by | Dec 30, 2023 | Security
The U.S. and Australian navies will see their submarine-specific partnerships grow in multiple ways throughout 2024. The Navy plans to conduct its first-ever submarine maintenance work in Australia this summer using the sub tender Emory S. Land, with 30 Australian...
by | Dec 29, 2023 | Security
BEIJING — China on Friday said it had appointed a new defense minister after months of uncertainty following the firing of his predecessor for reasons still unexplained. The official Xinhua News Agency announced former naval commander Dong Jun would serve in the...
by | Dec 29, 2023 | Security
BOGOTA, Colombia — President Nicolás Maduro ordered Venezuela’s armed forces to conduct defensive exercises in the Eastern Caribbean after the United Kingdom sent a warship toward Guyana’s territorial waters. The move comes as the South American neighbors dispute a...
by | Dec 29, 2023 | Security
For a president who, within his first 20 days in office, announced an end to “all American support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including relevant arms sales,” his record of arms trade restraint is mixed at best. It now looks unlikely that efforts to...
by | Dec 28, 2023 | Security
The U.S. on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation that is stalled on Capitol Hill. The weapons, worth up to $250 million, include an array of air munitions...
