Sourced : Military Times An Iranian general in charge of the Islamic Republic’s air defense says his forces warned off an American U-2 spy plane trying to fly over his country. Iranian state television broadcast the comments by Gen. Farzad Esmaili on Friday, saying the incident happened “in recent days.” Esmaili said the plane flew… Continue reading IRAN SAYS IT WARNED WAWAY AN AMERICAN U-2 AIRCRAFT
TURKEY WILL NOT TAKE PART IN AL-RAQQAH OPERATION IF KURDISH MILITANTS DO
Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News Turkey will not take part in a U.S.-led coalition operation to liberate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) de facto capital of Raqqa if Syrian Kurdish fighters are also involved, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın said. Kalın ruled out the possibility of Turkey joining an operation by coalition… Continue reading TURKEY WILL NOT TAKE PART IN AL-RAQQAH OPERATION IF KURDISH MILITANTS DO
AIRCRAFT CARRIER ADMIRAL KUZNETSOV TO REINFORCE COMBAT CAPABILITIES OF RUSSIAN TASK FORCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Sourced : TASS Russia’s heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser The Admiral Kuznetsov will join the naval task force in the Mediterranean soon, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Wednesday. “At the moment the Russian task force in the Eastern Mediterranean consists of no less than six combat ships and three or four logistic ships from all fleets.… Continue reading AIRCRAFT CARRIER ADMIRAL KUZNETSOV TO REINFORCE COMBAT CAPABILITIES OF RUSSIAN TASK FORCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
TYPHOON JETS SCRAMBLE FROM SCOTLAND TO INTERCEPT RUSSIAN BOMBERS
Sourced : UK Defence Journal By George Allison Typhoon jets were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept two Russian bombers close to UK airspace. Aircraft from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire were also launched as a “precautionary measure”. It is understood the Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bombers did not enter UK airspace but flew from Norway and… Continue reading TYPHOON JETS SCRAMBLE FROM SCOTLAND TO INTERCEPT RUSSIAN BOMBERS
THE U.S AIR FORCE IS STARTING TO THINK ABOUT ITS NEXT STRIKE AIRCRAFT
Sourced : Defence One By Caroline Houck Even as the U.S. Air Force is working to get its F-35s back in the air by year’s end, service leaders are starting to think about their next strike aircraft. It is “absolutely essential that we look forward into the next generation of penetrating capability,” Chief of Staff… Continue reading THE U.S AIR FORCE IS STARTING TO THINK ABOUT ITS NEXT STRIKE AIRCRAFT
THE POST-COUP PURGE OF TURKEY’S AIR FORCE
Sourced : War on the Rocks By : Mike Benitez and Aaron Stein On July 15, 2016, members of the Turkish Air Force and Army attempted to topple Turkey’s elected government by coup. In the wake of the failed coup, over 80,000 civil servants have been suspended, including over 100 admirals and generals. Among those,… Continue reading THE POST-COUP PURGE OF TURKEY’S AIR FORCE
HOW POST-COUP PURGES DEPLETED TURKEY’S MILITARY
Sourced : Al Monitor By Metin Gurcan In the aftermath of the July 15 abortive coup attempt, four major purges on July 27, July 30, Sept. 2 and Sept. 7 dismissed thousands of officers and noncommissioned officers from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). Since then, speculation has been rife on how these purges have affected… Continue reading HOW POST-COUP PURGES DEPLETED TURKEY’S MILITARY
JUNCKER CALLS FOR A EUROPE THAT DEFENDS
Sourced : Atlantic Council By Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission A Europe that protects is a Europe that defends – at home and abroad. We must defend ourselves against terrorism. Since the Madrid bombing of 2004, there have been more than 30 terrorist attacks in Europe – 14 in the last year alone. More than… Continue reading JUNCKER CALLS FOR A EUROPE THAT DEFENDS
RAFALE DEAL TO BE SIGNED ON SEPTEMBER 23, INDIA TO PAY 7.87 BILLION EURO
The Rafale deal between India and France for the sale of 36 aircraft to the former will be signed on September 23. According to reports, India and France have finalized the details for the deal. India will pay Euro 7.87 billion for the purchase of the 36 aircraft. Of the 7.87 billion Euros, about 50… Continue reading RAFALE DEAL TO BE SIGNED ON SEPTEMBER 23, INDIA TO PAY 7.87 BILLION EURO
US ADDS F-15 TO $38 BILLION MILITARY AID PACKAGE FOR ISRAEL
Sourced : Flight Global US and Israeli diplomats announced the largest military assistance package in US history on 14 September in a $38 billion, 10-year package that will deliver an assortment of American-designed weapon systems, including Lockheed Martin F-35 and Boeing F-15 fighters to Tel Aviv. The agreement, which takes effect on 1 October 2018,… Continue reading US ADDS F-15 TO $38 BILLION MILITARY AID PACKAGE FOR ISRAEL