by | Sep 20, 2023 | Security
Editor’s note: This story was corrected at 5:45pm Eastern to note that Gen. Charles Q. Brown would be the second Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, not the first, which was Gen. Colin Powell. Senate leaders announced plans Wednesday to fill three vacancies...
by | Sep 20, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― House Republicans who have previously supported Ukraine are in little rush to approve a fifth round of aid amid growing skepticism within their caucus. The Pentagon says it still has roughly $5.5 billion worth of authority to keep transferring weapons to...
by | Sep 20, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Western companies are developing weapons aimed at cracking battle tanks from the top, their weakest point, or that can rain down thousands of metal fragments on dug-in infantry from falling drones. The novelties come as arms manufacturers tune their lineups...
by | Sep 20, 2023 | Security
JERUSALEM — Israel on Tuesday unveiled its new Barak tank for the military’s Armored Corps, a platform equipped with artificial intelligence, sensors, radar and small cameras. The Defense Ministry said the tank’s systems will provide superiority to Israeli troops by...
by | Sep 20, 2023 | Security
BEIRUT — The Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered “several” Mwari aircraft from the South African defense firm Paramount Group, according to a Sept. 13 company news release. The purchase follows Paramount’s delivery of equipment to Mozambique, where the Mwari is...
