FIRST SEA LORD FELLOWSHIP/DARTMOUTH CENTRE FOR SEAPOWER AND STRATEGY ‘HYBRID WARFARE CONFERENCE’

CTCRM and Dartmouth Centre for Seapower and Strategy (DCSS) will host on the 15th of March 2016 a First Sea Lord Fellowship (1SLF)/DCSS conference on hybrid warfare. Whilst the primary aim of this event is to examine the challenges and opportunities that hybrid warfare presents to the Naval Service, it will also contribute to the… Continue reading FIRST SEA LORD FELLOWSHIP/DARTMOUTH CENTRE FOR SEAPOWER AND STRATEGY ‘HYBRID WARFARE CONFERENCE’

NATO DEFENCE MINISTERS AGREE ON NATO SUPPORT TO ASSIST WITH THE REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CRISIS

SNMG2 had extensive training with Turkish Navy

NATO Defence Ministers agreed that NATO will provide support to assist with the refugee and migrant crisis on Thursday (11 February 2016). “The goal is to participate in the international efforts to stem the illegal trafficking and illegal migration in the Aegean,” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. NATO’s Standing Maritime Group 2 is currently deployed… Continue reading NATO DEFENCE MINISTERS AGREE ON NATO SUPPORT TO ASSIST WITH THE REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CRISIS

SYRIA CEASE-FIRE BRINGS TURKEY CLOSER TO WAR

Turkish army tanks take up position on the Turkish-Syrian border near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province September 29, 2014. Turkish tanks and armoured vehicles took up positions on hills overlooking the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani on Monday as shelling by Islamic State insurgents intensified and stray fire hit Turkish soil, a Reuters correspondent said. At least 30 tanks and armoured vehicles, some with their guns pointed towards Syrian territory, were positioned near a Turkish military base just northwest of Kobani. Plumes of smoke rose up as shells hit the eastern and western sides of Kobani and sporadic bursts of machinegun fire rang out. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

By Roy Gutman Foreign Policy Secretary of State John Kerry’s agreement with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, billed as an opening to the cessation of hostilities in Syria, turned out to be the starting shot for more intensive Russian bombing of cities and towns, hospitals, and schools in the north of the country. And Russia’s… Continue reading SYRIA CEASE-FIRE BRINGS TURKEY CLOSER TO WAR

LM AWARDED 141,9 MILLION DOLLARS CONTRACT FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF 4+1 HELLENIC NAVY’S P-3B ORION AIRCRAFT

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Marietta, Georgia, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $141,936,871 value firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract action for the modernization program of the 4+1 Hellenic Navy’s P-3B Orion Maritime Patrol (MP)/Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)/Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) aircraft. The contract provides for the reactivation of one P-3B Orion aircraft and the procurement of hardware kits for the upgrade/modernization… Continue reading LM AWARDED 141,9 MILLION DOLLARS CONTRACT FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF 4+1 HELLENIC NAVY’S P-3B ORION AIRCRAFT

CIA: ISIS HAS CHEMICAL WEAPONS

The director of the Central Intelligence Agency said Islamic State fighters in Syria have used chemical weapons. John Brennan said there are a number of instances where the terrorist group has used “chemical munitions on the battlefield.” His comments were featured in excerpts from the television news show 60 Minutes. The full interview with Brennan… Continue reading CIA: ISIS HAS CHEMICAL WEAPONS

SAUDI’S DECISION TO SEND TROOPS IN SYRIA “FINAL”

Saudi’s decision to send troops to Syria in an attempt to bolster and toughen efforts against militants is “final” and “irreversible,” the Saudi military spokesman announced on Thursday. Brig. Gen. Ahmed Al-Assiri, said that Riyadh is “ready” and will fight with its U.S.-led coalition allies to defeatISIS militants in Syria, however, he said Washington is… Continue reading SAUDI’S DECISION TO SEND TROOPS IN SYRIA “FINAL”

PUTIN PLACED THE AIRBORNE FORCES AND THE SOUTHERN MILITARY DISTRICT ON HIGH ALERT

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on February the 8th, ordered the Southern Military District Forces, as well as the designated Airborne Forces and Military Transport Aviation units of this Military District, to undergo immediate combat readiness checks. The decision of the President was announced to the media by the Minister of Defence General Sergey Shoygu. According… Continue reading PUTIN PLACED THE AIRBORNE FORCES AND THE SOUTHERN MILITARY DISTRICT ON HIGH ALERT

PRINCESS ROYAL FORMALLY OPENS ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE NEW UNIT

Leeds’ first Royal Naval Reserve Unit HMS Ceres has been formally commissioned by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. Princess Anne was the guest of honour at the ceremony as the headquarters was formally dedicated before attending the official reception. HMS Ceres has existed in various forms as a naval establishment in Yorkshire over the… Continue reading PRINCESS ROYAL FORMALLY OPENS ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE NEW UNIT

SPAIN DISMANTLES SUSPECTED ISIS CELLS IN ARRESTS ACROSS COUNTRY

By Jack Moore Spanish authorities dismantled a suspected Islamic State militant group (ISIS) cell on Sunday, arresting seven people in a number of raids across the country. The raids took place in the eastern provinces of Valencia and Alicante and the North African Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Police have been monitoring the cell since 2014.… Continue reading SPAIN DISMANTLES SUSPECTED ISIS CELLS IN ARRESTS ACROSS COUNTRY

HMS DEFENDER IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

HMS Defender’s helicopter ‘Joanna’ has been holding training drills in the middle of the Indian Ocean as the destroyer makes her way towards the port of Visakhapatnam in India. The Portsmouth-based warship is one of two dozen vessels from the navies of the world attending the Indian International Fleet Review, which formally opens on Friday,… Continue reading HMS DEFENDER IN THE INDIAN OCEAN