France tries to rescue huge jet fighter deal with India
With at least $12 billion and France’s famed national pride at stake, Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Defense Minister, made an earnest trip to India last month to revive a (more…)
Israel advances on purchase of F-35s in major defense deal
Despite the frigid relationship between President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli government has announced an ambitious plan to buy at least 14 of the F-35 Lightning (more…)
Report: Russia to establish military bases in EU member Cyprus
A Russian publication has reported that Cyprus has agreed to allow Russia to establish air and naval bases in its territory, causing a major stir within the EU community. (more…)
French jet fighter deal with Egypt causes heartburn in Beijing
As the Egyptian Air Force jets were pounding ISIS targets in Libya to avenge the 21 beheaded Egyptian Christians, Cairo was signing a major deal with France to purchase (more…)
Venezuela’s Madura claims he crushed U.S.-backed coup attempt
President Nicholas Maduro announced on national TV Feb. 12 that his government had crushed a military coup against him and that the U.S. was behind it. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Japan invests heavily in major East Africa port expansion in Kenya
To catch up with China’s increasing influence in Africa, Japan on Feb.13 signed an agreement with Kenya to provide an additional $270 million for the expansion of East Africa’s (more…)
Clouds of war loom over Europe as U.S. decides to arm Ukraine
Reports of the U.S. government’s decision to arm the Ukrainian government troops with lethal weapons suddenly heightened the real probability of an open armed conflict pitting the U.S.-led NATO (more…)
U.S. substantially aided Jordan’s air raids against ISIL
The U.S. military provided important logistics and escort support for Jordanian air strike forces in intensive air bombing of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s military targets inside (more…)
Nuclear scare: Russian bombers skirted British border for hours
For 12 hours last month two Russian strategic bombers flew close to the sovereign air space of Great Britain in the English Channel, failing to communicate with either London (more…)