Security

Australia takes aim with US-made loitering munitions

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Australia said it ordered its first loitering munitions from overseas, the U.S.-manufactured Switchblade 300 from AeroVironment. This same weapon is widely used by Ukrainian soldiers against Russian invaders, plus Taiwan recently had a USD...
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US military’s Gaza aid pier will be permanently removed

The pier built by the U.S. military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled Wednesday to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently, several U.S. officials said. It would deal the final blow to a project long plagued by bad...
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Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, top Republican defense voice, dies at 89

OKLAHOMA CITY — Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative firebrand known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change, has died. He was 89. Inhofe, a powerful fixture in Oklahoma politics for...
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Germany to help procure drones for Ukraine, Pistorius says

BERLIN – Germany will announce a new effort to facilitate joint procurement of its drones on behalf of Ukraine, along with other measures to aid Kyiv in its defense against Russia’s invasion, the German Defense Minister said. Speaking in Alaska at the onset of NATO’s...
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