ISIS) on the other. The battles that the armed Syrian opposition is waging with Turkish air and land support in the… Continue reading ISIS REINFORCES POSITIONS IN AL-BAB CITY
SECURITY REMAINS MAIN OBSTACLE TO CYPRUS DEAL
Sourced : Kathimerini As negotiators try to break a 43-year deadlock to reunite Cyprus, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed reservations on Wednesday over the short-term prospects of a settlement, which, he said, must include the abolition of the “anachronistic” system of guarantees and the withdrawal of Turkey’s troops from the island. In an interview with… Continue reading SECURITY REMAINS MAIN OBSTACLE TO CYPRUS DEAL
JOHN McCAIN’S PLAN CALLS FOR MORE MINI-ARCRAFT CARRIERS
Sourced : Popular Mechanics By Kyle Mizokami In his blueprint for increased defense spending released last week, Senator John McCain, head of the Senate Armed Services Committee, recommends building what he calls a high/low mix of aircraft carriers. The high end we already have. These are the Nimitz and now Ford-class of supercarriers. But what… Continue reading JOHN McCAIN’S PLAN CALLS FOR MORE MINI-ARCRAFT CARRIERS
SYRIA’S NEW NATIONAL SECURITY FORCE PLEDGES LOYALTY TO TURKEY
Sourced : Al-Monitor By : Amberin Zaman When Turkey intervened in northern Syria five months ago, it claimed it had no designs on its former Ottoman dominion and that its only goals were to cleanse its borders of the Islamic State and to eliminate what it called the terrorist threat posed by the People’s Protection… Continue reading SYRIA’S NEW NATIONAL SECURITY FORCE PLEDGES LOYALTY TO TURKEY
GREEK SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST EXTRADITION OF 8 TURKISH ARMY OFFICERS
Sourced : Kathimerini Greece’s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the extradition of eight Turkish military officers who fled to Greece last July following a failed coup in Turkey, prompting an angry response in Ankara and concerns about possible diplomatic repercussions. Explaining its decision, the court highlighted “the possibility of their rights being violated… Continue reading GREEK SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST EXTRADITION OF 8 TURKISH ARMY OFFICERS