Source: Brisbanetimes By David Wroe Britain is strongly tipped to win the hard-fought contest to design and build Australia’s new $35 billion fleet of naval frigates in a move that would firm up the partnership with a key ally at a time of international political uncertainty. Sources in Canberra and defence industry circles said it… Continue reading AUSTRALIA TIPPED TO BUY BRITISH FRIGATES IN $35 BILLION DEAL
RUSSIA TO START BUILDING FIRST NUCLEAR-POWERED DESTROYER IN 2020
Source: Defenseworld Russia will begin work on building the first nuclear powered combined guided missile destroyer for the Navy in 2020, Navy Deputy Commander-in-Chief for Armament said. “A preliminary design [of the destroyer] has been made. Following its results, we are now making the necessary decision and work on its technical design will begin shortly… Continue reading RUSSIA TO START BUILDING FIRST NUCLEAR-POWERED DESTROYER IN 2020
NAVY COLUMBIA-CLASS SSBN QUIETING “ELECTRIC DRIVE” – STEALTHIEST SUB EVER ?
Source: Fox News By Kris Osborn The Navy has now issued at least one-fourth of the design work and begun further advancing work on systems such as a stealthy “electric drive” propulsion system for the emerging nuclear-armed Columbia-Class ballistic missile submarines by 2021. “Of the required design disclosures (drawings), 26-percent have been issued, and the… Continue reading NAVY COLUMBIA-CLASS SSBN QUIETING “ELECTRIC DRIVE” – STEALTHIEST SUB EVER ?
FRANCE & GERMANY KICK OFF RACE FOR “QUANTUM LEAPS” IN AIRCRAFT AND TANK TECH
Source: Defense News By: Sebastian Sprenger The defense ministers of Germany and France have inked new agreements for the joint development of a new combat aircraft and a next-generation tank, key programs that could shape the European defense landscape for decades to come. Ursula von der Leyen and Florence Parly signed the letters of intent… Continue reading FRANCE & GERMANY KICK OFF RACE FOR “QUANTUM LEAPS” IN AIRCRAFT AND TANK TECH
WHY THE NEW U.S SPACE FORCE IS NOT AS WHACKY AS THE INTERNET SUGGESTS
Source: The Aviationist By Tom Demerly U.S. President Donald Trump launched a thousand memes when he announced the creation of a new military branch, a “U.S. Space Force” during a meeting of the National Space Council at the White House on Monday, June 18, 2018. The President told reporters that the new U.S. Space Force… Continue reading WHY THE NEW U.S SPACE FORCE IS NOT AS WHACKY AS THE INTERNET SUGGESTS
RUSSIA UPGRADES NUCLEAR WEAPONS STORAGE SITE IN KALININGRAD
Source: FAS By Hans M. Kristensen During the past two years, the Russian military has carried out a major renovation of what appears to be an active nuclear weapons storage site in the Kaliningrad region, about 50 kilometers from the Polish border. A Digital Globe satellite image purchased via Getty Images, and several other satellite… Continue reading RUSSIA UPGRADES NUCLEAR WEAPONS STORAGE SITE IN KALININGRAD
ISRAEL’S NUCLEAR WEAPONS: THE WORST-KEPT MILITARY SECRET ON THE PLANET
Source: The National Interest By Robert Farley The idea that Israel might lose a conventional war seems ridiculous now, but the origins of the Israeli nuclear program lay in the fear that the Arab states would develop a decisive military advantage that they could use to inflict battlefield defeats. This came close to happening during… Continue reading ISRAEL’S NUCLEAR WEAPONS: THE WORST-KEPT MILITARY SECRET ON THE PLANET
F-35A SALE TO TURKEY IN JEOPARDY FOLLOWING US SENATE VOTE
Source: Defenseworld The United States Senate approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2019 on Monday putting a question mark over the proposed sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. The NDAA obliges the Secretary of Defense to present a report regarding the potential purchase of the S-400 air and missile defense… Continue reading F-35A SALE TO TURKEY IN JEOPARDY FOLLOWING US SENATE VOTE
FORMER ISRAELI MINISTER GONEN SEGEV CHARGED WITH SPYING FOR IRAN
Source: Times of Israel By Judah Ari Gross and Raoul Wootliff Former minister Gonen Segev was charged last week with spying for Iran, giving Israel’s arch-foe sensitive information about locations of security centers and the country’s energy industry, the Shin Bet security service said Monday. He was allegedly an active agent at the time of… Continue reading FORMER ISRAELI MINISTER GONEN SEGEV CHARGED WITH SPYING FOR IRAN
US COALITION BOMBS SYRIAN ARMY TROOPS IN EAST SYRIA
By Leith Aboufadel The US-led Coalition has alegedly bombed the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops in the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate tonight. According to a military report from Deir Ezzor, the US-led Coalition bombed the Syrian Army’s positions near the town of Al-Harri, which is located right next to the border-city of… Continue reading US COALITION BOMBS SYRIAN ARMY TROOPS IN EAST SYRIA