US studying Moscow’s Syria deal: Mattis
Posted on
DefenceTalkThe United States is closely examining whether a Russia-brokered deal to establish safe zones in Syria can work in the long term, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said. “All wars eventually come to an end and we have been looking for a long time how to bring this one to an end,” Mattis told reporters ahead […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-studying-moscows-syria-deal-mattis-69929/
Israeli missiles hit near Damascus airport
Posted on
DefenceTalkA huge blast which struck near Damascus airport early on Thursday was caused by Israeli missiles hitting a “military position”, Syria’s state SANA news agency reported. “A military position southwest of Damascus International Airport was targeted at dawn today by an Israeli aggression using several missiles fired from occupied territory, sparking explosions in the area,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-missiles-hit-near-damascus-airport-69839/
Russia boosts military spending despite sanctions: study
Posted on
DefenceTalkRussia became the world’s third largest military spender in 2016 despite low oil prices and economic sanctions, as the global expenditure rose for a second consecutive year, a study said on Monday. Russia’s military spending was $69.2 billion (around 64 billion euros) in 2016, a 5.9 percent rise over 2015, the Stockholm International Peace Research […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-boosts-military-spending-despite-sanctions-study-69794/
Waging War on a Whim
Posted on
DefenceTalkIt’s strange that the latest U.S. war is so rudderless, given that it was launched from a pair of Navy destroyers boasting rudders 14 feet high and wide. To anyone or anything hit by a Tomahawk cruise missile, its 1,000-pound warhead is deadly and destructive. But the 30 tons of firepower President Trump ordered fired […]https://www.defencetalk.com/waging-war-on-a-whim-69720/
Iran warns US action in Syria ‘won’t go unanswered’
Posted on
DefenceTalkAny new US action in Syria “will not go unanswered”, Iran’s Defence Minister Hossein Dehgan warned Tuesday after America threatened to follow up a strike last week with more attacks. The United States last week fired a volley of cruise missiles at a Syrian airbase in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack that killed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-warns-us-action-in-syria-wont-go-unanswered-69713/
After U.S. Strikes Syrian Air Base, Russians Ask: ‘Where Were our Vaunted Air Defense Systems?’
Posted on
DefenceTalkIn confirming the deployment of its S-300 and state-of-the art S-400 missile-defense systems in Syria, the Kremlin boasted six months ago that it had secured the country’s air bases from American cruise missiles. But after a barrage of U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles hit the Syrian government air base at Shayrat on April 7, where some […]https://www.defencetalk.com/after-u-s-strikes-syrian-air-base-russians-ask-where-were-our-vaunted-air-defense-systems-69690/
US launches cruise missile strikes on Syrian airbase
Posted on
DefenceTalkThe United States has launched cruise missile strikes on an airbase in Syria, US officials said on Thursday, responding to a deadly poison gas attack that Washington has blamed on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. One of the officials said more than 50 Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from US Navy destroyers in the eastern […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-launches-cruise-missile-strikes-on-syrian-airbase-69677/
Pentagon has broad military arsenal available for Syria strike
Posted on
DefenceTalkThe United States has been fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria since 2014, so has amassed a huge military presence and an array of capabilities in the region. If President Donald Trump decides to launch strikes against Syrian regime targets in response to Tuesday’s suspected chemical attack, the Pentagon has many ways […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-has-broad-military-arsenal-available-for-syria-strike-69675/
US expands northern Syria airfield for huge cargo plane
Posted on
DefenceTalkThe United States has expanded a runway at a northern Syria air base to accommodate the large C-17 military plane needed to help with logistics for the push to retake the IS stronghold of Raqqa, a US defence official said Tuesday. The huge military air freighter will play an essential role in supplying the Syrian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-expands-northern-syria-airfield-for-huge-cargo-plane-69665/
Pentagon launches probe after strike near Syria mosque
Posted on
DefenceTalkThe US military is probing allegations that a strike targeting Al-Qaeda leaders near a mosque in northern Syria killed numerous civilians, the Defense Department said Monday. A US air strike on March 16 completely destroyed a building located next to an old mosque in the village of Al-Jineh in the northern province of Aleppo. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-launches-probe-after-strike-near-syria-mosque-69540/