by | Mar 20, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Japan are exploring a partnership to develop a hypersonic missile defense capability as the Pentagon enters the early stages of a program to develop an interceptor capable of neutralizing hypersonic threats in the glide phase of flight. Vice...
by | Mar 20, 2023 | Security
LONDON — The British Army’s troubled effort to acquire reconnaissance armored vehicles is back on track, with the Ajax program now scheduled to achieve initial operating capability by December 2025, the Defence Ministry said in a statement to Parliament on March 20....
by | Mar 20, 2023 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — Eighteen European nations have teamed up under the European Defence Agency to jointly buy ammunition, the latest move in the European Union’s race to replenish Ukraine’s dwindling arsenal of artillery shells, officials in Brussels announced on...
by | Mar 17, 2023 | Security
ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said Friday that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden. The breakthrough came as Finnish President Sauli...
by | Mar 17, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The first wave of defenses designed to counter complex missile threats against Guam will include radars, launchers, interceptors, and a command-and-control system, and they’ll be place on the island next year, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency director said...