Predator B drones tested for ballistic missile defense
A pair of Predator B drones were used in a test to track a ballistic missile target. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) said it performed the test using two (more…)
China launches ‘hack-proof’ communications satellite
China on Aug. 16 took another step in establishing itself as a space power by launching what it called a “hack-proof” communications satellite. Beijing said the Quantum Experiments at (more…)
Affidavit reveals transformation of Maine man who died fighting for ISIL
Friends and family of Adnan Fazeli are struggling to come to grips with how the 38-year-old husband and father could join – and ultimately die for – Islamic State (more…)
Report: High-level defections show North Korea at a ‘tipping point’
North Koreans from “both upper and lower elite classes” are increasingly making the decision to defect, according to a South Korean analyst. “The North is at the tipping point,” (more…)
Report: U.S. Missile Defense Agency seeks counter to advanced hypersonic missiles
The Pentagon is seeking weapons that will be able to counter hypersonic missiles that are being developed by China and Russia, a report said. China and Russia are both (more…)
Seoul, Tokyo to deploy advanced missiles against DPRK and China threats
As security threats from North Korea and China escalate, Seoul and Tokyo are taking simultaneous steps to beef up their respective missile defense systems and plan to spend unprecedented (more…)
Turkey’s outreach to Russia sets off alarm bells in the West
Dr. Jack Caravelli After the Turkish shoot down of a Russian fighter aircraft late last year appeared to have ruptured relations between the two nations, Turkish President Recep Tayyip (more…)
Moscow expands its Middle East footprint with air operations from Iran
Jack Caravelli Using an air base in western Iran, a group of Russian Tu-22 bombers and Su-34 fighter bombers carried out attacks around Aleppo and two other Syrian provinces, (more…)
U.S. deploys strategic air assets to Guam to counter China
Never before has the United States Air Force deployed all three of its major strategic assets into any of its U.S. military bases in Asia and the Pacific region (more…)