Sourced : The Washington Post By Adam Entous and Missy Ryan The Pentagon has secretly expanded its global network of drone bases to North Africa, deploying unmanned aircraft and U.S. military personnel to a facility in Tunisia to conduct spy missions in neighboring Libya. The Air Force Reaper drones began flying out of the Tunisian… Continue reading U.S HAS SECRETLY EXPANDED ITS GLOBAL NETWORK OF DRONE BASES TO NORTH AFRICA
WASHINGTON IS QUIETLY REINFORCING EUROPE’S NORTHERN FLANK
Sourced : Defence One By Magnus Nordenman The recent stream of senior U.S. defense officials to Nordic countries underlines American concerns about potential friction in northern Europe, and Washington’s efforts to boost defense and deterrence there. Defense Secretary Ash Carter stopped in Norway in early September, while his deputy Bob Work, who has been to… Continue reading WASHINGTON IS QUIETLY REINFORCING EUROPE’S NORTHERN FLANK
TURKEY CALLS FOR END TO NATO’S MIGRANT MISSION IN AEGEAN SEA
Sourced : OANN By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold Turkey is seeking an end to NATO’s counter-migration mission in the Aegean Sea and it is telling the U.S.-led alliance that the sharp drop in refugees trying to get to Greece means there is no longer a need for warships to patrol its coast. Turkish Defence… Continue reading TURKEY CALLS FOR END TO NATO’S MIGRANT MISSION IN AEGEAN SEA
GET READY TO WALK AWAY FROM INCIRLIK
Sourced : Defence One By Charles F. Wald Turkey’s Incirlik airbase has supported America’s most vital strategic needs for more than a half century, first during the Cold War and more recently in the fight against terrorists. Now, as its host country becomes less stable and less friendly to the United States, the best way… Continue reading GET READY TO WALK AWAY FROM INCIRLIK
IZVESTIA : MOSCOW SHARING INTELLIGENCE WITH ANKARA ON SYRIA
Sourced : TASS Russia has already started cooperating with Turkey on exchanging intelligence data needed for carrying out the Operation Euphrates Shield in Syria. According to Izvestia, the agreement was reached during last week’s talks between Russian and Turkish Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Experts believe that cooperating with Ankara on Syria may… Continue reading IZVESTIA : MOSCOW SHARING INTELLIGENCE WITH ANKARA ON SYRIA
RUSSIA UNVEILS NEW SECRET “SARMAT” HEAVY INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE
Sourced : Defence Blog Official website of Joint Stock Company «Academician V.P.Makeyev State Rocket Centre» has released the first photo of new «Sarmat» heavy intercontinental ballistic missile. Russia is currently working on a new heavy intercontinental ballistic missile for replacing the most powerful RS-20V Voevoda (according to NATO classification — SS-18 Satan)ballistic complexes. Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov reportedly… Continue reading RUSSIA UNVEILS NEW SECRET “SARMAT” HEAVY INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE
SYRIAN ARMY SAYS IT WILL “BRING DOWN” ANY TURKISH WAR PLANE IN ITS AIRSPACE (Video)
Sourced Hurriyet The Syrian military said on Oct. 20 that it would bring down any Turkish war planes entering Syrian air space, a response to air strikes carried out by Turkey overnight in northern Syria. “Any attempt to once again breach Syrian airspace by Turkish war planes will be dealt with and they will be… Continue reading SYRIAN ARMY SAYS IT WILL “BRING DOWN” ANY TURKISH WAR PLANE IN ITS AIRSPACE (Video)
MASSIVE SHOW OF FORCE ALONG RUSSIA’S BORDER TO NORWAY
Sourced : The Barents Observer By Atle Staalesen The powerful military units based in Pechenga rayon, the municipality located along the border to Norway and Finland, are on full alert as one of the biggest exercises in years started on Wednesday. More than 5,000 soldiers and 500 armored tanks and vehicles are now on their… Continue reading MASSIVE SHOW OF FORCE ALONG RUSSIA’S BORDER TO NORWAY
“PARMENION 2016” AMPHIBIOUS LANDING EXERCISE (Video)
On the 6th and the 7th of October 2016 the Hellenic Armed Forces conducted the final phases of the large scale annual national exercise “Parmenion 2016”.The two final phases of the exercise took place on the island of Chios and at “Aetos” military training area, north of the city of Alexandroupolis. The exercise included the… Continue reading “PARMENION 2016” AMPHIBIOUS LANDING EXERCISE (Video)
MINISTER OF DEFENCE OF FINLAND : WE SHOULD RE-EXAMINE THE DEMILITARISATION OF THE ALAND ISLANDS
Source: Uusi Suomi By : Aleksi Teivainen Jussi Niinistö, the Minister of Defence, has called for a re-examination of the demilitarisation of Åland. Niinistö stated in an interview on YLE TV1 on Saturday that the demilitarised status of the autonomous string of islands outside the south-western coast of Finland could be re-examined, for example, in… Continue reading MINISTER OF DEFENCE OF FINLAND : WE SHOULD RE-EXAMINE THE DEMILITARISATION OF THE ALAND ISLANDS