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
UKRAINE TO DECLARE MARTIAL LAW AFTER RUSSIA FIRES ON AND SEIZES WARSHIPS
Source: UK Defence Journal Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council has proposed declaring martial law, council secretary Oleksandr Turchynov is quoted as saying by Ukrainian media. Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko convened a military cabinet for an emergency meeting, his spokesman Svyatoslav Tsegolko wrote on Twitter earlier. With officials from both countries accusing the other of… Continue reading UKRAINE TO DECLARE MARTIAL LAW AFTER RUSSIA FIRES ON AND SEIZES WARSHIPS
KYIV SAYS RUSSIA FIRES ON UKRAINIAN NAVY SHIPS IN BLACK SEA
Source: RFERL The Ukrainian Navy says Russian forces opened fire on a group of its ships in the Black Sea off the coast of the Crimean Peninsula late on November 25, striking two vessels and wounding two crew members before seizing the ships. The Ukrainian Navy announced the incident on a day of heightened tension… Continue reading KYIV SAYS RUSSIA FIRES ON UKRAINIAN NAVY SHIPS IN BLACK SEA
CYPRUS INVASION TALK RETURNS TO TURKEY
Source: The Guardian A prominent Turkish opposition leader has caused alarm by calling for a repeat invasion of Cyprus, using the code phrase Ankara’s army deployed to launch an assault on the island 44 years ago. Amid rising tensions over a push to exploit potential oil and gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean, Meral Akşener,… Continue reading CYPRUS INVASION TALK RETURNS TO TURKEY
ISRAEL, CYPRUS. GREECE AND ITALY AGREE ON $7 BILLION EAST MED GAS PIPELINE TO EUROPE
Source: Times of Israel Greece, Italy, and Cyprus have reached an agreement with Israel to lay a pipeline connecting the Jewish state’s gas reserves to the three countries, in a major project estimated at costing over $7 billion that will supply gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe, as the continent seeks to diversify its… Continue reading ISRAEL, CYPRUS. GREECE AND ITALY AGREE ON $7 BILLION EAST MED GAS PIPELINE TO EUROPE
RUSSIA POSES A BIGGER THREAT THAN ISIS
Source: News Week By Tom Porter Russia poses a greater threat to U.K. security than the militant groups Islamic State and al Qaeda, warned the new commander of the British Army. General Mark Carleton-Smith was appointed chief of the U.K’s general staff in June—and in his first interview since the appointment had a stark warning… Continue reading RUSSIA POSES A BIGGER THREAT THAN ISIS
IDF COMMANDO UNITS TRAIN FOR TWO-FRONT WAR IN 10-DAY DRILL
Source: Jerusalem Post By Anna Ahronheim Commando units of the military are currently in a 10-day-long drill to improve their preparedness for a two-front war, the IDF’s Spokesperson’s Unit announced Saturday night. The cross-country exercise will see troops from the Maglan, Egoz and Duvdevan units training in a variety of scenarios, including fighting on two… Continue reading IDF COMMANDO UNITS TRAIN FOR TWO-FRONT WAR IN 10-DAY DRILL
RUSSIA-UKRAINE FEUD HEATS UP THE SEA OF AZOV
Source: Atlantic Council By Ashish Kumar Sen Tensions between Ukraine and Russia dramatically escalated on November 25 with Kyiv saying a Russian coast guard vessel rammed one of its navy tugboats in the Sea of Azov, while Moscow shut off access to the sea accusing Ukrainian vessels of passing through its territorial waters without permission.… Continue reading RUSSIA-UKRAINE FEUD HEATS UP THE SEA OF AZOV
WHY INS ARIHANT GIVES INDIA AN EDGE AGAINST ITS NEIGHBOURS
Source: Defence Update India On November 5, 2018 India’s first indigenous SSBN (ship submersible ballistic nuclear) INS Arihant completed its maiden deterrence patrol, meaning that the submarine is fully ready for its role as a strategic deterrent. Deterrence patrol refers to a submarine disappearing into the depths of the ocean, carrying its deadly cargo of… Continue reading WHY INS ARIHANT GIVES INDIA AN EDGE AGAINST ITS NEIGHBOURS
ISRAEL TO INK FLEET UPGRADE WITH FOLLOW-ON F-15I BUY
Source: Flight Global Israel has proposed a deal to purchase additional Boeing F-15s, in a package that would also include upgrading the Israeli air force’s existing I-model examples of the strike aircraft. Worth almost $4 billion, the potential purchase would include 25 twin-engined F-15Is in an advanced configuration. The new version’s airframe would have an… Continue reading ISRAEL TO INK FLEET UPGRADE WITH FOLLOW-ON F-15I BUY