From Marine Forum Daily News:The Egyptian Navy receives a Missile launching patrol boat from Russia
(Defensa.com) The Egyptian press recently that the military Marina relieve his country has built a modern missile patrol who previously served in the Russian fleet in the Baltic Sea. The ship is named as P-32, although the helmet numeral 932, the so-called Project 12421 Molniya (Lightning) looks. Egypt's interest manifested by the vessel in 2014 in the country's approach to Russia, although reports said Egypt acquisition did not materialize until this year.
Later, in July, under Russian flag and manned their country of origin sailed to the Mediterranean, arriving at the port of Alexandria, which is the headquarters of the Navy of Egypt, to the end of that month. The P-32 we could see days later, during the naval stop was organized during the opening ceremony of the first phase of the expansion of the Suez Canal, still carrying the flags of Russia and its military navy. After the parade returned to the ancient Egyptian port where Egypt was officially delivered last August 10.
During delivery the Egyptian military spokesman Samir Mohamed stressed that incorporation of the patrol was the result of the cooperation agreement between Russia and Egypt and an indication of Russian support for the fight against terrorism. The P-23 is a fairly advanced system, because with about 550 tons of displacement carries a full weaponry, including four anti-ship missile launchers bulky supersonic Moskit P-270 (mosquito) or SS-N-22 Sunburn according code NATO, and a system of short-range anti-aircraft protection based on two mounts AK-630 artillery 30 m / m and a dozen SA-18 anti-aircraft missiles. As artillery piece main assembly carries a bow AK-176 76 m / m.
Prior to delivery, a group of Egyptian officers traveled to Russia to receive proper training in the use of anti-ship missile system, which is the main new system that incorporates Navy Egypt, Let us review several ships has acquired the former Soviet Union, or built with this technology Remember that Egypt is in the process of diversifying its procurement of military equipment after suffering a partial arms embargo by the Obama administration recently lifted, prompting an approach to the former ally Russia and France.
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Iran unveils Fateh-313 SRBM
On 31st of Mordad (22nd of August) which is known as Defense Industry day in Iran, in a ceremony at Aerospace Industries Organization a new missile named Fateh-313 was unveiled.
This new missile which is a new version of Fateh series has pinpoint accuracy and a range of 500 km.
According to Iranian officials this missile has a lighter body than its predecessors, uses new sensors and new composite solid propellants
On 31st of Mordad (22nd of August) which is known as Defense Industry day in Iran, in a ceremony at Aerospace Industries Organization a new missile named Fateh-313 was unveiled.
This new missile which is a new version of Fateh series has pinpoint accuracy and a range of 500 km.
According to Iranian officials this missile has a lighter body than its predecessors, uses new sensors and new composite solid propellants
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U.K. Reopens Iran Embassy After Four Years as Hammond Visits
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond arrived in Tehran on Sunday to open the U.K.’s embassy in Iran four years after a mob attack shut it down, marking an improvement in diplomatic relations since July’s .
Police and security forces lined streets leading to the embassy for Hammond’s visit, the first by a U.K. foreign minister since 2003. He will remain in the Iranian capital with a trade delegation on Monday, the Foreign Office said in a statement. Iran’s embassy in London will also reopen on Sunday.
The nuclear agreement between Iran and global powers has eased the Islamic Republic’s isolation, which intensified under former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In 2011, a mob assaulted the U.K. embassy as well as a British residential compound in Tehran, tearing down the U.K. flag and Queen Elizabeth II’s picture, breaking windows and rifling through documents. The U.K. expelled Iranian diplomats from London.
“The opening of the embassy can create a more suitable basis, and eases the circumstances, for the relationship between Iran and European countries, including the U.K.,” Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, a senior adviser to President Hassan Rouhani, said in an interview in Tehran.
Trade Ties
The election of Rouhani in 2013 helped to ease tensions between Iran and the West. Rouhani had a popular mandate to repair an economy hurt by sanctions, and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron told lawmakers that year he had “reached out” to Rouhani. The two met in New York last September -- the first between leaders of the countries since Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979.
The U.K. is also a signatory to last month’s nuclear with Iran, which lifts sanctions in return for imposing curbs on its atomic program.
“Encouraging trade and investment” will help ensure the success of the agreement, Hammond said in the Foreign Office statement. The two countries should be ready to discuss joint challenges such as regional terrorism, the spread of Islamic State and drug trafficking, he said.
Nobakht said Iran welcomes foreign investments that can bring “technology and knowledge.”Better trade ties can also help Iran’s non-oil exports access international markets, he said.
Hammond is scheduled to meet his counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran on Sunday, Iranian state radio reported.
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond arrived in Tehran on Sunday to open the U.K.’s embassy in Iran four years after a mob attack shut it down, marking an improvement in diplomatic relations since July’s .
Police and security forces lined streets leading to the embassy for Hammond’s visit, the first by a U.K. foreign minister since 2003. He will remain in the Iranian capital with a trade delegation on Monday, the Foreign Office said in a statement. Iran’s embassy in London will also reopen on Sunday.
The nuclear agreement between Iran and global powers has eased the Islamic Republic’s isolation, which intensified under former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In 2011, a mob assaulted the U.K. embassy as well as a British residential compound in Tehran, tearing down the U.K. flag and Queen Elizabeth II’s picture, breaking windows and rifling through documents. The U.K. expelled Iranian diplomats from London.
“The opening of the embassy can create a more suitable basis, and eases the circumstances, for the relationship between Iran and European countries, including the U.K.,” Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, a senior adviser to President Hassan Rouhani, said in an interview in Tehran.
Trade Ties
The election of Rouhani in 2013 helped to ease tensions between Iran and the West. Rouhani had a popular mandate to repair an economy hurt by sanctions, and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron told lawmakers that year he had “reached out” to Rouhani. The two met in New York last September -- the first between leaders of the countries since Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979.
The U.K. is also a signatory to last month’s nuclear with Iran, which lifts sanctions in return for imposing curbs on its atomic program.
“Encouraging trade and investment” will help ensure the success of the agreement, Hammond said in the Foreign Office statement. The two countries should be ready to discuss joint challenges such as regional terrorism, the spread of Islamic State and drug trafficking, he said.
Nobakht said Iran welcomes foreign investments that can bring “technology and knowledge.”Better trade ties can also help Iran’s non-oil exports access international markets, he said.
Hammond is scheduled to meet his counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran on Sunday, Iranian state radio reported.
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Iran says it shot down reconnaissance drone as officials unveil updated missile
In an official photo released on Saturday, Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani, left, briefs the media after unveiling the surface-to-surface Fateh-313, or Conqueror, missile. Photograph: AP
Associated Press in Tehran
Iran’s official IRNA news agency said on Saturday the country’s military had shot down a reconnaissance drone in western near the border with Iraq.
IRNA quoted Colonel Farzad Fereidouni, a local air defense system commander, in a report as saying the unmanned aircraft was shot down in recent days after it “confronted” the air defense missile system. He did not say which country the drone belonged to, or give specifics on the timing.
Iran has claimed to have captured several US drones in recent years, including an advanced RQ-170 Sentinel CIA spy drone in December 2011 and at least three Boeing-designed ScanEagle aircraft.
Iran said last year it had successfully tested its based on one it captured. Tehran has said it is also copying the ScanEagle.
Iran also unveiled a short-range solid fuel ballistic missile on Saturday, an upgraded version that the government said could more accurately pinpoint targets.
The surface-to-surface Fateh-313, or Conqueror, was unveiled at a ceremony marking Defense Industry Day and attended by President Hassan Rouhani, who said military might was necessary to achieve peace in the volatile Middle East.
State television showed footage of the missile being fired from an undisclosed location. The missile is a newer version of Fateh-110 and has a quicker launch capability, a longer lifespan and can strike targets with pinpoint accuracy within a 500km (310-mile) range, the report said.
United Nations security council resolution 2231, which endorsed a landmark nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers last month, has called on Iran not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons. Iran says none of its missiles are designed for that purpose.
The resolution also contains an arms embargo against Iran for the next eight years, but it’s not part of the historic nuclear deal. Iran has said it won’t abide by that part of the resolution and Rouhani reconfirmed it Saturday.
“We will buy weapons from anywhere we deem necessary. We won’t wait for anybody’s permission or approval and won’t look at any resolution. And we will sell weapons to anywhere we deem necessary,” he said in comments broadcast live on state television Saturday.
Rouhani said Iran could not remain passive when instability has spread in neighbouring countries.
“Can we be indifferent ... when there are special circumstances on our eastern, western, northern and southern borders?” he said, apparently referring to fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere in the region.
“How can a weak country unable to stand up to the military power of neighbors, rivals and enemies achieve peace?”
In an official photo released on Saturday, Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani, left, briefs the media after unveiling the surface-to-surface Fateh-313, or Conqueror, missile. Photograph: AP
Associated Press in Tehran
Iran’s official IRNA news agency said on Saturday the country’s military had shot down a reconnaissance drone in western near the border with Iraq.
IRNA quoted Colonel Farzad Fereidouni, a local air defense system commander, in a report as saying the unmanned aircraft was shot down in recent days after it “confronted” the air defense missile system. He did not say which country the drone belonged to, or give specifics on the timing.
Iran has claimed to have captured several US drones in recent years, including an advanced RQ-170 Sentinel CIA spy drone in December 2011 and at least three Boeing-designed ScanEagle aircraft.
Iran said last year it had successfully tested its based on one it captured. Tehran has said it is also copying the ScanEagle.
Iran also unveiled a short-range solid fuel ballistic missile on Saturday, an upgraded version that the government said could more accurately pinpoint targets.
The surface-to-surface Fateh-313, or Conqueror, was unveiled at a ceremony marking Defense Industry Day and attended by President Hassan Rouhani, who said military might was necessary to achieve peace in the volatile Middle East.
State television showed footage of the missile being fired from an undisclosed location. The missile is a newer version of Fateh-110 and has a quicker launch capability, a longer lifespan and can strike targets with pinpoint accuracy within a 500km (310-mile) range, the report said.
United Nations security council resolution 2231, which endorsed a landmark nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers last month, has called on Iran not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons. Iran says none of its missiles are designed for that purpose.
The resolution also contains an arms embargo against Iran for the next eight years, but it’s not part of the historic nuclear deal. Iran has said it won’t abide by that part of the resolution and Rouhani reconfirmed it Saturday.
“We will buy weapons from anywhere we deem necessary. We won’t wait for anybody’s permission or approval and won’t look at any resolution. And we will sell weapons to anywhere we deem necessary,” he said in comments broadcast live on state television Saturday.
Rouhani said Iran could not remain passive when instability has spread in neighbouring countries.
“Can we be indifferent ... when there are special circumstances on our eastern, western, northern and southern borders?” he said, apparently referring to fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere in the region.
“How can a weak country unable to stand up to the military power of neighbors, rivals and enemies achieve peace?”
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Iraqi Army Retakes Anbar University in ISIL-Seized Ramadi
Iraqi security forces took control over the University of Anbar in the city of Ramadi in central Iraq that was previously occupied by militants.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Iraqi security forces on Sunday recaptured the University of Anbar in the city of Ramadi in central Iraq from the Islamic State () jihadist group, the country’s’ military command said.
Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, fell to the in May. The insurgents used the complex of the University as an command base.
"We announce to you the entry of the counter-terrorism forces into the University of Anbar. They are now engaging in battles to clean it up from the remaining terrorists and dismantling bombs and clearing roads," the statement reads.
According to the document, the Iraqi forces will continue to advance toward the nearby district of .
On July 13, the Iraqi government initiated a military operation to liberate Ramadi and Fallujah, the largest cities in the Anbar province, from the .
The Islamic State took control of large areas of Iraq and Syria in 2014. ISIL-affiliated groups have conducted attacks in Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and other countries in the region over the past months.
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Iraqi security forces took control over the University of Anbar in the city of Ramadi in central Iraq that was previously occupied by militants.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Iraqi security forces on Sunday recaptured the University of Anbar in the city of Ramadi in central Iraq from the Islamic State () jihadist group, the country’s’ military command said.
Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, fell to the in May. The insurgents used the complex of the University as an command base.
"We announce to you the entry of the counter-terrorism forces into the University of Anbar. They are now engaging in battles to clean it up from the remaining terrorists and dismantling bombs and clearing roads," the statement reads.
According to the document, the Iraqi forces will continue to advance toward the nearby district of .
On July 13, the Iraqi government initiated a military operation to liberate Ramadi and Fallujah, the largest cities in the Anbar province, from the .
The Islamic State took control of large areas of Iraq and Syria in 2014. ISIL-affiliated groups have conducted attacks in Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and other countries in the region over the past months.
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Israel hit the Syria army. Israeli planes again return to the Syrian airspace fourteen air raid on regime forces focused sites, mostly in an area called the Triangle of Death
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Algeria buys a new batch of Russian Mi-26T2
(Defensa.com) The government in Algiers has acquired eight heavy helicopters Mil Mi-26T2, as confirmed by the Russian news agency Interfax-AVN, which would add to the six previously instructed the Russian company Rostvertol, which belongs to holding Russian Helicopters, and are currently in the delivery period. The June 26, 2013, the Government of Algeria signed the first contracts for the acquisition, to acquire six units of this model helicopter, the world has gone into production in large series.
The first Mi-26T2 Algerian held on December 25, 2014 its initial test flight in the vicinity of the factory in Rostov-on-Don, southern Russia, where they are manufactured, wearing desert camouflage and two shades of ocher, although with space for brands Algeria in white, while the latter performed its first test flight in February this year. After the corresponding test flights and acceptance, both began the delivery trip to Algeria last June, taking advantage of the powerful of this aircraft, which is around 1,920 kilometers using auxiliary tanks. So after making scale on the Greek island of Kefalonia, the helicopters arrived at the Air Base of Biskra (Algeria) on 9 June, which would have been based.
According to the agency Interfax-AVN, two Mi-26T2 will be delivered before the end of this year, while the last two, this first contract, would fly to Algeria in early 2016. Deliveries of the additional order for eight units They begin in 2017.
The agreement signed between the Algerian government and the Russian company also includes the training of pilots and technicians (engineers and mechanics) Algerians. The Mi-26T2 is acquiring the North African country are the modernized version of this helicopter, which can fly them with night vision goggles, as use is made compatible with the new cockpit fitted with multifunction digital displays, also has an improved avionics, maintaining its magnificent capacity up to 20 tons.
Mi-26T2 with the Algiers government is providing a means magnificent, capable of operating both day and night, with which carry a maximum of 90 fighters to anywhere in the country to remember has an area 2,381,740 km2 almost five times greater than Spain. Should not forget that Algeria is also having problems of terrorism, the most serious attack on the gas plant near In Amena in January 2013, which left 40 hostages and killed 29 terrorists killed by Algerian special forces . With the Mi-26T2 Algeria's Armed Forces have an important capacity, among many others, to project a powerful elite force and equipment, including vehicles, anywhere in the great country with which to deal with any terrorist attack.
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(Defensa.com) The government in Algiers has acquired eight heavy helicopters Mil Mi-26T2, as confirmed by the Russian news agency Interfax-AVN, which would add to the six previously instructed the Russian company Rostvertol, which belongs to holding Russian Helicopters, and are currently in the delivery period. The June 26, 2013, the Government of Algeria signed the first contracts for the acquisition, to acquire six units of this model helicopter, the world has gone into production in large series.
The first Mi-26T2 Algerian held on December 25, 2014 its initial test flight in the vicinity of the factory in Rostov-on-Don, southern Russia, where they are manufactured, wearing desert camouflage and two shades of ocher, although with space for brands Algeria in white, while the latter performed its first test flight in February this year. After the corresponding test flights and acceptance, both began the delivery trip to Algeria last June, taking advantage of the powerful of this aircraft, which is around 1,920 kilometers using auxiliary tanks. So after making scale on the Greek island of Kefalonia, the helicopters arrived at the Air Base of Biskra (Algeria) on 9 June, which would have been based.
According to the agency Interfax-AVN, two Mi-26T2 will be delivered before the end of this year, while the last two, this first contract, would fly to Algeria in early 2016. Deliveries of the additional order for eight units They begin in 2017.
The agreement signed between the Algerian government and the Russian company also includes the training of pilots and technicians (engineers and mechanics) Algerians. The Mi-26T2 is acquiring the North African country are the modernized version of this helicopter, which can fly them with night vision goggles, as use is made compatible with the new cockpit fitted with multifunction digital displays, also has an improved avionics, maintaining its magnificent capacity up to 20 tons.
Mi-26T2 with the Algiers government is providing a means magnificent, capable of operating both day and night, with which carry a maximum of 90 fighters to anywhere in the country to remember has an area 2,381,740 km2 almost five times greater than Spain. Should not forget that Algeria is also having problems of terrorism, the most serious attack on the gas plant near In Amena in January 2013, which left 40 hostages and killed 29 terrorists killed by Algerian special forces . With the Mi-26T2 Algeria's Armed Forces have an important capacity, among many others, to project a powerful elite force and equipment, including vehicles, anywhere in the great country with which to deal with any terrorist attack.
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Those Syrian forces were there to defend the country against terrorists. They are not in a position to waste time on attacking Israel. So which party was the Israeli air force supporting?
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ISIS Levels 2,000-Year-Old Syrian Temple in Seconds
The ISIS occupation of the ancient city of Palmyra has taken its newest tragic turn, the same week after militants brutally executed a renowned Syrian scholar deemed a “protector” of the ruins.
ISIS has destroyed one of the city's most well-known ruins, the Temple of Baalshamin, believed to be nearly 2,000 years old, according to the Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums.
ISIS detonated "a large quantity of explosives" at the site Sunday, also damaging nearby columns, the group said in .
Director General of Irina Bokova called the reports of the temple's demolishing a "new war crime and an immense loss for the Syrian people and for humanity."
"The systematic destruction of cultural symbols embodying Syrian cultural diversity reveals the true intent of such attacks, which is to deprive the Syrian people of its knowledge, its identity and history," Bokova said in today.
The UNESCO World Heritage site has been under ISIS control since mid-May, drawing outcries from the international and academic communities over fears that the ruins and antiquities would be looted and sold by the group or destroyed for propaganda purposes.
Since then, ISIS is reported to have destroyed a pair of Palmyran tombs, and has released videos showing its members destroying statues said to be pulled from the ruins.
In videos posted by the group showing montages of destruction of artifacts and historical sites, the group says the preservation of ancient ruins constitutes a form of idolatry.
In a video posted online in early July, a group of children publicly executed more than two dozen Syrian soldiers in a Palmyran amphitheater.
The destruction of Baalshamin comes the same week that militants publicly executed Khaled al-Asaad, an 81-year-old Syrian scholar who was Palmyra's director of antiquities dating back to 1963.
Friends of al-Asaad's told ABC News that his family members suspect he was killed after refusing to divulge the locations of some of Palmyra's hidden treasures. After killing him, the militants reportedly hanged his corpse from columns inside the city's ruins.
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The ISIS occupation of the ancient city of Palmyra has taken its newest tragic turn, the same week after militants brutally executed a renowned Syrian scholar deemed a “protector” of the ruins.
ISIS has destroyed one of the city's most well-known ruins, the Temple of Baalshamin, believed to be nearly 2,000 years old, according to the Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums.
ISIS detonated "a large quantity of explosives" at the site Sunday, also damaging nearby columns, the group said in .
Director General of Irina Bokova called the reports of the temple's demolishing a "new war crime and an immense loss for the Syrian people and for humanity."
"The systematic destruction of cultural symbols embodying Syrian cultural diversity reveals the true intent of such attacks, which is to deprive the Syrian people of its knowledge, its identity and history," Bokova said in today.
The UNESCO World Heritage site has been under ISIS control since mid-May, drawing outcries from the international and academic communities over fears that the ruins and antiquities would be looted and sold by the group or destroyed for propaganda purposes.
Since then, ISIS is reported to have destroyed a pair of Palmyran tombs, and has released videos showing its members destroying statues said to be pulled from the ruins.
In videos posted by the group showing montages of destruction of artifacts and historical sites, the group says the preservation of ancient ruins constitutes a form of idolatry.
In a video posted online in early July, a group of children publicly executed more than two dozen Syrian soldiers in a Palmyran amphitheater.
The destruction of Baalshamin comes the same week that militants publicly executed Khaled al-Asaad, an 81-year-old Syrian scholar who was Palmyra's director of antiquities dating back to 1963.
Friends of al-Asaad's told ABC News that his family members suspect he was killed after refusing to divulge the locations of some of Palmyra's hidden treasures. After killing him, the militants reportedly hanged his corpse from columns inside the city's ruins.
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