Source: Fighter Jet World Tinker and Edwards Base will test, maintain the new B-21 stealth bomber. On Friday, the Air Force announced the first two bases that will host its new, highly advanced bomber for testing and maintenance. The service said in a release that Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma would coordinate maintenance and… Continue reading TINKER & EDWARDS BASE WILL TEST MAINTAIN THE NEW B-21 STEALTH BOMBER
RUSSIA RELEASES FIRST OFFICIAL VIDEO OF SU-57 IN SYRIA
Source The Drive By Joseph Trevithick The Russian Ministry of Defense has released its first official video showing a pair of Su-57 stealth fighters during their bizarrely short deployment to Syria earlier in 2018. It’s as unclear as ever what the planes actually did in the two days or so that that they were there… Continue reading RUSSIA RELEASES FIRST OFFICIAL VIDEO OF SU-57 IN SYRIA
SEAPOWER AND STRATEGY AT UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH, PORT FACILITY SECURITY OFFICER (PFSO) (DfT)
About the course: The International Ship and Port-Facility Security (ISPS) Code specifies that the Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO) is responsible for the development, implementation, revision, and maintenance of the Port Facility Security Plan (PFSP). The PFSP outlines the required measures to prevent the unauthorised access of people, weapons and contraband into port, and provide… Continue reading SEAPOWER AND STRATEGY AT UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH, PORT FACILITY SECURITY OFFICER (PFSO) (DfT)
IN NORTH KOREA MISSILE BASES SUGGEST A GREAT DECEPTION
Source: New York Times By David E. Sanger and William J. Broad North Korea is moving ahead with its ballistic missile program at 16 hidden bases that have been identified in new commercial satellite images, a network long known to American intelligence agencies but left undiscussed as President Trump claims to have neutralized the North’s… Continue reading IN NORTH KOREA MISSILE BASES SUGGEST A GREAT DECEPTION
NORWEGIAN FRIGATE COLLIDES WITH TANKER AFTER TRIDENT JUNCTURE EXERCISE (VID.)
Source: Naval Today Royal Norwegian Navy frigate HNoMS Helge Ingstad collided with an oil tanker in a fjord in Norway as it was returning from NATO exercise Trident Juncture. The incident occurred at 4:26 (local time) on November 8 in Hjeltefjorden, north of Sotra, Norwegian Armed Forces said. Eight sailors have suffered minor injuries and… Continue reading NORWEGIAN FRIGATE COLLIDES WITH TANKER AFTER TRIDENT JUNCTURE EXERCISE (VID.)
TAIWAN WILL CONSIDER HOSTING US NAVY SHIPS ON TAIPING ISLAND
Source: South China Morning Post By Lawrence Chung Taiwan “will consider” a US Navy request should Washington ask to use the largest of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea for regional security purposes, the island’s defence minister said on Monday in response to a series of hypothetical questions from a member of the… Continue reading TAIWAN WILL CONSIDER HOSTING US NAVY SHIPS ON TAIPING ISLAND
RUSSIA SHOWS ITS MILITARY MIGHT IN THE BLACK SEA AND BEYOND
Source: Atlantic Council By Ruslan Minich Since illegally annexing Crimea in 2014, Russia has drastically increased its military presence in the Black Sea region. The Kremlin’s dominance may be temporary given NATO’s greater capacities, but so far, NATO’s response has been limited. “Russia has practically covered all of the Black Sea region,” says Hryhorii Perepelytsia,… Continue reading RUSSIA SHOWS ITS MILITARY MIGHT IN THE BLACK SEA AND BEYOND
HMS PRINCE OF WALES MAY BE READY FOR SEA TRIALS IN 12 MONTHS
Source: Forces.net This time next year it is hoped HMS Prince of Wales will be leaving Rosyth dockyard in Scotland ready for sea trials. Work began on the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier in May 2011 and is now in the final stages of construction. Six shipyards from across the UK have been involved in… Continue reading HMS PRINCE OF WALES MAY BE READY FOR SEA TRIALS IN 12 MONTHS
CHINA’S BEATING THE US TO MARKET ON COMBAT DRONES BY COPYING US TECHNOLOGY
Source: Defense One By Patrick Tucker The mockup of China’s CH-7 combat drone unveiled at Zhuhai Airshow this week looks a lot like one the U.S. Navy was developing — until it dropped the project, allowing China to position itself to beat the U.S. and other allies in fielding a long-range, high-altitude combat drone. That’s… Continue reading CHINA’S BEATING THE US TO MARKET ON COMBAT DRONES BY COPYING US TECHNOLOGY
TURKEY: U.S MUST BREAK FROM SYRIAN KURDS AFTER PKK REWARD OFFER
Source: Ha’aretz Turkey gave a guarded welcome on Wednesday to a U.S. decision to offer millions of dollars to help capture three top Kurdish PKK militants but said Washington must also break its alliance with Kurdish militias in northern Syria. Washington pledged up to $5 million for information which could lead to the arrest of… Continue reading TURKEY: U.S MUST BREAK FROM SYRIAN KURDS AFTER PKK REWARD OFFER