by | Dec 8, 2023 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — Days after signing a major deal to purchase South Korean howitzers, Poland’s outgoing defense minister, Mariusz Błaszczak, has inked a contract to buy 152 Krab self-propelled howitzers from the country’s state-owned defense group PGZ in a deal worth...
by | Dec 7, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly voted down a bill 13-84 that would have required President Joe Biden to withdraw the roughly 900 troops stationed in Syria. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., secured a vote on the bill after an onslaught of attacks from...
by | Dec 7, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — U.S. Space Command could face another six-month delay to establishing a permanent headquarters, according to the latest version of the fiscal 2024 defense policy bill. A provision in the bill would prevent the command, which is responsible for military...
by | Dec 7, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― The $874.2 billion fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, finalized in conference late Wednesday, would fully authorize the trilateral AUKUS agreement with Australia and Britain and codify into law a new nuclear mission for Virginia-class...
by | Dec 7, 2023 | Security
MILAN — Sweden will be the first Nordic nation to send over 100 of its military pilots to train in Italy starting next year, marking a new milestone in the two European countries’ defense cooperation. The announcement followed the Dec. 4 signature of a ten-year...
by | Dec 7, 2023 | Security
Most U.S. stocks where defense is a factor have underperformed in the S&P 500 in 2023. There have been some expectations, notably AeroVironment, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Kratos Defense and Security Solutions. In addition, most defense stocks in Europe, the Middle...
by | Dec 7, 2023 | Security
Authoritarians, terrorists and their proxies are aligned in their fight against democracy and the rules-based international order. The barbaric attack on Israel by Hamas is the latest manifestation of this. Russia continues its brutal war against Ukraine and is...
by | Dec 7, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — In August 2022, after former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, China’s military did the talking. It lobbed ballistic missiles around the island, some landing just inside Japanese waters. More than 20 Chinese aircraft flew across the midpoint...
by | Dec 7, 2023 | Security
As the leader of our nation’s largest U.S. aerospace and defense labor union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, I will always be dedicated to the principles that are the bedrock of our country’s strength: high-quality U.S. jobs, a...
by | Dec 7, 2023 | Security
Russian President Vladimir Putin may have expected a quick victory when launching his invasion of Ukraine, now almost two years ago. But with as many as 300,000 Russian troops killed or wounded and thousands of Russian weapons expended on the battlefield, Russia is...
