C-RAM Defenses Shoot Down Rocket Fired at US Embassy in Baghdad

C-RAM Defenses Shoot Down Rocket Fired at US Embassy in Baghdad

C-Ram Intercepts One Rocket While Another Lands In Civilian Neighborhood Two Katyusha rockets were fired towards the Green Zone where the US embassy is located in Baghdad on Saturday night, according to Iraq’s state-run news service quoting Iraqi security officials. The U.S. Embassy’s C-RAM defense system was activated to intercept the rocket fire. One rocket […]

‘Adieu Timbuktu,’ French Forces Withdraw From Mali After Nine Years

‘Adieu Timbuktu,’ French Forces Withdraw From Mali After Nine Years

After nine years, French forces will be leaving the troubled nation of Mali where Islamist terrorists attempted to gain a foothold. France is saying that its presence there is not totally ended but will take on a different posture, presumably in the form of military advisors and other military assistance.

India’s Military Chief of Staff Killed In Helicopter Crash

India’s Military Chief of Staff Killed In Helicopter Crash

General Bipin Rawat the Chief of Staff of the Indian military has been killed with at least eleven others in a fiery helicopter crash in northern India. General Rawat, was traveling with his wife and staff to the Defense Services Staff College in Wellington in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu to deliver a lecture. He was sixty-three years old and came from a family of distinguished military service.