IRAN BALLISTIC MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CHANGED BALANCE OF POWER : IRGC
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The chief commander of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the country managed to change the balance of power in its favor by harnessing the technology required for manufacturing ballistic missiles. Major General Hossein Salami, who was delivering an address at the Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran on Tuesday, said the Islamic Republic acquired the knowhow 12 years ago while trying to prepare its defenses against the United States’ aircraft carriers.
“This had to be done using ballistic missiles since cruise missiles were vulnerable due to their speed and their trajectory being close to the ground,” Salami said. “Ballistic missiles, however, hit their target at a speed, which is several times the speed of sound, and are difficult to be targeted with anti-missile missiles.”
The US has ratcheted up pressure on Iran since last year after withdrawing from a 2015 nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic and other countries. Since then, the administration of US President Donald Trump is trying to reduce Iran’s oil exports to “zero,” and has sent an aircraft carrier strike group, a bomber taskforce, an amphibious assault ship, a guided-missile destroyer and some 1,500 additional forces to the region.
Iranian officials have dismissed such moves as psychological warfare, saying the country has its own ways of confronting the American animosity. Tehran has also warned Washington against escalating the tensions, and noted that the region cannot withstand another conflict.
On Monday, though, acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Washington had approved deployment of still some 1,000 more forces to the Middle East for, what he called, “defensive purposes.” Nevertheless, the IRGC chief commander said, “The pressure, which you are witnessing [being exerted] is the maximum, which the enemy can apply.” “They have weakened,” he said, adding, “Our enemy is being struck hollow [from within] and America’s era is ending.”
IRAN UNVEILS NEW INDIGENOUS AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM
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Iran has unveiled a domestically-designed and -manufactured air defense system capable of simultaneously destroying six incoming hostile targets. The system, dubbed Khordad 15, was inaugurated in the presence of Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami, IRNA reported on Sunday. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, Hatami said the system was capable of detecting fighter jets and combat drones from 150 kilometers away and of tracking them within a range of 120 kilometers. The system, he added, can also detect stealth targets at a distance of 85 kilometers and engage and destroy them within a range of 45 kilometers. He also said the Khordad 15 air defense system used Sayyad 3 missiles and was capable of simultaneously detecting, intercepting, and shooting down six targets, adding that it could be readied to engage hostile targets in less than five minutes.
The minister also noted that the Islamic Republic was developing systems to counter missiles and other aerial threats given the presence of extra-regional forces at bases in countries around Iran. Iran has recently made major breakthroughs in its defense sector and attained self-sufficiency in producing military equipment and hardware despite facing sanctions and Western economic pressure. The Islamic Republic says its military power is solely for defensive purposes and does not pose any threat to other countries.
TURKISH AEROSPACE TO DISPLAY FIGHTER JET AT PARIS AIRSHOW 2019
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For the first time, the company will showcase the one-to-one mock-up of a Turkish fighter aircraft at one of the world's largest aerospace fair shows in Paris.
Turkish Aerospace will showcase Turkish fighter jets at the International Paris Airshow. (AA)
Turkish Aerospace will display for the first time the one-to-one mock-up of a Turkish fighter aircraft at the 17th International Paris Airshow, said the company on its website.
The airshow will take place at Le Bourget airport between June 17 and 23.
Turkish Aerospace will showcase its ATAK, ANKA, HURJET and GOKBEY platforms, at the fair.
"ATAK helicopter will perform flight demonstrations during the show," it said.
"The one-to-one mock-up of the Turkish Fighter Project, initiated to meet the needs of Turkish Armed Forces, which is the prime contractor of Turkish Aerospace, will be shown to the public for the first time in Paris," said the company.
"Turkey will demonstrate once again its infrastructure, technologies and abilities to produce 5th generation jet aircraft, which is therefore considered invaluable to a leading power like the USA, Russia and China."
Temel Kotil, the president and CEO of Turkish Aerospace said "for the first time we will exhibit a Turkish fighter[jet] in Paris in order to show our capabilities."
"Thus, Turkey will demonstrate that there is no difference from other countries from the point of view of technological infrastructure.”
Founded in 1973, Turkish Aerospace is the prime contractor of the Turkish Fighter Project, established to meet the needs of the Turkish Armed Forces.
RUSSIAN S-400 SYSTEMS TO ARRIVE IN JULY
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Turkey’s president says advanced Russian S-400 missile defense systems will begin arriving in the country in July, despite threats by the United States over the defense exchange.
“I think they will start to come in the first half of July,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkey’s NTV broadcaster on his way back from a multi-national security summit in Tajikistan. “We discussed the S-400 subject with Russia. Indeed, the S-400 issue is settled.”
Turkey and Russia finalized an agreement on the delivery of the S-400s in December 2017, two years after the US decided to withdraw its Patriot surface-to-air missile system from the Turkish border with Syria. Ever since, Washington has been warning Ankara against going ahead with the purchase, including by threatening to remove it from a multilateral program aimed at manufacturing the US’s F-35 warplanes. Several Turkish industrial giants are partaking in the program, and Turkish pilots have trained in the US to fly the aircraft. Recently, however, the US stopped training the pilots over Ankara’s refusal to halt the purchases.
On Monday, the US House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution that urges Turkey to reverse its decision to buy the S-400s and that calls for sanctions if Turkish officials continue with the acquisition. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the measure as “unacceptably threatening.” Washington and some other NATO members allege that the Russian systems are “incompatible” with the rest of the equipment used by the members of the alliance, including Turkey. Ankara says they are not.
HOW TURKEY BECAME A STRONG NAVAL POWER IN RECENT YEARS
Turkey made a big investment in improving its naval defences in the last decade, increasing the number of warships and military vessels and relying on homegrown technology. Turkey, a country between Europe and Asia, bordering three seas on its northern, western and southern flanks, has made a lot of efforts in recent years to advance its Navy to a level where it could compete with world powers.
In recent years, Ankara has not only increased its number of vessels and warships, protecting its coasts and sailing in international waters, but also made self-sufficiency a priority to upgrade its naval force, relying on its own native sources to decrease dependency on outside powers. “Although lawmakers have long nurtured a desire to make Turkey less dependent upon foreign weaponry and technology, [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan’s government has dramatically increased defence spending and has worked diligently to promote state cooperation with native defence contractors,” wrote Ryan Gingeras, a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School, and an expert on Turkish, Balkan, and Middle East history.
Since 2007, Turkey’s spending on research and development has significantly increased, tripling its previous levels, according to a survey conducted by a leading defence industry group. Last year, it passed $1.2 billion, the survey showed. The Turkish Navy has had 112 military vessels until now, but Ankara plans to add a total of 24 new ships, which include four frigates, before the Republic reaches the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2023.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, bottom centre, accompanied my officials pose for photographs during the launch of a new Turkish Navy ship, in Tuzla, outside Istanbul on July 3, 2017. (Credit: Turkish Presidency Press Service / AP Archive)
Turkey’s star: TCG Anadolu
Among them, TCG Anadolu occupies a special place because the warship is Turkey’s first light aircraft carrier, enabling the country to join the club of aircraft carriers. But Anadolu, which is scheduled to join the Turkish Navy’s active operations this year, means more than that for Turkey. Anadolu is “the largest Turkish warship since TCG Yavuz, a former German battlecruiser transferred in dramatic fashion in 1914,” wrote Richard Parley, an American military writer and lecturer, in February.
“Anadolu will offer the Turkish Navy unprecedented amphibious assault capability in the Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean,” Parley estimated.
Turkish officials visit to see the construction of TCG Anadolu, Turkey's first aircraft carrier built by a native company, in Istanbul's Tuzla port in November 2019. (AA)
The warship, which is being built by a joint consortium including Spanish firm Navantia and a native company, Sedef Shipbuilding Inc, in Turkey, shows the country’s ambition to be a dominant force in the Mediterranean Sea like the Ottoman Empire, the country’s predecessor state, had been in the 16th Century. “History shows us that the country that possesses naval power is always destined to be supreme. And the country that does not have naval power is weakened. We needed this power yesterday and we need it today, and we will need it tomorrow," said Hulusi Akar, Turkey’s defence minister, in September during the landing ceremony of TCG Kinaliada, which is produced under the country’s national programme.
In undated picture, Turkey's TCG Kinaliada, which is built under the country's national programme, sails in Turkish waters. (AA) At its full capacity, Anadolu will be able to displace 27,000 tons, with a length of 231 metres with a width of 32 metres, and can also reach speeds of 21 knots, which nearly equals to 39 kilometres per hour. The formidable warship can also carry four mechanised, two air-cushioned and two military personnel landing vehicles along with helicopters and drones. “Turkey’s plans to build and deploy the carrier Anadolu is but one indication of Ankara’s overall push to develop and expand its national defence industry,” Gingeras noted.
Why Turkey invests much in naval forces
Turkey wants to compete with its Mediterranean neighbours on equal terms to claim its marine rights in the region by improving its naval capabilities, which are also crucial to secure the country’s vital economic interests. “With more than 87 percent of the country’s trade conducted via maritime ports of entry, and a number of transnational pipelines passing through Turkish territorial waters, the country’s naval capabilities have come to figure more prominently in contemporary Turkish thinking,” Gingeras wrote.
Turkey's 230-meter (750-foot) drillship 'Yavuz' escorted by a Turkish Navy vessel, crosses the Marmara Sea on its way to the Mediterranean, from the port of Dilovasi, outside Istanbul on June 20, 2019. (Lefteris Pitarakis / AP Archive)
As a result, Turkey has recently bought two exploration ships, Fatih and Yavuz, to compete with regional rivals and enhance its offshore technology in the field of gas and other marine exploration efforts in East Mediterranean, where rich gas reserves have been recently discovered. “A desire to stake a claim to natural gas deposits off the coast of Cyprus has especially stirred the attention of policymakers in Ankara. The commencement of Turkish drilling operations, as well as rumoured plans for the building of a new Turkish naval base in northern Cyprus, are among the most recent signs that planners intend to project greater influence over the eastern Mediterranean,” Gingeras viewed.
Ankara recently signed a critical maritime agreement with Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National accord (GNA), signalling Mediterranean powers that without Turkey’s participation or approval, no gas routes could be truly secured.
In addition to its economic interests, Turkey also seeks to have a powerful naval presence in its three seas, which it calls as “Blue Homeland”, to ensure its national security.
A Turkish assault boat is pictured during Turkey's Blue Homeland exercises in March 2019. (AA)
In March, Ankara showed the world its sincerity about building a powerful native naval force, conducting the country’s biggest maritime exercises simultaneously with more than 100 military vessels in its three seas. The exercises are also named after “Blue Homeland”. Beyond the Mediterranean and its other national waters, Turkey has also expanded its naval presence by deploying its forces to faraway countries, from Somalia to Sudan and Qatar, accessing areas from the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea and the Gulf.
THE COMING ISLAMIC MILITARY RESISTANCE AND ARMY IS DESTINED TO BE BASED IN THE REGION COVERING ALL OF AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN. THE AREA ALSO HAPPENS TO BE A GEOPOLITICAL PIVOT IN WHICH THE WORLD'S POWERS INCLUSIVE OF THE USA, CHINA, INDIA AND RUSSIA ARE VYING FOR INFLUENCE.
HOWEVER, THE TIME HAS ARRIVED NOW WHEN OUTSIDE INTERVENING POWERS NEED TO BE WARNED AND PUSHED OUT OF THE REGION AS THIS SPACE IS DESTINED TO BE A DAR AL ISLAM AS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN. OUTSIDE NONMUSLIM POWERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CRUSH MUSLIMS AND ISLAMIC SELF DETERMINATION HERE UNSUCCESSFULLY. AS THE USA HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO A STALEMATE IN AFGHANISTAN BY THE HEROIC TALIBAN MUJAHIDEEN THERE IS A NEW DANGER OF WAR BREAKING OUT ON THE HORIZON.
AS INDIA IS UNDER THE COSH OF AN AGGRESSIVE HINDUTVA REGIME LED BY THE NAZI MODI WHO HAS ARISEN ON AN ANTIMUSLIM AND ANTIPAKISTAN AKHUND BHARAT AGENDA. KASHMIR IS BEING SILENCED AS THIS ARTICLE IS BEING WRITTEN INDEED THE ANNEXATION HAS BEEN ACCOMPANIED WITH A CURFEW WHICH HAS NOW ENTERED INTO THE SECOND MONTH. THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL FOR MUSLIMS IN KASHMIR, INDIA, PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN. THOSE WHO ARE ARGUING THAT THE TIME OF GHAZWA I HIND HAS ARRIVED NEED TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS NO MORE AND NO LESS THAN THE BATTLE FOR NOT ONLY KASHMIR BUT INDIA. MORE FOCUS WILL BE PAID TO THIS AS IT HAS REGIONAL AND GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS.
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