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
INDIA TO LEASE SECOND AKULA CLASS RUSSIAN NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE
Sourced : National Interest Βy : Dave Majumdar India and Russia have apparently reached an agreement for New Delhi to lease a second Project 971 Shchuka-B (NATO: Akula-class) nuclear attack submarine (SSN) according to Russian media reports. The two sides signed the deal—along with a host of other weapons purchase agreements—on the sidelines of the… Continue reading INDIA TO LEASE SECOND AKULA CLASS RUSSIAN NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE
INDIAN MINIMUM DETERRENCE FOR SOUTH ASIA’S NEW NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT
By : Frank O’Donnell Pakistan’s Nasr tactical nuclear missile platform is driving Indian debate on its current minimum deterrence doctrine. India’s minimum deterrence concept should indeed be reformulated for this new nuclear context. A new defense policy review should holistically integrate nuclear, conventional and subconventional approaches for reasons of effectiveness and continued public support. India… Continue reading INDIAN MINIMUM DETERRENCE FOR SOUTH ASIA’S NEW NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT
CNO RICHARDSON : USS MASON “APPEARS TO HAVE COME UNDER ATTACK”
Sourced : USNI News By: Sam LaGrone A U.S. guided missile destroyer may have been attacked on Saturday off the coast of Yemen by anti-ship cruise missiles for the third time this week, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson told reporters on Saturday. USS Mason (DDG-87) — operating in the Red Sea, north of… Continue reading CNO RICHARDSON : USS MASON “APPEARS TO HAVE COME UNDER ATTACK”
U.S NAVY CRUISE MISSILES STRIKE AND DESTROY THREE RADAR SITES IN YEMEN
Sourced : Military.com By Hope Hodge Seck A U.S. Navy ship launched cruise missiles and destroyed three radar sites from a rebel-controlled area in Yemen, the service announced late Wednesday. The announcement came a day after a Navy ship was apparently targeted for a second time by missiles originating from the area. In a statement,… Continue reading U.S NAVY CRUISE MISSILES STRIKE AND DESTROY THREE RADAR SITES IN YEMEN
NAVIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Edited by Conrad Waters (Seaforth Publishing, Pen & Sword Books Limited, September 2016, ISBN: 9781473849914, RRP £35, Hardback, 240 pages) What is the purpose of navies in the modern world, and what types of warship does this require? This book tackles these questions by looking at naval developments, both technological and operational, in the quarter… Continue reading NAVIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
CHINA AND RUSSIA CLOSE RANKS AGAINST U.S MISSILE-DEFENCE SYSTEM
Sourced : South China Morning Post Chinese and Russian defence officials on Tuesday blasted Washington’s plans to deploy a missile defence system, saying it would prompt a new arms race. The officials said Beijing and Moscow would conduct another joint computer-simulated missile-defence exercise next year in response to proposed US deployments in Northeast Asia and… Continue reading CHINA AND RUSSIA CLOSE RANKS AGAINST U.S MISSILE-DEFENCE SYSTEM
USS MASON FIRED 3 MISSILES TO DEFEND FROM YEMEN CRUISE MISSILE ATTACK (Video)
Sourced : USNI News By: Sam LaGrone The crew of a guided-missile destroyer fired three missiles to defend themselves and another ship after being attacked on Sunday in the Red Sea by two presumed cruise missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi-forces, USNI News has learned. During the attack against USS Mason (DDG-87), the ship’s crew fired… Continue reading USS MASON FIRED 3 MISSILES TO DEFEND FROM YEMEN CRUISE MISSILE ATTACK (Video)