Security

UK government unveils $620 million top-up in Ukraine military aid

LONDON — The British government has pledged to significantly increase spending on weapons for Ukraine as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak starts a two day visit to Germany and Poland. A £500 million ($620 million) package of weapons is being added to a promise in January...
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US, Philippine forces launch combat drills in South China Sea

MANILA, Philippines — American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in years Monday in a show of allied firepower near the disputed South China Sea that has alarmed Beijing. The annual exercises by the longtime treaty allies will run until May...
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Lockheed Martin eyes Patriot interceptor production in Spain

MILAN — Lockheed Martin has forged a partnership with a Spanish firm for the production of interceptor missile parts for the Patriot air-defense system, a move that could help alleviate a bottleneck in manufacturing the sought-after systems. “Lockheed Martin has...
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Congress’ Pentagon budget increase is in need of transparency

Buried deep in the funding tables of the recently passed fiscal 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, lawmakers added over 1,000 separate program increases to the Pentagon’s procurement and research accounts. With few exceptions, there is no public record of...
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