Tag Archives: Wars

In brief: South Korea is set to become the first country to deploy and operate anti-aircraft laser weapons, which it will use to shoot drones from North Korea out of the sky. In what seems like a fitting name, the program is called the “Star Wars project.” Announced by the …

As US officials briefed the flagship New York Times on efforts to stop Iran sending drones to Russia, the Jerusalem Post played down “a new era of drone wars.” A 2,000-word New York Times story published December 28 was based on un-named United States officials proclaiming Iran and Russia to …

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Army Vice Chief Lt Gen Manoj Pande on Friday said technology was influencing the multi-domain battle space like never before. He was speaking at an international webinar on“Contours of Future Wars and Countermeasures” organised by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), a think-tank of the …

RAF fighter jets are to get Star Wars-style ray guns. Britain’s fleet of F-35 Lightnings could be fitted with laser cannons within six years. The high-tech weapons are capable of shooting down enemy missiles as well as zapping unmanned drones. Lasers are seen by defence chiefs as almost perfect weapons …

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone sits armed with Hellfire missiles and a 500-pound bomb in a hanger at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (photo credit: REUTERS) X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, traditional business models …

Share. Fly the sci-fi skies. By Chris Reed If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale. For more, read our Terms of Use. Star Wars has appeared in toy lines of all kinds, from LEGO to Funko Pops. And those can look great …

Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com U.S. Marines are, for the primary time, deploying to Syria (with extra to return). There’s discuss of an “enduring” U.S. navy presence in Iraq, whereas extra U.S. troops are being dispatched to neighboring Kuwait with an eye fixed to the wars in each Iraq and Syria.  Yemen …