In late-August 2013, forces loyal the the Assad government – nominally grouped under the ‘Syrian Arab Army’ (SyAA) moniker – launched a counter-offensive in Damascus aimed at rolling back gains made by anti-government forces over the summer when Damascus’s attention was focused elsewhere. Embedded with the Republican Guard, correspondents from the Abzhakia Network News Agency […]
The United States will keep its Patriot batteries in Turkey while the governments of other NATO member states have yet to decide. Last week, Reuters reported that Turkey had sent a request to NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen asking for the deployment of Patriot missile batteries to be extended. Just a few hours ago, the […]
Digital Globe imagery from November 2012 shows a French C-160 Transall at Niger’s International airport in Niamey. There’s nothing really special to note about this imagery other than the aircraft itself, as it again reinforces a prior assessment made back in May.
Indonesia will strengthen its air defense capability with F-16s donated by the United States despite recently purchasing six new Su-30MK2 from Russia. A new squadron of F-16 fighter jets at the Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base in Pekanbaru, Riau province, is expected to start operating in one year, Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal B Putu Dunia was […]
Satellite imagery has revealed two unusually large artillery pieces at an armour and artillery test center northwest of Baotou in China. Sean O’Conner, writing for IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly, reports on what may be the new development of two large calibre, long-range artillery pieces for China’s PLA. The two pieces, measuring about 80 and 100ft […]
A new imagery report from 38North.org, a program run by Johns Hopkins’ U.S.-Korea Institute, shows activity at North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station. New commercial satellite imagery indicates that North Korea is moving ahead with major construction projects at its Sohae Satellite Launching Station (Tongchang-ri). While it is too soon to reach a definitive judgment, […]
