by | Feb 23, 2024 | Security
U.S. defense officials are concerned the military may lose access to crucial staging ground in the Pacific region — and potentially cede it to China — because of a lapse in funding held up in Congress. At risk are a set of agreements dubbed Compacts of Free...
by | Feb 23, 2024 | Security
ROME — When politicians and pundits make predictions about the course of the Ukraine war, a lot of numbers are tossed around, notably 60 billion: the number of dollars in U.S. aid blocked in Congress that Kyiv needs as its artillery shell stocks plummet. This week the...
by | Feb 23, 2024 | Security
Military operations in Ukraine have cost Russia up to $211 billion, and the country has lost $10 billion in canceled or paused arms sales, according to the Pentagon. At least 20 medium to large Russian naval vessels have been sunk in the Black Sea, while 315,000...
by | Feb 23, 2024 | Security
LONDON — Britain will supply another batch of multi-role missiles and provide training for thousands of Ukrainian troops, the defence secretary announced this week. Britain is shipping 200 MBDA-built Brimstone missiles to the Ukraine, Grant Shapps said in a speech to...
by | Feb 22, 2024 | Security
The Pentagon’s realization of a basic form of Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control is a signal to China that the U.S. is making significant strides in military modernization, officials said. The Defense Department this week announced it secured a so-called...
