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By Khanh Vu and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Companies from Iran, Israel, China, Russia and the United States will showcase military equipment at an arms expo in Hanoi in December, Vietnam’s defence ministry said on Tuesday, a rare case of geopolitical rivals exhibiting their wares together. Communist-run Vietnam has…
Given the sheer volume of enemy drones, helicopters have joined the counter-drone fight. In Ukraine and Israel, helicopters of all kinds are hunting down drones.Helicopter cannons are much cheaper than jets armed with missiles, but they’re no substitute. It’s not just fighter jets and ground-based air defenses that are in…
Israel carried out a series of precision strikes on military targets in Iran late last month.Iran is now vowing to retaliate for the strikes, which damaged Tehran’s air-defense network.Officials and analysts say the strikes have left Iran seriously vulnerable to more Israeli action. Iran is signaling that it will deliver…
The US is deploying warships and B-52 bombers to the Middle East amid rising tensions.Israel and Iran are stuck in a cycle of retaliatory strikes.The US earlier said it would also send a missile defense system and 100 more troops to Israel. The United States is sending bombers and warships…
By Phil Stewart and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hours after Iranian missiles rained down on Israel on Oct. 1, President Joe Biden’s administration sent an urgent message to Israel: Take a breath. Israel, Washington argued, owned the clock and had time to decide on how to best respond to…
The US is sending a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and American operators to Israel.THAAD is a highly advanced air-defense system that can intercept ballistic missiles.The upcoming deployment follows two massive Iranian attacks on Israel, the Pentagon said on Sunday. The US is sending an air-defense system to Israel…
The US is sending a sophisticated missile defense system to Israel.The THAAD system was described by a former US general as the “best in the world.”It could be used to take out Iranian missiles. Amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, the US is stepping up support for Israel with…
By Samia Nakhoul, Parisa Hafezi and Pesha Magid DUBAI (Reuters) – Gulf states are lobbying Washington to stop Israel from attacking Iran’s oil sites because they are concerned their own oil facilities could come under fire from Tehran’s proxies if the conflict escalates, three Gulf sources told Reuters. As part…
Israel is fighting a multi-front war that includes Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, Iraq, and Syria.Experts told BI that Israel still lacks a long-term strategic vision on how to end the war.Israel may have fallen into what one expert described as an “escalatory trap.” One year after Hamas’ October 7 massacre, Israel…
The Middle East is anticipating strikes on the anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks.Israeli offensives have targeted several Middle Eastern regions, including Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria.Hezbollah said its rockets hit a military base south of Haifa in the first direct strike on the city. The Middle East is on…
