WASHINGTON — An Israeli defense major has been marketing a helicopter modernization package to the U.S. military. Israel’s Elbit Systems has been offering upgrades for a range of U.S. (more…)
BACKGROUNDER Assassination of key Haqqani terror architect shakes Afghan Taliban Moscow-Warsaw tension on rise following anti-Russia demonstration Turkey to buttress defense technology cooperation with Japan DOSSIER: Bashar Assad (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel’s ballistic missile defense concept has been criticized by a leading scientist. Nathan Faber, a leading scientist at Israel’s Technion, has warned that the nation’s missile (more…)
The government of Turkey is facing increasing pressure from its key NATO allies, especially the United States, and may abandon its earlier decision to buy a Chinese-made missile defense (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel has determined that U.S. President Barack Obama was behind the leaks of air strikes on Syria by the Jewish state. Israeli sources said Obama was (more…)
ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation must choose between active defense and preventive strikes to block Iran’s nuclear weapons program, a leading analyst said. A leading U.S. strategist urged (more…)
CAIRO — Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen have acquired hundreds of surface-to-surface rockets. Security sources said Shi’ite rebels in northern Yemen have acquired the BM-21 Grad rocket for strikes against (more…)
ABU DHABI — Officials said China and Saudi Arabia were cooperating in technological development. They said the cooperation was based on massive Saudi oil supplies to Beijing. “The kingdom (more…)
ANKARA — Iran has been linked to the formation and expansion of the dominant Al Qaida militia in Syria. Analysts said Iran has used its allies in Al Qaida (more…)
