"North Korea Set to Deploy 8,000 Troops in Support of Russia Against Ukraine"
DefenseNews : In a significant development in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, North Korea is reportedly preparing to send 8,000 troops to support Russian forces, raising international alarms and further complicating diplomatic efforts. The U.S. has reported intelligence suggesting that North Korea plans to send around 8,000 troops to support Russia in the ongoing war in Ukraine. This marks a significant escalation in North Korea's involvement, following its recent provision of weaponry and ammunition to Russia. The troop deployment, if confir…
DefenseNews: Russian parliament makes moves against global nuclear test ban
MOSCOW — The lower house of the Russian parliament on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a bill revoking the ratification of a global nuclear test ban in what Moscow has described as a move to put itself on par with the United States. The State Duma voted unanimously to rescind the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty known as the CTBT, in the first of three required readings. The final vote is scheduled for later this week. The vote follows a statement from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who warned earlier this month…
Milley praises Japan defense funding boost as a buttress against China
TOKYO: The highest-ranking U.S. military officer on Friday encouraged Japan’s commitment to doubling its defense spending over the next five years, calling Tokyo’s controversial push for a stronger military crucial to confront rising threats from North Korea and China. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. General Mark Milley encouraged Japan's recent commitment to doubling its defense spending over the next five years. Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, mentioned Japan’s need for improvements in cruise missi…
North Korea Fired Short-range Missiles in 4th Launch this year
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in its fourth weapons launch this month, South Korea’s military said, with the apparent goal of demonstrating its military might amid paused diplomacy with the United States and pandemic border closures. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North likely fired two short-range ballistic missiles from an area in Sunan, the location of Pyongyang’s international airport. The missiles were launched four minutes apart Monday morning and flew aroun…
Esper: ‘No orders’ issued to remove forces from South Korea
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Tuesday that he has not issued any orders to remove American forces from South Korea, but left the door open for such a move in the future. Esper, speaking at an event hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, also said that America remains steadfast in its support of Taiwan. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Pentagon was drawing up plans to reduce the U.S. presence in South Korea below the current level of 28,500 personnel. A similar situation,…
LCA to be inducted into Indian Air Force on Dec 20
After a delay of over two decades and several cost overruns, indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will be inducted in the IAF later this month in Bangalore. The under development aircraft achieved another significant milestone today with the launching of an infrared seeking air-to-air missile that hit the target with precision and destroyed the target, a DRDO statement said. The Initial Operational Clearance-II of the aircraft will be done on December 20 at its home-base in Bangalore after which it will be in…
"BrahMos-M" set for a debut in 2017
Russia and India are currently working on the development of a smaller version of the supersonic cruise missile "BrahMos", which could be commissioned in the Indian army by 2017, said Sivathanu Pillai, President of "BrahMos Aerospace, talking to ITAR-Tass. In order to mount the missiles on fighter jets, the weight of the warheads needed to be reduced, and the mini version called “BrahMos-M” will be suitable for the same. The new BrahMos-M will be modified to be used on IAF’s upgraded Mig-29 and Mig-29k. There are plans …
Qatar, Kuwait & UAE to follow India's lead over purchase of Rafale
Qatar, Kuwait & UAE are interested in buying French Rafale fighter jets but are waiting to see whether India will make a purchase first, France's defence minister said yesterday. "They are in effect interested but they won't know for sure until the first one jumps in," said the minister, Gerard Longuet. He said he hoped that the UAE, which is talks with France to buy 60 Rafales, would make a decision "within a time frame that will allow its two neighbours, which hope to be interoperable with the Emirates, to …
China rules out Air Defence Zone along Sino-India border
China on Thursday ruled out establishing an air defence zone along the India-China border like it recently did over the disputed islands in the East China Sea, saying such zones are created only in coastal areas beyond territorial airspace. "I want to clarify that on the concept of Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), it is an area of airspace established by coastal state beyond its territorial airspace. So, the question does not arise," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a media briefing here. He was respon…
'Desperate India' will not give up the Indian Ocean
Desperate to do something to improve its rapidly declining submarine force, India is now talking to German manufacturers about upgrading the four German subs in Indian service so these boats can fire Harpoon anti-ship missiles. India also wants to upgrade the 48 AEG-SUT Mod-1 heavy torpedoes that (in addition to naval mines) arm the German U209 subs India owns. There is also a search for someone to supply towed sonar arrays for 16 Indian surface ships. India has delayed upgrading submarine detection equipment on these ships and now se…
IAF decides on Sukhoi-30 for BrahMos, final tests from end-2014
The Indian Air Force has chosen its frontline Sukhoi-30 fighter jets as the platform to mount the supersonic BrahMos missiles, whose first test launch will be carried out by the end of 2014, a top official said on Thursday. "We have chosen Sukhoi-30. That is a deep penetration aircraft which is being produced at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Nashik facility in collaboration with the Russians," BrahMos Aerospace managing director and chief executive AS Pillai told reporters here. He said an air version of t…
Indian Navy equipped to deal with threats
Growing by leaps and bounds in the indigenous development of nuclear submarine and an aircraft carrier, the Indian Navy has also acquired new cutting-edge technologies to deal with any challenge to our maritime security, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral D K Joshi has said. “Our crew is undergoing training to get acquainted with the new cutting-edge technologies,” he said at the Indian Naval Academy(INA), Ezhimala, on the sidelines of the passing-out parade of the 85th INA course on Saturday. “There are not many countries in the world whi…
India, France to go for joint production of military hardware
With the 126 fighter deal in the pipeline, India and France today set out on a course of long-term strategic cooperation with the latter offering to move on from client-seller relationship to joint production of military hardware. With the 126 fighter deal in the pipeline, India and France today set out on a course of long-term strategic cooperation with the latter offering to move on from client-seller relationship to joint production of military hardware which could be exported to other countries. The two countries held detailed di…
India should lift the lid off Nuclear secrecy
We are just weeks beyond the fifteenth anniversary of the 1998 nuclear tests, and less than a year from the fortieth anniversary of India's 1974 "peaceful nuclear experiment." India is justly proud of what its nuclear scientists have accomplished. We are just weeks beyond the fifteenth anniversary of the 1998 nuclear tests, and less than a year from the fortieth anniversary of India's 1974 "peaceful nuclear experiment." India is justly proud of what its nuclear scientists have accomplished. In the face of …
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Capital and largest city Moscow 55°45′N 37°37′E Official languages Russian official throughout the country; 27 other languages co-official in various regions Demonym Russian Government Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic RUSSIAN FIRE POWER Russia , also officially known as the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finl…
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