Sourced : Strategy Page Recent developments in Chinese ballistic missile and warhead technology indicate that China not only has a missile warhead that is maneuverable but can, when mounted on new, longer range missiles, can hit U.S. carriers or small land targets over 3,000 kilometers away. The various components of such a system began to… Continue reading STRATEGIC WEAPONS : CHINA BOOSTS RANGE AND ACCURACY
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TURKEY WANTS JOINT OPERATION WITH USA IN SYRIA, BUT WITHOUT KURDS
Sourced : Sputniknews Turkey is discussing with the USA a joint special operation in Syria on condition that it does not include Kurdish militia forces, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. “If we join forces, they [USA] have their own special forces and we have our special forces,” the minister was quoted as saying by… Continue reading TURKEY WANTS JOINT OPERATION WITH USA IN SYRIA, BUT WITHOUT KURDS
RUSSIA FLIGHT TESTS A–235 NUDOL ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILE
Sourced : The Washington Free Beacon By: Bill Gertz Russia conducted a successful flight test of a developmental anti-satellite missile on Wednesday that is capable of destroying satellites in orbit, American defense officials said. The A–235 Nudol direct ascent anti-satellite missile was launched from the Plesetsk test launch facility, located 500 miles north of Moscow,… Continue reading RUSSIA FLIGHT TESTS A–235 NUDOL ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILE
CAN ALLIES COUNTER THE RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET ? NATO MULLS A PLAN
Sourced The Wall Street Journal By Julian E. Barnes Romania has a newly operational missile defense site, but it wants more. Romanian officials said they are pressing the alliance not to forget about its southeastern border as it goes about reinforcing the northeastern one. Alliance officials have said in recent days that Poland and the… Continue reading CAN ALLIES COUNTER THE RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET ? NATO MULLS A PLAN
TURKEY TO DEVELOP ITS OWN MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM
Sourced : Defence World Turkey is eyeing to develop its own missile defense system to be operated by NATO so as to increase chances of entering the alliance and to increase military exports by 15 times in the next seven years. “We have cancelled the results of the tender, not the project itself. Soon we… Continue reading TURKEY TO DEVELOP ITS OWN MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM
RUSSIA’S SURGING ELECTRONIC WARFARE CAPABILITIES
Sourced : The Diplomat By Caitlin Patterson Russia’s new developments in electronic warfare are on display in Ukraine and Syria Largely described as a power in long-term decline, the Russian military under President Vladimir Putin has embarked on a military modernization program that may be gaining the envy of some in Washington. Putin has invested… Continue reading RUSSIA’S SURGING ELECTRONIC WARFARE CAPABILITIES
US AND GERMANY SAY NO TO POLAND ON NATO BASE
Sourced : Eurobserver By Andrew Rettman The US and Germany have unequivocally said that Nato will not build new bases in Poland, citing tactical and political reasons. “Nato’s not talking about establishing bases … we support an enhanced presence, but we can do it without bases, bases, bases,” James Townsend, a senior Pentagon official, said… Continue reading US AND GERMANY SAY NO TO POLAND ON NATO BASE
RUSSIA’S MILITARY PRESENCE IN SYRIA IS AS POWERFUL AS EVER
Sourced : Reuters By : Jack Stubbs and Maria Tsvetkova, A month since Vladimir Putin announced the withdrawal of most Russian forces from Syria, his military contingent there is as strong as ever, with fewer jets but many more attack helicopters able to provide closer combat support to government troops. A Reuters analysis of publicly… Continue reading RUSSIA’S MILITARY PRESENCE IN SYRIA IS AS POWERFUL AS EVER
HMS SOMERSET ESCORTED RUSSIAN TASK GROUP
A Royal Navy warship has shadowed a Russian Naval Task Group transiting through the English Channel and up the East Coast of the UK. HMS Somerset (F82), a Type 23 Frigate, along with her Merlin helicopter was used to detect and monitor the movement of the Russian warship, Vice Admiral Kulakov (626) and her supporting… Continue reading HMS SOMERSET ESCORTED RUSSIAN TASK GROUP
RUSSIA IS MAINTAINING MOST OF ITS MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT IN SYRIA, US OFFICIALS SAY
By Luis Martinez ABC News Taken at face value, most of Russia’s troops and aircraft were supposed to be out of Syria by now, but that’s not the case, as Russia has kept more than two dozen of its military aircraft in Syria and continues to send military equipment to that country, U.S. officials said… Continue reading RUSSIA IS MAINTAINING MOST OF ITS MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT IN SYRIA, US OFFICIALS SAY