State Department clears weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department on Tuesday cleared possible foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Under the first deal, Saudi Arabia would buy 300 Raytheon...

Global military spending hits record high

WASHINGTON — As the annual defense policy bill makes its way through the halls of Congress, lawmakers are fighting the Biden administration’s proposal to scrap two nuclear investments. The White House wants to retire one of those, the B83 megaton gravity bomb. But the...

3rd Fleet boss proposes new group to coordinate Pacific security

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii — The U.S. is closer to conflict in the Pacific than it is to peace, the head of U.S. 3rd Fleet said, and the command structure must change to reflect that. Vice Adm. Michael Boyle has called for a centralized command-and-control...