Associated Press By LOLITA C. BALDOR U.S. officials say the Pentagon will be deploying an armored brigade combat team to Eastern Europe next February as part of the ongoing effort to rotate troops in and out of the region to reassure allies worried about threats from an increasingly aggressive Russia. The officials said the Army… Continue reading U.S TO BEEF UP MILITARY PRESENCE IN EASTERN EUROPE
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SYRIA CEASE-FIRE BRINGS TURKEY CLOSER TO WAR
By Roy Gutman Foreign Policy Secretary of State John Kerry’s agreement with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, billed as an opening to the cessation of hostilities in Syria, turned out to be the starting shot for more intensive Russian bombing of cities and towns, hospitals, and schools in the north of the country. And Russia’s… Continue reading SYRIA CEASE-FIRE BRINGS TURKEY CLOSER TO WAR
PUTIN PLACED THE AIRBORNE FORCES AND THE SOUTHERN MILITARY DISTRICT ON HIGH ALERT
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on February the 8th, ordered the Southern Military District Forces, as well as the designated Airborne Forces and Military Transport Aviation units of this Military District, to undergo immediate combat readiness checks. The decision of the President was announced to the media by the Minister of Defence General Sergey Shoygu. According… Continue reading PUTIN PLACED THE AIRBORNE FORCES AND THE SOUTHERN MILITARY DISTRICT ON HIGH ALERT
RAND REPORT QUESTIONS NUCLEAR ROLE IN DEFENDING BALTIC STATES
By Hans M. Kristensen FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SCIENTISTS The RAND Corporation has published an interesting new report on how NATO would defend the Baltic States against a Russian attack. Without spending much time explaining why Russia would launch a military attack against the Baltic States in the first place – the report simply declares “the… Continue reading RAND REPORT QUESTIONS NUCLEAR ROLE IN DEFENDING BALTIC STATES
RUSSIA AND USA ARE ESTABLISHING AIR BASES IN NORTH-EAST SYRIA
Russia and the USA have deployed troops in two air bases in north-eastern Syria and are working on the improvement of these facilities. The first step in the deployment of these troops took place last October when the U.S Army decided to send a team of soldiers to the village of Rmelan al-Basha in the… Continue reading RUSSIA AND USA ARE ESTABLISHING AIR BASES IN NORTH-EAST SYRIA
RUSSIAN AIRSPACE FORCES DEPLOY A BERIEV A-50 MAINSTAY AEW&C AIRCRAFT IN SYRIA
The Russian Airspace Forces detachment in Syria has started to use a Beriev A-50 Mainstay AEW&C aircraft to support the operations of the air task force deployed there. The aircraft was sent to Syria in late December 2015, one month after the downing of the Russian Su-24M from a F-16 of the Turkish Air Force.… Continue reading RUSSIAN AIRSPACE FORCES DEPLOY A BERIEV A-50 MAINSTAY AEW&C AIRCRAFT IN SYRIA
GREEK-UK CONFERENCE ON THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SECURITY ISSUES
The Dartmouth Centre for Sea Power & Strategy (DCSS) is pleased to announce the success of the international conference “Managing Complex Regional Security Issues: The Case of Eastern Mediterranean Region” which was organized in Piraeus Greece last Friday on the 11th of December. The conference was organized by the Hellenic National Defence College (HNDC) &… Continue reading GREEK-UK CONFERENCE ON THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SECURITY ISSUES
CHINA WILL RECEIVE FIRST RUSSIAN-MADE SU-35 FIGHTERS IN 2016 (VIDEO)
The first batch of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets will be supplied to China in 2016, a source in the system of military and technical cooperation told TASS on Friday. “The first fighter jets will arrive for China in 2016,” the source said. It was reported on Thursday that Russia had signed a contract on… Continue reading CHINA WILL RECEIVE FIRST RUSSIAN-MADE SU-35 FIGHTERS IN 2016 (VIDEO)
RUSSIA WILL DELIVER FIRST S-300VM ANTI-BALLISTIC/AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM TO IRAN IN MID-2017
Two years ago Russia agreed to replace an initial order of the S-300PMU-2 Favorit air defence systems to Iran with the S-300VM (Antey-2500, NATO name: SA-23 Gladiator/Giant) anti-ballistic missile/air defence system. Russia yesterday announced that the deal with Iran will be signed at the beginning of 2016. The first of the new missile systems will… Continue reading RUSSIA WILL DELIVER FIRST S-300VM ANTI-BALLISTIC/AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM TO IRAN IN MID-2017
INDIA BUYS S-400 ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEMS FOR 10,6 BILLION DOLLARS
India has concluded negotiations and defined the modalities for the procurement of an undisclosed number of Russian made S-400 Triumph air defence/anti-ballistic missile systems. The total value of the deal is approximately 10.6 billion dollars. The negotiations were concluded last Monday during the meeting of the India-Russia Inter Governmental Commission on Military-Technical-Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC). The deal… Continue reading INDIA BUYS S-400 ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEMS FOR 10,6 BILLION DOLLARS