Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan’s military has shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle flying from neighboring Syria. The Jordanian military said anti-aircraft batteries intercepted a UAV that entered from Syria. The military said the UAV was detected by Jordan’s Air Defense Command and tracked to the Mafraq province. “Royal Jordanian Air Force fighter-jets followed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has left another 700 combat troops in Jordan. President Barack Obama said the U.S. forces were deployed in the Hashemite kingdom in wake of Eager Lion-2013, which ended on June 20. Obama said the troops, accompanied by missile defense systems and F-16 aircraft, would help protect Jordan […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has reported the enhancement of bunker-busters for its Air Force, without U.S. assistance. The state-owned Israel Military Industries has upgraded the capabilities of its MPR-500 missiles. IMI said the missile, deployed on the F-15 and F-16 combat aircraft, could be used to penetrate bunkers. “This is a precision-guided […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has approved a request by the United Arab Emirates for U.S. bombs that could destroy Iranian military bunkers. The Obama administration has informed Congress of a UAE request for 600 BLU-109 air munitions. The BLU-109 has been described as a 2,000-pound bomb meant to destroy underground command […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. military plans to retain a presence in 10 bases in Iraq in 2012. The Defense Department and Joint Chiefs of Staff have approved a plan in which U.S. military trainers would operate out of 10 bases in Iraq after the American troop pullout at the end of 2011. […]
NEW YORK — A crucial defense dilemma is looming under the radar screens, both over the Taiwan Straits and the Potomac; namely seriously upgrading Taiwan’s aging jet fighter force against a fast rising military threat from Mainland China. While Beijing’s double-digit military spending is now focusing on high-tech sophisticated fighter aircraft, tiny Taiwan still relies […]