by | Apr 11, 2024 | Security
The U.S. is inviting Japan to be a potential partner on part of the trilateral AUKUS pact that aims to deepen top-secret technology sharing and joint development on advanced defense capabilities. The White House on Wednesday, during Japanese Prime Minister Fumio...
by | Apr 11, 2024 | Security
LONDON — Light artillery pieces donated to Ukraine by Britain’s Ministry of Defence are to be repaired and maintained locally under a deal agreed by the two governments. The new servicing arrangement for the BAE Systems-built L119 guns replaces a maintenance plan for...
by | Apr 11, 2024 | Security
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s parliament passed a controversial law Thursday that will govern how the country recruits new soldiers to replenish depleted forces that are increasingly struggling to fend off Russian troops. Two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion...
by | Apr 11, 2024 | Security
BEIJING — China on Thursday announced rare sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it called their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory to be recovered by force if necessary. The...
by | Apr 11, 2024 | Security
PARIS — France’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its strike group will deploy under NATO command for the first time, as the French Navy’s flagship resumes operations after interim maintenance that kept it out of action most of last year. The Charles de Gaulle,...
