Security

Pacific exercises help to shape US Army’s watercraft strategy

PEARL HARBOR – A U.S. Army Light Support Vessel can transport 24 Abrams tanks at once, even at sea for nearly a month without needing a port visit, and one recently deployed to Gaza to help build the floating pier designed to provide humanitarian aid to civilians in...
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Poland spends $1 billion on US-made surveillance aerostats

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Ministry of National Defence announced it has signed a deal to buy four aerostat-based early warning radar systems from the United States under a deal worth almost $1 billion. “Poland will be the second country in the world to use such a...
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U.S., Gulf states meet for first security forum since war in Gaza

Senior American and Arab officials are meeting this week in Riyadh to discuss security issues — the first such gathering since the war in Gaza began last year. The Gulf Cooperation Council — whose members include the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman,...
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Slovakia, Poland near deal for short-range air defense weapons

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — The Polish and Slovak governments are nearing a deal for the purchase of short-range, man-portable air defense systems, according to the manufacturer, as part of Slovakia’s push to bolster its anti-aircraft capabilities. “We are in advanced...
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