Amid crisis in Egypt, USS Harry S Truman sails through the Suez
In a not so subtle show of force to press America’s military presence in the volatile region, the U.S. super carrier, USS Harry S Truman chose an opportune time (more…)
Cambodia says no to U.S. aid in role as China’s client in SE Asia
Days after the general election in which the ruling and opposition parties both claimed victory, the Cambodian government suspended some of the key U.S. military aid programs until a (more…)
Egypt’s counter-insurgency offensive, begun under Morsi, intensifies
WASHINGTON — Egypt assigned an Army general in May to head the counter-insurgency mission in the Sinai Peninsula, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy identified (more…)
India in race with China to launch first indigenous aircraft carrier
An Indian Navy source has confirmed that the Indian government will launch its first ever indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier on Aug. 12. If so, India would be (more…)
Egypt’s counter-insurgency offensive, begun under Morsi, intensifies
WASHINGTON — Egypt assigned an Army general in May to head the counter-insurgency mission in the Sinai Peninsula, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy identified (more…)
Reacting to Hayden interview, Huawei tells U.S. to ‘just shut up’
The Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei issued a statement hours after a former U.S. senior intelligence official confirmed that Huawei had indeed spied for the Chinese government. Gen. Michael Hayden (more…)
Russia conducts ‘snap combat drill’ of its Strategic Missile Force
Days after a massive ground force-based drill in the Russian Far East, Moscow ordered another high profile “snap combat drill” in the Caucasus region, this time involving its Strategic (more…)
India gets 3rd stealth missile frigate from Russia
The Indian navy took delivery of a Trikand missile frigate from Russia in the Russian Baltic seaport of Kaliningrad on July 1. The ship was the last of the (more…)
Game changer: U.S. sets 2019 deployment for drone landing on carrier
The U.S. Navy’s unmanned combat air vehicle [UCAV] X-47B made a historic first landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on July 10. It (more…)