China snubs Japan in regional naval review ceremony
China excluded Japan from an international ceremonial ship parade to be held in the Chinese naval port of Qingdao in late April. China is hosting the West Pacific Naval (more…)
Japan’s Mitsubishi lends in-orbit support to Turkish satellite
LONDON — Turkey’s latest communications satellite has undergone support in space. Turkey’s TurkSat-4A, launched on Feb. 15, 2014, has been maintained by Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Mitsubishi said it (more…)
Israel Defense Forces battles budget cuts to retain key units
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military, hampered by severe budgets, has been struggling with its latest multi-year plan. Military sources said Israel Defense Forces has failed to launch its multi-year (more…)
Hamas plans to battle crime by introducing Sharia
GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime, citing rising crime, has introduced Muslim penalties, including lashes and the severing of limbs. Hamas said it was replacing an 80-year-old penal code (more…)
Lockheed Martin big winner at Qatari defense expo
ABU DHABI — U.S. companies walked away with large contracts at Qatar’s defense exhibition. Major U.S. firms accumulated more than 25 percent of the nearly $24 billion in contracts (more…)
Israeli defense firms laying off workers ahead of rough 2014 forecast
TEL AVIV — Israel’s defense industry has been bracing for a decline in 2014. Major Israeli defense companies have been planning or implementing layoffs amid forecasts of a sharp (more…)
Headlines, April 9 edition
BACKGROUNDER Ukraine continues weapons sales to China in the midst of turmoil Turkey sacked procurement chief responsible for China missile deal U.S. backs Ukraine against Russia with meal shipments (more…)
UT study: UN’s IAEA can’t detect Iran nuclear weapon development
WASHINGTON — The International Atomic Energy Agency remains incapable of detecting secret nuclear activities by Iran, a report said. The University of Texas has released a study that concluded (more…)
Unidentified forces kill Ukrainian nationalist Moscow called terrorist
Olexander Muzychko, the leader of a right-wing nationalist political group in Ukraine, was gunned down on March 24 in the western Ukrainian city of Rivne. Mr. Muzychko was best (more…)