Partial Media News & Editorials
Moscow, August 25 — Russian Federation gun maker Kalshnikov expected to bring out latest weapons to the Army-2016 international show early next month, reports TASS.
The newest sniper rifles SVK and VVS-338 are expected to be shown off. Also expected to be shown off new Lebedev 9x19mm handgun and newest model of upgraded assault rifles. In addition a selection of remote-controlled platforms inc. “drones and amphibious assault boats” continues TASS.
Read full article at TASS.
Jarablus, Syria, August 25 — Turkish military forces sent another 10 battle tanks across the border to the Syrian border town of Jarablus. This is part of a US-led coalition to drive ISIS terrorist group out of the border zone.
Battle armor and support equipment already began moving across the border yesterday August 24 and this new build up will put substantial pressure on the ISIS forces in the region.
Read the full article at HurriyetDailyNews.
Straits of Hormuz, August 24 — US Navy posted a video showing USS Nitze (DDG-94) guided missile destroyer being approached by four Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) patrol boats in a threatening manner.
The destroyed shot warning flares and sounded warning horns. The patrol boats approached the ship “within 300 yards of the destroyer before slowing and breaking off their chase” reports USNI.
Read the full article at USNI.
Pyongyang, August 24 (25 local) — North Korean leader Kim John Un successfully test-fires ballistic missile “Pukguksong” from a strategic submarine from high depth.
The SLBM’s (submarine-launched ballistic missile) has successfully satisfied all operational parameters according to KCNA.
The SLBM test-fire was successfully carried out without any adverse impact on neighboring countries.
KCNA continues to report “the SLBM test-fire was successfully carried out without any adverse impact on neighboring countries”.
Interestingly “Japan condemns North Korea’s submarine missile launch as ‘unforgivable‘”, reports TheGuardian.
Read the full story at KCNA (North Korean state operated news agency).
Read the full story about Japan reaction to NK SLBM launch at TheGuardian.
Russia, August 22 — Russia’s newest Beriev A-100 AWACS (airborne early warning and control) aircraft is scheduled for test flight next March with “maiden flight by 2018”.
The new Russian Air Force A-100 is said to be able to detect enemy targets at ranges exceeding 600km (372.8 miles).
Conjectures & Speculations
This is fairly significant because these system are likely to be able to tie in with the current S-400 (NATO SA-21 Growler) anti-air systems. The 40N6 missiles on SA-21 Growler have operational range of 400km (248.5 miles).
These AWACS could also tie in with the newest Russian hypersonic anti-ship cruise missiles (3M22 Zircon) with reported range of 400km (248.5 miles) with speeds at 5-6x the speed of sound. These newest generation of anti-ship missiles are scheduled for serial production sometime in 2018 according to TASS state agency.
Read the full article about Briev A-100 at RT.com
Read the full article about 3M22 Zircon anti-ship cruise missile at TASS.ru