Source: Middle East Monitor Turkey and Iran need to work together to find solutions to the problems of the Islamic world and for the unity of the Muslim Ummah, the head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate said Friday. Ali Erbas made the remarks during a meeting with Ayatollah Mohsen Araki, Secretary General of the World… Continue reading TURKEY AND IRAN SHOULD JOIN FORCES TO HELP ISLAMIC WORLD
PAKISTAN NAVY TO GET 8 NEW SUBMARINES
Source: Tribune By Salman Siddiqui Pakistan in collaboration with China will manufacture eight submarines for its maritime force. “The production will start in one to one-and-a-half-year time,” said Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works Project Director Commodore M Jahanzeb Ahsan at the IDEAS 2018, a four-day long event held at the Karachi Expo Centre. “Half of… Continue reading PAKISTAN NAVY TO GET 8 NEW SUBMARINES
UKRAINE CALLS UP RESERVISTS
Source: UAWIRE The press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense stated that starting Monday, December 3rd, large-scale call-up of reservists and those liable for military duty will begin. “In part, reservists will be called to duty for up to 15 days to command units and up to 20 days to training centers. Therefore, it… Continue reading UKRAINE CALLS UP RESERVISTS
US SENDS WARSHIPS THROUGH TAIWAN STRAITS AHEAD OF XI-TRUMP TALKS AT G20
Source: World Tribune Two U.S. Navy warships transited the Taiwan Strait on Nov. 28, on the eve of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale, accompanied by the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Pecos,… Continue reading US SENDS WARSHIPS THROUGH TAIWAN STRAITS AHEAD OF XI-TRUMP TALKS AT G20
FIRST ANZAC FRIGATE TO UNDERGO AMCAP UPGRADE UNDOCKS IN HENDERSON
Source: Naval Today The first Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate to undergo the Anzac Mid Life Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) upgrade was undocked at BAE Systems’ Henderson shipyard in Western Australia. HMAS Arunta entered water on November 30, after a 14-month refit period which started in December 2017 and required some 300,000 hours of work.… Continue reading FIRST ANZAC FRIGATE TO UNDERGO AMCAP UPGRADE UNDOCKS IN HENDERSON
EARLY REPORT BLAMES CONFUSED WATCHSTANDERS POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAWS FOR NORWAY’S SUNKEN FRIGATE
Source: Defense News By: David B. Larter and Carl Prine Norway’s accident investigation board is raising questions about the watertight integrity of the Nansen-class frigates and is pointing its finger at shipbuilder Navantia in the wake of the collision and subsequent sinking of the frigate Helge Ingstad in early November. In a preliminary report released… Continue reading EARLY REPORT BLAMES CONFUSED WATCHSTANDERS POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAWS FOR NORWAY’S SUNKEN FRIGATE
TURKEY MUST CHOSE US OR RUSSIA IN WEAPONS DISPUTE SENATOR SAYS
Source: Bloomberg By Tony Capaccio and Roxana Tiron Turkey’s government must choose between purchasing Russia’s advanced air defense system or staying a partner in the U.S.’s costliest weapons program, the F-35 jet, the new chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said. “For Turkey to remain in the F-35 program, it can’t move ahead with… Continue reading TURKEY MUST CHOSE US OR RUSSIA IN WEAPONS DISPUTE SENATOR SAYS
RUSSIA WARNS US AGAINST DEPLOYING NEW MISSILES TO EUROPE
Source: ABC News By vladimir isachenkov, A senior Russian diplomat warned Monday that the planned U.S. withdrawal from a Cold War-era arms control pact could critically upset stability in Europe. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Monday that if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in Europe after opting out of the treaty banning their use,… Continue reading RUSSIA WARNS US AGAINST DEPLOYING NEW MISSILES TO EUROPE
US LAWMAKERS URGE TRUMP TO ARM UKRAINE
Source: Defense News By Joe Gould Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are pressuring U.S. President Donald Trump to take a tougher line on Moscow after an incident at sea between Ukraine and Russia, which is ratcheting tensions between the two neighbors. Several lawmakers expressed concerns after the Ukrainian navy said Russian ships fired… Continue reading US LAWMAKERS URGE TRUMP TO ARM UKRAINE
TOTAL – ENI SHOWS INTEREST FOR BLOCK 7 OF THE CYPRIOT EEZ
Source: Kathimerini Cyprus By Yiannis Kafkaridis Cyprus announced that energy consortium Total-ENI has applied for a licence to explore for natural gas in offshore prospect Block 7 of Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone. In a statement the Ministry of Energy said that “within the framework of the application procedures for a Hydrocarbon Research License in Block… Continue reading TOTAL – ENI SHOWS INTEREST FOR BLOCK 7 OF THE CYPRIOT EEZ