by | Sep 21, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House and Capitol Hill on Thursday with specific objectives at each place: secure long-range munitions from the U.S. while persuading skeptical Republicans to pass a fifth aid package for Kyiv...
by | Sep 21, 2023 | Security
SANTIAGO, Chile — The Boeing CH-46 medium-lift helicopter, retired from service in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, may get a new lease on life, this time with the Argentine Air Force. Talking to local media after a Sept. 15 ceremony, Argentine Air Force chief Gen....
by | Sep 21, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― Democrats are deliberating ways to confirm the hundreds of remaining military nominees held up by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.. They hope to capitalize on this week’s momentum to confirm the nearly 300 other nominees in the relatively near future after...
by | Sep 21, 2023 | Security
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister said his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine, a comment that appeared aimed at pressuring Kyiv and put Poland’s status as a major source of military equipment in doubt as a trade dispute between the neighboring...
by | Sep 21, 2023 | Security
Editor’s note: This story was updated with the confirmation of Gen. Charles Q. Brown on Sept. 20 at 7:20pm EDT, and earlier corrected at 5:45pm EDT to note that would be the second Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, not the first, which was Gen. Colin...
by | Sep 21, 2023 | Security
GRAZ, Austria — The Austrian Air Force will buy four Embraer C-390 “Millennium” aircraft to replace its aging fleet of three C-130 “Hercules” cargo planes in a deal that is expected to be worth more than half a billion Euros ($532 million), the defense ministry...
by | Sep 20, 2023 | Security
Editor’s note: This story was corrected at 5:45pm Eastern to note that Gen. Charles Q. Brown would be the second Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, not the first, which was Gen. Colin Powell. Senate leaders announced plans Wednesday to fill three vacancies...
by | Sep 20, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― House Republicans who have previously supported Ukraine are in little rush to approve a fifth round of aid amid growing skepticism within their caucus. The Pentagon says it still has roughly $5.5 billion worth of authority to keep transferring weapons to...
by | Sep 20, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Western companies are developing weapons aimed at cracking battle tanks from the top, their weakest point, or that can rain down thousands of metal fragments on dug-in infantry from falling drones. The novelties come as arms manufacturers tune their lineups...
by | Sep 20, 2023 | Security
JERUSALEM — Israel on Tuesday unveiled its new Barak tank for the military’s Armored Corps, a platform equipped with artificial intelligence, sensors, radar and small cameras. The Defense Ministry said the tank’s systems will provide superiority to Israeli troops by...
