Sourced : Navy Recognition During IDEF 2017, the international defense exhibition held in Istanbul, Turkish company STM signed a LOI (letter of intent) with German Shipbuilding group ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). Talking to Navy Recognition, an STM representative explained that the LOI calls for cooperation between the two companies on a potential contract to built… Continue reading STM & TKMS SIGNED LOI ON TYPE 214 SUBMARINES FOR INDONESIAN NAVY
PAKISTAN AGREED TO BUY FOUR TURKISH ADA CLASS CORVETTES
Sourced : Shephard By Tim Fish An agreement was signed at IDEF on 10 May between Turkish shipbuilder STM and Pakistan’s Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW), which would be the company that would build some of the MiLGEM vessels. A spokesperson from STM said that the deal is about 90% complete and SSM announced… Continue reading PAKISTAN AGREED TO BUY FOUR TURKISH ADA CLASS CORVETTES
GREEK COURT JAILS 2 SWEDISH MEN OVER ISIS MEMBERSHIP
Sourced : ekathimerini A Greek court has convicted two Swedish nationals of belonging to the Islamic State group, and sentenced them to 15 years imprisonment. The men’s lawyer says they were also found guilty of arms possession – a pair of hunting knives – with the intent of supplying a terrorist group. The men, aged… Continue reading GREEK COURT JAILS 2 SWEDISH MEN OVER ISIS MEMBERSHIP
INDIAN ARMY DESTROYS PAKISTANI BUNKER ALONG THE LINE OF CONTROL IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR (Video)
Sourced : Deccan Chronicle By Yusuf Jameel The Indian troops has destroyed a Pakistani bunker along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir by firing an anti-tank guided missile, shows a video that has gone viral on social media. The action is being seen by many as retaliation to May 1 intrusion in… Continue reading INDIAN ARMY DESTROYS PAKISTANI BUNKER ALONG THE LINE OF CONTROL IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR (Video)
PENTAGON TRIES TO EASE TURKEY’S CONCERNS WITH ARMING KURDS IN SYRIA
Sourced : The Washington Times By Lolita C. Baldor U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis made clear Thursday that America is committed to protecting Turkey after angering its NATO ally with a deal to arm anti-Islamic State fighters in Syria that Turkey considers terrorists. Mattis stressed the enduring nature of the U.S.- Turkey relationship in a… Continue reading PENTAGON TRIES TO EASE TURKEY’S CONCERNS WITH ARMING KURDS IN SYRIA
USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN-78) TO BEGIN ACCEPTANCE TRIALS THIS MONTH
Sourced : USNI News By: Megan Eckstein The first-in-class aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will head to sea by the end of the month for its last set of trials before the Navy accepts delivery of the ship and commissions it into the fleet, the acting Navy secretary said today. Sean Stackley told reporters… Continue reading USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN-78) TO BEGIN ACCEPTANCE TRIALS THIS MONTH
THE PENTAGON WOULD CONSIDER SENDING MORE U.S. TROOPS TO SOMALIA
Sourced : Military Times By: Andrew deGrandpre The Trump administration would consider deploying additional U.S. troops to Somalia should the troubled African nation request greater military aid to combat al-Qaida loyalists there, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis indicated Thursday. “That’s a decision we’ll take if it’s broached to us, and we’ll decide yes or no,” Mattis… Continue reading THE PENTAGON WOULD CONSIDER SENDING MORE U.S. TROOPS TO SOMALIA
RUSSIA TO ARM T-50 5TH GENERATION FIGHTER JET WITH Kh-35UE ANTI-SHIP CRUISE MISSILE
Sourced : The Diplomat By Franz-Stefan Gady Russia’s fifth-generation T-50 (PAK FA) multi-role fighter jet will be armed with an extended range Kh-35UE tactical cruise missile, according to Russian media reports citing the missile’s developer, Russian defense contractor Tactical Missile’s Corporation JSC. Russian defense experts speaking to Izvestia newspaper claim that the potential new armament… Continue reading RUSSIA TO ARM T-50 5TH GENERATION FIGHTER JET WITH Kh-35UE ANTI-SHIP CRUISE MISSILE
SO TRUMP IS ARMING KURDS…THEN WHAT ?
Sourced : Defense One By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Council on Foreign Relations An overnight decision months in the making is now official U.S. policy: America will directly arm the Syrian Kurds. NATO ally Turkey may see Syrian Kurdish fighters as terrorists, but the Pentagon sees them as the most effective local force in the fight… Continue reading SO TRUMP IS ARMING KURDS…THEN WHAT ?
TOP U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL : SECURITY SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN WILL “MOST CERTAINLY DETERIORATE”
Sourced : The Washington Free Beacon By: Natalie Johnson Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told Congress on Thursday that the security environment in Afghanistan will worsen over the next year amid a deadlock in the nation’s drawn-out war. “The intelligence community assesses that the political and security situation in Afghanistan will almost certainly deteriorate… Continue reading TOP U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL : SECURITY SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN WILL “MOST CERTAINLY DETERIORATE”