Security

Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed Monday that they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone, with video circulating online showing what appeared to be a surface-to-air missile strike and flaming wreckage strewn across the ground. The...
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Leonardo plans upgrades for its UK operations, as leaders meet

ROME — Italian defense group Leonardo will invest £435 million ($575 million) in the UK this year, including upgrades to its helicopter production line and funding for laser and quantum technology work, the UK government said on Monday. The announcement was made as UK...
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New Zealand Air Force receives first Super Hercules cargo plane

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The first of five C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft touched down in New Zealand earlier this month, part of a plan by the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) to retire its 1960s-era C-130H Hercules fleet. The initial plane, made by Lockheed...
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Nearly $6B in Ukraine aid at risk if Congress doesn’t act by month-end

Nearly $6 billion in U.S. funding for aid to Ukraine will expire at the end of the month unless Congress acts to extend the Pentagon’s authority to send weapons from its stockpile to Kyiv, according to U.S. officials. U.S. officials said the Biden administration has...
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