Sourced : Hurriyet By Mesut Hasan Benli Some 70 percent of Turkish navy vessels played a role in coup activities on July 15 night as their personnel were previously informed about the attempt by the orchestrators of the failed bid, according to Ankara prosecutors. In an indictment sent to an Ankara court of serious crimes… Continue reading 70 PERCENT OF TURKISH NAVY VESSELS USED IN THE COUP OF THE 15TH OF JULY 2016
CHINA DEVELOPS NEW “HUMPBACK” SSBN WITH CAPABILITY OF STRIKING THE U.S.A
Sourced : International Business Times By Tareq Haddad Images of China’s new nuclear submarines have emerged and are believed to carry a weapons arsenal powerful enough to reach the United States. The ‘Jin’ Type 094A has a large ‘hump’ concealing 12 submarine-launched ballistic missiles known as ‘big waves’, with a range of over 11,000km (6,835m).… Continue reading CHINA DEVELOPS NEW “HUMPBACK” SSBN WITH CAPABILITY OF STRIKING THE U.S.A
ERDOGAN : “TURKISH TROOPS WOULD REMAIN IN CYPRUS FOREVER”
Sourced : NY Times By Nick Cumming-Bruce and Andreas Riris Turkey’s president declared on Friday that Turkish troops would remain in Cyprus “forever,” complicating hopes of reuniting the island nation, which has been effectively partitioned since 1974. “Greece is fleeing again from a solution to the Cyprus problem,” the president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told reporters… Continue reading ERDOGAN : “TURKISH TROOPS WOULD REMAIN IN CYPRUS FOREVER”
CHINA’S NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER HINTS AT THE FUTURE OF ITS NAVY
Sourced : Popular Science By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer Last month China reported that its aircraft carrier Liaoning was ready to start operational service. The country’s navy provided proof on Christmas Day, sending out its first carrier battle group (CVBG) through the Miyako Straits, around Taiwan, and into the South China Sea, launching and… Continue reading CHINA’S NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER HINTS AT THE FUTURE OF ITS NAVY
WHITEHALL INVESTS £30m IN LASER WEAPON TO PROTECT SHIPS FROM ATTACK BY AIR AND SEA
Industry has been given two years to design, build and then test a laser directed energy weapon at sea and on land. The weapon is intended to down – or disrupt – drones or missiles , fast attack boats and even incoming mortar rounds courtesy of a high-power, concentrated laser beam. The US Navy already… Continue reading WHITEHALL INVESTS £30m IN LASER WEAPON TO PROTECT SHIPS FROM ATTACK BY AIR AND SEA
PAKISTAN SUCCESSFULLY TESTED A BABUR-3 SUBMARINE LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (Video)
Sourced : Sputnik In a public statement, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced that on the 9th of January 2017, the country had successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable, 450-km range Babur-3 submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM). It went on to add that the missile provides a credible second strike capability and augments deterrence. Pakistan has not specified… Continue reading PAKISTAN SUCCESSFULLY TESTED A BABUR-3 SUBMARINE LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (Video)
RUSSIA SENDS MORE MILITARY GEAR TO SYRIA AFTER DRAWDOWN CLAIM
Sourced : Middle East Eye Russian cargo ships have been spotted transporting military equipment towards Syria, days after Moscow ordered its only aircraft carrier to home as part of a general drawdown of forces involved in the Syria conflict. The carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, was sent to the eastern Mediterranean in the autumn to mount… Continue reading RUSSIA SENDS MORE MILITARY GEAR TO SYRIA AFTER DRAWDOWN CLAIM
CHINA EXPECTED TO HAVE THREE AIRCRAFT CARRIER GROUPS IN NEAR FUTURE
Sourced : Sputnik The Chinese military’s combat capability has significantly grown in the past decade. At present, China’s second aircraft carrier is under construction. According to military expert Liang Fang, the Chinese navy is expected to build its third aircraft carrier battle group in the near future and that would be capable of safeguarding territorial… Continue reading CHINA EXPECTED TO HAVE THREE AIRCRAFT CARRIER GROUPS IN NEAR FUTURE
ARE CONDITIONS RIPENING FOR IRAQI KURDISH STATE ?
Sourced : Council on Foreign Relations Author: Steven A. Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei The failure of Iraq, breakdown of Syria, and changes in Turkey have created opportunities for Kurds in all three countries. They are not quite the regional kingmakers that some Kurds have boasted they might become, but Kurdish political and military power is… Continue reading ARE CONDITIONS RIPENING FOR IRAQI KURDISH STATE ?
TURKEY AGREES TO WITHDRAW ITS TROOPS FROM NORTHERN IRAQ
Sourced : Al Arabiya Turkish Prime Minister Ben Ali Yildirim arrived in Baghdad on Saturday to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and is expected to also meet President Fuad Masum and Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri. Iraqi television quoted al-Abadi confirming an agreement reached with Turkey on the withdrawal of Turkish troops from northern… Continue reading TURKEY AGREES TO WITHDRAW ITS TROOPS FROM NORTHERN IRAQ