Sourced: Naval Today US Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and its associated carrier strike group are getting underway from Norfolk on Wednesday to start a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Middle East. Ships accompanying the aircraft carrier include guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), guided-missile destroyers USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), USS… Continue reading USS HARRY S.TRUMAN AND 5 DESTROYERS DEPLOYING TO EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
ISRAEL PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE IRANIAN RETALIATION AFTER STRIKE ON SYRIAN BASE
Sourced: Ha’aretz By Amos Harel and Yaniv Kubovich Iran directly threatened Israel on Tuesday following an airstrike on a Syrian air force Monday that killed at least seven Iranian advisers. Israel is taking the Iranian threats very seriously: The northern border is on high alert amid concerns of a possible revenge attack by Iran or… Continue reading ISRAEL PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE IRANIAN RETALIATION AFTER STRIKE ON SYRIAN BASE
MATITS CANCELS WEEKEND TRAVEL PLANS AS SYRIA RESPONSE LOOMS
Sourced: Shephard Media The US Defense Secretary has cancelled weekend travel plans, a US official said 10 April as the Pentagon works with the White House on a response to a suspected chemical attack in Syria. The change of plans comes as US President Donald Trump shelved his first trip to Latin America, scheduled for… Continue reading MATITS CANCELS WEEKEND TRAVEL PLANS AS SYRIA RESPONSE LOOMS
TURKISH HELICOPTER FLIES NEAR ISLET OF RO, GREEK TROOPS FIRE WARNING SHOTS
Sourced: EKathimerini A Turkish helicopter flew around the perimeter of the eastern Greek islet of Ro, west of the Dodecanese island of Kastellorizo, at a low altitude late on Monday, Kathimerini reported. The helicopter left the area after Greek troops reportedly responded by firing tracer rounds as a warning. It was not clear what type… Continue reading TURKISH HELICOPTER FLIES NEAR ISLET OF RO, GREEK TROOPS FIRE WARNING SHOTS
SAUDI ARABIA TO TURN SALWA LAND PORT WITH QATAR INTO CANAL
Sourced: Xinhua Saudi border guards have taken over Salwa land port with Qatar to launch a project to turn it to a canal, a process that will cut off all land borders with Qatar, Sabq local online news reported. Sources confirmed to the news portal that the project would be financed by Saudi and UAE… Continue reading SAUDI ARABIA TO TURN SALWA LAND PORT WITH QATAR INTO CANAL
KIM JONG UN WILL NOT GIVE UP NORTH KOREA’S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Sourced: Brookings By Evans J.R. Revere President Donald J. Trump’s upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be an historic encounter between two supremely self-confident, headstrong, and mercurial men, each seeking the other’s surrender. The irresistible force of Donald Trump, whose administration has declared it will never accept, allow, or tolerate a North… Continue reading KIM JONG UN WILL NOT GIVE UP NORTH KOREA’S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
GERMANY, FRANCE TO JOINTLY DEVELOP NEW MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT
Sourced: Defence World Germany plans to sign a letter of intent with France to jointly develop a new maritime patrol aircraft later this month. German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and her French counterpart Florence Parly plan to sign a letter of intent on 27 April, German Navy said in a statement last Friday.… Continue reading GERMANY, FRANCE TO JOINTLY DEVELOP NEW MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT
WHAT IS THE US GOING TO DO ABOUT SYRIA NOW ?
Sourced: Defense One By Uri Friedman Donald Trump says there will be a “big price to pay” for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s suspected use of chemical weapons in the rebel-controlled town of Douma outside Damascus. But what exactly could that mean? Beyond responding to this particular attack, what can the United States really do about… Continue reading WHAT IS THE US GOING TO DO ABOUT SYRIA NOW ?
ISRAEL LAUNCHES AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA AIR BASE
Sourced: Middle East Monitor Israeli jets fired eight guided missiles at an airbase in Syria’s Homs province, five of which were intercepted, the Russian Defence Ministry said today. “On April 9 from 03.25 to 03.53 Moscow time, two F-15 jets of Israeli Air Forces, without entering Syrian air space, from territory of Lebanon, fired eight… Continue reading ISRAEL LAUNCHES AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA AIR BASE
US STATE DEPARTMENT APPROVES LICENSE FOR SUB TECH SALES TO TAIWAN
Sourced: Defense News By: Mike Yeo The State Department has given the go-ahead for American defense companies to market submarine technology to Taiwan to aid in its quest to locally develop and build its own submarines. According to media reports from Taiwan, the Ministry of National Defense spokesman Maj. Gen. Chen Chung-chi and presidential office… Continue reading US STATE DEPARTMENT APPROVES LICENSE FOR SUB TECH SALES TO TAIWAN