The remaining three Project 941 Akula submarines (Hull numbers TK-208, TK-20, & TK-17) also known by their NATO reporting name “Typhoon,” will be dismantled for scrap in 2014, despite a planned rise in Russia’s defense spending. The submarines, immortalized in Tom Clancy’s “The Hunt for Red October,” created a huge stir among naval bloggers in September […]
**This piece was originally written in January 2012 but is reproduced here for reference information. While news of Iran’s Veyelat-91 naval war games dominated the press throughout December and early January, very little attention has been paid to Iran’s shipbuilding capacity. On 24 December 2012, Deputy Managing Director, Salman Zarbi of the Iran Marine […]
Although a nascent industry, one of the UAE’s primary drone programs was started by a consortium of companies under the aegis, Advanced Communications Research and Development Center, more commonly referred to as ADCOM Systems. Thus far, the company has manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), aerial targets, air traffic control radar systems and advanced C2 solutions. […]
After much hullabaloo over December’s pictures of China’s Y-20 strategic transport aircraft, Boeing announced the delivery of India’s first C-17A Globemaster III for flight testing at Edwards AFB in Palmdale, California. The January 23rd press release indicates Boeing is on track to deliver an additional four C-17A before year’s end. The remaining five will have […]
Iranian press reporting from 17 February 2013 suggests Iran will build a new naval base near its Southeastern border with Pakistan. The Pasabandar naval base will bolster Iran’s naval presence in the Gulf of Oman. The Iranian navy so far had no military presence in the region, but now, we will have a presence in […]
As things in Mali have begun to heat up, French President Francois Hollande’s announcement on 11 January to intervene came as no surprise. “French military forces have brought their support to the Malian forces this afternoon to fight against these terrorist elements…This operation will last as long as it is necessary,” he was quoted as […]
