After Azerbaijan, will Pakistan also join Turkey’s 5th generation fighter program?

After Azerbaijan, will Pakistan also join Turkey’s 5th generation fighter program?
After Azerbaijan, will Pakistan also join Turkey’s 5th generation fighter program?

Collaborating with other countries will accelerate the development process and with reduce the risks on Turkey, experts told Breaking Defense.

If not fighter jets, what are Iraq’s defense procurement priorities?

If not fighter jets, what are Iraq’s defense procurement priorities?
If not fighter jets, what are Iraq’s defense procurement priorities?

“For Iraq’s military… these are prestige items more than a security necessity,” CSIS’s Daniel Byman told Breaking Defense of the fighter jet rumors, saying Baghdad has “less glamorous” priorities.

EXCLUSIVE: Austin approves downgrade of 5 general officer jobs at embassies

EXCLUSIVE: Austin approves downgrade of 5 general officer jobs at embassies
EXCLUSIVE: Austin approves downgrade of 5 general officer jobs at embassies

The memo, obtained by Breaking Defense, reverses course on four previously planned downgrades for the SDO/DATT for the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, as well as the role of the United States Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority (USSC).

Intel Assessment: ‘High’ Chance Of International Conflict Over Water By 2040

Intel Assessment: ‘High’ Chance Of International Conflict Over Water By 2040
Intel Assessment: ‘High’ Chance Of International Conflict Over Water By 2040

From Asia to the Middle East, worries rise like flood waters over the future of water security.

The Afghanistan Debacle: 5G And China

The Afghanistan Debacle: 5G And China
The Afghanistan Debacle: 5G And China

With Washington demonstrating little competency or reliability, Beijing is likely to press countries to include Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications corporations in their 5G networks, lest they alienate Beijing.

Pakistan, Turkey Tighten Ties With First Corvette Launch

Pakistan, Turkey Tighten Ties With First Corvette Launch
Pakistan, Turkey Tighten Ties With First Corvette Launch

The PNS Babur is the first of four corvettes being built for the Pakistani Navy by Turkish shipbuilders.

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.

Counterterror Costs Since 911: $2.8 TRILLION And Climbing

Counterterror Costs Since 911: $2.8 TRILLION And Climbing
Counterterror Costs Since 911: $2.8 TRILLION And Climbing

WASHINGTON: After a small group of forlorn men huddled in the middle of Afghanistan succeeded in their plan to strike the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, America declared a global war against them. That war has sucked almost $3 trillion dollars from the US, according to a study by the respected Stimson Center…

Stop The Malignant Misuse Of America’s Military

Stop The Malignant Misuse Of America’s Military
Stop The Malignant Misuse Of America’s Military

Last month, Secretary of Defense James Mattis warned that if Congress doesn’t “remove the defense caps,” he said, “then we’re questioning whether or not America has the ability to survive.” This claim that insufficient increases in Pentagon spending threatens American security is flatly wrong. The real and present danger to our national security is the…

Dunford Says White House Nixes Refueling For New Air Force One

Dunford Says White House Nixes Refueling For New Air Force One
Dunford Says White House Nixes Refueling For New Air Force One

WASHINGTON: Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that the White House had decided not to include aerial refueling as a capability for the next Air Force One fleet. Why? To save money. President Donald Trump has apparently made the decision, reflected by this decision and the…

Afghanistan: It’s Trump’s War Now

Afghanistan: It’s Trump’s War Now
Afghanistan: It’s Trump’s War Now

When he stepped before the cameras last night to deliver his first prime time address to the nation, Donald Trump became the third president to reluctantly take ownership of the war in Afghanistan. After campaigning on ending costly entanglements for a war-weary country, the president admitted he was hemmed in by some hard realities. “A…

US Ships, Planes Challenge 22 Countries’ Claims — Not Just China’s

US Ships, Planes Challenge 22 Countries’ Claims — Not Just China’s
US Ships, Planes Challenge 22 Countries’ Claims — Not Just China’s

WASHINGTON: In 2016, the Defense Department flew aircraft or steamed ships through territories claimed by Albania, Brazil, Italy, Japan, Malta, and, well, China, according to the Pentagon’s annual report released today. So should Beijing be relieved it was not the sole focus of American Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPS) or should it feel slighted that it…

State’s New Armed Drone Policy Confuses Ends With Means

State’s New Armed Drone Policy Confuses Ends With Means
State’s New Armed Drone Policy Confuses Ends With Means

The intent behind the State Department’s new international policy for armed drones is admirable in principle but the declaration’s hoped-for real-world effect will fall short for three reasons. First, the combat effects of drones can be achieved through a variety of military means. Second, Remotely Piloted Aircraft (as the Air Force calls them) are tools whose use is guided by policy…

‘Indian Machiavelli’ Urges Confronting China

‘Indian Machiavelli’ Urges Confronting China
‘Indian Machiavelli’ Urges Confronting China

WASHINGTON: Forget Gandhi and satyagraha. India needs to be more strategically assertive and take China on, a longtime national security advisor to New Delhi said today. And if the US doesn’t like it, then “screw you.” But Washington should like a more aggressive India, said the American-educated Bharat Karnad, because it’s the only thing that can…