Elite U.S. forces are operating on the ground in Yemen against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda, the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday.
“U.S. forces have conducted multiple ground operations and more than 120 strikes in 2017,” U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Florida, said in a statement.
The Department of Defense warned that ISIS, which has lost the majority of its territory in Iraq and Syria, has doubled in size in the country. The militant group has capitalized on a two-year insurgency by the Shiite Houthi rebels who overthrew the Saudi-backed Sunni government in March 2015.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 21, 2017
Defense Is Top Item in Saudi Budget as Yemen Fighting Rages On -- Bloomberg
India launches $8 billion program for light combat aircraft -- Defense News
Study: China to Boost Military Muscle at Sea to Deter Foreign Powers -- VOA
U.S. creating 'sensational hype' over China's military modernization: ministry -- Reuters
China Threatens Microelectronics Supply Chain, DoD Official Says -- National Defense
Japan Installing Missile Base 200 Miles From Chinese Coast -- Sputnik
South Korea Could Target Kim Jong Un with Army of Kamikaze-Style Dronebots -- Newsweek
Report: Seoul is drafting strategies to engage North Korea -- UPI
Bulgaria suspends $50 million MiG fighter jet overhaul deal -- Reuters
Royal Navy complete test of new 'Sea Ceptor' missile -- The Telegraph
UK Navy Refutes Allegations of Poor Defense Due to Lack of Deployed Warships -- Sputnik
All six of the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers tied up in Portsmouth in humiliating end to '2017 - Year of the Navy' -- Mirror
Brazil defense minister: Space partnership with US not dead yet -- Defense News
Argentina submarine: Police raid navy and German company offices -- DW
U.S. and U.K. tap Lockheed for Trident II support -- UPI
US troops to remain in Iraq and Syria for the foreseeable future -- Military Times
CVN-80 Eyed For Accelerated Contracting Pilot Program, Potential 2-Carrier Buy -- USNI News
The Navy Has A New Trick to Make its Fighter Jets Even More Lethal -- Business Insider
B-1B Aircrews Preparing for Return to the Middle East -- Military.com
Lockheed, Northrop To Develop ‘Gray Wolf’ Cruise Missile -- Aviation Week
Lockheed Martin Meets 2017 F-35 Delivery Target -- Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Late Delivering Its F-35s for Fourth Consecutive Year -- Bloomberg
Marines Want to 'Pull Back' From Middle East as Russia, Pacific Loom -- Military.com
U.S. Marines to Combat Russia, North Korea Threats Instead of Middle East, Commandant Says -- Newsweek
Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel -- Warzone/The Drive
The US Air Force Still Has At Least One MAC-10 Submachine Gun -- Warzone/The Drive
F-35 testers wrap up Weapons Delivery Accuracy tests -- Edwards Air Force Base
Air Force Completes Accuracy Tests on F-35 Weapon System -- Executive Gov
Maine robotics company Howe and Howe vying for billion-dollar Army contract -- Press Herald
Sailor accused of murder is now back on his ship in Norfolk -- Navy Times
The Military Is Next: America’s Tide Is Turning Against Sexual Assault And Harassment -- Nichole Bowen-Crawford, Task & Purpose
Pentagon Shipping More Food for Christmas Meals This Year -- DoD Buzz
The Coast Guard chief describes how the US remains unprepared to deal with the effects of climate change -- Business Insider
Reinforcing Partnerships With NATO’s Northern and Southern Flank -- Matthew Taylor, RCD
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