Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday 7 May 2013

Latest News May 7, 2013
DOD Report on China Details Military Modernization
A Defense Department report released describes China's military modernization and the Chinese army's interaction with other forces, including those of the United States, a senior Pentagon official said. ...
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Afghan, Pakistani Troops Clash Again At Disputed Border
Afghan and Pakistani forces have again exchanged fire in a contested border region, with each side blaming the other for sparking the latest incident as tensions rise along a historically sensitive frontier. ...
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Syria: UN human rights Inquiry has 'no conclusive findings' on use of chemical weapons
With its investigation continuing into violations of human rights in Syria, an independent United Nations panel said it has "no conclusive findings" regarding the use of chemical weapons by any of the parties to the conflict in the country. ...
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Israel Takes Defensive Steps After Reported Strike in Syria
Israel has closed its northern airspace to commercial aviation and deployed two batteries of an anti-missile defense system there after a series of reported Israeli air strikes in Syria. A Syrian activist group says the strikes killed at least 42 Syrian soldiers. ...
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Iran to unveil new recce, combat drone: Defense minister
Iran's defense minister says the country plans to unveil a new indigenous reconnaissance and combat drone, dubbed Hamaseh, in the coming days.
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X-47B Completes Key Milestone as it Prepares for Carrier Tests at Sea
The Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first-ever arrested landing here May 4, another key step to mature the system for its historic carrier-based tests later this month. ...
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NATO Secretary General Warns Europe on Defense Cuts
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned that further cuts in defense spending by European nations risk reducing the continent's defense and security to "hot air," turning the alliance into what he called a "global spectator" rather than a real force on the world stage. ...
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China, India End Himalayan Border Standoff
India and China have resolved a three-week standoff over an ice-covered plateau along their disputed Himalayan border.
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