by | May 10, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — A team of U.S. cyber specialists discovered malware during a three-month deployment to Latvia while scouring digital infrastructure for weaknesses. The so-called hunt-forward operation, conducted by the Cyber National Mission Force, was the second such...
by | May 10, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — A “vastly different” design for homeland defense is in the works at U.S. Northern Command, its leader said during a May 9 hearing before the Senate Strategic Forces Subcommittee. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck noted he’d already recommended to the Pentagon...
by | May 10, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — German lawmakers have approved a Defence Ministry request to order 50 Puma infantry fighting vehicles for more than $1 billion, buying into the government’s proposition that the purchase bears risks but is necessary to fulfill NATO obligations by 2027....
by | May 10, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The partisan fight over raising the debt ceiling has temporarily derailed Congress’ work on the annual defense authorization bill. The House’s markup of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act — initially scheduled for this week — is now...
by | May 10, 2023 | Security
About 550 U.S. active duty troops have begun arriving along the U.S.-Mexico border in the first group of military support ahead of an expected increase of migrants, U.S. defense officials said Tuesday. The movement of troops is part of efforts to beef up security...