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Saudi Arabia May Allow Israel To Use Airspace For Possible Air Strikes On Iran
Saudi Arabia has reportedly offered to allow Israeli fighter jets use its national airspace to attack Iran when necessary, in exchange for Israel making progress in peace talks with Palestine, a senior European Official says, according to the Jerusalem Post (JPost) and the Times of Israel. Saudi Arabia has expressed their willingness to cooperate with Israel on Iran — which includes using Saudi … Continue reading
India Looks To Boost Its Share In The Global Arms Market
By Anjana Pasricha As it seeks to ramp up domestic defense production, India has called on global arms makers eyeing the country’s large arms market to share technology with Indian companies. But New Delhi faces many challenges in its efforts to build a credible defense industry. The message to more than 300 foreign firms from over … Continue reading
China Expands Regional Dominance As It Ramps Up Creation Of Artificial Islands In Disputed South China Sea
China’s creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea is happening so fast that Beijing will be able to extend the range of its navy, air force, coastguard and fishing fleets before long, much to the alarm of rival claimants to the contested waters. Reclamation work is well advanced on six reefs in the … Continue reading
Japan, China Agree To Create Comm Mechanism To Avoid Maritime And Air Disputes
Japan and China have agreed to create a special communication mechanism to avoid unintended maritime and air clashes, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told journalists on Tuesday. The minister said this is a “very important step taking into account the high risk of such incidents, including in the East China Sea.” Tokyo and Beijing resumed … Continue reading
2014’s Watershed Events – OpEd
History will mark 2014 as the year of shifting global alliances and the beginning of the end of America’s self-styled unipolar dominance under the rubric of the “New American Century”. The corporate media is largely using the same “bucket list” of 2014’s most memorable events but the relative overall importance of these news stories are … Continue reading
Russia Reportedly In Deal With Argentina To Swap Fighter Jets For Beef, Wheat
The Falkland Islands – a UK overseas territory Argentina lays claim to – have been allegedly reviewing their defenses after news Russia may offer Argentina fighter jets. Moscow could swap them for beef and wheat, UK’s Daily Express says in its report. The deal reportedly involves a lease/lend of twelve Sukhoi Su-24 all-weather attack aircraft, … Continue reading
MH370 Was ‘Shot Down By US Military’, Claims Former French Airline Boss
A former French airline CEO Marc Dugain claims that the US may have shot down Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 and then covered it up, adding to a rash of conflicting theories about the missing plane. In a six-page article published by French weekly Paris Match, Dugain claims that the Boeing 777 may have got into … Continue reading
Is NATO Aiming At A No Fly Zone For Russia Over The Baltic?
On Friday, December 12, a Russian military jet has allegedly been involved in a near-mid-air- collision with a civilian airliner in Swedish airspace. Scandinavian and Russian officials have since been engaged in a barrage of claims and counterclaims. Some Scandinavian media provide detailed and sensationalized reports. Calls to Copenhagen Airport and the Danish and Swedish … Continue reading
Poland: ‘Unprecedented’ Russian Action In Baltic Region
Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak has said Russia’s military is engaging in an unprecedented amount of activity around the Baltic Sea. “Over the past few days we have seen unprecedented activity by the Russians in the Baltic Sea, both the Baltic fleet and Russian aircraft,” Siemoniak told Polish broadcaster TVN24. The minister said that Poland, … Continue reading
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