United States military officials have expressed interest in developing a drone base in northwest Africa to provide increased surveillance of the region’s known militant groups. The base would launch unarmed drones to keep tabs on Islamist extremists who have been linked to al-Qaida, as well as other possible threats. Concerns over the security of northwest [...]
United States Expanding Military Bases in Africa
June 22, 2012 | Posted by
The United States military is expanding a secret network of air bases across Africa in order to spy on al-Qaeda and other such groups, a US newspaper said. The surveillance is carried out by small, unmarked turboprop planes with hidden state-of-the-art sensors that fly thousands of kilometres between air bases and bush landing strips across the vast [...]
U.S. to Add Ships to China Sea, Which Displeases China
June 2, 2012 | Posted by
As the U.S. winds down its military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan, the nation’s military is beginning to shift its focus to areas around China and the South China Sea—a development that is not pleasing to the Chinese government. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta spoke at a conference in Singapore called the Shangri-La Dialogue, which is [...]
