USS Ronald Reagan, South Korean ships launch drills

SEOUL, South Korea — The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan and its carrier strike group launched drills with South Korean warships off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Monday in their first such training in five years, a day after North Korea test-fired a short-range...

Soldiers manning HIMARS head to Latvia for exercises

The Army is dispatching two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to Latvia for the country’s national combat readiness exercises, according to a statement from U.S. Army Europe and Africa. Approximately a dozen personnel will be deployed with the rocket systems to...

Greece unveils new surveillance drone to keep tabs on its islands

MILAN, Italy — Greece is working to ramp up its domestic drone industry, which has lagged behind other European countries, with the development of the locally made “Archytas” aircraft. Officials presented the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone for the first...

Paramount Group sells nine Mwari spy, combat aircraft

WASHINGTON — A South African company has sold nine short-takeoff-and-landing Mwari aircraft to multiple air forces, the company announced Wednesday during the Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo. “Mwari addresses a key global security requirement from air forces around...