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
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RUSSIANS FLYING ARMED SORTIES FROM AIRCRAFT CARRIER OVER SYRIA – MASSIVE STRIKES LIKELY SOON
Sourced : USNI News By: Sam LaGrone Armed Russian fighters have sortied from carrier Admiral Kuznetsov for flights over Syria ahead of an anticipated combined arms strike on rebels opposed to Bashar al-Assad near Aleppo, a U.S. defense official told USNI News on Tuesday. While the fighters have not dropped ordnance in scouting out the… Continue reading RUSSIANS FLYING ARMED SORTIES FROM AIRCRAFT CARRIER OVER SYRIA – MASSIVE STRIKES LIKELY SOON
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
WASHINGTON IS QUIETLY REINFORCING EUROPE’S NORTHERN FLANK
Sourced : Defence One By Magnus Nordenman The recent stream of senior U.S. defense officials to Nordic countries underlines American concerns about potential friction in northern Europe, and Washington’s efforts to boost defense and deterrence there. Defense Secretary Ash Carter stopped in Norway in early September, while his deputy Bob Work, who has been to… Continue reading WASHINGTON IS QUIETLY REINFORCING EUROPE’S NORTHERN FLANK
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
INDIA TO LEASE SECOND AKULA CLASS RUSSIAN NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE
Sourced : National Interest Βy : Dave Majumdar India and Russia have apparently reached an agreement for New Delhi to lease a second Project 971 Shchuka-B (NATO: Akula-class) nuclear attack submarine (SSN) according to Russian media reports. The two sides signed the deal—along with a host of other weapons purchase agreements—on the sidelines of the… Continue reading INDIA TO LEASE SECOND AKULA CLASS RUSSIAN NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE
NAVIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Edited by Conrad Waters (Seaforth Publishing, Pen & Sword Books Limited, September 2016, ISBN: 9781473849914, RRP £35, Hardback, 240 pages) What is the purpose of navies in the modern world, and what types of warship does this require? This book tackles these questions by looking at naval developments, both technological and operational, in the quarter… Continue reading NAVIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
CHINA AND RUSSIA CLOSE RANKS AGAINST U.S MISSILE-DEFENCE SYSTEM
Sourced : South China Morning Post Chinese and Russian defence officials on Tuesday blasted Washington’s plans to deploy a missile defence system, saying it would prompt a new arms race. The officials said Beijing and Moscow would conduct another joint computer-simulated missile-defence exercise next year in response to proposed US deployments in Northeast Asia and… Continue reading CHINA AND RUSSIA CLOSE RANKS AGAINST U.S MISSILE-DEFENCE SYSTEM
U.S ARMY WARNS THAT FUTURE WAR WITH RUSSIA OR CHINA WOULD BE “EXTREMELY LETHAL AND FAST”
Source : Defence One By : Bradley Peniston Leaders say warfare in the coming decades will be fundamentally different from the past 25 years To envision the wars of the future, first remember those of the distant past, with their soul-numbing artillery barrages and unstinting waves of conventional enemy forces. Then speed up that mental… Continue reading U.S ARMY WARNS THAT FUTURE WAR WITH RUSSIA OR CHINA WOULD BE “EXTREMELY LETHAL AND FAST”
RUSSIA STEPS UP TROLLING ATTACKS ON THE WEST, U.S. INTEL REPORT FINDS
Sourced : Yahoo News By : Michael Isikoff Chief Investigative Correspondent A new U.S. intelligence report says the Russian government is conducting a wide-ranging and “opportunistic” campaign to expand its political influence in Europe by deploying Internet “trolls and other cyber actors” to challenge pro-Western journalists and spread pro-Kremlin messages in social media forums. Yahoo… Continue reading RUSSIA STEPS UP TROLLING ATTACKS ON THE WEST, U.S. INTEL REPORT FINDS