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Saab has revealed a new variant of the PS-05/A radar for the Gripen C/D fighter aircraft that the company claims more than doubles the detection performance of the current system, the company told reporters at its Linkoping site on 27 April. The upgraded radar, designated PS-05/A Mk4, features...

An Audi research facility in Dresden, Germany, has managed to create the first batches of diesel fuel with a net-zero carbon footprint — made from carbon dioxide (CO2), water and renewable energy sources such as wind or solar power. Germany’s government has welcomed the new technology, created...

Gwadar is a hammerhead-shaped peninsula protruding into the Arabian Sea from the westernmost coastline of Pakistan in Balochistan province. It is situated at the apex of the Arabian Sea and at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, approximately 460 km (290 mi) west of Karachi, 75 km (47 mi) east of...

Key Points The commander of US PACOM has said China has three Type 094 (Jin-class) nuclear ballistic missile armed submarines in service and may have eight in service by 2020. The comments are an increase on previous US estimates of an end total of five Type 094s The US military has increased...

So much noise and yet so little knowledge. It’s rather amusing to see so many Pakistanis celebrating the Parliament’s resolution to remain neutral in the Yemen conflict. They are cheering Pakistan’s decision not to send its troops to fight on the side of the Saudis against the Houthi rebels...

Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on 15 April that a financial crunch was forcing him to halve to 35,000 soldiers the strength of the Indian Army's new 17 Mountain Strike Corps. Parrikar told The Hindustan Times that he was also freezing the corps' formation budget at INR380 billion...

ISIS is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, Texas, according to Judicial Watch sources that include a Mexican Army field grade officer and a Mexican Federal Police Inspector. The exact location where the terrorist group has established its base is around eight miles from the U.S...

Saudi Arabia fears that the initial Iran-P5+1 nuclear agreement will be finalised. The lifting of sanctions on Iran might well allow it to stabilise the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad and defeat the insurgency in the core areas of Homs, Aleppo, Daraa, and Damascus, while also...

BEIRUT -- The Middle East plainly gets it now: the U.S., after wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, inter alia, does not want to decisively intervene with military force in the region's many complicated conflicts. Rather, it wishes to "re-balance" the region's major powers -- to strike an equilibrium...

Iran and Turkey have strongly advocated an end to the escalating Yemen conflict, urging countries of the region to come on the negotiating table and reach a political solution to the crisis, Express News reported. In a joint news conference on Tuesday, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called for...

Last time it happened, the Saudis sided with Zaidi Imam Muhammad al-Badr. It was the year 1962, when revolutionaries inspired by ideas of Arab nationalism deposed the last king of Mutawakilite Kingdom of Yemen, Muhammad al-Badr, and put an end to the rule of Zaidi Imams who had been kings of...

Obama revenge for Netanyahu's Congress talk? 1987 report on Israel's top secret nuclear program released in unprecedented move. In a development that has largely been missed by mainstream media, the Pentagon early last month quietly declassified a Department of Defense top-secret document...

Notwithstanding the claims of the present government before and after coming into power, there remains little doubt that almost two years on, the PML-N government still struggles to articulate a coherent prescriptive strategy for solving prolonged loadshedding. This government's missteps have...

Be proud, America! You have the very best Congress that money can buy. It’s no secret that many in the House and Senate have long been corrupted by money and special interests. The constant need to advertise on TV makes all politicians slaves of the money lenders and other big donors...

Militants likely to increase attacks on soft targets to challenge Pakistan Army's current control of security policy Omar Hamid - IHS Jane's Intelligence Weekly Pakistani Christians gather at a church damaged from a suicide bombing attack in Lahore, Pakistan Key Points On 15 March, 15...

Pakistan and Egypt have outlined an intention to pursue joint defence production programmes as part of efforts to enhance strategic ties between the two countries. Following meetings between Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and a visiting delegation from the Egyptian government...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden said on Tuesday it will cancel a defense agreement with Saudi Arabia worth billions of crowns to its industry after criticism of Riyadh's human rights record sparked a diplomatic row. Sweden's Social Democrat-led government, which came to power in October last year...

Claims that Saudi Arabia was behind the 9/11 attacks on America have been circulating since 2001. The Saudis have denied all such claims even though 15 of the 19 aircraft hijackers were Saudi citizens. This week, allegations of Saudi involvement reignited as one of the men convicted in the 9/11...

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi was informed on Thursday that students of Darul Uloom Haqqania, Akora Khattak, were involved in the murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, however, the seminary administration denied having any connection with the suspects. The...

Recently, the chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team, Moin Khan, was caught on camera visiting a casino in Australia. Moin is part of the Pakistan cricket squad that is in Australia and New Zealand to participate in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Fans and the Pakistan media reacted angrily...