DefenceTalkAfter invading Iraq ten years ago, the United States spent $60 billion on a vast reconstruction effort that left behind few successes and a litany of failures, an auditor’s report said Wednesday. The ambitious plan to transform the country after the fall of Saddam Hussein has been marked by half-finished projects and crushed expectations, according […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-wasted-billions-in-iraq-with-few-results-inspector-47072/

DefenceTalkIsrael’s Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed a successful flight test of the Arrow 3 interceptor missile. This is the first flight test of the Arrow 3 interceptor and was conducted at an Israeli test range over the Mediterranean Sea. The Arrow 3 interceptor was successfully launched and flew […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-and-usa-conduct-first-arrow-3-interceptor-flight-test-46926/

DefenceTalkIranian Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi says that Tehran has launched production of a domestically developed short-range air defense system. According to the minister, the air defense system – dubbed Ya Zahra – can detect, track and destroy short-range aerial targets, including aircraft, helicopters and drones. Vahidi added that the mobile system, which can […]https://www.defencetalk.com/minister-claims-iran-makes-short-range-air-defense-system-46613/

DefenceTalkThe US military plans to set up a base for drones in northwest Africa to bolster surveillance of Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the region as well as allied Islamist extremists, a US official told AFP on Monday. The base for the robotic, unmanned aircraft would likely be located in Niger, on the eastern border of Mali, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-plans-drone-base-near-mali-official-46557/