Royal Navy amphibious assault ship, HMS Bulwark, has returned to Plymouth from operations in the Mediterranean after leading a major Royal Navy deployment. The Plymouth-based ship was leading this year’s exercise Cougar comprising exercises with the French Navy off Corsica and then Exercise Trident Juncture, the largest NATO exercise for a decade involving 30 nations,… Continue reading HMS BULWARK RETURNS TO PLYMOUTH
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PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PARTNERS WITH NATO ON STRATEGY AND SECURITY MASTERS DEGREE
Plymouth University has signed a pioneering partnership agreement with NATO’s Maritime Operational Training Centre that will lead to the launch of a new masters degree in strategy and maritime security. The programme, which will be delivered jointly by the University and the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC), will enable serving military personnel from… Continue reading PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PARTNERS WITH NATO ON STRATEGY AND SECURITY MASTERS DEGREE
NATO TESTS ITS READINESS IN THE BALTICS
NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) trains for the first time in the Baltic States. The ARRC is one of the nine High Readiness Headquarters which can be quickly dispatched to lead NATO troops on missions within or beyond the territory of NATO member states. Officers and soldiers of the ARRC are taking part in… Continue reading NATO TESTS ITS READINESS IN THE BALTICS
TURKEY SCRAPS HQ-9/FD-2000 CHINESE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM AFTER TWO YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS
Turkey’s defense ministry said on Wednesday that it had canceled the $3.4 billion (3.19 billion-euro) tender with a Chinese company to procure 12 air defence/antiballistic missile systems and in a second phase to co-develop a new indigenous long-range/high-altitude missile defense system to defend its airspace against warplanes and missile attack. NATO had become alarmed by… Continue reading TURKEY SCRAPS HQ-9/FD-2000 CHINESE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM AFTER TWO YEARS OF NEGOTIATIONS
CHINA TESTS A NEW EXOATMOSPHERIC MISSILE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING OUT U.S. SATELLITES
A month ago China tested a new exoatmospheric missile, which would be able to destroy U.S. satellites. The Dong Neng-3 Exoatmospheric Vehicle (DN-3) was tested on the 30th of October this year at Korla Missile Test Complex in western China. The DN-3 is a direct-ascent missile, designed to ram enemy satellites and destroy them. This… Continue reading CHINA TESTS A NEW EXOATMOSPHERIC MISSILE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING OUT U.S. SATELLITES
SIX F-15C ARRIVE AT INCIRLIK AIR BASE IN TURKEY
(Press Release) RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, US Air Force in Europe, Germany Six F-15C Eagles arrived at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Nov. 6, 2015 in a demonstration of the United States unwavering support for Turkish sovereignty and the collective security of the region. The USAFE-AFAFRICA F-15s were deployed after the Government of Turkey requested support in… Continue reading SIX F-15C ARRIVE AT INCIRLIK AIR BASE IN TURKEY
TRIDENT JUNCTURE SUCCESS FOR ROYAL NAVY
Played out like a battlefield re-enactment, NATO representatives witnessed Royal Marines, from 45 Commando, simulate the storming of a beach in Troia, Portugal. Working alongside US marines the men from Zulu Company, 45 Cdo, came ashore in landing craft from HMS Bulwark before retaking a peninsula from hostile enemies; while that was happening Portuguese marines… Continue reading TRIDENT JUNCTURE SUCCESS FOR ROYAL NAVY
A VIEW FROM THE GROUND: THE LAND COMPONENT OF TRIDENT JUNCTURE 2015
The capabilities of NATO’s land forces are being put to the test during Exercise Trident Juncture 2015: the largest military exercise of the Alliance in more than a decade. Land forces from 16 NATO Allies are participating in the exercise together with air, maritime and special operations forces to improve their readiness and ability to… Continue reading A VIEW FROM THE GROUND: THE LAND COMPONENT OF TRIDENT JUNCTURE 2015
FINLAND, GREECE AND TURKEY TO JOIN THE NATO CCD COE
Three more NATO countries, Finland, Greece and Turkey will officially join the NATO Collective Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence (CCD COE) based in Tallinn. The ceremony of accession for the three NATO countries to the CCD COE will take place on the 3rd of November. The NATO Collective Cyber Defense Center of Excellence is a… Continue reading FINLAND, GREECE AND TURKEY TO JOIN THE NATO CCD COE
CAMCOPTER® S-100 COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL TRIALS FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY
(Press Release) Austria / South Africa, 27 October 2015 Schiebels CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) continues its successful shipboard trials when demonstrating its outstanding capabilities to the South African Navy from 20 to 23 October 2015 at False Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. The maritime environment holds unique demands for situational awareness and timely… Continue reading CAMCOPTER® S-100 COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL TRIALS FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY