A U.S. service member was killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday, NATO said, without providing further details. Last week, President Donald Trump abruptly called off talks with the Taliban to end American’s longest war, citing the killing of a U.S. service member in a Taliban attack days earlier.
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi praises the Islamic State’s global operations
Undeterred by the loss of his territorial caliphate in Iraq and Syria, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi preaches patience in a newly released audio message. Baghdadi’s message was released online yesterday via various social media sites. The production was recorded and distributed by Al Furqan Establishment for Media Production, which has long …
Read More »Russia Has Found Aircraft to Succeed 5th Gen Su-57 Stealth Fighter
Under development since 2012, the 20+ tonne stealthy flying wing design began rigorous military testing earlier this year.
Read More »India Successfully Tests its Air-to-Air Missile Astra From Su-30MKI
India launched the project to develop Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Astra missiles in 2004, at a budget of Rs. 995 crores (approximately $138.4 million).
Read More »Explainer: Was Iran Behind Attacks On Saudi Oil Installations?
Suspected drone attacks on key oil installations in Saudi Arabia have rattled world energy markets, spiked regional tensions, and provoked threats of military action by the United States.
Read More »Experts: Saudi Arabia's Sophisticated Defense Vulnerable to Drone Strikes
The recent attacks on Saudi Arabia’s crude oil hub at the Abqaiq and Khurais production facilities reveal that even a nation with a sophisticated military and a massive defense budget is still vulnerable to drone strikes.
Read More »New NATO command declared operational
A new NATO command in the German city of Ulm achieved initial operating capability on Tuesday (17 September 2019). The establishment of the Joint Support and Enabling Command is part of NATO’s increased deterrence and defence in response to a changed security environment. The new command will help to speed …
Read More »Delivery of second S-400 battery to Turkey completed, defense ministry says
Turkey’s Defense Ministry says the delivery of the second battery of the advanced Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems has been completed, and that the systems would become operational in April 2020.
Read More »Yemeni drone attacks halve Saudi oil, gas production; US pins blame on Iran
Riyadh has admitted that Yemen’s drone strikes on Saudi Arabia’s key oil facilities have shut down about 50 percent of the kingdom’s crude and gas production, with the United States rushing to point the finger at Iran for the raids without providing any evidence.
Read More »Trump: US is 'Locked and Loaded' to Respond to Saudi Oil Attack
U.S. President Donald Trump says American forces are ‘locked and loaded’ to respond to the fiery attacks on one of Saudi Arabia’s largest oil fields and the world’s biggest crude oil stabilization facility.
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