The Devon & Cornwall Joint Branch RINA and IMarEST are pleased to announce the presentation of Philip D. Grove’s study “Asia’s 21st Century Naval Arms Race”. The presentation will take place on Wednesday the 10th of February 2016, at the Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht Club, Plymouth. Mr. Grove’s presentation will start at 7:15 pm and… Continue reading “ASIA 21st CENTURY NAVAL ARMS RACE” PRESENTED BY PHILIP D. GROVE
RUSSIA AND USA ARE ESTABLISHING AIR BASES IN NORTH-EAST SYRIA
Russia and the USA have deployed troops in two air bases in north-eastern Syria and are working on the improvement of these facilities. The first step in the deployment of these troops took place last October when the U.S Army decided to send a team of soldiers to the village of Rmelan al-Basha in the… Continue reading RUSSIA AND USA ARE ESTABLISHING AIR BASES IN NORTH-EAST SYRIA
NEW 63.4 MILLION DOLLARS EXPORT CONTRACT TO INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS FROM RAYTHEON
Press Release, Koropi, Jan 18, 2016 IDE (INTRACOM Defense Electronics), the leading defense electronics and communications systems manufacturer in Greece, extends its cooperation with Raytheon by signing a new contract worth $ 63.4 million to manufacture subsystems for the PATRIOT air defense system. Deliveries are scheduled to be completed in March 2018. It is worth… Continue reading NEW 63.4 MILLION DOLLARS EXPORT CONTRACT TO INTRACOM DEFENSE ELECTRONICS FROM RAYTHEON
TURKEY PLANS TO BUILD MILITARY BASES IN QATAR AND SOMALIA
Turkey plans to build two military bases abroad, one in Qatar and a second one in Somalia. The new bases will serve as training centres for the military forces of Qatar and Somalia respectively. The construction of the base in Qatar was announced three weeks ago. It will host 3,000 Turkish troops and probably 8… Continue reading TURKEY PLANS TO BUILD MILITARY BASES IN QATAR AND SOMALIA
GAS FINDS MAY LEAD TO ISRAELI ALLIANCE WITH EGYPT, GREECE
Experts: Discovery of huge reserves in Mediterranean could lead to cooperation between Israel, Egypt, Greece and Cyprus. By Gil Ronen The discovery of huge reserves of natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean will likely give birth to new alliances in the region, possibly even leading regional powers to “bury old differences and develop unprecedented security,… Continue reading GAS FINDS MAY LEAD TO ISRAELI ALLIANCE WITH EGYPT, GREECE
RUSSIAN AIRSPACE FORCES DEPLOY A BERIEV A-50 MAINSTAY AEW&C AIRCRAFT IN SYRIA
The Russian Airspace Forces detachment in Syria has started to use a Beriev A-50 Mainstay AEW&C aircraft to support the operations of the air task force deployed there. The aircraft was sent to Syria in late December 2015, one month after the downing of the Russian Su-24M from a F-16 of the Turkish Air Force.… Continue reading RUSSIAN AIRSPACE FORCES DEPLOY A BERIEV A-50 MAINSTAY AEW&C AIRCRAFT IN SYRIA
GREEK-UK CONFERENCE ON THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SECURITY ISSUES
The Dartmouth Centre for Sea Power & Strategy (DCSS) is pleased to announce the success of the international conference “Managing Complex Regional Security Issues: The Case of Eastern Mediterranean Region” which was organized in Piraeus Greece last Friday on the 11th of December. The conference was organized by the Hellenic National Defence College (HNDC) &… Continue reading GREEK-UK CONFERENCE ON THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SECURITY ISSUES
THIRD ASTUTE SUBMARINE FORMALLY HANDED OVER TO THE ROYAL NAVY
The third of the new Astute Class attack submarines, Artful, has officially been handed over to the Royal Navy. Until now the submarine was owned by Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), the MOD’s body responsible for procuring and supporting equipment for the armed forces. The boat and her crew will now be added to the… Continue reading THIRD ASTUTE SUBMARINE FORMALLY HANDED OVER TO THE ROYAL NAVY
TWO NEW INCIDENTS OF THE TURKISH-RUSSIAN REGIONAL ANTAGONISM
Two incidents, in the Aegean and the Black Sea, have deteriorated the already bad relationship between Turkey and Russia. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence at 09.07 on the 13th of December a Russian destroyer fired warning shots towards a Turkish fishing vessel, 13.6 nmi from the Greek island of Limnos, in the Aegean… Continue reading TWO NEW INCIDENTS OF THE TURKISH-RUSSIAN REGIONAL ANTAGONISM
IRAN IS PREPARING TO DEPLOY TWO STRIKE JET SQUADRONS IN SYRIA
According to the newspaper, Al-Rai, Iran is preparing to deploy two strike jet squadrons in Syria to conducts strikes against ISIS and FSA targets. The aircraft will be deployed at the T4 Tiyas Syrian Air Force base, which is located to the west of the city of Palmyra. This will be the third Syrian Air… Continue reading IRAN IS PREPARING TO DEPLOY TWO STRIKE JET SQUADRONS IN SYRIA