by | Jan 17, 2024 | Security
WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted down legislation that would have leveraged U.S. military aid to Israel in a bid to compel the Biden administration to assess whether Israel committed human rights violations during its three-month-long Gaza...
by | Jan 16, 2024 | Security
TALLINN, Estonia — The defense minister of Belarus said Tuesday that the country will put forth a new military doctrine that for the first time provides for the use of nuclear weapons. Russia last year sent tactical nuclear weapons to be stationed in Belarus, although...
by | Jan 16, 2024 | Security
One of the oft repeated phrases by political and military leaders during National Defense Authorization Act and defense budget rollout is how important it is to get the bill passed so we give our men and women in uniform everything they need to be successful in...
by | Jan 16, 2024 | Security
PARIS — Belgian engineering company John Cockerill said Monday it has agreed to buy French military vehicle maker Arquus from Volvo Group for an undisclosed amount, adding a range of wheeled armored carriers and military trucks to its offerings. John Cockerill expects...
by | Jan 12, 2024 | Security
ROME — The American defense giant RTX is threatening to take the Italian government to court for blocking the sale of an aerospace unit in Italy to the French firm Safran. RTX, formerly known as Raytheon Technologies, had planned to sell Microtecnica to Safran....
by | Jan 12, 2024 | Security
LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to provide the Ukraine with £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) in military funding this year during a visit to Kyiv, with the supply of long-range attack drones being a top priority. A statement issued by the British...
by | Jan 12, 2024 | Security
PARIS — France has ordered 42 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation in a deal worth more than €5 billion (U.S. $5.5 billion), the Armed Forces Ministry announced Friday. The purchase comes as French lawmakers express concerns about the Franco-German project to...
by | Jan 12, 2024 | Security
MILAN — The U.S. government approved a potential sale of hundreds of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Kosovo for an estimated cost of $75 million, a move that is likely to leave a bitter taste for Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo has requested to buy 246 Javelin missiles...
by | Jan 11, 2024 | Security
WASHINGTON ― The Defense Department has not fully complied with enhanced tracking requirements for roughly $1 billion worth of equipment sent to Ukraine, a Pentagon Inspector General report released Thursday found. Most of the improperly tracked equipment is night...
by | Jan 11, 2024 | Security
PARIS — France’s maritime commander for the Indian Ocean defended the use of million-euro missiles to down drones used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to attack shipping in the Red Sea, citing the value of the lives and assets protected, and the sophistication of the threat....
