TURKEY CALLS FOR END TO NATO’S MIGRANT MISSION IN AEGEAN SEA

Sourced : OANN By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold Turkey is seeking an end to NATO’s counter-migration mission in the Aegean Sea and it is telling the U.S.-led alliance that the sharp drop in refugees trying to get to Greece means there is no longer a need for warships to patrol its coast. Turkish Defence… Continue reading TURKEY CALLS FOR END TO NATO’S MIGRANT MISSION IN AEGEAN SEA

IZVESTIA : MOSCOW SHARING INTELLIGENCE WITH ANKARA ON SYRIA

Sourced : TASS Russia has already started cooperating with Turkey on exchanging intelligence data needed for carrying out the Operation Euphrates Shield in Syria. According to Izvestia, the agreement was reached during last week’s talks between Russian and Turkish Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Experts believe that cooperating with Ankara on Syria may… Continue reading IZVESTIA : MOSCOW SHARING INTELLIGENCE WITH ANKARA ON SYRIA

SYRIAN ARMY SAYS IT WILL “BRING DOWN” ANY TURKISH WAR PLANE IN ITS AIRSPACE (Video)

Sourced Hurriyet The Syrian military said on Oct. 20 that it would bring down any Turkish war planes entering Syrian air space, a response to air strikes carried out by Turkey overnight in northern Syria. “Any attempt to once again breach Syrian airspace by Turkish war planes will be dealt with and they will be… Continue reading SYRIAN ARMY SAYS IT WILL “BRING DOWN” ANY TURKISH WAR PLANE IN ITS AIRSPACE (Video)

CLINTON MILITARY ADVISOR OUTLINES 4-STEP PLAN FOR DEFEATING ISIS

Sourced : CNBC By : Elizabeth Gurdus It’s time for America to get aggressive with ISIS, retired Adm. James Stavridis, former NATO supreme allied commander and current Hillary Clinton advisor, said Tuesday. Stavridis detailed a four-step plan for defeating the terrorist group on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” where he made a case for a significant military… Continue reading CLINTON MILITARY ADVISOR OUTLINES 4-STEP PLAN FOR DEFEATING ISIS

EUROPEAN NAVIES TO TEST AMPHBIOUS CAPABILITIES DURING EMERALD MOVE 2016

Sourced : Naval Today Navy ships and personnel from eight European countries are set to begin the second European amphibious exercise Emerald Move 2016 (ERMO) off the coast of the Italian island of Sardinia on Monday, October 3. The ERMO 16 is an undertaking of the European Amphibious Initiative (EAI), an organization which aims to… Continue reading EUROPEAN NAVIES TO TEST AMPHBIOUS CAPABILITIES DURING EMERALD MOVE 2016

POST-BREXIT, EU MOVES TOWARD DEEPER MILITARY INTEGRATION

Sourced : The Times By Bruno Waterfield EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini told ambassadors yesterday she would table the “road map” to take advantage of “political space” opened by the Brexit vote. Her plans for military structures able “to act autonomously” from NATO have led to fears that the EU is seeking to rival… Continue reading POST-BREXIT, EU MOVES TOWARD DEEPER MILITARY INTEGRATION

TURKEY IN TALKS WITH EUROSAM FOR THE LONG-RANGE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SAMP/T ASTER 30

Sourced Sabah By : Ali Unal Turkey is in talks with the Italian-French consortium Eurosam to purchase the SAMP/T Aster 30, a long-range missile defense system, Daily Sabah has learned from government sources. Despite speculation about Turkey’s possible purchase of a Russian S-400 missile system following the recent Russian-Turkish rapprochement, Turkey is edging toward purchasing… Continue reading TURKEY IN TALKS WITH EUROSAM FOR THE LONG-RANGE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SAMP/T ASTER 30

REASSESING U.S MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS IN TURKEY AFTER THE JULY 2016 ATTEMPTED COUP D’ETAT

Sourced : Real Clear Defense By Eric S. Edelman (Senior Advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, as well as former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy) The modern Republic of Turkey remains one of the “pivotal” states in the international system. The country’s role as a U.S.… Continue reading REASSESING U.S MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS IN TURKEY AFTER THE JULY 2016 ATTEMPTED COUP D’ETAT

MOD SIGNS £184 MILLION CONTRACT TO SECURE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES FOR THE F-35B

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract worth around £184 million to ensure the Royal Navy’s new supersonic stealth combat aircraft will continue to be equipped with the latest air-to-air missile. Designed and manufactured in the UK, ASRAAM is an advanced heat-seeking weapon which will give Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy F-35B… Continue reading MOD SIGNS £184 MILLION CONTRACT TO SECURE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES FOR THE F-35B

US MOVES NUCLEAR WEAPONS FROM TURKEY TO ROMANIA

Sourced : Euractiv.com Two independent sources told EurActiv.com that the US has started transferring nuclear weapons stationed in Turkey to Romania, against the background of worsening relations between Washington and Ankara . According to one of the sources, the transfer has been very challenging in technical and political terms. “It’s not easy to move 20+… Continue reading US MOVES NUCLEAR WEAPONS FROM TURKEY TO ROMANIA