by | Nov 6, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., became chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party in January, framing Sino-U.S. competition as a new Cold War. His committee in May advanced a series of bipartisan recommendations for Congress to...
by | Nov 3, 2023 | Security
COLOGNE, Germany — German air force chief Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz wants to see faster progress in the fielding of new military drones than what the time line for the envisioned trinational Future Combat Air System can offer. “We can have remote carriers out of that...
by | Nov 3, 2023 | Security
The U.S. approach to cyber talent shortages needs to include students and candidates outside of traditional science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, backgrounds, the Biden administration’s nominee for national cyber director said during his...
by | Nov 2, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― The House on Thursday passed 226-196 a $14.3 billion Israel military aid bill mainly along party lines, with most Democrats objecting to the Internal Revenue Service cuts in the bill as they push to take up a larger package that also includes Ukraine...
by | Nov 2, 2023 | Security
Senators rushed to confirm the No. 2 Marine Corps leader, who will lead the service while the No. 1 Marine remains hospitalized following a medical emergency. The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Lt. Gen. Christopher Mahoney as the assistant commandant, usually the...
by | Nov 2, 2023 | Security
In the deluge of news related to the war between Israel and Hamas, many may have missed a development last month hidden behind the headlines that offers notable lessons for U.S. policy in the Middle East and much-needed hope for regional security. On or around Oct....
by | Nov 1, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — Switzerland has signed a contract to buy the most advanced version of the Lockheed Martin-made Patriot missile as an add-on to the country’s Air2030 program, the company announced Tuesday. Lockheed did not detail the number of Patriot Advanced...
by | Nov 1, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is beginning to integrate its industrial base with those of Australia and the United Kingdom, despite Congress not yet passing several measures to enable the trilateral submarine-building arrangement AUKUS. AUKUS will bring about the sale of...
by | Nov 1, 2023 | Security
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the Kentucky Lantern. WASHINGTON — Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who for months has been blocking hundreds of military promotions in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy, plans to call a floor vote on the nominee for...
by | Nov 1, 2023 | Security
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top spy agency believes North Korea sent more than a million artillery shells to Russia since August to help fuel Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, according to a lawmaker who attended a closed-door briefing...
