Contrary to Article 44 of the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea, to which the UK and Russia are both party, the UK has engaged in extensive illegal harassment of a Russian naval submarine engaged in fully lawful transit of the Dover Strait. A Russian naval vessel en route between the Baltic and…
Deployment of a second US air carrier in the Mediterranean has been called to deter a Russian task force deployed in the region, a US official told the Wall Street Journal. “It provides some needed presence in the Med to check…the Russians,” a military official in Washington told the WSJ. “The unpredictability of what we…
Source: veteranstoday.com June 8, 2016 According to the document which was leaked on Israeli site, Hona, memorandum of understanding was signed between America and Saudi Arabia to cooperate on deploying advanced interceptor defense and radar system in King Faisal air base in Tabuk. http://www.hona.co.il/news-5,N-15860.html Zehava Gal-On, the leftist liberal chairperson of Meretz, in this document…
Source: theguardian.com Second high-speed encounter within weeks takes place as Washington warns Beijing against setting up air defence zone over disputed Asia-Pacific waters A Chinese J-10 fighter made an ‘unsafe’ approach to an American surveillance plane, according to Pentagon officials. Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images Wednesday 8 June 2016 00.48 BST A Chinese fighter jet has carried out…
Source: sputniknews.com Washington has recently increased reconnaissance flights near Russia’s and China’s borders, while accusing Moscow and Beijing of intercepting US spy planes that are “violating their national security.” Last week Chinese military aircraft interceprted US reconnaissance planes near the island of Hainan and the upcoming conference on mechanisms of maritime military security on June 24-25 is thought to prove the “capabilities…
Type-45 destroyers can conk out in water warmer than Portsmouth Harbour The £1bn ships are being retrofitted with diesel motors for back up power The Ministry of Defence has insisted the vessels are safe to deploy But former First Sea Lord Admiral West slams the failure to find errors Britain’s £1billion a piece Type-45 Destroyer…
