Another Khorasan Group leader killed in Syria air strike, U.S. says
The Pentagon has confirmed that a top leader of the Khorasan Group was killed in a U.S.-led coalition air strike in Syria. (FULL STORY) (more…)
United States approves $11.25 billion warship deal for Saudis
The United States has approved the sale of the first littoral combat ships (LCS) to Saudi Arabia, a deal that could be worth up to $11.25 billion. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Israeli firm offers front engine Panther drone to S. Korea
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will make available to South Korea the Front Engine Panther (FE Panther) version of its 67kg-class vertical take-off and landing drone. (FULL STORY) (more…)
China claims foreign agencies recruited four spies at defense plant
China’s Central TV station broadcast on Oct. 19 a rare long report on four Chinese nationals working for a defense plant as treasonous agents for an unnamed foreign intelligence (more…)
EU’s planned trade, investment deals with Taiwan infuriates Beijing
The Chinese Communist government has issued loud warnings (which have escalated) to the European Union over its decision to explore investment initiatives with Taiwan. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Iran broadcasts first glimpse of ‘massive’ underground missile base
Television footage of a deep underground tunnel packed with Iranian missiles and launcher units was broadcast one day after Teheran’s parliament approved the nuclear deal with world powers. (FULL (more…)
What Syria and Ukraine reveal about Putin and Russia’s military
By Jack Caravelli The 2014 annexation of Crimea and the ongoing civil war in Syria, while major political crises, also are replete with insights about the current state of (more…)
Report: Cuba sends military personnel to aid Syria’s Assad
Cuba, an ally of Russia since the Cold War, has sent military personnel to aid the Assad regime in Syria, according to a report. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Repentance: The key to financing of ISIL’s spreading reign of terror
Repentance, or tawba in Arabic, is a vital tool used by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in its reign of terror. It is used both to subdue (more…)