Source: Navy Recognition The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of six (6) P-8A Patrol Aircraft for an estimated cost of $2.10 billion. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has requested to buy six (6) P-8A Patrol Aircraft, which includes: nine (9) Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint… Continue reading US APPROVES SALE OF P-8A MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT TO SOUTH KOREA
ERDOGAN SAYS TURKEY TO INCREASE MILITARY TROOPS IN NORTH OF CYPRUS
Source: Ekathimerini Turkey is planning to increase its military presence but will not be opening a base in the occupied north of Cyprus, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. “We will not decrease the number of our soldiers there but on the contrary, we will increase them,” Erdogan told reporters on en route… Continue reading ERDOGAN SAYS TURKEY TO INCREASE MILITARY TROOPS IN NORTH OF CYPRUS
SYRIA ACCIDENTLY SHOT DOWN A RUSSIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT
By Barbara Starr, Ryan Browne and Nathan Hodge, CNN Syria inadvertently shot down a Russian military plane after an Israeli attack on Syrian positions, killing 15 people on board, Moscow said. The Russian military said Tuesday that the Russian maritime patrol aircraft was shot by by Syrian regime anti-aircraft artillery amid the Israeli attack on… Continue reading SYRIA ACCIDENTLY SHOT DOWN A RUSSIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT
TURKEY SENDS MILITARY REINFORCEMENTS TO IDLIB PROVINCE IN SYRIA
Source: Proto Thema Turkey’s military has sent its most significant batch of reinforcements to the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib in weeks, reports said Monday, as Ankara seeks to prevent a Moscow-backed assault by forces of President Bashar al-Assad. The reports came as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepared to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin… Continue reading TURKEY SENDS MILITARY REINFORCEMENTS TO IDLIB PROVINCE IN SYRIA
ISRAEL, TURKEY SAID IN TALKS TO REPAIR RELATIONS RETURN ENVOYS
Source Times of Israel Israel and Turkey are holding backchannel talks in a bid to restore the all-but-severed diplomatic relations between the two nations. After the violent protests on the Gaza border in May in which over 60 Palestinians, most of them members of Hamas and other terror groups, were killed, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip… Continue reading ISRAEL, TURKEY SAID IN TALKS TO REPAIR RELATIONS RETURN ENVOYS
CHINESE NAVY STRETCHED KILO CLASS SUBMARINE
Source: H I Sutton A video capture posted on Chinese media on 9th September 2018 shows the Chinese Navy’s stretched Pr. 877EKM KILO Class submarine. The vessel has a hull insert approximately 15 meters long. The increased space most likely accommodates an Air Independent Power (AIP) system to increase the submarine’s stealth in littoral environments.… Continue reading CHINESE NAVY STRETCHED KILO CLASS SUBMARINE
RESTRICTIONS ON SALE OF F-35 TO TURKEY UPHELD IN USA
Source: Ekathimerini A joint US House and Senate conference committee upheld on Thursday restrictions on the sale of Russian F-35s to Turkey in its report on the Department of Defense Appropriations bill for 2019, Greek-American media have reported. The decision, which US President Trump will decide whether to pass into law on October 1, temporarily… Continue reading RESTRICTIONS ON SALE OF F-35 TO TURKEY UPHELD IN USA
RUSSIAN WARSHIPS HOLD DRILLS IN BERING SEA IN HUGE MILITARY EXERCISE
Source: Al Arabiya Russian warships held drills in the Bering Sea which separates Russia from Alaska, part of Moscow’s biggest military maneuvers since the fall of the Soviet Union, footage aired by the Ministry of Defense showed on Friday. The Vostok-2018 (East-2018) drills, which run until Sept. 17, are taking place in Siberia and in… Continue reading RUSSIAN WARSHIPS HOLD DRILLS IN BERING SEA IN HUGE MILITARY EXERCISE
NEW ALLIANCE EMERGES IN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN TO RESHAPE REGIONAL SECURITY LANDSCAPE
By Peter Korzun Source: Strategic Culture Foundation The military-political landscape in Europe and the Mediterranean is changing. NATO is not as unified as it once was, and Turkey’s membership has become more of a formality than a real thing. A pro-US group consisting of Great Britain, Poland, and the Baltic States has emerged as part… Continue reading NEW ALLIANCE EMERGES IN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN TO RESHAPE REGIONAL SECURITY LANDSCAPE
CHINA GETS CLOSER TO ITS DREAM OF A BLUE WATER NAVY WITH RAPID EXPANSION OF AFRICA BASE
Source: The Print By Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) Just last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke to leaders of African nations, welcoming them on his “development express”. This strategy has seen China’s exports to Africa increase by 55 per cent in the last five years. Beijing is also increasingly exporting weapons systems to African countries.… Continue reading CHINA GETS CLOSER TO ITS DREAM OF A BLUE WATER NAVY WITH RAPID EXPANSION OF AFRICA BASE