Sourced : Military Times Turkey’s defense minister says a lack of support from Turkey’s NATO allies in its operation to clear the Islamic State group from a town in northern Syria is leading many to question the country’s permission for the U.S.-led coalition to use its air base. In the past few weeks, Turkey has… Continue reading TURKEY MAKES VEILED THREAT OVER INCIRLIK
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BRITISH MoD : 2017 IS THE YEAR OF THE ROYAL NAVY
Sourced Naval Today The British Ministry of Defence said that 2017 is set to be the year of the Royal Navy as it prepares to welcome new ships to the fleet. “We are investing billions in growing the Royal Navy for the first time in a generation with new aircraft carriers, submarines, frigates, patrol vessels… Continue reading BRITISH MoD : 2017 IS THE YEAR OF THE ROYAL NAVY
2,900 EXPLOSIONS IN A DAY – HEAVY ARTILLERY AND TANK FIRE RETURNS TO THE FRONT LINE IN UKRAINE
Sourced : The Washington Post By Thomas Gibbons-Neff An early morning artillery barrage started the latest bloody scrap in eastern Ukraine Sunday as Russian-backed militants and government troops clashed near the town of Svitlodarsk. A spokesman for the Ukrainian military, Col. Andriy Lysenko, said that five soldiers were killed and 16 wounded during the day-long… Continue reading 2,900 EXPLOSIONS IN A DAY – HEAVY ARTILLERY AND TANK FIRE RETURNS TO THE FRONT LINE IN UKRAINE
RUSSIA WILL RESPOND IF NATO ESTABLISHES MILITARY GROUP IN BLACK SEA
Sourced : Sputnik Russia will give an adequate response to the strengthening of NATO’s military infrastructure near its borders, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s European Cooperation Department told Sputnik Thursday. “The bolstering of NATO military infrastructure near Russia’s borders will continue and we will respond to it appropriately,” Andrei Kelin said. He added… Continue reading RUSSIA WILL RESPOND IF NATO ESTABLISHES MILITARY GROUP IN BLACK SEA
ROYAL NAVY’S SUPPORT SHIP COMPLETES MARATHON MEDITERRANEAN MISSION
Home with just seven days to spare before Christmas Day are the sailors and Royal Marines on RFA Mounts Bay which has completed a marathon deployment in the Mediterranean. The amphibious support ship has been away from home for 349 days as one of the first vessels to deploy in 2016… and last to return.… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY’S SUPPORT SHIP COMPLETES MARATHON MEDITERRANEAN MISSION
TRUMP SHOULD HALT US MISSILE – DEFENCE PLANS IN EUROPE
Sourced : Defence One By Joe Cirincione & Tytti Erästö The one constant in Donald Trump’s foreign-policy views has been his desire to improve relations with Moscow. “There’s nothing I can think of that I’d rather do than have Russia friendly, as opposed to the way they are right now,” he said in July, a… Continue reading TRUMP SHOULD HALT US MISSILE – DEFENCE PLANS IN EUROPE
“PUTIN’S RASPUTIN” PUSHES RUSSIAN ALLIANCE IN TURKISH PARLIAMENT VISIT TO AKP
Sourced : Al Monitor By Amberin Zaman Today’s guest roster at the Turkish parliament offered an intriguing glimpse of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “New Turkey.” While Western ambassadors in Ankara showed solidarity with the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) over the detentions of its leaders, in a nearby chamber the ruling Justice and Development Party… Continue reading “PUTIN’S RASPUTIN” PUSHES RUSSIAN ALLIANCE IN TURKISH PARLIAMENT VISIT TO AKP
NATO OPERATION SEA GUARDIAN KICKS OFF IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Sourced : NATO Today, NATO begins a new standing maritime security operation in the Mediterranean Sea named Operation Sea Guardian. Three NATO ships and two submarines – the Italian frigate ITS Aviere, the Bulgarian frigate BGS Verni, the Turkish frigate TCG Gemlik, the Greek submarine HS Papanikolis and the Spanish submarine ESPS Mistral – will… Continue reading NATO OPERATION SEA GUARDIAN KICKS OFF IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
NATO MAY NOT BE READY TO FIGHT RUSSIA
Sourced : The National Interst By Ian Brzezinski and Nicholas Varangis Military exercises are a critical means of testing, refining and demonstrating readiness for combat operations. In February 2015, we published a chart comparing the magnitudes of military exercises conducted by NATO and Russia. The contrast was jarring, with Russian exercises dwarfing those of NATO.… Continue reading NATO MAY NOT BE READY TO FIGHT RUSSIA
NATO AGREES TO EXPAND NAVAL, AIR PATROLS IN BLACK SEA
Sourced : EURASIA.NET by Joshua Kucera NATO has agreed to come up with a “coordination body” to manage activity in the Black Sea, a step toward formalizing a NATO presence in the region that Russia considers to be its sphere of influence. Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey — the three NATO members on the Black Sea… Continue reading NATO AGREES TO EXPAND NAVAL, AIR PATROLS IN BLACK SEA