RUSSIA MAKES PROGRESS ON FIELDING NEW FLEET OF NUCLEAR-POWERED ATTACK SUBMARINES

Sourced : The Diplomat By Franz-Stefan Gady The Russian Navy’s fleet of Project 885-M Yasen M-class nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarines is slowly but steadily starting to take shape with the fourth boat of the class, the Krasnoyarsk, recently completing crucial hydraulic tests of its pressure hull, according to local media reports. “A major construction stage… Continue reading RUSSIA MAKES PROGRESS ON FIELDING NEW FLEET OF NUCLEAR-POWERED ATTACK SUBMARINES

NORTH KOREA COULD TEST ICBM TO MARK KIM JONG IL’S BIRTHDAY

Sourced : Sputnik North Korea could conduct a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in February, Cheong Seong-Chang, Director of the Department of Unification Strategy Studies at the Sejong Institute, told Sputnik, commenting on recent reports that Pyongyang appears to be getting ready for a display of its military might. “Taking into account Pyongyang’s… Continue reading NORTH KOREA COULD TEST ICBM TO MARK KIM JONG IL’S BIRTHDAY

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 (IS) on the other. The battles that the armed Syrian opposition is waging with Turkish air and land support in… Continue reading ISIS REINFORCES POSITIONS IN AL-BAB CITY

INDIA PREPARES TO START TEST-FIRING ITS K-4 SUBMARINE LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE (VIDEO)

Sourced : Defence Blog India is preparing to test-fire a new K-4 submarine-launch ballistic missile from an underwater platform in the last week of this month. That was reported by www.newindianexpress.com. A defence sources said the indigenously built most powerful underwater missile having a strike range of around 3,500 km will be test fired from… Continue reading INDIA PREPARES TO START TEST-FIRING ITS K-4 SUBMARINE LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE (VIDEO)

IRAN WAS COUGHT IMPORTING POTENTIALLY BANNED MISSILE TECHNOLOGY

Sourced : Business Insider By : Adam Kredo Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that they seized a shipment of missile system components bound for Iran, according to official statements that could put the Islamic Republic in violation of international bans on such behavior. The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, or DPSU, announced late last week… Continue reading IRAN WAS COUGHT IMPORTING POTENTIALLY BANNED MISSILE TECHNOLOGY

THE NOT-SO-SECRET WAY TO KILL AN F-22 OR F-35 STEALTH FIGHTER JET

Sourced: The National Interest By : Dave Majumdar The United States has poured tens of billions of dollars into developing fifth-generation stealth fighters such as the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. However, relatively simple signal processing enhancements, combined with a missile with a large warhead and its own terminal guidance system,… Continue reading THE NOT-SO-SECRET WAY TO KILL AN F-22 OR F-35 STEALTH FIGHTER JET

RUSSIA AND SYRIA AGREE TO EXPAND RUSSIAN NAVAL PRESENCE IN TARTUS FOR 49 MORE YEARS

  Sourced : Al Masdar News Russia and Syria have signed an agreement to expand the territory around the Russian Navy’s logistics facility in Tartus for 49 years. The document was published on the official legal information portal. “The current agreement will stay effective for 49 years and be automatically prolonged for 25-year periods, if… Continue reading RUSSIA AND SYRIA AGREE TO EXPAND RUSSIAN NAVAL PRESENCE IN TARTUS FOR 49 MORE YEARS

ADMIRAL SIR G. ZAMBELLAS GAVE AN INSPIRATIONAL TALK AT THE OFFICERS CLUB IN ATHENS GREECE

Former First Sea Lord, Admiral  Sir George Zambellas gave an inspirational talk today at the Officers Club (LAED) in Athens Greece. The Chief of the Hellenic National Defence Staff,  the Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff and the Chief of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff attended the venue amongst other distinguished guests. The… Continue reading ADMIRAL SIR G. ZAMBELLAS GAVE AN INSPIRATIONAL TALK AT THE OFFICERS CLUB IN ATHENS GREECE

DELIVERY OF THE ENHANCED CONTROL AND DISPLAY SYSTEM (ECDS) FROM INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS TO NAMFI

IDE Nato ECDS Crete NAMFI

Τhe delivery from IDE (INTRACOM Defense Electronics) to NATO Missile Firing Installation (NAMFI) of the Enhanced Control and Display System (ECDS) was successfully completed in mid-December 2016, a project awarded to IDE after an international tender. ECDS supports exercises with real ammunition of ground-to-air and ground-to- ground weapons defense systems for the armed forces of… Continue reading DELIVERY OF THE ENHANCED CONTROL AND DISPLAY SYSTEM (ECDS) FROM INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS TO NAMFI

TOMAHAWK MISSILES AGAINST CHINESE SHIPS ?

021110-N-0000X-003 China Lake, Calif. (Nov. 10, 2002) -- A Tactical "Tomahawk" Block IV cruise missile, conducts a controlled flight test over the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) western test range complex in southern California. During the second such test flight, the missile successfully completed a vertical underwater launch, flew a fully guided 780-mile course, and impacted a designated target structure as planned. The Tactical Tomahawk, the next generation of Tomahawk cruise missile, adds the capability to reprogram the missile while in-flight to strike any of 15 preprogrammed alternate targets, or redirect the missile to any Global Positioning System (GPS) target coordinates. It also will be able to loiter over a target area for some hours, and with its on-board TV camera, will allow the war fighting commanders to assess battle damage of the target, and, if necessary redirect the missile to any other target. Launched from the Navy's forward-deployed ships and submarines, Tactical Tomahawk will provide a greater flexibility to the on-scene commander. Tactical Tomahawk is scheduled to join the fleet in 2004. U.S. Navy photo. (RELEASED)

Sourced : Israel Defence By Yotam Gutman & Ami Rojkes Dombe A recent experiment conducted by the United States on a new version of the Tomahawk cruise missile – the Tomahawk Block IV – suggests that it will serve as a temporary solution for American warships facing Chinese ships, at least until the new Sea-to-Sea… Continue reading TOMAHAWK MISSILES AGAINST CHINESE SHIPS ?