Top Israeli Military Leader Doubts America’s Help Against Iran; Air Force Wants More $$ For Strikes

Top Israeli Military Leader Doubts America’s Help Against Iran; Air Force Wants More $$ For Strikes
Top Israeli Military Leader Doubts America’s Help Against Iran; Air Force Wants More $$ For Strikes

“The US is going out of this region, and that is creating a new, very critical situation,” an Israeli source said.

Israel Needs ‘Many Billions Immediately’ To Counter Iran: Netanyahu

Israel Needs ‘Many Billions Immediately’ To Counter Iran: Netanyahu
Israel Needs ‘Many Billions Immediately’ To Counter Iran: Netanyahu

TEL AVIV: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, still trying to form a new government, said Israel must increase its defense spending by “many billions immediately and then many billions every year” as the threat from Iran “has intensified in recent weeks. Israel, he said yesterday, faces a significantly growing threat from Iran. The Israeli military recently attacked…

Esper Presses Hard For New Civilian Casualty Policy

Esper Presses Hard For New Civilian Casualty Policy
Esper Presses Hard For New Civilian Casualty Policy

“The US is doing far more than its allies in coming to grips with causing civilian harm,” a human rights NGO representative who has met with Pentagon leaders said. Still, the gap between government estimates and those from groups on the ground is often wide. 

911: A Remembrance

911: A Remembrance
911: A Remembrance

This day remains a special marker for all Americans, our friends, allies and our adversaries. It stands on its own, emblazoned in our minds.

Israel Bombs Quds Force In Syria; Thwarts Iran Armed Drone Attack

Israel Bombs Quds Force In Syria; Thwarts Iran Armed Drone Attack
Israel Bombs Quds Force In Syria; Thwarts Iran Armed Drone Attack

Israel initially jammed all communications between the drone operators and their weapons and then bombed the facility on the night of Aug. 24, Israeli sources say.

Israel Meets With UAE, Declares It’s Joining Persian Gulf Coalition

Israel Meets With UAE, Declares It’s Joining Persian Gulf Coalition
Israel Meets With UAE, Declares It’s Joining Persian Gulf Coalition

Foreign Minister Israel Katz told the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee about the agreement, and told lawmakers that Israel participates in intelligence and other areas where it can offer capabilities and advantages.

Turkish S-400s Create ‘New Order’ In Mid East Airspace

Turkish S-400s Create ‘New Order’ In Mid East Airspace
Turkish S-400s Create ‘New Order’ In Mid East Airspace

An Israeli expert said that the critical question is, where will the Turks deploy the Russian system. “If it is deployed near the border with Syria it may endanger air forces that will attack Iranian controlled militias in Iraq,” the Israeli source says.

Sgt. Bellavia: Knife Fight In The House Of Broken Mirrors

Sgt. Bellavia: Knife Fight In The House Of Broken Mirrors
Sgt. Bellavia: Knife Fight In The House Of Broken Mirrors

The 29-year-old sergeant fought with gun, grenades, and knife in a dark house with sewage flooding the floor and broken mirrors glinting on the bullet-marked walls.

Iran: Israeli F-35s Rehearse Strikes As US Sends Troops — But Will Europe Flinch?

Iran: Israeli F-35s Rehearse Strikes As US Sends Troops — But Will Europe Flinch?
Iran: Israeli F-35s Rehearse Strikes As US Sends Troops — But Will Europe Flinch?

Israeli experts fear that the Iranian attacks aim to drive a wedge between the US and Europe.

Iranian Missile Misfires As Other Attacks Hit Home

Iranian Missile Misfires As Other Attacks Hit Home
Iranian Missile Misfires As Other Attacks Hit Home

Israeli sources expressed alarm that neither Israel, the US, nor allied Arab nations picked up any advance warning of what appear to have been well-planned, well-executed, and increasingly destructive attacks by Iranian and proxy forces.

SOCOM Pivots Toward Great Power Competition

SOCOM Pivots Toward Great Power Competition
SOCOM Pivots Toward Great Power Competition

The Pentagon’s new Special Ops leader is looking to the defense industry for help in meeting peer adversaries, but he also has a bone to pick.

Esper: Chinook & JLTV ‘Designed For a Different Conflict’

Esper: Chinook & JLTV ‘Designed For a Different Conflict’
Esper: Chinook & JLTV ‘Designed For a Different Conflict’

The Army’s rebuilding to face China and Russia. That may leave programs designed over the past decade for COIN operations in the dust.

A Triangular Strategy For The Mid East

A Triangular Strategy For The Mid East
A Triangular Strategy For The Mid East

The United States can reduce its Middle Eastern footprint and secure its vital regional interests.

Army Vice-Chief Tapped For CSA,  First Time Since 1999

Army Vice-Chief Tapped For CSA,  First Time Since 1999
Army Vice-Chief Tapped For CSA, First Time Since 1999

No Army vice-chief has won the top job since Eric Shinseki. But Gen. McConville brings some unique credentials.