Russia and Turkey have closely coordinated moves on Syria, where they struck a deal last year to create a security zone in the northern province of Idlib.
DW: Erdogan and Putin seek to deepen their military ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Moscow. The two leaders discussed the sale of advanced Russian missiles to Turkey that has riled the United States.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip on Monday arrived in Russia for his third visit this year, highlighting the increasingly close cooperation between the two countries and Turkey's willingness to defy the United States.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 9, 2019
Erdogan, Putin meet in Moscow to talk defense, Syria -- UPI
Contractor reported killed in Afghan blast found alive -- The Hill
Trump again overrules top brass -- Politico
SEAL skipper defends restrictions on special warfare chief freed by Trump -- Navy Times
With the US Navy’s top shipbuilding priority on deck, red flags fly -- Defense News
A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas -- Warzone/The Drive
Is military aviation getting any safer? New mishap data shows mixed results. -- Military Times
Top general: Marines' cost for border deployment is $6.2M -- The Hill
Chinese threats necessitate new space structures, Shanahan warns -- Defense News
Six Air Force Bases in Running for Space Command Headquarters: Report -- Military.com
Soldiers, Marines try out new device that puts ‘mixed reality,’ multiple functions into warfighter’s hands -- Army Times
The Military is Developing Augmented Reality Night Vision Goggles -- Futurism
Solving One of the Hardest Problems of Military AI: Trust -- Defense One
The Army Wants AI to Read Soldiers’ Minds -- Defense One
US and Chinese bombers soar over critical Pacific waterway amid ramped-up military drills -- Task & Purpose/Japan times
Feds warn: China sending ‘thousands’ of spies to US colleges -- Washington Examiner
Russia Claims It Will Build a Very Special Type of Aircraft Carrier -- National Interest
Russia Doubles Down in Venezuela -- Military.com
U.S. Military Wary of China’s Foothold in Venezuela -- Foreign Policy
China's Rise and Modern Military Technology: Part I -- The Diplomat
China's 70th anniversary naval celebration won't include U.S. ships -- UPI
Taiwan ‘at the frontline of threats’ from Beijing, Tsai Ing-wen tells US think tanks -- SCMP
Indian Radar Data That Supposedly Proves They Downed An F-16 Is Far From "Irrefutable" -- Warzone/The Drive
A Japanese F-35A fighter jet is missing; remaining 12 are grounded -- Defense News
Britain to deploy F-35Bs for first time, sending them to Cyprus air base -- UPI
Dutch F-16 makes emergency landing after plane shoots itself -- Military Times
A Canadian parliamentary committee is set to shine a light on the shadowy business of military intelligence -- CBC
Rheinmetall to supply Germany's Bundeswehr with artillery shells worth $122.8M -- UPI
NATO launches cyber-defense drill simulating elections under attack -- Fifth Domain
Four charts for NATO’s 70th anniversary -- Quartz
NATO Is 70 and Past Retirement Age -- Gil Barndollar, National Interest
1 comment:
Turkey is in a fascinating situation, its fun watching what decisions they make.
Seems they have concluded the following.
The US is a retreating power both in the Middle East and globally.
Turkey is uniquely positioned to become the new dominate power in the Middle East given the size of its armed forces.
Turkey needs nuclear weapons and will ally with Russia to get them.
Turkey will ally with China to protect its oil producing partners in exchange for Chinese economic and military aid.
Turkey is willing to crash out of NATO and its US alliances.
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