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Dec- 2020 -11 DecemberMiddle East
Car Bomb Kills 16 Including 3 Turkish Personnel in NE Syria: Monitor
A car bomb killed 16 people including two civilians and three Turkish personnel at a checkpoint in the Turkish-held border town of Ras al-Ain in northeast Syria.
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11 DecemberAfrica
US Strikes Shabaab in Somalia After Withdrawal Announcement
The United States on Thursday carried out two air strikes in Somalia against what it said were explosives experts for Al Shabaab.
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11 DecemberMiddle East
US Flies Two B-52s Over Gulf in Message for Iran
The United States deployed two B-52 long-range bombers over the Gulf on Thursday in a show of force directed at Iran as Washington moves to cut its ground-level military presence in the region.
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10 DecemberDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
Indian Navy Orders Israeli Rifle Mounted Anti-Drone Systems
The Indian Navy has ordered an unspecified number of rifle mounted systems from an Israeli firm to counter the growing drone threat.
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10 DecemberExercises
Russian Navy to Join Drills With NATO States for First Time in Decade
Russia's navy on Thursday said it will join a military exercise next year that will become its first joint drill with NATO countries in a decade.
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10 DecemberDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
US Army Researcher Proposes Model for Quieter Small Drones
A researcher with the US Army has presented a model for the development of quieter drones using high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics.
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10 DecemberMiddle East
IS Kills Nine Iran-Trained Fighters in Syria: Monitor
The Islamic State group killed nine Iran-trained Syrian fighters in an attack on one of their positions in eastern Syria on Thursday, a war monitor said.
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10 DecemberMiddle East
US Senators Fail to Block Trump Sale of F-35 Jets, Drones to UAE
Democrats failed to block the United States from selling top-of-the-line fighter-jets to the United Arab Emirates, with most senators dismissing fears that President Trump was setting off a dangerous arms race.
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9 DecemberAfrica
Russia Signs Deal to Open Naval Base in Sudan
Russia has signed an agreement with Sudan to build a naval base on the country's Red Sea coast, in Moscow's latest push into Africa as it seeks to renew its geopolitical clout.
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9 DecemberTechnology
Japan Weighs Ships for Aegis Missile Defense System
Japan will build two ships equipped with Aegis missile interceptors after public opposition forced the government to scrap deployment of a costly land-based system, the country's defense minister said.
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