ROME — Italian defense group Leonardo will invest £435 million ($575 million) in the UK this year, including upgrades...
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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...
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...
Ukrainian president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force Friday, four...
New F-35s can fly combat training as DOD holds millions from Lockheed
The newest F-35 Joint Strike Fighters are now able to carry out more elaborate training missions, but the government...
No, NATO doesn’t need to return to failed cluster munitions
The Defense News opinion piece of 10 Aug. by John Nagl and Daniel Rice ignores the historical experience of cluster...
At Europe’s Atlantic edge, Ireland to focus on undersea monitoring
MILAN – Ireland is doubling down on subsea monitoring, a discipline of naval warfare the country has so far largely...
Serbia to buy 12 Rafale fighter jets in nod to European industry
PARIS — Serbia agreed to buy 12 Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault Aviation to replace its MiG-29 fleet, in a...
Ukraine F-16 jet crashes during Russian attack, killing pilot
KYIV, Ukraine — One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight...
Air Force wants to expand enlisted airmen exchanges with Australia
The Air Force wants to expand its international exchange program for enlisted airmen to improve cooperation between...
‘Range of options’ ready for South China Sea aggression: US admiral
BAGUIO, Philippines — American forces are ready with a “range of options” to deal with increasing acts of aggression...
Ukraine’s F-16s doing ‘good job,’ Netherlands military chief says
PARIS and WASHINGTON — F-16 fighter jets delivered to Ukraine by the Netherlands are operational and doing a “good...