- What’s Canada Buying?
- ”Defence Department to spend $250M over five years on reserves for infrastructure, gear”
- ”National Defence to invest in Reserve infrastructure across Canada” (DND info-machine)
- “Ottawa ajoutera 1/4 milliard $ pour moderniser la Réserve partout au Canada”
- ”Calian Awarded Contract to Develop Intelligent Systems for DND”
- ”Calian Leading Team to Develop Intelligent Systems for National Defence”
- “Defence department asks Canadian scientists to tackle space junk problem”
- #MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE
- ”Début de la fin de l’Opération PRESENCE au Mali”
- ”THeMIS UGV Unmanned Ground Vehicle used by Estonian soldiers deployed in Mali”
- ”Au Mali, « le système est infesté par la corruption et les citoyens y sont habitués » ”
- ”Financement du G5 Sahel pourquoi Aziz a écourté la mission du patron de la force conjointe”
- ”What are the US’s intentions in Africa – BBC News”
- ”Turkey helps to combat terrorism in Africa: Envoy”
- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- ”Defence Minister Sajjan committed to Jordanian roadbuilding project without knowing the cost”
- “Security Sources: Israel to Strike Iranian Sites in Iraq” (SAU media)
- ”Helpdesk Report K4D – The Islamic State in Iraq” (UK Department for Int’l Development)
- “ISIS has 15,000 fighters across Iraq and Syria: US envoy Jeffrey”
- “Syrian gov’t agrees to conditional ceasefire in rebel-held Idlib”
- “Syria regime agrees to Idlib truce if buffer zone implemented”
- “UN Chief Establishing Inquiry into Attacks on Civilian Targets in Syria’s Idlib”
- “UN to investigate attacks on humanitarian facilities in Syria’s Idlib province”
- “Russian Embassy Twitter Account Suspension a Part of US Plan to Destabilize Syria – Damascus” (RUS state media)
- #HongKong
- ”Hong Kong protests tension spills over onto B.C. university campus”
- “Chinese Military “Warning” Video to Hong Kong?”
- ”China’s People’s Liberation Army Shown Quelling Hong Kong-Like Protests in Video”
- ”Chinese army’s Hong Kong chief says troops are ready to protect nation’s sovereignty”
- ”Commander of PLA Garrison in HK says violence ‘totally intolerant’ ”
- “Silence broken, Beijing looks for ways to take message direct to the Hong Kong public”
- ”UK’s new foreign secretary calls on China to respect ‘peaceful protest’ in Hong Kong”
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “US Stratcom ‘Concerned’ Over China’s ‘Rapid’ Nuclear Build-Up”
- ”China’s first home-grown aircraft carrier the Type 001A set for new round of sea trials as it prepares to enter service”
- ”Chinese warship collides with Taiwan freight vessel then sails away, says island’s coastguard”
- ”Vietnam Denounces ‘Illegal Activities’ by China in the South China Sea”
- “Washington Tells Southeast Asian Nations to Oppose China’s ‘Coercion’ in Disputed Sea”
- ”US has no desire to contain China, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Bangkok”
- “China swings a small stick in the South China Sea”
- ”China is modernizing PLA to handle new security threats official” (CHN mil media)
- ”China promotes top military officer targeted by American sanctions”
- ”Beijing Bans Individual Tourism to Taiwan”
- ”Beijing’s ban on individual Taiwan visits ‘a big mistake’, says President Tsai Ing-wen”
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- ”North Korea Conducts Third Projectile Launch In One Week”
- ”North Korea’s Latest Weapon A Rocket or a Missile”
- “Russia Stays Mute on North Korean Launch of Apparent Iskander-Type Missiles”
- ”North Korea’s new weapons take aim at the South’s F-35 stealth fighters”
- ”The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of state-of-the-art Global Hawk reconnaissance aircraft worth US$950 million to South Korea, the Pentagon said Tuesday …”
- ”N.Korean, U.S. Officials Meet in DMZ”
- #USA-#RUS INF Treaty Collapsing
- ”Landmark US-Russia arms control treaty poised for final blow”
- ”US poised to formally abandon INF missile treaty”
- ”Les Etats-Unis sortent officiellement du traité de désarmement INF”
- ”US Senate pushes Trump to safeguard last Russian nuclear arms control treaty”
- ”US and Russia after the INF Treaty What should Europeans fear”
- ”Moscow set to deploy new weapons as Cold War-era INF treaty ends”
- ”On Friday, 2 August 2019, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will hold a press point on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty …” (NATO info-machine)
- “UN Secretary General expects Russia, US to prolong New START treaty”
- “Russia invites US, NATO to declare moratorium on missile deployment – senior diplomat”
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “Two Russian bombers detected near Latvian border”
- ”UK RAF Typhoon fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft near Estonia”
- ”Over 10K Russian Troops Deployed for Baltic Naval Drills”
- ”Russia’s Baltic Fleet coastal defense troops destroy enemy warships in drills”
- “Russia’s latest Atlet armored vehicle to enter preliminary trials”
- ”Russia Tests Encrypted ‘Military Internet,’ Media Reports”
- ”Russian Defense Chief’s Reported Ex Made $100M From Ministry Deals, Media Reports”
- #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
- UKR MoD summary, 010700 Aug 2019 (in Ukrainian)
- JFO МAP – 01.08.2019 (UKR NSDC)
- ”Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 1930, 31 July 2019”
- Essence of Time summary, 29-31 July 2019 (pro-RUS site, with maps, in Russian)
- ”Donbas war – One Ukrainian soldier wounded since ceasefire began” (UKR media)
- ”DPR intelligence reports Ukrainian hardware in residential areas near contact line” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- ”Russian-backed forces block OSCE SMM’s access to occupied part of Donbas, Ukraine envoy says” (UKR media)
- ”Kiev forces shell LPR militia positions in Zolotoye-5 area” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- ”Russia-led forces violate ceasefire in Donbas 11 times, no Ukrainian army casualties reported” (UKR media)
- ”Ukrainian forces shell seven DPR settlements with 28 rounds of ammunition over 24 hours – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- ”Russian-led forces violate ceasefire in Donbas 13 times” (UKR media)
- ”Ukrainian forces use attack drone in southern DPR, three militiamen wounded” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- ”Sporadic ceasefire violations in Donbas not a breach of agreements, political speculation unwarranted” (UKR media)
- ”Ukraine reports 11 enemy attacks in Donbas warzone on July 31” (UKR media)
- ”Ambassador Sajdik ‘Harvest ceasefire’ yields significant results” (UKR media)
- ”DPR militia urges intl observers to make Kiev observe full ceasefire” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- ”Ukrainian sappers begin mine clearance near bridge in Stanytsia Luhanska” (UKR media)
- ”LPR Emergencies Ministry begins Stanitsa bridge area mine check – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- ”Demining near bridge in Stanytsia Luhanska begins on August 1 – Sajdik” (UKR media)
- ”Mine clearance begins in area around Stanytsia Luhanska bridge” (UKR media)
- “Donbas war veterans will hold own march in downtown Kyiv on Independence Day” (UKR media)
- ”Ukraine’s National Guards hold drills near Chornobyl” (UKR media)
- ”Ukraine (National Guard) troops hold target practice in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone”
- ”Fifth anniversary of Krasnohorivka liberation Defense ministry recalls details of decisive raid” (UKR media)
- ”US Reconnaissance Aircraft Are Circling the Coast of Crimea” (pro-RUS site)
- “U.S. troops help train Georgian and Ukrainian forces amid tension with nearby Russia” (UKR media)
- ”Poroshenko Minsk agreements in Sept 2014 helped stop Russia’s invasion” (UKR media)
- ”Poroshenko says he spent UAH 2 bln (CAN $104 million) in his own funds on Ukrainian army” (UKR media)
- ”IR Summary – mass poisoning by “Russian humanitarian aid” in DPR” (Information Resistance, pro-UKR OSINT)
- ”Red Cross sends over 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid to occupied Donbas” (UKR media)
- ”Why is a Leading Estonian Think Tank Working Alongside Ukraine’s Far Right” (bellingcat, OSINT site)
- Way Up North
- “First battalion of new missile system now operational in Northern Fleet”
- “Defense Ministry’s logistics complex in Arkhangelsk to handle 80% of commercial cargo”
- “Rosatomflot announces tender for additional two nuclear-powered icebreakers”
- Other Military News
- ”Electronic warfare A holistic approach to the electromagnetic spectrum”
- ”The Government of Canada commemorates among its Hometown Heroes the decorated Indigenous veteran Sergeant Tommy Prince at Lower Fort Garry National Historical Site” (Parks Canada)
MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – August 1, 2019
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