BJP Press Release on Mumbai terror attack

MUMBAI SHAKING AGAIN AND CONGRESS SLEEPING AS USUAL
 
OFBJP offers heart felt condolences to the families and friends of victims of Mumbai carnage perpetrated by Islamic terrorists, and expresses solidarity with the people of India in this trying time. Also, OFBJP salutes brave personnel of the security forces of India . No words are sufficient to [...]

Η κρίση του Καυκάσου και οι επιπτώσεις της στην περιοχή

του Ελευθέριου Μαυρουδή, Υποστράτηγου ε.α./ από ΠΑΡΑΤΗΡΗΤΗΡΙΟ της Ο21
26η Νοεμβρίου 2008
 
 
 
Ίσως καμία χώρα της Ευρώπης καθώς και οι Η.Π.Α. δεν περίμεναν την ταχεία αντίδραση της Ρωσίας στην επέμβαση της Γεωργίας στη Νότια Οσετία. Αυτό γιατί δεν εκτίμησαν ότι καμία από τις χώρες της Κεντρικής Ασίας (με τα τεράστια αποθέματα φυσικού αερίου και πετρελαίου) ούτε οι [...]

World defence update

Russia reports discovery of Polish-made missile launchers in Chechnya
 
Russian forces in Chechnya found two launchers for Polish-made ZM Mesko Grom man-portable air-defence missile systems (MANPADS) on 10 October, according to a 21 September report by the Russian news agency Izvestia. One was described as being combat ready, the other as showing signs of having been [...]

UN Extends EU Peacekeeping Mandate in Bosnia

Source: Deutsche Welle
 
The UN Security Council has extended the European Union’s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia for one year. Since the war, the country has been under international administration, first under NATO and now under the EU.
The resolution was approved unanimously late Thursday, Nov. 20, and welcomed the EU’s intention to retain its 2,100-strong military presence, [...]

World Military developments

Why 2009 could prove the year of the Gripen
 
The next 18 months will see Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, India, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania and Switzerland make final selections for their respective fighter procurement competitions, with sales of up to 523 aircraft worth at least USD35 billion-USD40 billion at stake. It will be a crucial period in [...]

Another Flashpoint in the Caucasus

By Scott Taylor  
 
Embassy Magazine, Nov. 12, 2008
 
 
STEPANAKERT, Nagorno-Karabakh—The only way to enter this hotly disputed region in the Caucasus is to travel by road from Yerevan, Armenia.
 
During the Soviet era, Nagorno-Karabakh had been included within the administrative boundary of Azerbaijan. However, as the Soviet Union began to unravel in 1989, ethnic tensions erupted in the [...]

World military update

 
 
Elbit wins deal to supply ANVIS/HUD for IDF helicopters
 
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) has contracted Elbit Systems to supply its Aviator Night-Vision Imaging System/Head-Up Display (ANVIS/HUD) for its UH-60 and CH-53 transport helicopter fleet, the company announced on 4 November. Under the contract, the value of which Elbit declined to specify, the company will supply [...]