Security

Lithuania to deliver thousands of FPV drones to its army, Ukraine

MILAN — The Lithuanian government will supply thousands of locally-made, first-person-view drones to the Ukrainian and Lithuanian armed forces as part of a major investment in a low-cost capability that is reshaping modern combat. The Lithuanian Ministry of National...
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NATO military head Bauer talks Baltics, Ukraine and club bouncers

NORFOLK, Virginia — Rob Bauer was in a joking mood. The admiral chairs NATO’s Military Committee, which makes him the alliance’s top military official. This week he was in Norfolk for a change of command. Wearing his white dress uniform with an ornate saber, he spoke...
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China test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile into Pacific Ocean

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, stirring security concerns in the region already tense over Beijing’s territorial claims and rivalry with the U.S. The ICBM carried a dummy warhead and fell...
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US missile system will remain in Philippines despite China’s alarm

MANILA, Philippines — American and Filipino security officials have agreed to keep a U.S. mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines indefinitely to boost deterrence despite China’s expressions of alarm, two Philippine officials said Wednesday. The U.S. Army...
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