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Flash Point (Bentley Novel)
''Flash Point'' (stylized as ''Tom Clancy Flash Point'' or ''Tom Clancy: Flash Point'') is a techno-thriller novel, written by Don Bentley and released on May 23, 2023. It is his third book in the Jack Ryan Jr. series, which is part of the Ryanverse featuring characters created by Tom Clancy. ''Flash Point'' is the first of two books by Bentley featuring Ryan to be published in the same year, the other being ''Weapons Grade''. In the novel, Ryan deals with an attack on his off-the-books organization The Campus from Chinese mercenaries. It debuted at number eight on the New York Times bestseller list. Plot summary Jack Ryan, Jr. leads a surveillance operation in Regensburg, Germany with Campus operative Lisanne Robertson and asset Isabel Yang, as Green Beret snipers Cary Marks and Jad Mustafa provide overwatch. They witness a rendition of Chinese expatriate Wang Lei by MSS operatives, whom Ryan and the Green Berets unsuccessfully try to apprehend. Ryan finds out that Lei’s br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Bentley
Don Bentley is an American novelist. He is known for the Jack Ryan Jr. novels, which are part of the Tom Clancy universe, and the Matt Drake series of novels. He is currently the writer of the Mitch Rapp series of novels, originally by Vince Flynn. Early life Bentley graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering. He also graduated from Seton Hill University with a master's degree in fine arts. Career Bentley served as a United States Army Apache helicopter pilot while stationed in South Korea, Germany, and Texas. He also served in Afghanistan. After his military service, he joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a special agent. Bentley released his debut novel, ''Without Sanction'', in 2020. Featuring the character Matt Drake, it was based on Bentley's own experiences in the military and the FBI. It was followed by ''The Outside Man'' (2021), ''Hostile Intent'' (2022), and ''Forgotten War'' (2023). Bentley was appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of State Security (China)
The Ministry of State Security (MSS) is the principal civilian intelligence and security service of the People's Republic of China, responsible for foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, and defense of the political security and honor of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). One of the largest and most secretive intelligence organizations in the world, it maintains powerful semi-autonomous branches at the provincial, city, municipality and township levels throughout China. The ministry's headquarters, Yidongyuan, is a large compound in Beijing's Haidian district. The origins of the MSS begin with the CCP's Central Special Branch, better known as the ''Teke'', which was replaced by the Central Social Affairs Department from 1936 through the proclamation of the People's Republic in 1949. In 1955, the department was replaced with the Central Investigation Department, which existed in various configurations through the Cultural Revolution to 1983, when it was merged with cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia-class Submarine
The ''Virginia'' class, or the SSN-774 class, is a class of nuclear-powered attack submarine with cruise missile capability in service with the United States Navy. The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering operations. They are scheduled to replace older ''Los Angeles''-class attack submarines, many of which have already been decommissioned, as well as four cruise missile submarine variants of the ''Ohio''-class submarines. ''Virginia''-class submarines will be acquired through 2043, and are expected to remain in service until at least 2060, with later submarines expected to operate into the 2070s. On 14 March 2023, the trilateral Australian-British-American security pact known as AUKUS announced that the Royal Australian Navy would purchase three ''Virginia''-class submarines as a stopgap measure between the retirement of their conventionally powered s and the acquisition of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shenyang J-16
The Shenyang J-16 (; NATO reporting name: Flanker-N) also known as Qianlong is a Chinese all-weather 4.5 generation, tandem-seat, twin-engine, multirole strike fighterBronk, page 38 built by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and operated by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). It is developed from the Shenyang J-11, the licensed production variant of the Russian Sukhoi Su-27. Design and development With the development of military aircraft during the turn of the century, the PLAAF found its JH-7 fighters becoming increasingly obsolete. In the 1990s, China purchased Sukhoi Su-27 and Sukhoi Su-30MKK air superiority fighters from Russia, including those license-produced in China as the Shenyang J-11A.Bronk, page 37 The J-11A was further developed into the J-11B single seat and BS twin seat variant with indigenous technology. The J-16 is a strike fighter derived from the J-11BS model. The J-16 is equipped with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by South China, in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan island, Taiwan and northwestern Philippines (mainly Luzon, Mindoro and Palawan Island, Palawan), and in the south by Borneo, eastern Sumatra and the Bangka Belitung Islands, encompassing an area of around . It communicates with the East China Sea via the Taiwan Strait, the Philippine Sea via the Luzon Strait, the Sulu Sea via the straits around Palawan, the Java Sea via the Karimata Strait, Karimata and Bangka Straits and directly with Gulf of Thailand. The Gulf of Tonkin is part of the South China Sea. $3.4 trillion of the world's $16 trillion Maritime transport, maritime shipping passed through South China Sea in 2016. Oil and natural gas reserves have been found in the area. The Western Central Pacific accounted for 14% of world's commercial fishing in 2010. The South China Sea Islands, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boeing P-8 Poseidon
The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is an American maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft developed and produced by Boeing Defense, Space & Security. It was developed for the United States Navy as a derivative of the civilian Boeing 737 Next Generation airliner. The P-8 operates in anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASUW), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) roles. It is armed with torpedoes, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and other weapons, can drop and monitor sonobuoys, and can operate in conjunction with other assets, including the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In addition to the U.S. Navy, the P-8 is also operated by the Indian Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force, the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force, the Royal Norwegian Air Force and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It also has been ordered by the Republic of Korea Navy, the German Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Development Origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Sayyaf
Abu Sayyaf (; , ASG), officially known by the Islamic State as the Islamic State – East Asia Province, was a Jihadist militant and piracy, pirate group that followed the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. It was based in and around Jolo and Basilan islands in the southwestern part of the Philippines, where for more than five decades, Moro people, Moro groups had been engaged in an insurgency seeking to make Moro Province independent. The group was considered violent and was responsible for the Philippines' worst terrorist attack, the 2004 SuperFerry 14 bombing, bombing of the MV ''Superferry 14'' in 2004, which killed 116 people. The name of the group was derived from Arabic (أبو; "father of"), and (سيّاف; "swordsmith").FBI Updates Mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Ryan (character)
John Patrick Ryan Sr. (Hon.), nicknamed Jack, is a fictional character created by author Tom Clancy and featured in his novels, which have consistently topped the New York Times bestseller list, ''New York Times'' bestseller list. Since Clancy's death in 2013, a series of authors have continued writing novels for the Ryanverse franchise with approval from the Clancy family estate. The son of a Baltimore police detective and a nurse, Ryan is a former United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine lieutenant and stockbroker who becomes a civilian history professor at the United States Naval Academy (USNA). Ryan works with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) initially as a MITRE contractor before becoming an analyst and occasional field officer, eventually leading it as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Deputy Director. After retiring from the CIA, Ryan later served as National Security Advisor (United States), National Security Advisor and Vice President of the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Director Of National Intelligence
The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a Cabinet of the United States#Current Cabinet and Cabinet-rank officials, cabinet-level Federal government of the United States, United States government intelligence and security official. The position is required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Community (IC) and to direct and oversee the United States Intelligence Community#Programs, National Intelligence Program (NIP). All 18 IC agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA), report directly to the DNI. Other federal agencies with intelligence capabilities also report to the DNI, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The DNI also serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, the United States National Security Council, National Security Council, and the Homel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Target Acquired (novel)
''Target Acquired'' (stylized as ''Tom Clancy Target Acquired'', ''Tom Clancy: Target Acquired'', or ''Tom Clancy's Target Acquired'' in the United Kingdom) is a techno-thriller novel, written by Don Bentley and released on June 8, 2021. It is his first book in the Jack Ryan Jr. series, which is part of the overall Tom Clancy universe. In the novel, Ryan stumbles into an Iranian plot to destroy Israel after saving a woman and her child from an attempted murder. It debuted at number three on the New York Times bestseller list. Plot summary Jack Ryan, Jr. participates in a CIA asset-validation exercise in Tel Aviv, Israel as a favor to his mentor and fellow Campus operative Domingo “Ding” Chavez, where he prevents a Chinese MSS operative from stabbing a mysterious woman. Finding himself under suspicion as an unsanctioned intelligence officer working on Israeli soil, Ryan is warned by the Shin Bet agents Tal Levy and Dudu to leave the country. However, Ryan decides to return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navotas
Navotas, officially the City of Navotas (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Philippine census, 2020 census, it has a population of 247,543 people. It was formerly part of the Rizal (province), Province of Rizal in southern Luzon. It comprises what is known as the Administrative divisions of Metro Manila#Districts, CAMANAVA area along with the cities of Caloocan, Malabon, and Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Valenzuela. It is known as the ''Commercial Fishing Hub of the Philippines'', for the city has the third largest fish port in Asia and the largest in Southeast Asia. Although it was established on February 16, 1859, Navotas celebrates its foundation day every January 16, the day in 1906 when it finally separated from Malabon. Navotas became a highly urbanized city on June 24, 2007. Etymology Navotas was once part of Malabon. According to one legend, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Alps mountains. The town occupies the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Founded as an episcopal see in 696, it became a seat of the archbishop in 798. Its main sources of income were salt extraction, trade, as well as gold mining. The fortress of Hohensalzburg, one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe, dates from the 11th century. In the 17th century, Salzburg became a centre of the Counter-Reformation, with monasteries and numerous Baroque churches built. Salzburg has an extensive cultural and educational history, being the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and being home to three universities and a large student population. Today, along with Vienna and the Tyrol, Salzburg is one of Austria's most popular tourist destinations. Salzburg's historic center () is renowned for its B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
