Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Two Arab states have ordered a U.S. air-to-ground missile. Jordan and Saudi Arabia ordered the Hellfire missile from the United States. The U.S. Defense Department has awarded Hellfire Systems a $28.4 million contract to supply Jordan and Saudi Arabia with missiles. “Work will be performed at Orlando, Fla., with an […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, helpless in efforts to end the civil war, has been withdrawing staff from South Sudan. The Defense Department has overseen the evacuation of diplomatic and other staffers in the South Sudanese capital of Juba. So far, close to 200 U.S. government staffers were flown out of Juba […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The Israel Air Force has ordered fuel from the United States. The U.S. Defense Department has awarded a $330.8 million contract for the supply of jet fuel for Israel. Under the Pentagon contract, Valero Marketing and Supply Co. would supply fuel to Israel’s military over the next year. “This is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com The Pentagon has agreed to start deploying a missile defense system in Romania beginning in early October. The U.S. missile defense system will be installed at the Deveselu military base in Southern Romania, putting Romania ahead of Poland and the Czech Republic as the first former communist country […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has been intervening to protect Egypt’s Christian minority. Officials said the U.S.-Egyptian military dialogue has come to include Cairo’s treatment of the Coptic community, which comprise about 10 percent of the population. The officials said the Coptic issue emerged amid concerns within Congress that the community was […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has bolstered military operations in Kuwait. The Defense Department has awarded a $463.1 million contract to support U.S. Army operations in Kuwait. The U.S. military reported 13,500 troops in Kuwait during 2013. The military has used Kuwait as a hub for operations in the Gulf as well […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Indian media and military forums are abuzz about various reports that the Pentagon is considering building a military base in India, with the ostensible purpose of checking China’s growing military threat in the region. The Calcutta-based newspaper The Telegraph reported on Aug. 21 that a U.S. Air Force […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States is stepping up efforts to dissuade Israel’s government from criticizing the policy of President Barack Obama toward Iran, officials said. The Obama administration has decided to again send the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Israel. Officials said Gen. Martin Dempsey was scheduled to leave […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has disclosed a classified Israeli military project funded by Washington. The administration of President Barack Obama has overseen publication of a bid request that disclosed an Israeli project to house its new Arrow-3 ballistic missile defense system. The bid, published by the U.S. Army, included details of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been urged to acquire a variant of Israel’s Irone Dome missile and rocket defense system. A leading U.S. institute asserted that Washington must procure Iron Dome in wake of its interception of hundreds of Palestinian missiles and rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The Lexington Institute […]