RIAD KAHWAJI UMEX 2022: Across the globe, national militaries are grappling with the dual challenges of transitioning man-in-the-loop unmanned aerial vehicles towards autonomous systems, while at the same time deciding how to manage the threat […]
By VALERIE INSINNA & RIAD KAHWAJI WASHINGTON and DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has put a halt to a $23.3 billion deal with the US for F-35 stealth fighters, MQ-9 Reaper drones and a package of weapons, with a […]
RIAD KAHWAJI Transitioning from machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and basic light rocket launchers to drones, guided munition and ballistic missiles, armed groups branded as terrorist by the United States and other countries have become […]
RIAD KAHWAJI After an unprecedented spending spree that is set to increase its number of warplanes by 900 percent, the Qatari government finds itself wrestling with a logistics problem: how the small oil-rich nation of 550,000 people […]
Modern fighting forces are protected by astonishingly sophisticated technology. But, sometimes, there’s a heavy price to pay. Death and injury from ‘friendly fire’ has been an inescapable consequence of war from as long ago as […]
RIAD KAHWAJI Ravaged by 110 percent inflation, the Lebanese military has run out of money to feed its troops and troops salaries have plunged in value to the point where they are no longer enough […]
RIAD KAHWAJI Egypt’s geo-strategic location and status as largest Arab power makes it a vital partner to the U.S. military, even with Egyptian diversification policy that includes acquiring Russian jets. Despite occasional political frictions, military […]
RIAD KAHWAJI A record number of ballistic missile and drone attacks have tested Saudi air defense capabilities. They’ve succeeded admirably but at a high cost. Saudi Arabia has come under intensive attacks by ballistic missiles […]
RIAD KAHWAJI Arab Gulf States need to improve force integration, establish better shared-awareness capabilities, improve ISR and EW effectiveness and move from commanding the battle concept to managing the battle to successfully counter Iran’s evolving ballistic […]
The Trump administration appears committed to reinforcing allies in the Middle East all the way to Jan. 20, when Joe Biden will be sworn in as president. This week’s notification of Congress of a pending $23.4 […]
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