The Polish government has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to buy 32 F-35A stealth multirole fighter jets for the Polish Air Force, on January 31, 2020. The contract is estimated to be worth $4.6 billion, making it the biggest military purchase in the country’s history. The first F-35As are expected to arrive in Poland […]
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Work is underway at Turkey’s first aircraft carrier, TCG “Anadolu” (Pennant number: L-408) at Sedef Shipyard near Istanbul. The Anadolu is built by the Sedef-Novatia joint Turkish-Spanish venture using the design of the SPS “Juan Carlos” amphibious assault ship operated by the Spanish Navy. Geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) released by the Israeli private geospatial firm IamgeSatIntel […]
27 January 2020
aircraft carrier, amphibious assault ship, Anadolu, Ankara, F-35, Juan Carlos, S-400, Spain, turkey, Turkish Navy, US
Iran launched a missile attack on Coalition facilities in Iraq as retaliation for the United States UAV-strike that killed IRGC-QF Maj. Gen. Qassim Soleimani. SITUATION REPORT At approx. 1.30 (Baghdad time), the IRGC-Aerospace Force (IRGC-AF) launched 15 short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) from Khermanshah (Iran) against Ain Al-Assad AB and Erbil AB in Iraq. Ten SRBMs […]
8 January 2020
Ain Al-Assad, Ballistic missiles, Erbil, Fateh, Iran, Iranian Regional Activities, iraq, IRGC, Qi-am, retaliation, SRBM, Tehran, US
The deepening crisis in the Middle East has prompted American and British authorities to review travel advice information for the region. Following the United States UAV-strike that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps – Quds Force (IRGC-QF) Major-General Qassim Soleimani, tensions have been high between Iran, which seeks retaliation, and the US-led International Coalition against ISIS. […]
7 January 2020
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The American air strikes against Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH), one of the strongest Iraqi Shiite militias, on 29 December are a “game-changer.” The strikes prove that the United States is finally willing to retaliate militarily against Iran’s covert aggression. While the kinetic retribution will instate some degree of deterrence, Washington will likely remain passive towards Iranian […]
31 December 2019
al-Qaim, Badr Organization, Baghdad, Iran, Iranian Regional Activities, iraq, IRGC, ISF, isis, Kata'ib Hizbollah, land-bridge, Shiite Crescent, Special Groups, Tehran, US
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or “North Korea”) conducted a major test at the Sohae Satellite Launching Pad (SSLP), on December 7, 2019. Pyongyang has not revealed the nature of the test and only referred to it as “having an important impact on changing the strategic position of the DPRK.” The mysterious test […]
10 December 2019
Hwasong-15, ICBM, KN-22, missile threat, North Korea, Sohae, Trump, US
Vice President Mike Pence announced that the US and Turkey reached a deal to suspend the Turkish military offensive in Northeastern (NE) Syria. After tense negotiations in Ankara, Turkish President Erdogan agreed to a 120 hour long ceasefire on Thursday. The ceasefire grants the Kurdish “Peoples’ Protection Units” (or YPG) 120 hours to withdraw 32 […]
18 October 2019
Buffer zone, Donald Trump, Erdogan, M4 highway, Mike Pence, NE Syria, Ras al Ayn, SDF, SNA, Syrian Civil War, Tel Abyad, turkey, US, YPG
US troops in the vicinity of Kobani (Ayn al Arab) came under artillery fire from Turkish positions around 9 AM (local time) on October 11, 2019. Turkey used T-155 Firitna 155mm self-propelled howitzers and/or 120mm mortars to attack SDF/YPG positions on Mashtenour hill (SE Kobani), our assessment finds. The Turkish artillery fire fell several meters […]
12 October 2019
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The Russian Federation, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or “North Korea”) and the United States have each conducted major ballistic missile (BM) tests in the span of only a few days between September 30 and October 2, 2019. RUSSIA: TOPOL-M/ SS-27 “SICKLE B” The Russian Strategic Missile Forces test-launched a RT-2MP2 Topol-M (NATO […]
10 October 2019
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In preparation for a ground assault, Turkish F-16s and artillery units have attacked more than ten positions controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria on October 9, 2019. The SDF returned fire with rocket attacks on Turkish border towns. Despite international pressure, Turkish President Erdogan has announced that the Turkish military and […]
9 October 2019
Akçakale, Al-Nusra, Ceylanpınar, Operation Peace Spring, Ras al Ayn, SDF, syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian Kurds, Syrian National army, Tel Abyad, turkey, US, YPG