Special to WorldTribune.com Israel “is as good as us in some areas” of military technology and its innovations have saved American soldiers’ lives, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said. In an interview with The Atlantic published on Nov. 3, Carter used Israel’s technology in dealing with IEDs (improvised explosive devices) as an example. IEDs killed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Ongoing disputes in the South China Sea forced defense ministers of the 10 Association of East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to scrap a joint declaration during a two-day forum in Malaysia. The United States and its allies wanted the disputes, which include China’s continuing military buildup and construction on artificial islands, mentioned in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iranian Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehqan issued a personal threat against U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon following their joint press conference in Washington last week. Carter said Iran would face severe consequences should it violate the nuclear agreement, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The United States is planning more “freedom of navigation” missions in the South China Sea, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said. “We will fly, sail and operate wherever international law permits,” Carter told a congressional hearing earlier this week. The USS Lassen, a guided-missile destroyer, sailed near one of China’s artificial islands […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iran has confirmed it will join the United States, Russia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia in talks over Syria’s future. The five parties, all heavily invested in the outcome of the war and the future of Syrian President Bashar Assad, will meet on Oct. 30 in Vienna. Egypt and Iraq will also attend. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said the United States has an “iron clad” commitment to ensure Israel’s military edge in the Middle East. Cyber defense and air superiority were the focus of that commitment as Carter hosted Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon on Oct. 28 at U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade Maryland, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com U.S President Barack Obama is set to authorize “direct action on the ground” against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced the change in strategy on Oct. 27. “We won’t hold back from supporting capable partners in opportunistic attacks against ISIL, or conducting […]
Special to WorldTribune.com China on Oct. 15 said that it would be an infringement of Beijing’s sovereignty if the United States follows through with plans to sail warships near artificial islands in the South China Sea. The Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington recently published satellite images of the artificial islands that show […]
Special to WorldTribune.com After being slighted by U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter as “unprofessional,” Russia’s military jabbed at CNN professionalism after a report citing U.S. intelligence officials said that four Russian cruise missiles fired at Syria from warships in the Caspian Sea fell short, landing in Iran. The CNN report on Oct. 8 quoted […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Pentagon officials are planning to send U.S. warships near artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea if the White House approves, officials told the Navy Times. A U.S. defense official said that the U.S. ships would navigate within 12-nautical-mile zones around the artificial islands in the Spratly chain that China claims […]