NORTH KOREA TEST FIRES BALLISTIC MISSILE THAT CAN HIT ALMOST ANYWHERE IN USA

Sourced : The National Interest By Dave Majumdar After a months-long lull in activity, North Korea test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on what appears to have been a lofted trajectory. According to the Pentagon, the weapon flew for a distance of one thousand kilometers before splashing down near Japan. Very few details were… Continue reading NORTH KOREA TEST FIRES BALLISTIC MISSILE THAT CAN HIT ALMOST ANYWHERE IN USA

BND SETS SIGHTS ON BALKANS FOCUSES ON BOSNIA

Sourced : DW The German Intelligence Agency (BND) is increasingly concerned about Islamist tendencies in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Berliner Zeitung daily newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing sources from the intelligence community. The agency is allegedly also turning its attention to the whole of the volatile Balkan region. For generations, the Muslim population in multi-ethnic Bosnia has… Continue reading BND SETS SIGHTS ON BALKANS FOCUSES ON BOSNIA

ISRAEL MOUNTS IRON DOME DEFENCE SYSTEM ON WARSHIP (Video)

Sourced : Yahoo.com Israel mounted a battery of its Iron Dome anti-missile system on a warship Monday, as the vaunted rocket interceptor went operational at sea for the first time, senior officers said. Israel Air Force Brigadier General Zvika Haimovitch said the battery fitted to the corvette Lahav underwent a successful “live-fire test” and would… Continue reading ISRAEL MOUNTS IRON DOME DEFENCE SYSTEM ON WARSHIP (Video)

TURKEY’S NATIONAL COMBAT JET TF-X TO FLY BY 2023

Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s national combat jet TF-X will become operational by 2023, Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli has vowed. “We will complete all the steps as soon as possible. There will be no delay,” Canikli told reporters in London on Nov. 27. Read more at : http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-national-combat-jet-tf-x-to-fly-by-2023-minister-123171

JAPAN AND UK TO COLLABORATE ON NEW MISSILE DEVELOPMENT

Sourced : NIKKEI Asian Review Japan will team with the U.K. to develop an air-to-air missile, Tokyo’s first defense equipment project with a partner other than the U.S. and a potential turning point for the country’s arms export policy. The planned weapon will incorporate a powerful radar system developed by Mitsubishi Electric into European manufacturer… Continue reading JAPAN AND UK TO COLLABORATE ON NEW MISSILE DEVELOPMENT

RUSSIA TO UPGRADE TU-22M3 STRATEGIC BOMBERS IN 2018

Sourced : TASS The upgrade of operational Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range missile-carrying bombers will begin in 2018, Tupolev Aircraft Company CEO Alexander Konyukhov told TASS on Friday. “The first heavily upgraded Tu-22M3 will take to the skies in 2018. Also in that year, the modernization of operational aircraft will begin in compliance with the new state… Continue reading RUSSIA TO UPGRADE TU-22M3 STRATEGIC BOMBERS IN 2018

CHINESE ICBM DF-41 MATURES CONSIDERABLY WILL SERVE PLA WITHIN MONTHS

Sourced : Global Times By Deng Xiaoci China’s next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) – the Dongfeng-41 – could be in the People Liberation Army’s (PLA) lineup as early as the first half of 2018. Media reports say that the Dongfeng-41 ICBM recently underwent another test, the eighth since it was first announced in 2012. The… Continue reading CHINESE ICBM DF-41 MATURES CONSIDERABLY WILL SERVE PLA WITHIN MONTHS

AGAIN, CHINA DOES OT WANT WAR WITH THE U.S.A

(121125) -- LIAONING AIRCRAFT CARRIER, Nov. 25, 2012 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo shows China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, sailing on the sea. China has successfully conducted flight landing on its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. After its delivery to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Sept. 25, the aircraft carrier has undergone a series of sailing and technological tests, including the flight of the carrier-borne J-15. Capabilities of the carrier platform and the J-15 have been tested, meeting all requirements and achieving good compatibility, the PLA Navy said. Designed by and made in China, the J-15 is able to carry multi-type anti-ship, air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, as well as precision-guided bombs. The J-15 has comprehensive capabilities comparable to those of the Russian Su-33 jet and the U.S. F-18, military experts estimated. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

Sourced : The Diplomat By Charlotte Gao On November 14 — days after U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing —  the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), one of the most prominent U.S. think tanks based in Washington D.C., held a debate on the proposition of “a growing risk of war between the… Continue reading AGAIN, CHINA DOES OT WANT WAR WITH THE U.S.A

A SHORT VIOLENT EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE END OF THE MISSING ARGENTINE SUBMARINE

Sourced : Business Insider An abnormal sound detected in the South Atlantic ocean around the time that an Argentine navy submarine sent its last signal last week was “consistent with an explosion,” a navy spokesman said on Thursday. Spokesman Enrique Balbi described the blast in the morning of Nov. 15 as “abnormal, singular, short, violent”… Continue reading A SHORT VIOLENT EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE END OF THE MISSING ARGENTINE SUBMARINE